Non Sequitor
Non Sequitur is a scene game in which performers deliberately respond to each other with statements that have no logical connection to what was just said. Despite the apparent randomness, players must commit to each line with full emotional conviction. The game reveals how much meaning an audience will project onto confident performance and trains players to trust the unexpected.
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Switch Gibberish is a scene game in which performers alternate between speaking coherent dialogue and gibberish on command. Scene partners must maintain the scene's emotional arc and narrative logic regardless of which mode they are in. The game demonstrates how much communication happens through tone and physicality independent of words.
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