Specifics Workshop Activities

4 conversations about how to listen, acknowledge, and build

One partner makes a emotional imperative statement and their partner enthusiastically accepts that perspective. Warm up with acceptance of who they are. 

Partners improvise scene in 1 minute. Then repeat same scene in 30 sec. 15 sec. 5 sec. 1 sec.

One person begins telling a true story and the instructor hands slips of paper with Emotion, Place, or Object for them to incorporate into their story.

One by one individuals add details to a scene.
Variation: 2 players sculpt details as the group creates the scene
Scene: Players add before/during the scene

Partners give gifts to each other. Receiver is delighted to receive the gift.

Remembered objects are used to 'port' between memories 

Color = provide more detail to what is happening

Advance = move the story forward in time

Emotion = how it made you feel (inner reactions, feelings)

Director calls out a scene location (ie. movie theater) and everyone assumes a non-human item in the scene (ie. wad of bubble gum on the floor)

Players call out the wrong name for objects