How to Play
Kaiser Soze was the main a suspect in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects. He invented a story to fit the known facts to avoid being arrested.
In this improv game the players must invent a story to fit a pre-determined scene in the story.
One group of performers improvise the first 30 seconds of Act 3 of a story.
A second group improvises the entire story (all 3 acts beginning with Act 1) and includes the 30 seconds created by the first group.
Each act is one minute long.
Notes:
The acts can be any length.
This could be used as a long form format.
The name Kaiser Soze comes from the movie The Usual Suspects [1995]. In the movie the a suspect invents a story to fit the facts and throw suspicion away from himself.
Origin
This game comes to us from Jenn Chou in Los Angeles, California. She created this game while performing with the Simps (Stanford University Improvisers) and it was named by the group. Jenn is a member of Improv group The New 19 in Los Angeles.
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