Head In A Bucket

By | March 10, 2019

Deprecated because it is dangerous. A player could die attempting this exercise.

Synonyms

Dry Cleaning Bag of Death. Bucket of Death.

Introduction

One player offstage will put their face into a bucket of water.

Description

During the scene, one player is always off-stage, with his face in a bucket of water, slowly suffocating. He is not allowed out of the bucket until some other player finds a way to exit the scene and ’liberate’ the suffocating player. New player puts his face into the bucket until freed by another player, and first liberated player finds a way to justify his entrance into the scene.

Gimmicks

  • Use a bucket of vinegar, or human urine.

Variations

  • None

Credits

Found this one on Improv Encyclopedia. Text copied directly only grammar was corrected.