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Author Archives: improvdr

Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

“Ritual Scene” affords the opportunity to explore a commonplace activity in a not-so-common style and rhythm.

Posted byimprovdrJune 10, 2022April 7, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Commitment, Dance, Extending, Heighten, Movement, Music, Parallel Action, Physicality, Presence, Ritual SceneLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

“P” is for “Presence”

Most of us know “Presence” when we see it. Here are some thoughts about how to nurture this elusive quality.

Posted byimprovdrJune 6, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Active Listening, Commitment, Energy, Fear, Heighten, It, P is for, PresenceLeave a comment on “P” is for “Presence”

Game Library: “Word at a Time Crime”

Players must work together closely to overcome the inherent challenges posed by Word at a Time Crime.

Posted byimprovdrJune 3, 2022November 30, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Double Speak, Narrative, Narrator, Postponing, Short-Form, Word at a Time, Word at a Time CrimeLeave a comment on Game Library: “Word at a Time Crime”

“P” is for “Postponing”

Do your scenes tend to finish before they’ve even begun? This might indicate the improv blight of postponing.

Posted byimprovdrMay 30, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Action, Advancing, Advice, Commitment, P is for, Postponing, Starting Scenes, Telling, Waffling, WimpingLeave a comment on “P” is for “Postponing”

Game Library: “Best and Worst”

“Best and Worst” provides a worthwhile post-show ritual for checking in with everyone.

Posted byimprovdrMay 27, 2022August 7, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Best and Worst, Feedback, Notes, Postmortem, ReflectionLeave a comment on Game Library: “Best and Worst”

“P” is for “Postmortem”

Are you getting the most out of your post-show note sessions? Enjoy these thoughts on the equally important functions of both giving and receiving feedback.

Posted byimprovdrMay 23, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Debrief, Director, Feedback, Notes, P is for, Postmortem, SidecoachingLeave a comment on “P” is for “Postmortem”

Game Library: “Rashomon”

This is a challenging and rewarding dynamic that explores one scene or story from multiple perspectives.

Posted byimprovdrMay 20, 2022March 5, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Character, Long-Form, Perspectives, Point of View, POV, Rashomon, Relationship, Replay, Short-FormLeave a comment on Game Library: “Rashomon”

“P” is for “Point of View”

Some advice for quickly snapping into an effective POV when your character hits the stage.

Posted byimprovdrMay 16, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Deal, Emotional Truth, Game of the Scene, Material, Objective, P is for, Point of View, POV, YouLeave a comment on “P” is for “Point of View”

Game Library: “Furniture”

This Game Library addition will give one player a real workout!

Posted byimprovdrMay 13, 2022March 25, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Furniture, Location, Physicality, Pimping, PropsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Furniture”

“P” is for “Pimping”

“Pimping” is a rather unflattering name for an equally unflattering improvisational habit…

Posted byimprovdrMay 9, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Endowing, Offer, P is for, Pimping, ShivvingLeave a comment on “P” is for “Pimping”

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