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

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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?

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

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

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

Is your improv “Shivving” adding mischief or injury?

Everyone gets a little chance to shine in the short-form game, “Emotional Door.”

Some signs that you might be shining in ways that are problematically eclipsing your scene partners…

“Chapters” mixes up the order of the dramatic action in a dynamic and challenging way.

“S” is for “Shelving” considers some different approaches for storing and reusing the variety of offers that make up the creative grist of improv.