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Best Side Story

Two teams face each other. Team 1 begins a story. Each player steps forward and advances the narrative. When the other team notices hesit...

Fortunately Unfortunately

Players tell a story sentence by sentence, alternating between fortunately and unfortunately. Player 1: 'Once upon a time there was a pi...

Gentle Manipulation

A listening exercise for tuning in to your scene partner. Player A leaves the room. The others decide on an action (e.g. washing a car, ...

Gentle manipulation - dressage

A nice exercise to listen to and get into the game with each other. Player A leaves the room, the other players define an activity or ac...

I am a tree

A very popular exercise, suitable for beginners of improvisation The players stand on the stage/around the room. Player A goes to the mi...

Jeopardy

Like the TV show: one player gives an answer first, and the other must come up with the matching question. Player A: 'Forty-two.' Player...

King

One player is King, sitting on a throne. The King commands what emotions the other players must display. Players step forward one at a ti...

Opera Ball

An extension of the one-word story. Players form pairs in waltz position. The pairs begin a dialogue — but word by word, alternating betw...

Paperclip Game

A great exercise for recognizing patterns and heightening offers. Players stand in a line. One steps forward and describes a mundane obje...

Peculiar neighbor

The players stand in a circle. In turn, each one respectively turns to his neighbor and says anything unusual/absurd /incredible that wil...

Peculiar Neighbor

Players stand in a circle. Each person turns to their neighbor and points out something unusual, absurd, or impossible about them. The ne...

Picking gifts

The players are in a circle. One begins and picks any object from the air. He holds it in a certain way and presents it to his neighbour ...

Picking Gifts

Players stand in a circle. One begins by plucking an imaginary object from the air. They hold it in a specific way and present it as a gi...

Revolving Door

A game for 4-5 players. One stands in the center and quickly swaps places with players at the edges. Each swap starts a new mini-scene. T...