Making movies is fun, but what if some team members are shy and would rather not appear on camera? Or if you don’t have the equipment or the expertise to make and edit movies?
In such situations, you have an alternative – creating a radio play.
This evergreen format offers a way for teams to work together and express their creativity without the hassle of working with film equipment. It also supports smaller teams and can be done in smaller rooms.
Number of participants: Any
Duration: Up to to 2 hours. Keep it shorter if you want time management to be a learning outcome.
Objective: Promote creativity, teamwork, collaboration and time management.
How to play
1. Procure the equipment – notebooks, pens, markers, flip chart papers, microphones, and props for making different sound effects.
2. Divide participants into equally sized teams of 3-12 people.
3. Set up a theme or let teams choose their own.
4. Give teams 60 minutes to plan and write the play, 15-20 minutes to perform it. Since the play is for radio, it’s audio only.
5. Strategy each play and award the best-reviewed play a prize.
Strategy
The radio play is a much more approachable creative format than making movies or actual plays. Since it only requires voice acting, people are generally more willing to participate. At the same time, putting together a successful radio play requires collaboration, teamwork and lots of creative thinking.
