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Summary
It's a short-form game all about rolling with mistakes, staying spontaneous, supporting each other, working as a team, and heightening what's on stage. Several pairs play scenes side by side, then rotate when someone calls "Pan Left." The effect feels just like flipping channels.
How to Play
- Line up 4-6 actors on stage (or more).
- Give each pair (adjacent actors team up) a different suggestion, like a TV show, genre, or film title.
- The front two actors kick off their scene from their suggestion.
- When the host or director calls "PAN LEFT," everyone shifts one spot to their left, wrapping around the line.
- The new front pair jumps right in, starting or continuing their scene from their suggestion.
- The host keeps calling "PAN LEFT" to flip between the channels and scenes.
- And each time you're back up front, try to heighten your scene a little more.
Required Materials
- Room for actors to line up and rotate, plus audience suggestions for scenes or genres.
Purpose
Variations
- Can call "PAN RIGHT" to move in the opposite direction.
- Can vary the types of suggestions used (emotions, characters, etc.).
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