Let the little slips of paper do the talking
Let the little slips of paper do the talking
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Come and discover the magic of words in this improv show!<div> In a small, open-air café atmosphere, four actors move and improvise around a "cart", the only set piece and source of light and sound.</div><div><br></div><div> The audience guides the show before it begins by writing down themes on slips of paper, which the actors will then use as prompts for improvisation. During the performance, constraints may be imposed on the actors to guide their improvisations.</div><div><br></div><div> Show schedule:</div><div> - You enter the room</div><div> - We give you a piece of paper</div><div> - You don't have a pen</div><div> Are you looking for one?</div><div> - You write a topic on paper</div><div> - You cross out</div><div> - You start again</div><div> - Someone's coming to pick all this up</div><div> - The show begins (finally)</div><div> - The actors enter the stage</div><div> - You applaud</div><div> - They improvise short skits lasting a few minutes</div><div> - You're still applauding</div><div> - You're laughing too</div><div> - Sometimes, on stage, an actor improvises with the music and lighting</div><div> - You're still applauding</div><div> - You're still laughing</div><div> - Other times, they improvise within constraints</div><div> - It's strange, but you're applauding</div><div> - It's strange, but you're laughing</div><div> - Then your subject is chosen at random</div><div> You are ashamed but you are happy</div><div> - At one point someone announces that it's the end</div><div> - You applaud</div><div> - Your hands hurt</div><div> - You applaud anyway</div><div> Your hands hurt too much.</div><div> - You're leaving</div><div> - When you get home, you laugh... Again</div>
