Three Word Sentences

Age: 9 to adult
Players: Pairs/Small Groups
Time: 10-15 minutes
Tags: Improvisation, Verbal Expression

Sometimes three words are just enough.

Ask for two volunteers to improvise a scene where they both have to speak in three-word sentences. For example:

“Cup of tea?”
“I’d love that.”
“Here you are.”
“May I sit?”

Director’s Tips

• Demonstrate the game with two or three pairs.
• The players may find it difficult to keep going for long - until they realise that they don’t have to talk the whole time.
• Encourage them to allow plenty of action to occur in the scene so that they gain more thinking time.
• Divide the class into small groups so that everybody can try it.