Growing and Shrinking Machine is an improv performance game where a solo scene grows into a full group scene, then shrinks back down to one player. Each new player freezes the action and starts a completely new scene based on the frozen stage picture. It’s a great game for practicing physicality, scene transitions, recall, and ensemble awareness.
Color Advance
Quick Description A player tells an improvised story while another player calls ‘advance’ to prompt…
Conflict: Is it necessary?
Conflict! That’s the necessary ingredient in ALL stories. Right? Well… let’s challenge that assumption. So often a…
Dance to make your partner happy
Quick Description Players in pairs. One player is the leader the other is the follower. …
Did-ya-ever… Improv Game
Quick Description Players create a story one word at a time that always starts with…
Ding Buzz — the Bell and Buzzer!
You may notice that some games rely on a bell and others rely on a…
Ding Yes and…
Yes and is a fundamental tool for improvisers. This simple idea allows players to build…
Emotional Physicality
In pairs or small groups have the players have a conversation where the last word…
Find This… Improv Game for Remote Meetings
For remote meetings. Each person is asked to find something in their house that fits…
Finish the word
Finish the word offers insight and fun for all skill groups. Have the players stand in…
Follow the Leader – one step behind
How to Play This is a paired game where one player will lead and the…
Fortunately/Unfortunately or Good News/Bad News
Players tell a story starting with a statement. Every subsequent part of the story starts…
Genre Character Walk
Quick Description The group walks around randomly and walks like a character from a genre.…
Genre Circle
Quick description Choose a genre. Stand in a circle. Brainstorm different elements about that genre…
Genre Without 3 Clichés
Players create evolving tableaus by adding themselves as elements to a scene, each declaring their…
Growing and Shrinking Machine Improv Game
Growing and Shrinking Machine is an improv performance game where a solo scene grows into…










