6. SILENT IMPROVISED STORYTELLING
One of the best ways to eliminate "talking about acting."
Exercise A: Beginning, Middle, End
(This can be done alone, or with a partner, or in a group of three. Find someone to perform for.)
No words. Stay truthful.
Create:

1. Beginning
2. Conflict
3. Resolution

Audience guesses the story.

Exercise B: Lost Object
One performer loses something important.
(Find someone to perform for.)
Must communicate:

• What it is
• Why it matters
• Whether they find it

Without speaking.


Exercise C: Silent Movie
(This can be done alone, or with a partner, or in a group of three. Find someone to perform for.)
Requirements:

• Character
• Obstacle
• Stakes
  
• Resolution

No dialogue.
Only physical storytelling.