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Improv Scene Ideas: Volume One
One of our students, Mark, sent me this great list of plot ideas for writers a while ago. It’s pretty useful but a lot of them are not quite right for improv scenes. I’ve started modifying a bunch of them for use in my class or directed shows. I’m listing my modified scene suggestions below. Some of them are better than others but hopefully that will be different for each reader. You can use them as starting points, scene titles, loose inspiration or take them literally. Go crazy.
- A generous inheritance is given
- Preparing for the trial
- A phony military record is exposed
- Bringing home something hideous
- Resemblance to killer on the loose is noticed
- A cab ride
- Protesters vs the science lab
- A New Year’s resolution
- New Year’s Eve party
- The other woman
- A medallion is noticed
- Rock band angers the mayor
- An email is/was sent to the wrong address
- Just bought a new car
- Mom/Dad is missing
- That goddamn invention
- The neighbour is upset
- A critical night in the life of a security guard
- Body language is sending mixed signals
- Learning to drive
- Obsessed with clothes
- Moving to the big city
- A chance meeting
- You’re getting a big head
- An inappropriate remark is made
- I found your diary
- I hate the one you love
- Turning over a new leaf
- Bankruptcy!
- Please sign my petition
- Someone else is running your life
- Coach with a terrible attitude
- Return from trip feeling like a new person
- The babysitter’s error
- A trial separation
- The no-talent poet
- Wake up in a hospital
- Time to find a new job
- The new diet
- A friend in need
- I’ve got big news
- Newspaper has terrible typo
- Sibling rivalry is getting worse
- A friend in need
- Kicked out and need a place to stay
- Date with the boss’s daughter/son
- You’re not supposed to take that from work
- Annual visit to the doctor
- Bored teens
- Love across the tracks
