Second City improv uses this improv game to get people to develop quick creativity:
- Choose two people from the audience
- Audience gives an action the people can pretend to do (e.g., "Make pizza")
- Both people make the same motion to show what they are doing (e.g., both people make the same motions to indicate they are "making pizza")
- One person says what they are doing, finishing with "Try that on for size." (e.g., "I'm making pizza. Try that on for size.")
- Second person comes up with a NEW meaning for the motion, finishing with "Try that on for size." (e.g., "I'm conducting. Try that on for size."
- Player's turn ends when they can't think of a new meaning for the motion
- Player whose turn is over then picks out someone to go next
- New person takes over the old player's position and the game repeats from step 2
- Game ends when all volunteers have had a turn
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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