A resilient form that can contain a broad spectrum of styles and energies, “Phonebank” provides a strong ensemble-based game that both polishes and requires critical improv skills.
Category Archives: Improv Games
Game Library: “Alliances”
This exercise has an uncanny way of revealing all-too-human behaviors while also challenging players to engage in a variety of skillful tactics. Let’s explore “Alliances.”
Game Library: “Inner Monosong”
A game ripe with musical potential, “Inner Monosong” probably ranks amongst my top ten favorite short-form games. Is it in your current repertory?
Game Library: “Gibberish Job Mime”
Take a box of Gibberish, add a dash of a hidden occupation, a cup of complementary action, and season liberally with energized physicality and you’ve got the delightful recipe for “Gibberish Job Mime!”
Game Library: “Act Harder”
It’s hard for a lackluster scene to withstand the joyful lambasting that is “Act Harder.”
Game Library: “Gibberish Scene”
Here’s a format that’s well-suited to upending a reliance on the spoken word: “Gibberish Scene.”
Game Library: “Demonstration Video”
While the name of the game might be a little old, the lessons it provides remain fresh and current. Enjoy “Demonstration Video.”
Game Library: “Player Interview”
This exercise explores the art of calmly being ourselves and trusting that the material will come: meet “Player Interview!”
Game Library: “Character Walk”
“Character Walk” is an all-play low-stakes exploratory exercise that allows players to get some reps in making quick instinctive and embodied character choices.
Game Library: “Shared Story”
“Shared Story” is a deceptively simple narrative game that can help you really flex your story-telling muscles.
