Quick Description
Players line up as if they are a chorus. Each player has an emotion. The conductor conducts and emotional symphony.
How to Play
Players line up at the front of the stage. One player acts as a conductor facing the players (with his or her back to the audience).
Each player asks the audience for an emotion.
The conductor points to a player and that player makes sounds that reflect that emotion.
The conductor mixes the sounds, increases and decreases the sounds and explores rhythmic elements of the sounds.
Notes
The sounds from the players can become short words or phrases. Keep the noises as part of it, if you go this direction.
Origin
I learned this from Jim Cranna who worked with The Committee in San Francisco in the ’60s. It was one of his favorite games to play. For those of you newer to improv, The Committee was the group where Del Close was inspired to develop The Harold. For those of you who don’t know Del Close here is some background on him.
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