Tag - You're It
| Category: | Physical Comedy & Slapstick |
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| Category: | Mystery & Suspense |
| Props: | Distinctive clothing, a poncho, a fake mustache, a fake nose and glasses |
| Notes: | This is a chase skit performed over multiple interludes. Scout 2 keeps changing disguises. The chase builds suspense. Scout 1 should seem increasingly desperate. Great for spacing out between other skits! |
(This skit requires two individuals to dress distinctively so that they are easily recognized later. The first (Scout 1) has a club and is chasing the second (Scout 2) who is running.)
([Scout 2] runs through the audience; he hides behind the master of ceremonies, he climbs into a tree, he sits in with the crowd. [Scout 2] can be as creative as he desires.)
([Scout 2] must run and [Scout 1] must try to grab him. They must both run out of sight without one catching the other.)
(Later after another skit has been performed, [Scout 2] comes into the fire ring panting. He asks, "Has anyone seen Scout 1?" [Scout 2] keeps trying to hide, but [Scout 1] seems to find him wherever he goes. "Don't tell him where I am," [Scout 2] pleads with the audience.)
(Then you hear [Scout 1] yelling from beyond the campfire ring, and [Scout 2] runs off. [Scout 1] chases after him, seemingly intent on blood.)
(At the next interlude, [Scout 1] comes into the fire ring panting and carrying his club. Has anyone seen Scout 2?" [Scout 2] keeps trying to hide, but [Scout 1] seems to find him wherever he goes.)
([Scout 1:] "Don't tell him where I am," [Scout 2] pleads with the audience. Then you hear [Scout 1] yelling from beyond the campfire ring, and [Scout 2] runs off. [Scout 1] chases after him, seemingly intent on blood.)
(At the next interlude, the duo comes crashing in again, but [Scout 2] trips. [Scout 1] towers over him, raises his club, then taps him with his other hand. "You're it!" he intones as he drops the club and runs away. Now [Scout 2] picks up the club and chases [Scout 1].)
(Freeze. Blackout.)