Improv Game: SPACEJUMP

How to play spacejump

Players:

How to play this drama improv game:

The first student starts onstage and is given a scene to start acting out. Examples:
- You have just received great results and are showing your joy.
- You are practicing dance moves in front of your mirror.
- You are impatiently waiting for someone to arrive.
The 1st student starts playing the scene.
The teacher calls out “SPACEJUMP” at
which point the 1st student FREEZES straight away.
The 2nd student enters and must
create a new scene (not the same as the one the 1st student was acting out) inspired by the freeze. The 2nd student can enter, take a quick look at the freeze and then prompts the scene to life by making an offer of the new scene.
Both students then start playing out the new scene.

Example:

The first student is practicing dance moves. On SPACEJUMP the student freezes with their arm in the air.
The 2nd student comes in and takes position as if the first person is holding a knife towards them.
The 2nd student says “please don’t stab me” and the new scene starts.
The 1st student must accept the offer of the new scene and immediately take on the new character and scenario.
When SPACEJUMP is called again, both students FREEZE.
The 3rd student must create a new scene based on the freeze of both.
SPACEJUMP is called again and the4th student enters. The game should finish with a 4-person scene.

Extension:

After the 4 students are onstage and performing the final scene, call SPACEJUMP REVERSE.
The last person to enter must leave and the remaining students must resume the previous scene.
The reverse should end with the first person onstage by themselves again, performing the original scene.

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