We have another one prompt collection here for you! All of these prompts are related to animals – thinking about unusual animals, moving like animals, talking like animals, meeting animals, and more! Use them to inspire theater scenes, improv scenes, designed scenes, or whatever you want. There are 50 prompts here and 50 more at the bottom of this page to get your brain and body moving.
- What does an IBEX look / look / sound like? (If you don’t know, make it up!)
- What does a YAK look / look / sound like?
- What does an ARMADILLO do/look/sound like?
- What does a FLYING FISH look/look/sound like?
- What does an AXOLOTL look / look / sound like?
- What does an EMU look / look / sound like?
- What does a DUGONG look / look / sound like?
- What does an ECHIDNA look like/sound like?
- What does a BILBY look / look / sound like?
- What does a BLOBFISH look like?
- Glide like a…
- Fly like a…
- Prince like a…
- Gallop like a…
- Fruit like a…
- Play as a…
- Sneak like a…
- Swim like a…
- Glide like a…
- Jump like a…
- Speak like an animal: Toc (Don’t make the literal animal noise – rather, think of how a person would say their lines like the animal and do this.)
- Talk Like an Animal: Barking
- Talk like an animal: Honk
- Talk Like an Animal: Growling
- Talk like an animal: spit
- Talk Like an Animal: Burbling
- Talk Like an Animal: Harrumphing
- Talk like an animal: Tweeting
- Speak like an animal: scream
- Talk like an animal: growling
- If your pet started talking to you, what would you do?
- If your pet could talk, what would it say to you?
- If your pet could talk, would you tell everyone or keep it a secret?
- What does your pet think when you take them to the pet park?
- What does your pet think when you take it to the toilet?
- What does your pet think when you bring home a second pet?
- What would the two different pets say to each other?
- What does your pet think when you serve him different food than usual?
- What does your pet think when you dress it?
- What does your pet think when you throw him a birthday party?
- What would you do if you met an insect you were afraid of?
- What would you do if a black cat crossed your path?
- What would you do if you were swimming and noticed a shark fin moving towards you?
- What would you do if you were camping and encountered a wild animal?
- What would you do if you weren’t a pet person and suddenly had to deal with pets?
- What would you do if you met an animal you were afraid of?
- What would you do if you met an animal you love?
- What would you do if you were stuck in an animal enclosure at the zoo?
- What would you do if you woke up and found you had turned into an animal?
- What would you do if all the animals in the world suddenly disappeared?
Bonus Exercises:
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Kerry Hishon is a director, actor, writer and stage fighter from London, Ontario, Canada. She blogs at www.kerryhishon.com.
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