Improv Games
Here you can find a collection of improv games. This collection consists of games that can be performed in a show in front of an audience. Each of them can be announced in advance, or they can be played unannounced from a normal scene. Too much focus on performing games can negatively affect the ability to improvise freely. Many games also have a strong character in comedy. Many games are created from exercises that should help to train certain aspects of improvisation. Freeze, Hitchhiker or the abc letter game are some well known plays, but you can find many more. Have a nice time.
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Customer Service
Actors 2 or more Suggestions object, what's wrong with it, and a celebrity who previously owned it Premise One actor serves as a cus...
Drop A Line
Actors 2-4 Suggestions squibs with lines of dialogue, quotes, phrases, etc. Also location, setting, characters, etc., as necessary Pr...
Family Dinner
A game where audience members can be involved. Get an audience member to describe several members of their family. Do a scene about a di...
F.I.S.H.
Players 2+ Description Ask for a short word. Players act a scene in which each line of dialogue starts with successive letters of the ...
Horoscope
The moderator asks for a zodiac sign and then reads the current horoscope prediction from a magazine. The players then play a scene in wh...
Last word - first word
Two players can participate in this game A random rule is added. The tricky part is, that in the dialogue between the two, the last w...
Multiple personalities
Silly, funny little shortform game. Played by 3 players. The host asks the audience to hand over three props. Then the host ask for a su...
Newscast
Actors 4 Suggestions characters, scenarios, conflicts as necessary Premise Four typical spots in this scene are the anchor, co-ancho...
Old Job - New Job
Ask for two professions that have nothing to do with one another. Someone in the scene plays a character that is now doing the second job...
Party Quirks
Time: 10 Minutes Number of Participants: Best in groups of 4 or 5 Required Equipment: The only equipment needed are pieces my paper wit...
Poets with Feeling
Three or four players are involved. The moderator asks the audience to provide a random sentence. Additionally, he lets each of the three...
Road Trip
Info 10 + Minutes Groups of approximately 10 to 15 people. Enough objects for the entire group except for one participant. Recommended Ag...
Serenade
(For as many people as desired) The first sings the chorus as far as possible simply to denote the text , one, maximum two lines. This ...
Superscene
Three to five people can take part in this game. Each of the players is responsible for one of the stories, as its director. He introduce...
Talking animals
The players receive a species of animal from the audience. Then they play a scene in which they both play the part of this animal. (F...
The central theme
A real object from the audience is placed on a stage. The object is really the object it is. This object specifies the location of the fi...
The Evil Twin
The moderator provides a relationship between two people or an activity. Two players begin to act out the scene. The scene can be stopped...
Walking Backwards
The "walking backwards into the future" is an exercise, but can also be used as a presentation. One player stands at the front of the st...
Improv games are often played as part of theatre sports. Here, two teams usually play a series of improvisations against each other. This kind of format has a strong connection to comedy. This does not have to be the case and was not intended by Johnstone, the inventor of theatre sports. According to his idea, this format should include both serious and comic performances. The games are often played by one to four players and take only a short time, maybe up to 10 minutes. It is important to make sure that, despite the comedy character, the story is not forgotten in the game.
Improv games are a good way to relax during the theatre practice or break the ice at a party or at the beginning of a workshop. Improvisational acting teaches you to think quickly and to read other people while you are performing. And best of all, you don't need any special props or equipment, just your imagination and the courage to surpass yourself.
If you know a good game, that is not in our list, please add it here. You just need to register and then you can add new improv stuff. Thank you for your time and for your work.