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Musical Freeze

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Musical Freeze

  • Objectives:
    • Physical Movement - Must keep moving at all times in a scene
    • Support - Don’t leave people in the circle so long
    • Quick Decisions - Based on the pose, make a quick initiation and yes and
  • Two performers will start a scene frozen in a pose
  • The pianist will play and they will create sung dialog
    • Freeform two-person “sung scenes”.
    • Forget the verses and choruses! Just for fun.
    • Actively move/pose/activity while on stage singing.
  • At any time another performer can yell “freeze” - even mid-line
    • When a freeze is called all performers in the scene must immediately freeze in whatever position they find themselves in.
  • They choose one of the performers in the scene to replace
  • They assume their frozen pose.
  • Try to justify the pose you are in to inspire the new scene
  • Video reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOJUHETKXJs
    • This is the non-musical version of the game, we would just sing rather than talk