improvarama

Premise:   Sometimes we learn a lesson too late to help us while we're learning it...we have to use it later. Scene: Improvise a scene where that premise becomes clear. Characters should struggle with at least three obstacles and vanquish none of them, yet bring the scene to a close with their realizations. Suggested Obstacles (but you can decide): Your point of view could be wrong. You may have created an enemy who will harm you. Throwing money at a problem may not solve it.

When we learn to improvise we dramatically increase and improve our possibilities -- not just in improv, but also in everything we do. -- doug smith  

The more random things become the more likely that an order will emerge. From the broadest possible view everything is organized. What can you do with that? -- doug smith

Maybe it's not a paradox. Maybe it just feels counter-intuitive. Still, it seems to be true: To get more done, practice creating times when you get nothing done. Schedule down-town. Focus on not focusing. Let your mind wander and explore. Creative artists know that this works. It might feel disorienting at first, yet it does work. To get more done, sometimes you've got to do less. -- doug smith  

A patient in the emergency room presents with the emergency that suddenly life is not real and if we're not all careful we will all melt away. RAISE THE STAKES: Other players catch the condition.  

A curious mail deliverer asks detailed and endless questions of the receivers of the mail.  RAISE THE STAKES: Not only answer the questions, but take it to another level of "nobody needs to know" detail. Reverse the flow and interrogate the mail person.

A carpenter, who firmly believes that "there are no absolutes" builds a house for someone who thinks that perhaps 12 inches IS a foot and a right angle IS 90 degrees and walls should hold up. RAISE THE STAKES: Levitating tools.