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Clips from 2/21/09 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Joe Saam   
Sunday, 24 January 2010 22:18

 

Questions Only & Actor's Nightmare

Questions Only - A game where the performers may speak only in questions - Inspiration: A Trip To The Vet Actor's Nightmare - A game where one performer reads from a script, and another must work everything said into a scene - Inspiration: Waiting for the cable installer.

 

Moving People & Bong, Bong, Bong

Moving People - A game where the performers can only move when made to by a member of the audience - Inspiration: High-tech art thieves Bong Bong Bong - A game, similar to "telephone," but the performers cannot speak in English - Inspiration: "You Betcha!"

 

Quick Change & World's Worst

Quick Change - A game where a scene is performed, but the director can yell "change," causing the performers to change the last thing they said. - Inspiration: POWs planning their escape. World's Worst - A game where they performers will take audience suggestions and provide examples of the world's worst.

 

Whose Line

Whose Line - A scene is performed, the director can yell "line" at any time. When this occurs, the performer speaking will pull an audience provided line out of their pocket, and must then immediately fit it into the scene. - Inspiration: Peter Pan and Wendy.

 

Director

Director - A scene is played. One player will perform the roll of director, telling the other performers new ways to perform the scene they are in. - Inspiration: Two performers are rival biker gang leaders about to play chicken when one of their girlfriends comes to stop them.

 

Let's Make A Date

Let's Make A Date - A game where 3 players are given a strange quirk or identity and a forth will come in and ask the other 3 questions in the style of a dating game show.

 

Action Replay & 90 Second Alphabet

Action Replay - 2 performers enact a scene while 2 other performers are in a sound proof booth. At the end of the scene, the 2 performers come out of the sound proof booth and attempt to perform the same scene, based on what they've seen - Original Inspiration: A honeymooning couple about to enjoy an intimate moment, when they spot a mouse.

 

Two Line Vocabulary & Sit, Stand, Lean

Two Line Vocabulary - One performer can say anything they want, the other two are restricted to just two lines of audience provided dialogue. Inspiration: Space Marines about to go on a mission Sit, Stand Lean - At all times during the scene, one performer must be standing, one performer must be sitting and one performer must be leaning. - Inspiration: Models on a catwalk.

 

 

 

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