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Hitch Hiker<\/h1>\n

Description<\/h2>\n

One improviser makes a strong character choice and drives a car. Another improviser hitchhikes and gets picked up by them. It’s the sort of town where everybody knows each other so the characters know each other. The improvisers identify each other and identify the relationship early in the scene. They then use the scene to talk to each other about each other. The director encourages them to talk about the relationship and cut to the chase and say how they feel about each other.<\/p>\n

After a while the driver leaves, the passenger takes over, and a new hitchhiker joins.<\/p>\n

We originally learnt this from Mark Beltzman who was one of the first members of iO Theatre Chicago and taught using the following terms for this game that were really helpful for this game and all improvised scenes:<\/p>\n

\u201cI identify you, you identify me\u201d<\/i> – Improvisers identifying each other\u2019s characters and their relationship based on body language, movement, expression and feelings in the moment. It\u2019s helpful if the teacher rewinds scenes and asks them to put this in earlier if they haven\u2019t done it in the first 5 lines or so.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to each other about each other\u201d <\/i>– Using the dialogue of the scene to talk about the relationship between each other, what\u2019s happening between each other right now, and how you feel about each other right now. Teachers can help scenes by steering them into the relationship by regularly saying \u201ctalk to each other about each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCut to the chase\u201d – <\/i>Encouraging people to cut to the chase and say how they feel right there and then instead of overly bridging and building up to things. This can be hugely liberating and very funny. As a teacher you can often say \u201ccut to the chase\u201d or \u201csay what you really want to say\u201d without necessarily knowing what they are going to say to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cSay how you feel\u201d – <\/i>Saying your real feelings through your character and putting them into the scene to give scenes instant depth and connection.<\/p>\n

Variations<\/h2>\n