Sound in the Wilderness
| Category: | Physical Comedy & Slapstick |
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| Category: | Nature & Wildlife |
| Props: | None |
| Notes: | This skit requires 6 participants. The Storyteller tells the story while others act it out with sound effects. The Lost Scoutmaster must hide in the woods. The ending punchline about the sound gets a big laugh! |
(Participants assume a variety of roles including storyteller, bird, frog, breeze, and Scoutmaster. The Storyteller is telling the story to the campfire crowd, while the other actors, with the exception of the Lost Scoutmaster, have the option to hide in the woods, sit in the crowd, or stand beside the storyteller. The Scoutmaster must hide in the woods.)
[Storyteller:] You know, I love camping. It's not like being in the city at all. You hear sounds that you can only hear out in the country. For example, listen to the chirping of the birds.
([Bird] chirps a lot, sings a bird song.)
[Storyteller:] Ah, isn't that lovely? And the frogs, they have one of those great sounds.
([Frog] calls out ribbit sounds.)
[Storyteller:] And though there can be a breeze in the city, it's just not the same as the breeze in the country.
([Breeze] being called out.)
[Storyteller:] Let's face it; there are trees in the city, but how many? The breeze through a forest is so nice.
([Light breeze, slight swishing of the trees.)
[Storyteller:] But the sound I love to hear the most when I go camping is the sound of the Lost Scoutmaster.
([Heavy thumping of the feet, calls out, "Where in the world am I?")
(Freeze. Blackout.)