5. INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY EXERCISES
The actor performs a demanding task while another person enters.
Exercise A: Difficult Task
Examples:
Add the monologue or scene.
Exercise B: Interruptions
Actors performs an activity (from above or choose).
Another actor enters with an objective.
The activity continues.
The interaction becomes truthful because attention is divided.
Add the monologue or scene.
Exercise C: Home Version
Performer spends ten minutes doing a challenging activity.
Notice:
The actor performs a demanding task while another person enters.
Exercise A: Difficult Task
Examples:
- Untangling Christmas lights
- Repairing a torn costume
- Solving a difficult puzzle
- Wrapping an oddly shaped gift
- Organizing hundreds of index cards alphabetically
Add the monologue or scene.
Exercise B: Interruptions
Actors performs an activity (from above or choose).
Another actor enters with an objective.
The activity continues.
The interaction becomes truthful because attention is divided.
Add the monologue or scene.
Exercise C: Home Version
Performer spends ten minutes doing a challenging activity.
Notice:
- What happens when someone interrupts?
- How does attention shift?