AH-SO-KA!!! The Game of distraction and Focus I discovered this game from students when I was in teaching in Tokyo. I’m not sure where it actually came from or who created it. Whoever it was… they were cruel! (Let me know if it was you!) It’s a crazy little game. Read more
CAN’T TOUCH THIS! A Warmup Game The 2023 Impro school was playing a game that focussed on creating games. This game came about from a desire to develop a quick and physical and interactive warm up exercise. It’s simple. It made us laugh and woke us up on one of Read more
Ohhh Noooo! The Game There’s a scene in an old Simpson episode where Homer is falling down a cliff. The onlookers gasp in terror UNTIL he is saved by a tree and all are relieved UNTIL the branch that caught him breaks and everyone screams in fear UNTIL he lands Read more
MAFIOSO * SPLAT * BANG *GUNSLINGER* It’s HIGH NOON and you stand challenged by some dangerous varmints. Who’s with you and who’s against ya? With barely any warning, weapons are drawn! Do you shoot or hide? REACT!!! or it’s game over pardner! This is a long article with a lot Read more
WHISPERING ANGELS & DEMONS INTRO: Whispering Angels and Demons Years ago at the great Wuerzburg Improvisation festival in Germany, I was asked to do a warmup exercise for about 200 improvisers. Warm up exercises should serve a purpose. Since most people had never met before, an exercise to help people Read more