Shake, Rattle & Roll
COMPETITION ARENA SYNOPSES
ARENA 1: THE SHOWTIME CHALLENGE
The Ordinarys
Your team's challenge prior to the competition is to create a four to five-minute skit about the Ordinarys extraordinary day. You must include:
- A typical 1950s family named Ordinarys
- All family members speaking in short, chopped sentences (like Dick & Jane)
- A “cat” who speaks in rhymes
- An event that is “turned on its head” either literally or figuratively
- A household breakdown in need of repair
- A magic object owned by the “cat”
- A tail or tale that causes trouble
- Entertaining Humor
ARENA 2: THE ENGINEERING FEATS CHALLENGE
Hi-yo, Sliver!
Your team's challenge prior to the competition is to create a four to five-minute skit about a team-created band of cowboys. You must include:
- An evil cowboy team-built marionette
- A team-created Muppet
- A team-created puppet
- A “wooden” horse with a splinter problem named Sliver
- A “riding off in the sunset” song
- Entertaining Humor
ARENA 3: THE FINE TUNING CHALLENGE
Tom Foolery & the Garage Salers
Your team's challenge prior to the competition is to create a four to five-minute skit based on a garage band/sale. Your presentation must include:
- A garage band
- A garage sale
- A difficult customer
- A weird garage sale item
- An unexpected ending
- An original song presented as your new band’s theme song
- An original work of art presented as a Garage Sale sign
- Entertaining Humor
ARENA 4: THE PERSPECTIVE CHALLENGE
The Beany Gang
Your team's challenge prior to the competition is to create a four to five-minute skit from the perspective of a gasoline pump. The skit must include:
- The perspective of a smart, talking gasoline pump
- A full-service gasoline station
- An inept station attendant(s)
- The Beany Gang in their trademark hats
- A sheriff
- A prize awarded
- Wacky humor