Scouting: Skits p11
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
Scouting: Skits p11
Military Genius: Sergeant is drilling a group of uniformed men, who are
a pretty sloppy lot - shoestrings untied, shirt tails out, collars
unbuttoned, hats at odd angles etc. Sergeant drills in a march, but they
go in the wrong directions, trip while turning, and so on. Finally, he
has of the group marching left and the other half marching right. He
instructs them to reverse direction and turn and march toward each
other. Instead of passing between each other, they meet head on and all
fall down. Sergeant weeps bitterly into a large handkerchief, steps
among the prostrate bodies and pretends to jump up and down on them.
Mixed Body Acting: Fasten a shirt backwards around the first person's
neck, leaving the sleeves empty. Have a second person stand behind the
first and put his arms through the shirt sleeves. A sheet is held by two
others behind the head of the singer hiding the second person. As the
first person sings, the second person gestures with his hands. This can
be done with more than one singer. Variation 1: Instead of singing have
the second person trying to do various ordinary acts such eating from a
bowl, tying shoes, cooking such as cracking eggs (on the narrator as one
possibility) etc.
Mixed Up Magic: Child is told to clean room. The child hates to clean
his room so he gets out his book of magic spells and use one to clean
the room. Unfortunately, the room gets worse with clothes etc. thrown in
>from offstage. This happens again twice. The child decides he might as well
clean up this mess and proceeds to do so. When the room is finally
clean, the child is ready to throw the magic book in the garbage. The
child talking to himself says, "Enough of this Hocus Pocus". More stuff
flies in. The child moans not again !
Musical Genius: The announcer makes a flowery introduction about how
fortunate the audience is to have the opportunity to hear the splendid
vocal group about to perform. After the introduction, the group marches
onto stage and lines up across the front. The announcer states that
their first number will be that appealing ballad "The Little Lost
Sheep". Following a short musical introduction, singers open their
mouths and produce a long, loud "Baa-a-a".
The Nurses: The scene is an emergency room at a hospital. The nurse is
totally self absorbed, combing hair, looking in mirror etc. Whether you
have a male nurse or a boy dressed up like a girl is up to you. A guy
runs in, a skier with a pole stuck in his stomach ( a branch could be
used also for a hiker). He is screaming in agony. the nurse insists that
she must ask him some questions before anything can be done. The patient
screams that he is losing blood. The nurse continues asking questions
such as where he lives, past illnesses, type of house, how he got there
etc. A phone rings and a Dr. Killjoy asks the nurse out to lunch. The
nurse runs off leaving the wounded man writhing on the floor. A stupid
looking janitor with a broom wanders by and pulls the pole out. The
patient stands up, says thanks and leaves.
Offensive Bus Passenger: Players are pretending that they are riding a
bus. There is a bus driver and several passengers. Every time the bus
stops, the passengers holds their nose, coughs, etc. looking at a
specific passenger as they get off the bus. The bus driver complains to
the offensive passenger that he is driving everyone off his bus. The
passenger says that it isn't his fault. The driver accuses him of a
peculiar smell and asks if he has taken a bath, washed his shirt, socks,
feet, etc. The passenger claims that he has. Irritated the passenger
pulls a pair of dirty, smelly, socks out of his back pocket, as proof.
Oh-Wa-Ta-Goo-Siam: A guru with a turban on his head comes out and sits
down in the middle of the stage. Members of the audience are solicited
to take part in the session. They are told to repeat the magic phrase
after the guru. When ever this phrase brings enlightenment, they may
return to the their seat in the audience. All sit cross-legged on the
guru repeating the guru's actions and words. The guru moves his arms and
chants "Oh ... Wa ... Ta ... Goo ... Siam ..." All chant with him. Keep
it up for a long while. Eventually everyone catches onto the fact that
they are really saying, "Oh, what a goose I am."
Old Movie Scene: Run through a short movie scene. Use jerky motions,
flashlight flicker, etc. Just as the scene is about to end, the narrator
says, "Oh no! Something's wrong; it's going backwards!" Then run through
the whole scene backwards. Keep the scene short to only a minute or two.
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