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the person responsible for the off-stage spect experience
The spect wrangler is a position unique to interactive performance. This person handles recruitment, communications, and hosting of spects for rehearsals and performances. Here is an overview of the responsibilities.
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a brief discomfort or resistance that is quickly resolved
Stories are full of challenges. The smallest type of challenge is a speed bump—a momentary, mild resistance that is easily overcome.
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With the left hand, create a square in the air by drawing down, out, up, and in. With the right hand, create a right triangle in the air by drawing down, out, and diagonally up. Then draw both the square and triangle at the same time so that it looks like this:
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Player A makes a verbal offer. (“The kids are missing.”) Player B describes a physical offer. (“He said, picking up a flashlight.”) Player A does the physical action described by Player B. The scene continues, with Player B making a verbal offer and Player A describing an action that Player B does. Keep switching who is making the verbal offer and who describes the physical action to be done.
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A scene is played in which Player A makes a statement, waits for Player B to respond, then builds on Player B’s offer. The pattern of Player A making statements, waiting, and responding continues through the scene.
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A scene is played in which the players only make statements. If a question is asked, the other player responds with the answer, “No.”
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a character’s power, either positional or physical
Status is a useful tool when creating characters and relationships. At its core, status reflects power. It helps negotiate who is dominant (high status) and who is submissive (low status) without needing to fight each other to figure things out.
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Status behaviors reflect the relative power between characters. There are two types of status—positional and physical. Within each category there are high-status and low-status behaviors. One isn’t better than the other. They’re just different ways of getting things done.
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