Things You'll Need:
- An improv group.
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Step 1
Have two players start a normal scene. After the scene is reasonably established, one of the off-stage troupe members should ring a bell.
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Step 2
Once the bell is rung, players must talk in Gibberish instead of English. This means they should continue talking and communicating, but none of their words should have any recognizable meaning. Practiced players will have little trouble creating Gibberish, while new players may stick to a single word (e.g. Blah blah blah) if they have too much difficulty. The important thing is to maintain the emotion and communication in the scene in the absence of language.
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Step 3
Once the Gibberish has been going for some time, the other troupe member should ring the bell. At this point, the scene returns to English. It is essential that both actors continue the conversation with no pause or recognizable break in affect. The scene hinges on the transition from Gibberish back to English, and so players should strive to continue the scene as if the past 30 seconds were all in English.
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Step 4
The bell may be rung a few more times before the scene ends; each time the bell is rung, players will switch between the two languages.
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Step 5
Once your troupe has mastered this game, it's worth spicing it up by playing other gibberish-based games such as Foreign Film and Gibberish Experts.
