In case you’ve yet to see this, it’s a doozy: East Haven, Conn. Mayor Joe Maturo’s plans to help the Latino community, struggling with a controversy regarding rogue police officers detaining Latinos seemingly without reason? ”I might have tacos when I go home,” he told a TV news reporter. “I’m not quite sure yet.” Maturo later apologized for the comments in a statement, claiming ”I let the stress of the situation get the best of me and inflamed what is already a serious and unfortunate situation. I regret my insensitive comment and realize that it is my job to lead by example.” But let’s face it, there’s no getting out of this one.
This goes from bad to worse.
Improvisors: Remember that, generally, you have enough in the first 3 lines to play game. Never apologize for the weird thing that comes out of your mouth. Instead, find ways to justify, to the top of your intelligence, but never back down from your initial point of view. Your justifications will reveal more about your character, and will give you more interesting variations on the game to play with.
If you find that you’re not sure how to push the game along, simply return to your character’s initial reaction or statement, and repeat it.
(Or: Did you guys hear that David Brent moved to America, and is now the mayor of East Haven?)
