How to Do the Playbook Improv Game

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JAYNE ENTWISTLE: So we're going to play another great game now. This game is called playbook. What happens is I have an assortment of plays here and Andrew is going to have to read from one of these plays. He cannot ad lib, he can't say anything on his own--he can only read from the play. I, on the other hand, can say whatever I want. So, Andrew, I have chosen "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman; I've opened it to a page. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Okay. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Okay? And you are just--can you put those down for me? ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Yes, I can. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: You are just going to only be able to read from the play. So, for this, let's say that we're both janitors. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Okay. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Okay? Terrence, I'm sick of this gum on the floor. Gum, gum everyday. I'm just scraping it up from those kids. You'd think they'd learn to put it in the trash can. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Before you do, I want you to tell you after all, we have invested our money in Hubbard Sons and Marshalls, Cotton Manufacturers. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Well, cotton might be the best way to get this gum off the floor, but my back hurts. I need to sit down. I'm getting too old to be a janitor. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: Do you think I'm crazy enough to believe what you're saying? JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Well, you could look at my driver's license if you don't believe me. I tell you, I'm nearing retirement. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: What? JAYNE ENTWISTLE: I tell you, next week, I'm about to retire. ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: They are in Chicago with Mr. Marshall, I should guess. JAYNE ENTWISTLE: Well, of course in Chicago with Mr. Marshall. He's been my boss for twenty years! ANDREW STUBBLEFIELD: So, as you could see, she had a lot of stuff that she had to justify. Now it's kind of what this game is all about--justifying the lines and making them all make sense to have a cohesive, well engaged scene.

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