Freeze Tag
Two players do a scene; anyone yells "Freeze!", tags one out, copies their exact pose, and starts a brand new scene from that position.
Players
3–8
Difficulty
Beginner
Key rules
Call "Freeze!" on a clear physical picture — a strong shape gives the incoming player something to work with. Freezing during a purely verbal moment produces a weak start for the next scene.
Copy the frozen pose as precisely as you can, without commentary. Any verbal explanation or meta-joke ("oh look at this position") breaks the editing magic. The audience wants to see the same shape become something entirely different.
Hold your freeze safely: keep breathing, make micro-adjustments for balance, avoid locking into painful twists or grips. You may be frozen for longer than you expect.
Don't rush the freezes. Let each scene develop an idea before cutting — the audience needs a beat to engage. The facilitator can enforce a minimum gap between swaps if the pace gets frantic.
Each new scene is a completely new world. Justify the inherited poses with your first action or line and never reference the previous scene. The entire comedy comes from the same body position meaning something totally different.
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