Theatresports improvisation WHOS LINE IS IT ANYWAY Doo

Theatresports improvisation

WHO’S LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Doo Wop http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GISkc. Vsn. WU 2

Theatresports@ �Created by Keith Johnstone, 1977 (Canada) �Form of improvisational theatre �Uses competitive format (dramatic effect) �Opposing teams perform games �Based on audience suggestions �Rated by audience or panel of judges 3

Comedy. Sportz@ � 1984 - Milwaukie, Wisconsin �Added a referee to monitor action, award points and administer fouls �Resembles format of Who’s Line Is It Anyway, but this preceded TV show by 4 years �Fouls: ◦ Brown Bag Foul: inappropriate language or action ◦ Penalty: wear a brown bag over head for remainder of show ◦ Groaner Foul: athlete says a pun that makes audience groan. ◦ Penalty: Loss of points, unless athlete apologizes to audience with heartfelt emotion �Example: Two peanuts walked into a bar. One was a salted. 4

What’s happening today? � Comedy. Sportz – 20+ cities in US & England; armature to professional ◦ World Championship Competition each yr. � Who’s Line – canceled in 2006; re-runs ◦ http: //whoselineonline. org/games/ � Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza ◦ Las Vegas, NV ◦ Combines Who’s Line and Green Screen into one show ◦ Uses same performers as in past � Theatresports- around the world!!! ◦ http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/List_of_improvisational_theatre_companies ◦ http: //fuzzyco. com/improv/groups-usa. html#USA � Queensland at the 2009 Theatresports National Championships � http: //youtu. be/mu-KLg. DJo. AY 5

BEGINNING GAMES FILM-TV-THTRE STYLES � http: //www. youtube. com/w atch? v=8 xv. Op. UZn 4 g. Y EXPERT � http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=qi. I 81 am. BGi. Y OLD JOB NEW JOB � http: //www. youtube. com/w atch? v=Do. Y 0 f. QOOA 6 I DATING GAME � http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=ZF-m. Fcz. VCf. A � http: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=N 2 Gyl. P 7 l. K 9 Y PRESS CONFERENCE � http: //www. youtube. com/w atch? v=cf. T 4 a. Ayt. Fr. E BLIND DUBBING � https: //youtu. be/0 s. Ztsn. N m 5 og (not true “blind” dubbing) 6

INTERMEDIATE GAMES PARTY QUIRKS � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=jhdsy. Zbf 79 E � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bc. Si. Csapb 3 Q ARMS � https: //youtu. be/TSTmk. Ygt 4 Gk NEWSCASTERS � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=74 XXu-ENq 7 E SLIDESHOW BLIND LINE � http: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=Gxd. NW 8 o. Cf 4 k MR KNOW IT ALL 2 CHARACTERS � http: //whoselineonline. org/seas on-4 -uk/uk-episode-4 x 11/ ◦ (part 2 start @ 7: 30) COUNTDOWN (1: 30 / : 45 / : 22 / : 11 / : 07) 7

ADVANCED GAMES ALPHABET � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=uak. Nq. Oa. WN 0 o � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. CCAi_Gh. N 1 U LETTER CHANGES � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=20 UOEbvgy 80 � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=0 RNa. Ha. Fccm. E 123 or #WORDS � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rgpqm. Ac. Km_0 � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=EQL 81 l. JEL 4 I SUPERHEROES � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=29 ux. LWUOw. Ew � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=c 5 Vv. GQD 9 pa. I CHAIN MURDER MYSTERY FORWARD & REVERSE � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=35 cbfkv. Yh-Q � http: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=CZdb_t. B 4 --g � 8

HEAD TO HEAD GAMES WORLD’S WORST �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 k. LZ g 8 yu. Fo 8 �PRODUCT SLOGANS �THE DOO RUN �http: //www. youtube. c � 184… �LAST ACTION JOKE om/watch? v=V 7 x. Hb VGSZCA �PLAYGROUND INSULTS 9