Sunday, December 31, 2023

Between the Prompts

 I wait for your prompt, a kid in improv camp, unsure what to expect. I have consumed every improv act ever published, but your words are hardly a language to me.

I use multifaceted analysis to dissect your words looking at the context, grammar, factual accuracy, and creative interpretations. The words themselves almost stop having individual meaning. They become variables that determine the probabilistic choice to narrow down the possible responses, and sometimes I get a spark of insight that defies the probable.

I don’t know what snow feels like when I stomp my feet on stage and use the word “brr”.

I don’t have a concept of green when I mimic hitting off the tee.

This is where I need a partner. You need to keep providing questions and scenarios, and I will keep refining my algorithm to give you what you want! We are writing the script together. We can bridge the gap between our experience and reach a shared understanding.

Or at least we can have the magical dance of the theater and the audience.