Micetro Impro
early-1990s-present · Calgary (origin) / Worldwide
Also known as Maestro, Maestro Impro, Micetro
Keith Johnstone's 'round-robin' elimination format — up to 20 players compete scene by scene, lowest audience scores dropped, until a last-improviser-standing winner.
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- Developed in the early 1990s by Keith Johnstone as a low-overhead Theatresports alternative.
- Name is Johnstone's pun: 'mice running a race through a labyrinth'; some troupes use 'Maestro' spelling, others 'Micetro.'
- Up to 20 players, 2 directors. Director pulls players by name from a hat, explains the game, directs/corrects; audience awards points by applause.
- Lowest-scoring player eliminated each round until one player remains.
- Easier to stage than Theatresports; hugely popular internationally.
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