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Ask-for

Question asked of the audience to get some input to steer a scene. See Audience Participation .

Here are some 'classic questions' :

  • Can I have a non-geographical location?
  • Please give me an occupation, a hobby?
  • Can I have a room in a building?
  • Can I have a title for a book/a song?
  • Please give me an emotion?
  • A genre of film/literature/theatre/song?
  • A relationship between 2 people?
  • An item you would find in the kitchen/garage/attic?
  • A problem that needs to be solved?
  • An important moment in history?
  • An era? A year?
  • A mode of transportation?
  • A foreign country? (see Gibberish )
  • An animal? (see Animalistics )

If you want to be a little more original try things like

  • What did you want to be when you grew up?
  • What is this? (open your hands or arms as if you hold something)
  • Give me a place where you have been lost
  • Why was my spouse limping this morning?
  • Give me a place you would not want to be alone at night
  • What would be a nasty/annoying habit?
  • Give me a place where you would likely meet unusual people?
  • What would you never want to hear from your 4 year old daughter?
  • Can I have a state of mind?
  • What was the best birthday present you ever got?
  • If I kissed you now how would that feel?
  • What are the things your spouse does to drive you crazy?
  • Can I have a non-green vegetable?
  • What is a tradition in your family?
  • What is the opposite of green (or any other color)?
  • Give me something you would want but would never buy yourself
  • Can you give me an annoying personal habit?
  • What would the eleventh commandment be?
  • Can I have an excuse for not having sex?
  • Where would you (never) want to go on vacation?
  • What would be a poor choice of venue for a first date?
  • Can I have a problem that a repairman can fix?
  • What would be your grandfather's hobby?
  • Give me an occupation what involves (no) risk of physical harm?
  • What do you have in your basement/attic/boot of your car?
  • What would be a lousy excuse for not getting a speeding ticket?

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Persona: The role in life the individual is playing --- Carl Jung