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Author Archives: improvdr

Game Library: “Here They Come”

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

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 9, 2022August 30, 2026Posted 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”

Game Library: “Emotional Door”

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

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 2, 2022September 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Emotional Door, Emotional Truth, Entrances, Exits, ShiningLeave a comment on Game Library: “Emotional Door”

“S” is for “Shining”

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

Posted byimprovdrAugust 29, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Bulldozing, Competition, Ensemble, Looking Good, S is for, Selfishness, Shining, Teamwork, Upstaging, WinningLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shining”

Game Library: “Chapters”

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

Posted byimprovdrAugust 26, 2022April 24, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Advancing, Caller, Chapters, Justification, Shelving, Storytelling, StructureLeave a comment on Game Library: “Chapters”

“S” is for “Shelving”

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

Posted byimprovdrAugust 22, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Callback, Connections, Content, Details, Looking Backwards, Material, Names, Offer, Reincorporation, S is for, Shelving, SpecificityLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shelving”

Game Library: “The Café”

Have you experienced the ensemble delights of “The Café?”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 19, 2022September 24, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, All Play, Experiential, Focus, Give and Take, Long-Form, Relationship, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, The CafeLeave a comment on Game Library: “The Café”

“S” is for “Sharing Focus”

This “Sharing Focus” entry directs you to a variety of helpful strategies and techniques.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 15, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Focus, Give, Give and Take, S is for, Sharing Focus, Shining, Split Focus, TakeLeave a comment on “S” is for “Sharing Focus”

Game Library: “Home Shopping Network”

The physical playfulness and energy of this game can provide a nice short-form “out” if the energy of your show is sagging a little.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 12, 2022October 2, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Competition, Decider, Endowing, Home Shopping Network, Physicality, Shape of Show, Short-Form, TiebreakerLeave a comment on Game Library: “Home Shopping Network”

“S” is for “Shape of Show”

“Shape of Show” combines both past learnt wisdom with current in-the-moment discoveries.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 8, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedysportz, Hosting, Long-Form, Red Thread, S is for, Shape of Show, Short-Form, Structure, TheatresportsLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shape of Show”

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