What fun we had at ‘Building Dramatic Characters’ – a guest session conducted by Neha Singh for my creative writing programme!
To quote Neha, anything can be a character. Maybe even a chair talking to the moon! The strength of a character simply depends on how much you have invested in the character to make it full-fledged and believable.
Step by step, she led us through the process of creating dramatic characters of our own, and before we were even halfway through, here are the characters we met:
- Bland – a lonely blade of grass
- Orange – a carrot with no friends
- Slippmery Slippers – an unwanted pair of slippers
- Mr Squeak – a mouse who loves to build things
- Madame Gabriella the Fifth – the poltergeist who simply cannot do something mischievous
- Gray – a sidewalk that’s about to be dug up
- Alexandra or Alex – half a personality in search of a human home
- Six-Face – a Rubik’s cube whose owner has sharp nails
Each child chose three props and gave their character a unique voice. Neha asked the characters questions, and we explored how we could help each one reach its goal. Now, I wonder what stories the children will come up with based on the characters they created today!
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