Reenacting Games

American Musical: Credits, Whose Line
Introduction - One person is chosen and interviewed about his or her most exciting day ever. Information about names, places, and limited past history is useful. Then five people are chosen from the audience to reenact that persons day as an american musical. Limited set up dialoge is used and then each character must sing a song based on what they are doing and what they have set up.
Description - This game is the musical version of Shakespear's Day in the Life. The same rules and restrictions apply. The difference of course is the music and the different genre.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Scene Reenacting

Cliche Family Feud: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - Four people are chosen they divide into two groups of two, are given a genre of film, theater, or television and leave the room. The host then procures a list of cliches common to that particular genre. The first team enters and performs a two minutes scene and tries to incorporate as many cliches they can think of. The second team does the same and the team whoever gets the most cliches wins.
Description - This isn't quite pure improv because while the cliches are written down. The players are preparing what they will say. But it is alot of fun. Between eight and twelve cliches is plenty. Often times this game deteriorates into two people standing up on stage just guessing the cliches. This should be avoided, so it can be a good idea to mention this in the introduction.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Scene Guessing

Five Questions: Credits, Hangnail Improv
Introduction - We are going to tell you the rest of the story of the game five questions. For those of you who don't know, the five questions are "Where did you go?" "Who did you see?" "What did you say?" "What did they say?" and "What was the end result?" we will get five people to write the answer to each of these questions secretly on a piece of paper without the others knowing what was written. That is entertaining in and of itself, however after it is read, we will choose three people to act out this little scenario for us. When they do so, the main character must meet the specified person at the specified place, each person must at some point say their line, and the end result must be the same.
Description - This game is based on one of our favorite time killing game. It's sort of a madlibs type game, but the players fill in the missing parts. Some very interesting things can come from this.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Reenacting

One Minute Fairytale: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - Three people are chosen and given a popular fairytale to act out. The must do the entire plot in 1 minute. They then must do the same fairytale in 30 seconds. And if that wasn't enough, they will do it again in 10 seconds.
Description - This is pretty self explanatory, the first time through, some comedy can be added to the original story, but the second and third time it is just people running around. Make sure the players understand that the story must be completed within the alloted time frame.
Variations - Obviously different times can be given and it has also been done as one minute movie.
Other Catagories - Scene

Shakespear's Day in the Life: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - One person is chosen and interviewed about his or her most exciting day ever. Then five people are chosen from the audience to reenact that persons day as a shakespearian tragedy. Old English accents must be used heavily and at the end of every shakesperian tragedy, the main character and several others die.
Description - This game requires skilled improvers. When you interview the subject, information about names, places, and limited past history is useful. Try to make sure the subject has an interesting day in mind, however good comedy can come out of a dull and boring day. The players have limited freedom when it comes to their interpretation of the events.
Variations - Other genres other that shakespear have been used, anyone that your troupe does particuarly well can work, or you can procure one from the audience.
Other Catagories - Scene

Silent Film: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - Three people are chosen to act out a famous movie. There is no time limit, but players are encouraged to go through it quickly. Noises of most sorts are allowed, but no speaking.
Description - The movie chosen should be one that most of the audience knows. Miming and sound effects is where the comedy comes from in this so the players should be good at one or the other of these.
Variations - More or less people can be used.
Other Catagories - Scene Miming

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