Share 'Storytelling dilemma: Action vs. Moving Forward'

The San Francisco Chronicle reviewed the new Mummy movie. And there was part of the review that caught my improviser-eye. He talks about the trap of action in place of story. It reminded me of the difference between snack food that fills you up but isn't a meal. His comments are right in-line with our work on moving stories forward. To performers, action (and we might include ‘conflict’ too) f…