How to Play the Sportscaster Improv Game

Sportscaster is yet another obscure improv game that should be played by more improv troupes and used in more theatre classes. It is a game that requires a quick wit and attention to detail for all of the players involved. If more people knew about it, Sportscaster would be a classic game for theatre!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Two Players to be the sportscasters
• One Player to be the Athlete
• One Host
• Two Chairs

1. The host introduces the two sportscasters.

2. The sportscasters enter and sit on the two chairs to the side of the stage.

3. The host solicits an everyday activity from the audience, such as shaving or making the bed.

4. The host informs the sportscasters the activity that he or she has chosen from the audience.

5. The sportscasters begin the scene by introducing their sports show in a manner such as Sports Center. During this segment, they must introduce themselves as well as describe the event they are about to present to the audience.

6. The athlete enters and begins the activity solicited by the host from the audience.

7. The sportscasters do a commentary on the athlete, as though they are commentating an event broadcast. The sportscasters can call "Slow Motion," "Instant Replay" and other effects seen in sportscasts. Should these effects be called, the athlete must do exactly what the sportscasters say.

8. Once the athlete completes the activity, the sportscasters must end the scene.