Instant Skits

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION 9 1.1 Essential Improv Tips 13 2.0 TOP TEN IMPROV GAMES 19 2.1 Prop Me Up, Here 20 2.2 Who Am I, and What Am I Feeling? 21 2.3 The Ball Knows All 22 2.4 Characters, Conflicts, and Lines (Oh My!) 23 2.5 Trifecta 24 2.6 Pass It On 25 2.7 Ask the Audience 26 2.8 Let's Go to the Clip 27 2.9 Freeze Frame 28 2.10 Look Who's Here 29 3.0 SCRIPTURE SKITS 31 3.1 The Fall 35 3.2 The Flood 36 3.3 Abraham's Sacrifice 37 3.4 Jacob's Two Wives 38 3.5 Jacob's Wrestling Match 39 3.6 Balaam's Donkey 40 3.7 A Left-Handed Savior 41 3.8 Samson and Delilah 42 3.9 Punishment for a Stolen Ark 43 3.10 David Chosen by Samuel 44 3.11 David and Goliath 45 3.12 Solomon's Wise Decision 46 3.13 Elisha Is Jeered 47 3.14 Boy Jesus in the Temple 48 3.15 Jesus and the Woman at the Well 49 3.16 The Pool of Bethesda 50 3.17 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 51 3.18 The Parable of the Sower 52 3.19 Jesus Calms the Storm 53 3.20 Jesus Feeds the 5,000 54 3.21 Jesus Walks on Water 55 3.22 The Good Samaritan 56 3.23 Jesus with Mary and Martha 57 3.24 The Prodigal Son 58 3.25 Jesus and the 10 Lepers 59 3.26 The Rich Young Man 60 3.27 Zacchaeus 61 3.28 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 62 3.29 The Parable of the Talents 63 3.30 A Boy and a Window 64 4.0 PICTURE SKITS 65 5.0 GOING SOLO 93 5.1 Monologue Moments 95 6.0 CHARACTER CONFLICTS 97 6.1 Dating Confl icts 98 6.2 Family Confl icts 102 6.3 Work Confl icts 106 6.4 Believer/Seeker Confl icts 111 6.5 School Confl icts 116 6.6 Friendship Confl icts 120 6.7 Taboo Confl icts 124 6.8 Faith Confl icts 128 6.9 Sin Confl icts 132 6.10 Just for Fun Confl icts 136 7.0 SCENARIOS 141 7.1 Settings 144 7.2 Characters 146 7.3 Occupations 148 7.4 Traits 150 7.5 Feelings 153 7.6 Props 155 7.7a Simple Actions 157 7.7b Slightly More Complex Actions 158 7.8 Lines to Get You Going 160 7.9 Lines to End With 163 8.0 THEME INDEX FOR "SCRIPTURE SKITS" 167 & "CHARACTER CONFLICTS"