Fast Food Stanislawski
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Description
This is a Game. It is in the following categories:
How it Works
Have 2 players perform a scene, perhaps give them a title or a location, but also give them a subtext for their character. Subtexts might be:
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you want to seduce the other
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you are a nerd
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you like to make people laugh
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you want to impress others
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you are a nasty person
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you try to be ordinary
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you are an optimist/pessimist
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you will never find a girlfriend/boyfriend
Notes
If you are using this in a workshop it might be a good idea to ask the players how one would behave given a certain subtext. Stress that you are looking for Truthfulness .
This is an excellent technique to find a character. You can actually use this for performance - just give yourself a subtext when you jump onto the stage and see what happens.
See also Status .
Origin
Described in Impro for Storytellers : the book contains an appendix on how to play for different subtexts.