Poetry Corner Run-on

Materials:
song lyrics

Characters:
poet

Directions:
This is someone who comes in very seriously to read poetry, only the poem is from a song off of the radio which has some goofy lyrics. The more you get into it the better.

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Other Possible Run-on Ideas

Materials:
costumes

Characters:
Viking, cheese-head, cone-head, evil Easter Bunny or Santa, captain champion, spin-off's of recent movies, TV shows, sale-person, hapless scientist, magician, workout video host, daytime talk-show host, or professor

Directions:
Vikings, cheese-heads, cone-heads, evil Easter Bunny or Santa, captain champion, any spin-off's of recent movies, TV shows, sale-person selling products, hapless scientists, magicians, workout video hosts, spin-off of a daytime talk-show host with different guests, a professor who comes in and reads goofy instructions, poems, deep thoughts, etc.

Impressions Of An Administrator Run-on

Materials:
none

Characters:
impressionist

Directions:
Great one if you have a good relationship with a principal, coach or a teacher, that the kids would not suspect. You stop club and explain that although they may not know it, you actually are very good at impressions and that some kids at club urged you to share this. You do your best impression of the principal (teacher, whomever) and as you really ham it up, they walk in behind you repeating what you say. You realize you have been set up and apologize, they pie you in the face and walk out. Make them the hero.

Retainer Boy And The Evil Orthodontidists Run-on

Materials:
costumes, presents, hoop, antenna

Characters:
orthodontist, Retainer Boy

Directions:
Basic swanky 70s evil orthodontists only have 1 patient, retainer boy so each week Retainer Boy comes in to give them some presents and try to make them like him. Instead they build the retainer bigger and better each week (Nerf hoop, TV antenna) until he finally tears it off and teaches them a lesson.

Scenes That Didn’t Make Star Wars Run-On

Materials:
costumes, directors chair

Characters:
director, other Star Wars characters

Directions:
There is a movie director who comes in to music each week as the steady character (this person needs to be funny). Each week they set the stage for a different scene that didn't make Star Wars. Examples:

• Jabba the Hutt, trying desperately to lose weight, meets Richard Simmons.
• Yoda abuses Luke by throwing things at him as he teaches Luke to Feel the Force. He gives up and decides to teach Hooked On Phonics instead.
• Darth Vader as a child gets abused for his costume on the playground, choke holds a kid, and then gets sent to the principal’s office. This was the beginning of his asthma problem.
• Princess Lea confesses to Chewbacca that it is him she loves, not Han Solo.
• A video of the making of the special effects with dolls
  

Foible Award Or Geek Of The Week Run-On

Materials:
geek costume, foil

Characters:
geek

Directions:
Each week your resident geek comes out and gives an award to the kid who did the most ridiculous thing during the past week. Kids turn in nominees at club the week before. Leaders pick a winner and give them the Foil Ball award. They must carry it to school and bring it back bigger next week. Make the kid a hero not a loser.