Theatre is Tragic: Stage Left

You’re not a drama queen, you’re a drama hero

Crying glitter tears. Running lines that I should have known last week. Crashing out over green room snacks. So many things about the thing we love are terrible things. So hey, why not play cards?

Game play is simple

Each round the "judge" will read a question card like:

"The title of my new musical is ____." or "I was kicked out of rehearsal for ____."

Each player selects their best answer from their hand. Then judge reads them aloud and picks the winner. The next round starts and the judge changes to the next player. The game can be quick with a few hands or last for hours!

Who should play it?

Theatre Is Tragic was written with content from theatre professionals and is appropriate for high school theatre students, but will be enjoyed even more by their directors. Get a few rounds to keep the kids occupied when they are hanging out in the drama room at lunch or backstage between scenes. You've got stuff to do.

Examples

Question Cards

What’s the fastest way to ruin a show?

Answer cards

the fragile, dusty pieces of my betrayed and broken soul

live animals

cutting the Queen Mab speech

pit orchestras that just won’t stop vapping

eating fried chicken while in costume