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A comprehensive collection of games that can be performed in an improv show in front of an audience.

"3 free" - Three sentences free

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Often there is too much talking in improv scenes and showing too little, this is a nice game & a nice exercise to train this: Each p...

2–6 calm Intermediate

An illustration

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In this game, two or three players are involved. So the game begins with a member of the audience go on the stage, and a second or thi...

2–3 calm Beginner Intermediate

Animatronics Jamboree

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Players Typically 6-10 Type Gimmick Rules One player from each team is sent out of the room. (This game can be played with one team,...

6–10 lively Intermediate

Anything Fabric

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Time: 5 Minutes *Number of Participants: * Preferably for groups of about 10-15 people. *Required Equipment: * A piece of fabric large ...

10–15 lively Beginner

Ballad singer

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A player is the ballad singer, who starts to sing with the help of a suggestion from the audience. A second player plays in slow motion e...

2–3 calm Intermediate

Ball Metamorphosis

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The players are standing in a circle. An imaginary ball is thrown by the moderator. Each time a player receives the ball and throws it to...

4–15 lively Beginner

Block of ice

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This is a warm-up practice for the beginning of a rehearsal. The players stand quite stiff and immobile like in a block of ice frozen. H...

3–20 calm Beginner

Bring your thing

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They ask for objects the audience has with them. One of the proposed objects will be put on stage and played on, i. e. The following scen...

2–6 lively Beginner

Chain Murder Death

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aka Murder Death Kill, Chain Death, Telephone Murder Actors 2-3, one patsy Suggestions location, occupation, murder weapon Premise Thi...

3–4 lively Beginner

Circle Up

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During this warm-up exercise, the arms are stretched diagonally upwards and the legs, which are stretched out a little bit off the ground...

4–20 lively Beginner

Flock Dance

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Introduction This is a physical warm-up and ice breaker. One person in front, with two people behind her and three behind them, forming ...

6–15 lively Beginner

Gentle manipulation - dressage

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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...

4–15 calm Beginner

Guess status

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In this exercise, the expression of a status is practiced and one gets feedback whether the others have actually perceived the status as ...

4–15 calm Beginner

Hat off

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This game is particularly suitable for theater sports matches as there is a winning and losing team. Prerequisite is a hat from the props...

4–8 lively Beginner Intermediate

He said, she said

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Each player describes the action of their partner. Ex: player 1, "I'd like to talk to you, Mabel." Player 2, "He said, standing up and pu...

2–2 lively Intermediate

I am a tree

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

4–15 calm Beginner

increase

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The players are in a circle. One of them makes a discreet gesture or movement to his neighbor, if necessary. accompanied by a word or sou...

4–15 calm Beginner

Living Scenery

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Another funny, silly shortform game. The host asks for a suggestion of a situation or a daily routine at a location. Two players then ac...

3–6 lively Beginner

Machine

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The name of a "crazy" machine, a machine that does not exist, is requested. In quick succession, the players construct the machine by ea...

4–15 lively Beginner

Mousetraps

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The stage will be prepared with mousetraps. There may well be a whole lot, such that it will be difficult to walk on the stage without st...

2–6 lively Beginner Intermediate

Picking gifts

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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 ...

4–15 calm Beginner

Puppets

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Two actors stand motionless on the stage and are controlled by two people from the audience. Among other things, they have to respect tha...

2–4 lively Beginner Intermediate

Road Trip

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Info 10 + Minutes Groups of approximately 10 to 15 people. Enough objects for the entire group except for one participant. Recommended Ag...

4–15 lively Beginner

Sit, Stand, Lay

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Actors 3 Suggestions location, conflict, characters as necessary Premise Within the provided framework of the location and conflict,...

3–3 lively Beginner Intermediate

Slideshow

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Several actors depict a scene in mime. A presenter then spontaneously describes what can be seen in that picture On a given command t...

3–6 calm Beginner Intermediate

Slow-motion Rumble

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The players are having a pantomimic brawl in slow motion. The gestures and facial expressions are expansive and often a little exaggerate...

2–4 calm Beginner

Steal the Hat

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Deux joueurs ou plus sont sur scène et développent une scène simple. Chaque joueur porte un chapeau. L'objectif des joueurs est de voler ...

2–5 lively Beginner Intermediate

Storytelling with movements

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This exercise is played in groups of three. Two players face each other, while a third one stands next to the first player. The first p...

3–3 calm Beginner

Sword of samurai

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Slow motion exercise for 2 or more players. The arms of each player are swords with poisonous points. If a player is hit elsewhere than ...

4–15 lively Beginner

Synchro Replay

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First, a base scene is played by 2 to 3 players. The same number of players goes out the door and does not see this scene. Then the playe...

2–6 lively Beginner Intermediate

Talk at touch

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A scene is played by two players, if necessary with input from the audience. However, it is only allowed to speak if one player touches ...

2–2 lively Intermediate

Terrorist

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One player leaves. Ask for a mode of transportation, an object, and a desire. The returning player is a terrorist who must be manipulated...

2–4 lively Beginner Intermediate

The Prophet

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One player leaves the room. This will later be the prophet, who must guess the prophecy which is made up by the audience. There will be t...

3–5 lively Beginner Intermediate

The Voice

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The Little Voice This improv game is all about interacting with the invisible. One player acts in a scene while one or more fellow playe...

2–2 calm Intermediate

Thing on Thing

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This game requires that some items are already available before the game starts - for example, as part of a "Bring Your Thing"show. But t...

2–6 lively Beginner

touch palms

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Two players are involved in this exercise. One goes first, the other follows. Again and again, the one in front stops (and of course the ...

2–2 calm Beginner

Walking with speed levels

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Players are distributed in the room. The task is to walk every which way through the room at increasing speeds. The leader announces "Ste...

4–20 calm Beginner

What Are You Doing!

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Players This exercise is played with two players. Rules Player 1 begins miming some action. Player 2 shouts, "What are you doing?" ...

2–10 lively Beginner

Yes, and then

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An exercise for 2 players. The two of them experienced something together and told each other about it while they were replaying it. The ...

2–2 lively Beginner Intermediate