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Author Archives: improvdr

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”

“T” is for “Telling”

A “telling” blog post.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 16, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Cartooning, Commenting, Narrative, Rug Pull, Scene Painting, Showing, Speaking Your Truth, T is for, TellingLeave a comment on “T” is for “Telling”

Game Library: “Booth Torture”

This dynamic provides a whole new way to level up your justification skills!

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 13, 2023August 21, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Abandon, Booth Torture, Justification, Mischief, Shivving, Short-Form, TechniciansLeave a comment on Game Library: “Booth Torture”

“T” is for “Technicians”

A love letter to the technical improvisers in our midst.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 9, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Ensemble, Lights, Music, Musician, Sound, T is for, TechniciansLeave a comment on “T” is for “Technicians”

Game Library: “Expert Double Figures”

If two heads are better than one, are four arms better than two…?

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 6, 2023June 18, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Arms Expert, Characterization, Expert Double Figures, Experts, Justification, Physicality, Short-Form, Teaching Scene, VolunteersLeave a comment on Game Library: “Expert Double Figures”

“T” is for “Teaching Scene”

A few choice lessons concerning “Teaching Scenes.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 2, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CAD, CROW, Game of the Scene, Long-Form, Mapping, Relationship, Short-Form, T is for, Talking Heads, Teaching Scene, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on “T” is for “Teaching Scene”

Game Library: “Contact”

Few games demand such an “outside the box” approach to onstage physicality as “Contact” or “Touch to Talk.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 30, 2022April 3, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Contact, Justification, Physicality, Stage Picture, Staging, Talking Heads, Touch to TalkLeave a comment on Game Library: “Contact”

“T” is for “Talking Heads”

Four possible “adds” to elevate your scene beyond a strictly “talking heads” affair.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 26, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Physicality, Stage Picture, T is for, Talking Heads, WafflingLeave a comment on “T” is for “Talking Heads”

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