Improv Play the Verb
EmotionCharacter
Each player is secretly given a transitive verb to play on their partner: to seduce, to punish, to reassure, to humiliate, to rescue. You don't play an emotion, you DO something to someone. If the verb isn't working, change it mid-scene — as people do in life.
🎓 Tips
"Play angry" cannot be played; "make him back off" can. That is the difference between a scene where feelings are displayed and a scene where something happens between two people.
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