Intermediate5+ players~12 min

Pan Left / Pan Right

A camera metaphor game that explores simultaneous parallel stories.

Scene WorkStorytellingFocusPhysicalityShort-Form

About

Two separate scenes play out simultaneously on stage. When a director calls 'Pan Left' or 'Pan Right,' the audience's attention shifts - the 'unfocused' scene freezes. Players must hold their positions perfectly until the camera returns to them.

How to Play

1
Establish two separate scenes happening at the same time.
2
One scene is 'active'; the other is frozen.
3
A director calls 'Pan Left' or 'Pan Right' to shift the active scene.
4
Frozen players hold their positions perfectly.
5
Advanced: the frozen scene's position informs what happens when it unfreezes.

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