exercise · all tools
My life story
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional
Groups invent a character who has lived an interesting life, pick six moments from it in order, and stage them as tableaux — a photo album the character narrates while the rest of the group becomes each picture. The sheet opens by asking participants to talk about a photograph that means something to them, and the character work follows from there.
Prerequisites
- The sheet says preparatory work on tableau is needed first
Hold with care
- The opening step asks people to talk about a photograph that matters to them, which is real autobiography before any character work starts — the sheet does not say it is optional, and a facilitator should
Practical
- Time
- 30+ min
- Group
- 8–∞ · small-group, large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- narrative-identity, creative-expression, perspective-taking
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Trinity%20Drama%20Games%20… — Drama Games (Trinity College London), open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable
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Origin
Trinity College London, 'as suggested by drama teachers' — Drama teaching
In this directory via Drama Games (Trinity College London)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31