Games Library

Two actors begin a scene suggested by the audience. One of the actors is joined by two others serving as the angel and devil on their shoulder. Whenever the actor is presented with a choice, both the angel and devil will have an opportunity to share their advice. The actor may then choose which of the options given to them to follow setting up the next choice for the scene.

One actor plays a news reporter on the scene of a developing story provided by the audience. As they describe the events of what’s happening the actors onstage act out all that the reporter describes without dialogue. This continues until the reporter ends the scene with, “Back to you.”

Actors are given a movie title and genre and attempt to act out a scene submitted for consideration of an award. As the scene continues, the audience then shouts out awards they’d like to see the scene be nominated for. These suggestions can be real or invented categories. Whatever the suggestion, the actors must then attempt to perform a scene that would be worthy of consideration for that award. For instance, best kiss, best death scene, best dance number, etc.

One player is throwing a house party! They invited three guests over, but each of them have a special defining quirk that the party host doesn’t know about. Suggestions for quirks are taken from the audience and can range from famous people, to national monuments, to acting like objects. The guests give hints to the party host throughout the game and the audience helps by snapping when the party host is getting close and clapping when they get it right. The game is over when the party host guesses all the quirks correctly.

Two actors are given a scene with two other actors or audience members standing off to the sides of the stage. These volunteers on the side, the pillars, are blindfolded and given ear plugs so that they cannot see or hear the scene that's happening. As the playing actors go about their scene they'll occasionally touch one of the pillars who will then shout out any word that comes to mind. The actor who touched them must then use whatever word was spoken in their next line of dialogue to continue the scene.

One actor is reading a children’s book and describes the characters, setting, and story. The other actors create a tableau attempting to encapsulate all the events and details described by the story teller. Because they are representing a pop-up book, some elements may be moved by the storyteller in a simple function. The storyteller gets 4-6 pages to tell a full story with the assistance of the actors.

One actor or special guest leaves the room and three actors remain. The three actors on stage are journalists who give hints to help the guessing actor figure out what famous person they are and what announcement they are presenting about. The guessing actor has no idea who they are or why they’re presenting.

Actor A plays as the professor, Actors B-D will pose into a frozen frame. The Professor will provide a lecture based upon the frozen actors, and will then provide a “click” sound for the actors to quickly reset into a new frozen pose. (this effect works best if the lights can be quickly dimmed and brought back up again.) The Professor has 4-5 slides to present their lecture.

Each team of two is given a strange prop to use in as many ways possible. Each team will get a turn demonstrate the prop's new use before being buzzed by the host. Then the next team will have their turn.
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Note: We've found this works best when the theatre or venue provides something unique of theirs. Their patrons typically know the actual use for the item but our actors don't.

This game is played by only asking questions. Two actors start on the stage and the rest form lines to the sides. The two actors on stage start a scene by only asking each other questions. If a player says a statement, repeats a question already asked by the other player, uses rhetorical questions, or otherwise says unrelated questions that don't help drive the scene, that player is out. They go to the back of the line and the next person in line takes their place.