6 New Warm-Up Exercises

debi — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:30:07 +0000

Warm-up challenges are meant to get your team jump started. They are quick 5 minute improv exercises. The team has 3 minute to plan and 2 minutes to perform. Props may be imaginary. Scoring is based on the creativity of their solution and character development. Up to 25 points for creativity of the solution and up to 25 points for character development – for 50 points possible.

Your main character is a talking mouse, the place is a fancy restaurant, the goal is to write a love poem, the obstacle is there is an angry swarm of bees, and your prop is a shovel.
Your main character is a dirty dog, the place is inside a refrigerator, the goal is to find the monkey, the obstacle is the electricity keeps shutting off and your prop is an telephone.
Your main character is a hippy, the place is a shopping center, the goal is to bake cookies, the obstacle is you keep losing your way, and your prop is a light bulb.
Your main character is a really old man, the place is on top of a mountain, your obstacle is that you need to cut down a tree, and your prop is a spoon.
Your main character is a marathon runner, the place is Hawaii, your obstacle is that you can’t read the paper and your prop is a kitten.
Your main character is a crying vampire, the place is a campground, your obstacle is there is so much traffic, and your prop is an overdue library book.

Warm-ups Challenges

debi — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:32:08 +0000

Warm-up challenges are meant to get your team jump started. They are quick 5 minute improv exercises. Use 3 minute to plan and 2 minutes to perform. Props may be imaginary. Scoring is based on the creativity of their solution and character development. Up to 25 points for the creativity of the solution and up to 25 points for character development – 50 point total possible.

Use sponges to make a flag that will help you mow the lawn, but you ran out of gas while at the grocery store with a professional wrestler.
Use pasta to make an office product that will dance, but when you’re in Chinatown with your personal chef there is a flood.
Use rubber bands to make a musical Instrument that will feed animals, but while you’re at a ski resort the electricity goes out and you have a problem with a tuba player.
Use a hula hoop to create a camera for a vampire who is visiting a chicken farm but something keeps making him laugh uncontrollably.

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6 New Warm-Up Exercises

Warm-ups Challenges