This is an exercise that “Schwung!” turned into a game because it creates nice play. It works
well in a match when people are fidgety and are trying too hard to be funny; the game forces
players to pay close attention to each other and it also enables serious play.
If you use this exercise in training you will feel how nice it is if as a player you can trust the other
player (you both know that in this game the other will have a nice suggestion ready, so you don’t
need to come up with everything yourself)!
The captain asks for a meaningful relationship between two people. For example brother and
sister. Then one of the players leaves the room. The captain asks for the player that remains
what they THINK of the other (e.g. they think the other is amazing) and what they WANT from
the other (e.g. respect; nothing lame like “a piece of candy”). The same is asked for the other
player.
You can also ask for a starting location.
Pay attention: even though you send people out of the room, this is not a guessing game! If the
suggestion you got from the audience does not fit the scene, then you let it go. Choose for nice
play, not ‘doing your assignment’ whatever it takes.
The scene plays like an open improvisation. The suggestions that the players got often lead to
an emotional confrontation between the two characters. If as a player you feel where the other
person wants to go, try and feed them. If as a player you notice the other player is feeding you,
let everything land hard. The conflict does not need to be solved. Try as a player to remember
to act some things or you use the space in some way, don’t strand in sitting and talking.