Things You'll Need:
- white paper cut into slips approximately 1" x 4"
- pencils for audience members to write with
- a receptacle for the paper (a hat is traditional, but you can use a fishbowl or even a cardboard box)
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Step 1
Distribute pencils and paper to audience.
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Step 2
Ask each audience member to write sentences on pieces of paper. Tell them they can use a famous saying, something someone said to them, or something they just made up, and it's OK if it's unusual or even weird. (If you're trying to do a clean show, you may want to ask them to keep their sentences "PG". If you have a small audience, encourage each person to write several sentences.)
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Step 3
Collect the sentences in a hat (or other receptacle).
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Step 4
Select two players.
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Step 5
Each player takes a handful of sentences from the hat without looking at them.
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Step 6
Ask the audience to suggest a setting or topic for the scene.
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Step 7
The players start the scene as usual, but every 5 or 6 lines or so one read one of the audience's suggestions.
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Step 8
No matter how bizarre or random the sentence seems, the players must justify it as quickly as possible and incorporate it into the scene.
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Step 9
Players should alternate in reading audience sentences. If player 1 reads the first one, player 2 should read the second one, player 1 should read the third one, and so forth.
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Step 10
The game should end when each player has read at least three sentences AND the scene reaches a natural climax.
