3. TARGET EXERCISES
The goal is to focus attention on the other person instead of on yourself.
Exercise A: Find One Thing
Before the monologue or scene begins:
Choose one thing about your partner:
Exercise B: One Target, One Need
Objective:
Exercise C: Emotional Target
Try to get your partner to:
Exercise D: Observation Before Speaking
Performers cannot say their first line until they've noticed something truthful about their partner.
No rushing.
The goal is to focus attention on the other person instead of on yourself.
Exercise A: Find One Thing
Before the monologue or scene begins:
Choose one thing about your partner:
- Their posture
- Their breathing
- Their energy
- Their eyes
Exercise B: One Target, One Need
Objective:
- Get your partner to laugh.
- Forget yourself.
- Everything becomes about affecting them.
Exercise C: Emotional Target
Try to get your partner to:
- Smile
- Relax
- Listen
- Forgive
- Leave
- Stay
Exercise D: Observation Before Speaking
Performers cannot say their first line until they've noticed something truthful about their partner.
No rushing.