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Word at a Time Story
Participants tell a story by only saying one word at a time, taking turns to construct sentences and progress the narrative. Goal: Enhance listening skills and cooperation.
Location, Location, Location
A scene is set in multiple locations, and performers must justify a quick change in setting while maintaining the conservation or action. Goal: Foster creativity and smooth transitions.
Newscast
Performers create a spontaneous newscast with made-up news stories, weather, sports, and special segments. Goal: Improve narrative skills and satirical humor.
Interrogation
One improviser is interrogated by two others and must guess their own crime, accomplice, and the object they used based on clues given during questioning. Goal: Hone deductive reasoning and character commitment.
Freeze Tag
Two improvisers start a scene, and at any point, someone from the outside yells 'Freeze!' and takes the place of one performer, starting a new scene. Goal: Encourage spontaneity and instant creation.
Blind Line
Various lines of dialogue are written by the audience and randomly drawn by improvisers during the scene, who must justify their inclusion in context. Goal: Promote adaptability and quick integration of external material.
Silent Scene
Performers act out a scene without using any spoken words, relying only on physicality and facial expressions. Goal: Highlight non-verbal storytelling skills and emotional conveyance.
The Expert
One improviser plays an expert in a made-up field, answering audience questions. Goal: Demonstrate quick thinking and maintain a credible expert persona.
Genre Rollercoaster
Perform a scene that shifts through different genres as called out by the audience or facilitator. Goal: Explore various styles and maintain narrative consistency.
Emotion Switch
Improvisers perform a scene, and when a director calls out different emotions, they must immediately switch to that emotion while keeping the scene going. Goal: Improve emotional range and adaptability.
Mirror, Mirror
Two improvisers mirror each other's physicality and speech as closely as possible. Goal: Enhance observational skills and synchronicity.
Oscar-Winning Moment
At any point, the director can call for an 'Oscar-winning moment,' and the improviser must deliver a dramatic monologue as if it’s the climax of a film. Goal: Master dramatic performance and scene heightening.
Character Switch
During a scene, a bell or cue indicates that improvisers must switch characters with each other, adopting the other's mannerisms and objectives. Goal: Demonstrate flexibility and deep character understanding.
Emotional Replay
Performers do a scene and then replay it several times, each time with a different assigned emotion. Goal: Exhibit control over emotional expressions and character consistency.
Gibberish Translation
One improviser speaks in gibberish while another translates their speech into English, reacting to the tone and intent. Goal: Strengthen non-verbal communication and partnership.
The Dating Game
One improviser is the contestant on a dating show and must guess the odd characteristics or identities of the other improvisers playing potential dates based on their answers to questions. Goal: Showcase character work and humorous guesswork.
Slo Mo Commentary
Performers act out a scene in slow motion while others provide real-time commentary as if it were a sports event. Goal: Develop improvisers' physical control and timing.
Forward/Reverse
A scene is performed, and at the director's call, the action must be reversed or continued forward, as if controlling playback. Goal: Test memory and the capacity to sustain narrative logic.
Prop Switcheroo
Improvisers must use a random prop in as many different ways as possible within a scene. Goal: Encourage creative thinking and versatility.
Alphabet Scene
Dialogues in the scene must follow the order of the alphabet, starting each sentence with the subsequent letter. Goal: Increase mental agility and focus on language.
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