exercise · all tools

The Silent Teddy Bear

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

A solo improvised monologue directed at a teddy bear, which of course never answers. You can accuse the bear of anything. The source suggests playing a dramatic scene — some kind of emotional conflict or relationship drama between you and the bear.

Hold with care
  • A one-sided emotional monologue at a silent object can go somewhere real without warning; the source treats it purely as improvisation practice and offers no way out of it

Practical

Time
2-7 min
Group
? · individual
Settings
in-person
Materials
A teddy bear, another soft toy, or a rubber duck
Mechanisms
emotional-processing, creative-expression, narrative-identity
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Instructions

Where
xn--dramavningar-8ib.se/det-tysta-gosedjuret Dramaövningar.se, open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

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Origin

Martin Wiss (published as 'Martin' on dramaövningar.se) — Swedish dramapedagogik

In this directory via Dramaövningar.se

status: checked · added 2026-09-01