Gorilla Challenge
1992-present · Calgary / Berlin / worldwide
Also known as Director Challenge, Gorilla Theatre Challenge
Three improvisers take turns directing scenes; after each scene, the audience gives a banana to the best director — most bananas wins.
Known for
- The core unit of Johnstone's Gorilla Theatre form, played as a standalone challenge.
- Directors can tag players, side-coach, call cuts — performers play an asymmetric role.
- Die Gorillas in Berlin built a 25-year company around this format.
- Rewards directors who know the form better than the performers do.
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Notes
The entity forms/gorilla-theatre covers the full evening-length format;
this entry covers the single-scene challenge as played in short-form shows
and mixed cards.