🧑‍🍳Waiter

Setup and Launch

Establish roles: one actor is the customer in a restaurant; the rest are the restaurant staff. On stage there is a special box with 'dish type' options from which the customer draws cards when they want to try something new. The staff's goal is to offer, develop, and serve — not to argue.

Give instructions: the customer states what they want and, when needed, draws a new 'dish type' from the box. The staff responds with 'yes-and,' makes specific offers, and reveals their characters through service and details. Launch the scene with a short intro: 'The restaurant is open, the first guest walks in.'

Play

1. Welcome and status. The staff greets the customer, gently sets the tone of the scene and the relationship; the customer establishes their mood and expectations for the service.

2. First order. The customer states their request and if desired draws a dish type from the box; the staff immediately specifies the offer and supports the idea without interrogating.

3. Development. The staff 'refines' the offers: details of taste, manner of presentation, quick solutions to emerging difficulties; the customer can draw new cards when a fresh impulse is needed.

4. Pace and focus. The coach watches that offers stay specific, roles stay active, and the pace stays lively; when things stall, they gently remind the customer about the box or redirect the focus to different staff members. End when the dish is served and the scene has a clear 'button'.