"Yes, And:" Improv Theatre and You, Wednesday, Period One

[furnaceface]

Back into the Danger Shop it was, mostly because Jono still hadn't gotten around to cleaning the broken glass off of the stage of the Boards.

It was entirely possible that since the mess was Hannibal's fault, he was going to make him do it when he was all healed up, as one last final hurrah to him being grounded.

//Welcome back, class,// he greeted, because it was a wonder anybody ever returned to his rambling classes, really. //This week we're going to leap right into the theatre sports. That's gonna be the format of this class; show up, play for an hour, and call it well enough. Grades are going to be based on participation, since I can hardly put a mark on creativity. It's too bloody subjective. Willingness to play along, though? That's half the battle, really.//

He clapped his hands. Once. Then kind of rubbed them together, expression amused.

//So, what to subject you all to this week? I have a bloody list, and we're not going to hit all of them by any stretch of the imagination before this semester is through. Repair shop, perhaps. Pair off. One of you will be a repairman in a repair shop, and the other will be a customer bringing something in for repairs. The catch is, only the repairman knows what that something is, and what's wrong with it. The person bringing it in will have to guess based on clues the repairman provides. And it doesn't have to be anything obvious. It might not even be something that makes sense to bring into a repair shop. Perhaps the repairman has just been handed an apple that tastes rather like a turnip. They'd have to give clues about what the object is while giving the diagnosis and effecting repairs. 'Well, it's still bright red, let's see if it's got any worms in it. Sometimes that'll do funny things with how it performs.' 'Sorry, there isn't much I can do with it. My best advice is to boil it up and mash it, I don't think it'll be very good for your pie, after all.'//

He snapped his fingers and then gestured to the stage.

//Pair off. If there are any of you without a partner, you can jump into a group of three, or I'll play a scene with you, if you like. Figure out which is going to be dropping hints, and which is going to be the customer who doesn't know what it is that needs repairing, and then repairmen, come check the list for items and issues that you need to fix.// He paused, and then added, //And congratulations, Shiemi. You get to be my TA for the semester. Mostly that just means helping me carry things to class so I don't need to make multiple trips, if there are actual props.//

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Comments

Sign In

[furnaceface]

With things to fix!

Re: Sign In

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante

Re: Sign In

[kenselvren.livejournal.com]

Jalian d'Arsennette

Re: Sign In

[got-hijacked.livejournal.com]

Rhys

Lecture

[furnaceface]

He even rambles when explaining the name of the game. Good, good.

Re: Lecture

[rebelseekspizza]

Well, it wouldn't be a Starsmore class without the rambling. Dante hung back for a while, going back and forth on whether he was willing to humor Starsmore this week, too.

Look, it wouldn't do to let the guy think he was safe, okay?

RE: Re: Lecture

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

Dante was getting some curious looks from the blonde in the kimono. Sorry.

Re: Lecture

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante noticed after a moment or two, and glared her way. "See something you like?" he snapped.

Repairman

[furnaceface]

Pair off. One of you gets to be the repairman, one of you gets to be the customer who needs something fixed. Customer, guess what it is you're trying to get repaired based on the repairman's clues. Repairman, pick something from the list and whatever might be the matter with it. Try not to be too blatant with what the item is and how it's not working properly. And customer, try to roll with whatever the repairman throws at you. They are your best bet at figuring out what you're asking for, after all.

The list- feel free to mix and match, or choose your own. Just keep it clean!

Item	Problem
A bicycle A vacuum cleaner A small dog A Stereo A blender A jetpack An entire sports team A rocketship A bowl of soup	Prone to singing show tunes Is completely the wrong shade of green Is missing the 'on' button Has a magical sword stuck in it Is permanently stuck on the 'French' setting Has been magnetized Is actually three small children in a trenchcoat Is stuck perpetually hovering two feet off the ground Is bees

Re: Repairman

[kenselvren.livejournal.com]

Jalian walked over, looked at the list, looked at it some more, picked something, and then waited for someone to pair off with.

Re: Repairman

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo looked around, then shrugged and waved at Jalian.

[ooc: Feel free to let this go if it's too late to start anything for you, but it looked fun, so...!]

Re: Repairman

[kenselvren.livejournal.com]

Jalian nodded and walked over. "So, what are you bringing me?" She worked at Stark's, she could do this.

Re: Repairman

[candycrushlove]

Maria looked at the list and couldn't help grinning at the items on it before she moved to wait to find a partner.

RE: Re: Repairman

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"Uhm. D-do you have a person to act with?" Shiemi smiled at the other girl. "I'm free if you don't..."

Re: Repairman

[hexentotchen.livejournal.com]

Hanna looked around for someone to react play off of, willing to be the customer if necessary.

RE: Re: Repairman

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

Now that she knew what a TA was, Shiemi was going to take it Very Seriously. She approached one of the students who seemed to not have a partner.

"H-Hello! Do you need some help?"

Re: Re: Repairman

[hexentotchen.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I do," Hanna said with a small smile. "I need this... thing, repaired. Could you take a look at it for me?" That was enough for a beginning, wasn't it?

Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

He's here if anybody has any questions, or concerns, or if they want to test how he'd go about it. Because why not?

RE: Talk to Jono

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

"S-sensei? What is a Tee Aye?" Shiemi approached when she had a moment.

Re: Talk to Jono

[furnaceface]

//Ah... TA. Teacher's assistant,// Jono supplied. //Mostly it means that if I need any help with anything during classes for the rest of the semester, you're the first one I'll turn to. Nothing dangerous or anything like that. In some classes it might mean helping students who are struggling, in others it could mean running errands in the teacher's stead, or even just handing out papers. Here... it'll probably mostly involve keeping an eye out for the props, if there are any. This isn't going to be a terribly academic sort of class if I have any say in the matter.//

They were playing games on a stage. Really now.

Talk to the TA

[furnaceface]

Poor Shiemi.

RE: Talk to the TA

[greenexorcist.livejournal.com]

Shiemi was in awe. She got to be a TA?! That was so nice of Sensei!

... What was a TA?

OOC

[furnaceface]

'Is bees' is my favourite one.

Re: OOC

[rebelseekspizza]

Re: OOC

[furnaceface]

:D Beeeeeeeeees!