Freeze

Also known as: Frys

Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational

Holding · facilitation1 — host

Trust · group readiness★★some

Disclosure · what is sharednone

Two people improvise in the middle of a circle until anyone watching calls 'freeze'. The caller steps in, takes over one performer's exact physical position, and starts a completely different scene from that shape. The position is the offer; the new scene has to justify it.

Hold with care

Improvising in front of a watching group, which the sheet names as part of the point — exposure that is easy for confident players and not for everyone
Taking over another player's physical position involves reproducing their posture closely

Practical

Time: 10 min
Group: ?–∞ · large-group
Settings: in-person
Mechanisms: creative-expression, behavioral-rehearsal
Change scope: state · repeatable

Instructions

Where: resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Trinity%20Drama%20Games%20… — Drama Games (Trinity College London), open
Availability: Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

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Origin

Trinity College London, 'as suggested by drama teachers' — Drama teaching

In this directory via Drama Games (Trinity College London) · Dramaövningar.se

status: checked · added 2026-08-31