Using the movement language developed in previous lessons, devise a scene in which two or three puppets pantomime the following emotions:

Love       Anger      Jealousy       Fear       Surprise       Greed       Joy       Grief

Recall the voices of your family, neighbors, friends. Listen to strangers in grocery stores, restaurants, elevators, theatres, the caf. Which voices are the most striking? What does the voice tell you about the person? Which elements are most characteristic in the voices you hear? Consider the lists below:

 Try to say these words in such a way that their meaning comes alive:

Chilly     Swift     Beautiful     Icy     Hard     Gorgeous     Slow     Gentle     Tingling

The manner in which the vocal tone is produced affects the “character” of the voice. Consider the following qualities: clear, suave/soft/velvety, dry/clipped, gruff/gravelly/guttural, nasal/flat, shrill/high/harsh/pinched/rasping, cracked

(A good puppet voice is one you can sustain through an outdoor performance without strain or stress. Cultivate the character attitudes that will produce the voice you want.)

when you are irritated.

when you are afraid.

when you have a bad cold/runny nose.

when you have run upstairs to get the phone.

when you have stuffed yourself at the buffet.

when you are in tip-top physical shape.

when you are tired/drowsy/half asleep.

when you are secretive.

when you are nervous.

when you are excited.

when you are tender.

when you are flabbergasted.