Relationship-First Initiation
2000s-present · New York / Chicago
Also known as Who Initiation, Relationship Start
Scene begins with the first line establishing who the two players are to each other — 'Dad, I'm home' — and builds from relationship out.
Known for
- Third leg of UCB's initiation tripod — emotion, location, relationship.
- Forces specificity on 'who' in the who-what-where-why.
- Common Level 2 drill — ran for a full three-hour class per semester at UCB NY.
- Fixes generic 'two friends at a thing' scenes.
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