Park Bench
1960s-present ยท global
Also known as The Chair Game, Bench Scene
Two players meet on a park bench; the goal for the joiner is to get the sitter to leave, without touching them, using only character, emotion, and story.
Known for
- Taught in nearly every drama and acting class, the classic two-player objective scene.
- Focuses on playing an honest need, not being funny or clever.
- Acting Coach Scotland teaches it as 'be real with the other person rather than be creative or lying.'
- Direct ancestor of Bus Stop and Taxi Cab, but older and more focused on objective work.
Connected to
Concepts
scene workobjective
Games