Steve v Brain
Also known as: Steve v. Brain, Steve v Brain
A long form. A single scene in one location for three players: reasonable Steve, his Brain as a voiceover, and one actor playing Everyone Else.
Players
3
Full description
Flow
The form basically consists of a single scene in one location. There are three characters.
Steve v. Brain has been referred to as "a one-person show with three people in it." This is because Steve is the only character that was grounded and real.
The form relied on fast action that was bordering on frenetic and surreal.
Steve
Steve is a reasonable and grounded person around whom all the action revolves.
Brain
Brain is Steve's brain. Brain was never physically present in scenes, existing only as a voiceover. In contrast to Steve's own rationality, Brain was outlandish, unhinged, and paranoid. It goes through extreme emotional swings. It constantly pushes and bullies Steve into doing things he normally wouldn't do. Brain can only be heard by Steve, and Everyone Else is completely unaware of it.
Everyone Else
Everyone Else is multiple characters played by one person. Everyone Else usually represented all that is absurd and ridiculous in the society that Steve has to deal with, frequently justifying Brain's paranoia.
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