In Stage Improvisation, there's a game called 'The Stand Up, Sit Down Game'. There are three actors up on stage, and they should all be having a conversation- whilst one character sits, one stands, and one crawls around on the floor, and when one character changes position, another has to take their place.
Unfortunately, I take my acting craft (or lack thereof...) to heart a bit when I'm writing long sections of dialogue- I get a bit tired of 'said' and 'replied' and have my characters sit down and stand up constantly, just to put in pauses without saying 'Andromeda paused for a moment'.
Anybody else have characters with Restless Leg Syndrome [or whatever it's called]?
And more importantly, does anyone have any tips for sticking in bits of interesting action whilst characters are speaking?
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