This improv exercise by Patricia Ryan Madson prompts students to contemplate the individuals who contributed to their journey. It encourages reflection on the diverse people who have influenced their path leading up to the present moment.
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…
Guess what happens next? Exactly.
A storytelling activity that is easy to run and offers many learning points. One person…
Hide and Seek in Plain Sight
Play a game of hide and seek where all the players act as if they…
Horseshoe Name Game
Quick Description Horseshoe. The group stands in a horse shoe formation. Have everyone count off…
How do I start learning improv?
How do I start improv? I am not a performer or teacher… yet. The reason…
I am a story… Storytelling activity for Video Calls
Quick Description To play I am a story…participants pick up something within arms reach of…
Impro for Storytellers
A book by Keith Johnstone Impro for Storytellers is chock full of exercises and games that…
Improv advice from Sam Shepard
Patti Smith tells us how she got improv advice from Sam Shepard. Make sure you…
Improv Quotes: A Few Favorites
Improv Quotes to Inspire The Keith Johnstone improv quotes come from the workshops I have attended. The first…
Instant Improv Workshop with The Playbook
Instant Improv Workshop The Playbook lists all 370 Performance Games by category. [Group, Physical Restriction,…
Knife and Fork
This is an easy game when teaching the fundamentals of improvisation to actors or business…
Last Letter First Letter
In pairs or small groups have the players have a conversation where the last word…
Last Word First Word & Last Line First Line
In pairs or small groups have the players have a conversation where the last word…