Improv Nonsense

A theory: teaching someone to say “yes” and be on board is important but straightforward.

Teaching someone how to say “no” to things that are bullshit in a way that does not stop the scene is much trickier, and therefore a more valuable skill.

AGREE WITH ME OR YOU ARE A BAD IMPROVISER

EDITED MUCH LATER TO ADD:  I didn’t mean to imply that someone’s MOVE —- someone’s improv decision —  would be bullshit. I meant more that characters will offer to other characters circumstances that few people would ever accept, and that knowing how to say “no” — in character — to things because they are bullshit situations you would not put up with in real life is an important skill. Bullshit circumstances offered to a character, not bullshit moves. Though I can see how in re-reading my post it looks like I said “bullshit moves.”