Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein & Kerascoët

Author:James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein & Kerascoët [Patterson, James & Grabenstein, Chris & Kerascoët]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories, Family, Parents, Social Themes, New Experience, Performing Arts, Theater, Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / New Experience, Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Theater
ISBN: 9780316262491
Google: FqWLrgEACAAJ
Amazon: B0182PGL98
Barnesnoble: B0182PGL98
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2016-03-21T05:00:00+00:00

“You build a speech with the blocks of what you know,” says Ms. O’Mara. “It’s a lot like doing improv in theater.”

“So, when you improvise a scene, you just wing it?” I ask.

“Not exactly.” She looks around mysteriously like she’s about to let us in on a big secret. “There is a hidden structure to improv. You say ‘yes, and’ to whatever comes along. You take what you’re given and add to it—you never say no. You never deny. For instance, let’s say Meredith and I are improvising a scene. Come on, Meredith.”

Ms. O’Mara climbs up onstage. Meredith scampers up the steps to join her.

“Okay, I’ll start,” Ms. O’Mara says. “Wow! It sure is cold in here.”

“Actually,” says Meredith, “I think it’s kind of warm.”

Ms. O’Mara makes a rude buzzer noise. “Sorry. Wrong answer. You denied my setup.”

“But the radiators always make this room too hot.…”

“You’re supposed to be acting, Meredith,” says Dan Napolitano, very kindly. “You know—welcome to the world of make-believe.”

“Oh. Okay. Let’s try again.”

Ms. O’Mara pretends like she’s shivering. “Wow. It sure is cold in here.”

“See?” says Meredith. “I told you we shouldn’t have crawled into this ice chest.”

“But I wanted to skate across the ice cubes,” says Ms. O’Mara, picking up on what Meredith laid down. “That’s why we took those shrinking pills.”

“Oops,” says Meredith. “Mine is wearing off.”

She starts acting like her arms are expanding, like she’s inflating.

“Careful!” cries Ms. O’Mara in a high-pitched helium-sucking voice. “I’m still soooo tiny.”

Meredith looks at her foot. “Uh-oh. Sorry. Didn’t mean to step on you.”

“And… scene!” cries Ms. O’Mara.

She and Meredith take a little bow while the rest of us crack up and give them a standing ovation.

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