First Line Last Line
1980s-present
Also known as Opening and Closing Lines
Audience provides the first line and the last line of a scene written on slips of paper. Players perform a scene that opens with the first line and ends with the last, filling the middle.
Known for
- Tests structure — players must engineer a scene that justifies both endpoints.
- Last-line reveal is the comedic payoff.
- Classic scene-structure teaching tool alongside Three-Line Scene.
Connected to
Games
Concepts
scene structure
Sources
Referenced by
Games
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