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Author Archives: improvdr

Game Library: “From an Object’s Point of View”

While this can be a bit of a stumper initially, the tools required for “From an Object’s Point of View” will serve you far beyond the site of this one particular game.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 7, 2022March 8, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Endowing, From an Object's Point of View, Long-Form, Props, Side SupportLeave a comment on Game Library: “From an Object’s Point of View”

“S” is for “Side Support”

Enjoy these tips designed to emphasize the “support” in the core improv strategy of “Side Support!”

Posted byimprovdrOctober 3, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Canadian Cross, Ensemble, Environment, Give, S is for, Side Support, StagingLeave a comment on “S” is for “Side Support”

Game Library: “Bad Extra”

I first came across the mischief-inviting game with my Gorilla Theatre company and it’s been a favorite ever since.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 30, 2022July 8, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Bad Extra, Curve of Absurdity, Sidecoaching, UpstagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bad Extra”

“S” is for “Sidecoaching”

This entry examines some tips and techniques for the all-important tool of “Sidecoaching.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 26, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Director, Feedback, Notes, Rehearsal Etiquette, S is for, SidecoachingLeave a comment on “S” is for “Sidecoaching”

Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

In a… blog entry, with a… heaping helping of suggestions, while a… reader contemplates the scenic possibilities.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 23, 2022June 10, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, In A With A While A, Justification, Location, Short-Form, Showing, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

“S” is for “Showing”

You may have heard the oft-quoted adage of “show don’t tell” on the improv stage, but what does that actually mean and how do you do it?

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 19, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Cartooning, Emotional Truth, Love, Physicality, S is for, Showing, Subtext, Telling, Wearing Your Character LightlyLeave a comment on “S” is for “Showing”

Game Library: “Famous Last Words”

Few scenes guarantee a more epic ending than “Famous Last Words.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 16, 2022January 29, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Famous Last Words, Heighten, Justification, Short-Form, Stakes, Storytelling, To Make Matters Worse, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Famous Last Words”

“S” is for “Short-Form”

Here’s an effort to identify some of the common elements that make short-form what it is.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 12, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Competition, Improvisation, Long-Form, S is for, Shape of Show, Short-Form, StructureLeave a comment on “S” is for “Short-Form”

Game Library: “Here They Come”

You can never truly know just who will walk through that door in “Here They Come!”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 9, 2022April 30, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Endowing, Entrances, Here They Come, Mischief, ShivvingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Here They Come”

“S” is for “Shivving”

Is your improv “Shivving” adding mischief or injury?

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 5, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Commenting, Gagging, Heat, Mischief, Pimping, S is for, ShivvingLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shivving”

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