Exercise 16 - Intensifiers

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