Change

Best played with 2-4 players.
Players1 and 2 start in the performance area.
If there are 3 or 4 players, Player3 and 4 start in the 'wings' and can join the scene at any point.
Get a scene suggestion.
Begin improvising.
At any moment members of the 'audience' can call out 'change', at which point the player who last spoke has to change their last line.
This game works best if when told to change, the player says something wildly different from their original line.
Avoid saying things like "I love x" "Change" "I hate x" "Change" "I'm indifferent to x" (and if you do expect the audience to repeatedly challenge you untill you say something satisfactory).
The 'audience' can repeatedly demand a player change one line any number of times.

Example:
Scene in a chemists.
Player1: Hello sir. Have you got anything for an itchy ear?
Player2: Yes, we have this cream.
Audience: Change
Player2: No we don't
Audience: Change
Player2: I'm not sure, I'll just check
Audience: Change
Player2: Heavy duty shears
Player1: Shears?
Player2: Chop it off ... it's the only way
Player1: That seems a little extreme
Audience: Change
Player1: I tried that already. Dun't work mate
Player2: Van Goch had the same problem
... the scene continues like this until it reaches a natural conclusion.

In this example the 'audience' repeatedly challenged Player2 to change because each new line was too obvious or simple.


Peace,

kowalski