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Author Archives: improvdr

“U” is for “Upstaging”

The unhelpful habit of “Upstaging” is by no means unique to the improv stage, but it does tend to disproportionately appear and thwart otherwise powerful choices and actions.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 20, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Focus, Levels, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, U is for, UpstagingLeave a comment on “U” is for “Upstaging”

Game Library: “Lotus Monologues”

A monologue exercise that poetically blends truthful fact and fiction.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 17, 2023August 5, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Connections, Lotus Monologues, Narrative, Storytelling, Theme, Truth, WeavingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Lotus Monologues”

“T” is for “Truth”

Time to face some improv “truths” (and one lie, too).

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 13, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Comedy, Emotional Truth, Emotions, Game of the Scene, Lies, Material, Politics, Satire, T is for, TruthLeave a comment on “T” is for “Truth”

Game Library: “Creation Myth Scene”

A mythic departure from more run-of-the-mill short-form adventures…

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 10, 2023April 10, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Commercial, Creation Myth Scene, Justification, Narrative, Short-Form, Small Steps, Story, TrustLeave a comment on Game Library: “Creation Myth Scene”

“T” is for “Trust”

Unpacking the critical concept of “Trust…”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 6, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Audience, Ensemble, Postmortem, T is for, TrustLeave a comment on “T” is for “Trust”

Game Library: “Replay”

This Game Library entry includes five “Replay” variants, with links to a bonus two more!

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 3, 2023January 28, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Emotional Replay, Genre Replay, Most Scenes in a Minute, Replay, Scene Three Ways, Style, Through the Ages, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on Game Library: “Replay”

“T” is for “Transaction Scene”

Exchange your run-of-the-mill “Transaction Scene” for something with a little more oomph and potential.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 30, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, Objective, Secrets, Status, Strangers, T is for, Teaching Scene, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on “T” is for “Transaction Scene”

Game Library: “Bad Rap”

It’s time for a little bad rap (bad rap, bad rap.)

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 27, 2023March 13, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Bad Rap, Music, Poetry, Rhyme, Third Thought, Verbal Skills, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bad Rap”

“T” is for “Third Thought”

Three thoughts on when a “Third Thought” might be just what you’re looking for.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 23, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Creativity, Discovery, Obvious, Over-Originality, Spontaneity, T is for, Third ThoughtLeave a comment on “T” is for “Third Thought”

Game Library: “Soundtrack”

Big emotions, strong characterizations, and heightened physicality (and an adept technician) are the key ingredients of a strong “Soundtrack” scene.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 20, 2023January 18, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Emotional Truth, Justification, Movement, Music, Physicality, Soundtrack, Stakes, TellingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Soundtrack”

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