Synonyms
None
Introduction
This warm-up will help us get into the moment for improvisation,
and help us feel easier about being silly.
Description
The group can be structured in circles, and one person starts
off by saying any word. The person to her left lets fly with
the absolute first thing that comes to mind when they heard the
previous word.
There should be no
pause to find "something
funny" or to edit their thoughts. This is not a psychoanalysis
exercise, but one to get people pulling down those barriers to
creative thoughts.
Associations like "boss-napalm" are
quite common, and not too much to worry about.
Gimmicks
Try it in gibberish.
Variations
Firing line is where one person is required to do all the word
associations. Six people line up and fire off words that they
have pre planned the player on the firing line responds immediately
with a free word association.
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