Improv Exercises06

Adjective Scene
Ask for an adjective (e.g. sad). Play a scene in which the players are as sad as possible.
Alternatively, give every player a different adjective.
Ahab and the Whale/Three Rules
Get 3 rules from the audience, e.g. players have only one arm, players can't use a word
that contains an 's' and after every question uttered players needs to yell 'Yess!'. Players
then play a scene, obeying the 3 rules.
Backwards Interview
Ask for a topic for a TV interview. Then 2 players do the interview backwards. That
means that the first sentence uttered is the last one in the interview, perhaps something
like: Thanks for that enlightening explanation. (to the guest) To all of you viewers at
home, thank you for watching, and see you next week. And then players work their way
backwards.
Various gimmicks can be played. For example, in your responses, you can pimp players.
Examples would be: "Thank you for that very energetic answer to the question", pimping
the other player to do something very energetic.
Deaf Replay
2 players play a scene while 2 others watch the scene, with their ears covered. When the
scene is over, the 2 others re-play the scene. Obviously they'll do the same movements,
but the dialogue will be different.
Double Endowment
Pick a place where a scene will be played, and 2 players. Tell each player what they need
to get the other player to do, without the other player knowing this. Players are not
allowed to explicitly tell the other player what to do.
Example: an arena in ancient Rome. Player 1 needs player 2 to taste the sand in the arena,
and player 2 needs to get player 1 to tie a knot in a lion's tail.
Dubbed Movie
2 or more actors play a scene, but they don't speak, although they can move their mouths
as if they are speaking. 2 or more players sit in front of the action, and provide the
speech.
The effect is (or should be) like watching a dubbed movie.
DVD Special Edition
Start off with a trailer, narrated by one of the players, followed by some quick scenes,
maximum 5 lines per scene. Then show the cast (every character in the movie), and
follow with the whole movie. This can be done with out without director.
After the movie you can do the special features. You can do deleted scenes, bloopers, you
name it.
A nice format for those transitioning from short form to long form, as the start of the
performance is a bunch of short scenes.
Evil Piece of Gum
In this game one character has a piece of gum in her mouth, and this piece of gum is
capable of talking. The point is that other characters in the scene do not know about this
piece of gum, and hence mistake the gum's words for the characters. Since our piece of
gum is evil, it tries to get its owner in trouble.
Handicapped Fairy Tale
Ask the audience for a fairy tale. Then give every player one or more characters in the
story. Ask for a handicap or peculiar state of mind for each character and play the fairy
tale.
He Said She Said
2 players; each player will state the action the other player must perform, followed by his
own line.
Example:
1: "I want a divorce"
2: "She said, while grabbing a knife from the kitchen table." At this point player 1
needs to take a knife. Player 2 continues with his own line. "Sure Honey"
1: "He said, while turning to the sports page of the paper". Now, it's quite clear
that player 2 should be paying more attention to the paper than to his wife. Player
1 continues with her own line. "You're not listening to me"
and so on.
Players refer to each other as 'he' and 'she', and endow each other with the next action to
take.
Marriage Counselor
One player is sent out of the room while the host gets 2 relationship problems from the
audience. 2 other players play a couple with these problem, and player one is the
therapist. Players need to get the therapist to figure out what the relationship problems
are.
Mr. So-and-so
Players call for new characters, by giving them names that refer to character or physical
traits. Things like: Ah, here comes Mr. Bad Irish Accent; I think we need Mrs.
Pathological Liar for this one; Dear dear, if that isn't Sir Eats-People. And so on.
No P
Players play a scene (perhaps based on an audience suggestion) but they cannot use the
letter 'P' (or any other letter). When a player uses a 'P', the player is replaced by another
one. The scene continues, and the new player needs to take over the character of the
player he replaces.
Slide Show
Give one player a big activity, perhaps a trip through the jungle, or the construction of a
home. This player needs to present a slide show; the other players will play what's in the
slides.
Two Headed Professor
One player interviews an expert on a subject given by the audience. The expert is played
by 2 other players, who play one expert. The expert replies to the first player's questions
word by word, one head at a time.
Worlds Worst
Players line up, and the audience provides verbs, hobbies and occupations. The players
need to come up with the worst possible way of doing/being what the audience suggests.
Zapping
4 players, each chooses a TV format, like the News, a documentary, a Pokemon show,
you name it. The audience provides a central theme, and the MC will 'zap' through the
channels. Miraculously, all broadcasts cover the same theme.

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What is the 'Ahab and the Whale/Three Rules' game and how is it played?

What is the 'Double Endowment' game and how is it played?

Adjective Scene

1: "I want a divorce"

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