Gorilla Theatre
1990s-present
Also known as Gorilla, Banana Theatre
Keith Johnstone competitive format: 3 experienced players rotate as director while the other two perform; audience votes 'Banana!' for good direction, 'Forfeit!' for bad. Points go to directors, not actors.
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- Rewards the director, not the performer — prevents on-stage competition between scene partners.
- Directors pick games, side-coach, interrupt, and request repetitions.
- Forfeits can be humorous consequences: call your mother, sing about the failed scene.
- Documented in Johnstone's Impro for Storytellers (1999).
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