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Originally Posted by Jeremy
One of the things I've heard that's great for developing clown material is taking a bunch of unrelated props and just improvising with them. So I thought I would list some props (that I have at hand) and offer them up to other clowns to come up with skits about. This would be an immense help to me for ideas but also a lot of fun!
So for this challenge you have:
A small suitcase
A stuffed Fawzy Bear dressed in a top hat and tails
A small casio keyboard
Plain red Balloon (inflated or not your choice)
Soda Can
and
Juggling Plate with Stick
Use all or one of these props for your own cyber improvisation!
This is an improvisation I did.
Arriving on stage I set all the objects down. I flipped open the suitcase and propped it up with the can. I placed the small keyboard towards the inside front of the suitcase (the suitcase is smaller than the keyboard so it rests along the suitcases ledge) and then sat Fawzy in front of it. Instant grand piano and player!
I turn on the casio and have it play something short and pre-recorded and begin spinning the plate on the stick. When the music stops I take up fawzy, get the plate spinning and balance it on his nose while I play the piano with my free hand.
I didn't use the balloon.
So this is sort of a fun clown puzzle, what would you do with these props!? And to keep the game going list several new props for us to improvise with!
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I took a small case and on the outside labeled it - Case of the Grumpies. Kinda beat up this case is with band-aids stuck on.
I use this case in the beginning of my magic show as a warm -up. Some kids start out with smiles some don't . We don't want anything to ruin the magic show so maybe we better "shake off the grumpies" We all stand and shake and shake and shake. Then, upon finishing the shake, I say " Oh My Gosh, boys and girls, we were shaking so hard we shook off some grumpies and there right over there! (Directing to the adults.) Maybe if I open up my case of the grumpies we can catch them and they won't try to ruin the party. So all exagerated and everything finally the case is opened to reveal, all kinds of glued spiders, dark pom-poms with eyeballs, and bats on strings. Sounds scary but it's not, you can tell it's all fake. Been using for years, Can't stop, don't know how to stop. Someone help me put a new twist on the case of the grumpies!
The balloon is your Hilly blow dryer. Blow into the balloon, hold it closed with your fingers, then point at your hair. Repeat as necessary!
Put a little Yoda in a can. He is now your "Yoda Can"