Intensifiers - obstacles that you will have to struggle against. The struggle against obstacles makes one perform at an intense level. I.E. speaking to a partially deaf person. Intensifiers make an actor work harder, while making your quest dramatically interesting.
Exercise 16 Improv w/ Intensifiers (10pts)
With a partner, copy the following dialogue and memorize.
When finished, I will give the scene, which character has the intensifier, what the intensifier is and the location.
Lines | Intensifiers | Location |
A: Hi | Sharpening Knife | Woods |
B: Hello. | Sick stomach | Home |
A: How is everything? | Needs restroom | Coffee shop |
B: Fine. I guess. | Exhausted | Bus |
A: Do you know what time it is? | Hearing problem | Library |
B: No. Not exactly. | Poison Oak | Lecture class |
A: Don’t you have a watch? | Twitch | Interview |
B: Not on me. | Bad Day | Tennis Match |
A: Well? | Sings Every Line | Movie |
B: Well what? | Pit sniffer | Lunch Line |
A: What did you do last night? | English 2nd Language | Radio show |
B: What do you mean? | Depressed | Disneyland |
A: What did you do last night? | Afraid of Everything | Grocery Store |
B: Nothing. | Overly Dramatic | Unemployment line |
A: Nothing? | WWF Champ | Church |
B: I said nothing. | Constant Winker | Subway |
A: I’m sorry I asked. | Whiner | Dance Studio |
B: That’s all right. | Breathing Problems | World’s Gym |