Playing the "Zip, Zap, Zop" Improv Game

Video Transcript

"Hi, today we are here learning how to play some more improv warm ups, and now we are going to show you how to play a game called "zip, zap, zop". This is a pretty straight forward warm up and a lot of you have probably played it. If you haven't, watch us and we'll show you. First, you're going to get your team to stand in a circle and once again you are going to pass the energy, or the focus, around the group in no particular order. As the energy goes around you are going to make eye contact and point to another player with one of the three following phrases, either zip, zap or zop. Now the point of the game is to get those three to go in that exact order. Zip, zap, zop as the energy travels around the group. Now, eventually as the group gets more comfortable you are going to increase the speed and the possibility of a mistake is there, and that's what makes the game fun. So, let's pretend that the three of us are in a circle and we are just going to go ahead and pass the zip, zap, zop around the room. "Zip". "Zap". "Zop". "Zip". "Zap". "Zop". "Zip". "Zap". "Zop". "Zip". "Zap". "Zop." "Zip". "Zap". "Zop". "Zop." Oh! And once a player messes up then you just shake it off and get going again. The purpose of this activity is to once again help build a group mind, to get everybody with a strong sense of rhythm, and I think you guys are going to find that it really helps your team out. That's how you play Zip, Zap, Zop. "Zip"."