@muppetish‘s idea is great. Have the class act out Little Red Riding Hood. Bring in props, construction paper to make make sets, stick figures. They have three sets – the woods and grandma’s house. Scene 1 is walking through the woods and meeting wolf, Scene 2 is in grandma’s house, Scene 3 is the huntsman rescuing the LRRH.
Sets- woods with trees grandma’s house inside and out – talk about flat sets, dimensional. Role of technicians to change sets
Costuming – LRRH, wolf suit, grandma outfit, huntsman. Role of costumer
Props – basket, axe for huntsman
Plot is easy to explain, because everyone knows the story
Because everyone knows it, explain difference between improvisation and scripted performances where actors memorize lines and act according to the directions in the script.