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Author Archives: improvdr

Game Library: “Nicer Than You”

Bring a little more kindness to your relationships and scene work with “Nicer Than You.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 7, 2022October 17, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Consent, Emotional Truth, Kindness, Love, Nicer Than You, One-Downing, One-Upping, RelationshipLeave a comment on Game Library: “Nicer Than You”

“K” is for “Kindness”

Starting the new year (and a new letter) with a little “Kindness.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 3, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Audience, Empathy, Ensemble, Forgiveness, K is for, Kindness, Love, PostmortemLeave a comment on “K” is for “Kindness”

Game Library: “Freeze Frame”

Open eyes… and peek into the inner workings of “Freeze Frame.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 31, 2021July 20, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Freeze Frame, Justification, Narrative, Narrator, Physicality, Shivving, Slide Show, Volunteers, Warm-up, Wearing Your Character LightlyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Freeze Frame”

“J” is for “Justification”

As Del Close aptly noted, “The actor’s business is to justify…”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 27, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Commenting, Curve Ball, J is for, Justification, Offer, WeavingLeave a comment on “J” is for “Justification”

Game Library: “Bell’s Kitchen”

This ImprovDr Game Library addition provides a way to workshop first steps and how to find new ways to approach launching ask-fors that might have become a little stale or predictable.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 24, 2021July 30, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, Bell's Kitchen, Caller, CROW, Given Circumstances, Initiation, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bell’s Kitchen”

“I” is for “Initiation”

Getting an improv scene off to a promising start can prove quite challenging. “Initiation” examines some best practices to help in this endeavor.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 20, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, I is for, I'll Start, Initiation, Launches, Offer, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on “I” is for “Initiation”

Game Library: “Identity Circle”

“Identity Circle” provides a platform to truly see and listen to the truths of your ensemble.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 17, 2021May 31, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Connections, Ensemble, Icebreakers, Identity Circle, Inclusiveness, Speaking Your Truth, Trust, Truth, VulnerabilityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Identity Circle”

“I” is for “Inclusiveness”

Some questions to consider on the path to “Inclusiveness” in our improv spaces.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 13, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Company, Ensemble, Groupmind, I is for, Inclusiveness, Long-Form, Postmortem, Short-Form, Speaking Your Truth, TrainingLeave a comment on “I” is for “Inclusiveness”

Game Library: “New Choice”

“New Choice” keeps you on your toes as a player while also modeling the immediacy and disposability of improvisational play.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 10, 2021October 5, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Ding, Improvisation, New Choice, Short-Form, Should've Said, Spontaneity, WimpingLeave a comment on Game Library: “New Choice”

“I” is for “Improvisation”

Alphabetization aside, this should probably serve as the first entry in my “A” to “Z” series. Enjoy “I” is for “Improvisation.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 6, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Bakhtin, David Charles, I is for, Improv, Improvisation, Long-Form, Short-FormLeave a comment on “I” is for “Improvisation”

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