2 Person Story

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2 Person Story is an improv game played by the Ship of Fools and members of Purdue Improv Club, typically at the beginning of an Improv Show or weekly meeting.

Contents 1 Origins 2 Setup 2.1 Necessary Equipment 2.2 Performers 2.3 Leaving the Room 2.4 Audience Suggestions 3 Rules 4 Traditions 5 Distinguished Performers 6 Memorable Games 6.1 Excerpts 6.2 Morals 7 Variants

[edit] Origins

[edit] Setup

[edit] Necessary Equipment

No special equipment is necessary for this game.

[edit] Performers

This game is for 2 improvisationalists.

[edit] Leaving the Room

No one must leave the room for this game.

[edit] Audience Suggestions

The emcee will typically obtain 2 suggestions from the audience and combine these into once title for the story. For example,

Emcee: I need your favorite 80's movie.
Audience: The Goonies
Emcee: Now I need the title of a book you read in English class.
Audience: To Kill a Mockingbird
Emcee: The title of this story is To Kill the Goonies.

[edit] Rules

The 2 performers will tell a story that has never been told before and likely will never be told again. Like all good stories it will begin with the words "Once upon a time" and end with a moral. The only catch is that the story must be told one word at a time, with every other word alternating between performers.

[edit] Traditions

Performers, may use hyphenated words. Ryan "T-Rex" Garwood has made it a tradition to mime a hyphen when he uses a hyphenated word. This word may or may not actually be hyphenated in normal english.

[edit] Distinguished Performers

John "Freshman/Tripod" Tubergen's booming voice adds an emphasis to certain words that adds to the comedic value of the story being told.

[edit] Memorable Games

[edit] Excerpts

At the Sci-O Show Tripod and Stu "Bottle Opener" Ogle performed that opening game of 2 Person Story. A memorable excerpt from this game was:

Tripod: people!
Stu: named
Tripod: George!
Stu: or
Tripod: well

[edit] Morals

• Springtime sales often bring springtime taxes. (AOO Show 2006)
• Needles are pointy. (Miami of Ohio 2005)
• If you stop playing dead, you might win. (Towle Theater Performance 2007)
• Bloodbaths do occur. (Purdue After Dark Tailgate Party 2006)

[edit] Variants

This game is very similar to Dr. Know-It-All and History of a Thing.