Adam Meggido is an experienced writer, director and teacher of improvisation, but as he makes clear early on, in his new book, Improv Beyond Rules, improvisation, like theatre, like society, like us, is perpetually evolving and in a state of flux, and as such we shouldn't get bogged down in dogma, and most importantly, rules. In fact, I enjoyed his idea of playing an improv game which challenges one of improvisation's long-standing rules: don't ask questions. Why not play a game whereby two actors ask nothing but questions? This may reveal the usefulness of asking questions in a scene, or perhaps draw attention to how a statement might be preferable – try it and see!
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