Questions and Answers: Acting Exercise
This is courtesy of the great Tony Torissi: Two actors are paired. One begins the conversation with a statement, which the other actor responds to. The conversation continues but the actors cannot ask questions. Each thing the actor says is a simple statement of fact. Continue until one actor slips and asks a question.
Purpose of this is to force the actors to think, speak and listen to each other.
The reverse is the "No Statements, Please!" One actor begins the conversation with a question, which the other actor responds to with another question. The point is to listen to the other actor and respond with a question. The first person who answers the question with a statement, without a question, sits down and another actor takes her/his place.
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