🚆The Narrator

Setup and Launch

Choose one actor as the Narrator and give them an imaginary typewriter: they voice what they are "typing." The others are scene actors. Ask for a simple prompt (e.g., genre, location, or opening line) and remind everyone: everything the Narrator says immediately becomes scene reality.

Establish the principle: after the first few details from the Narrator, actors enter and begin playing. The Narrator can intervene at any moment — changing time and place, introducing characters, setting unexpected turns, or triggering flashbacks; the actors' task is to accept this without resistance and justify it in play.

Play

1. Setting initial details

The Narrator starts with 2-3 concrete strokes that create a foundation: who/where/what is happening. Formulations should be short and clear so actors can act on them immediately.

2. Actor entry and development

Once the foundation is set, actors enter and perform the story based on the Narrator's text. Lines and actions reinforce already-named elements, not rephrase or argue with them.

3. Interventions and turns

At any moment the Narrator adds new information, changes perspective, launches a flashback, or introduces a character. Do this sparingly and clearly: one intervention — one idea, so the scene has time to adapt and reveal the change.

4. Guiding the finale

When the story reaches its climax, the Narrator formulates the conclusion — a phrase that gathers the main elements. Actors immediately close the scene physically and dramatically on this cue.