Hi there
I belong to a seniors' improv group. It's strictly amongst ourselves, no public performances. I don't think five minutes go by when, as a group, we don't burst into loud laughter.
Last week we were in pairs and told to take turns adding to a verbal story. And as each person adds a bit, the story has to grow increasingly over-the-top.
We were given the subject of the story: 'A Guy Falls Down a Hole'.
My little duo had our guy - Robert - getting lost in a scary dark forest, with wolves howling, branches snapping, rain pouring, cougars prowling, and wind swirling. Robert has only a broken torch with him but - goodness - he falls down a really deep hole. He can't climb out because the sides of the hole are too smooth to get a grip..
An eagle flies down into the hole, attacks Robert. Robert is frantically bashing the eagle with his torch.
Oh dear, Robert kills the eagle.
Robert rips off the bird's claws, and uses them as grips to climb the wall of the hole. To freedom.
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And can we tell a brilliant off-the-cuff story in just a few minutes, or not...? Thanks, Julie, for that brilliant ending.
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