Playing the "Actor Switch" Improv Game

Video Transcript

"Hi Guy. We're learning how to play some improv games today. And now we're going to show you how to play a game called, "Actor Switch". To play "Actor Switch", you're going to get two improvisers whose going to perform a scene based on a suggestion from the audience. Half way through the scene. The hostess is going to yell, "Actor Switch", at which point in time, the actors are going to assume the roll of the opposite characters. And hopefully anything that was set up in the first half of the scene, would be amplified in the second half of the scene. So Dan B and I is going to go ahead start this scene. Let's assume that the suggestion from the audience is a pirate and his first mate. Okay? So let's go. Argh, How are you there Johnston? I be doing good. I be doing good boss. But I didn't be mopping the deck like you asked me to. Well, that's the plank worthy walking offense sir. You better swab the deck or else we're going to have a filthy ship and we cannot have a filthy ship. Boss please, please don't make me mop the deck. Why I be telling ya just the other day that it's me least favorite task to do here on ye ship. Well, do you think I like pillaging? No. But I have to do because we're pirates. Urrr "Actor Switch" Sir, besides I haven't been feeling well lately and I, I just don't like hunching over and the pushing motion with the mop in the water scares me. Are ye swabbing me damn deck or else I'll be putting ye under me wooden foot and squashing ye guts out. No. I don't know sir. I just, I don't want to do...Now there's no reason for you to be crying. Unless you want to walk ye plank. Yea I swab the plank too. How's that? Sounds good to I. And that's how you play "Actor Switch"."