Intermediate Courage & Commitment Improv Exercises

Exercises that practice bold choices, full commitment, and acting before overthinking.

No Backspace Scene

Irreversibility — the felt experience of path dependence. Borrows from Johnstone's New Choice mechanic but enforces forward rather than replacing. Setup: Two players do a scene, 3-5 minutes.

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First Line Drill

Be Brave — the threshold moment of starting. Setup: Players line up. One at a time, each steps out and delivers a single declarative first line that commits to something — a feeling, a relationship,...

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