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Author Archives: improvdr

Game Library: “Old Job, New Job”

The cobwebs of an old profession inform the behaviors of a new occupation in this entertaining character-based dynamic.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 11, 2024November 9, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Behavior, Characterization, Curve of Absurdity, Inappropriate Behavior, Justification, Mapping, Old Job New Job, Physicality, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Old Job, New Job”

Game Library: “Occupation Endowment”

What happens when you interview for a job without knowing what it is…?

Posted byimprovdrNovember 5, 2024November 8, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Complementary Action, Endowing, Endowment, Interview, Occupation Endowment, Short-FormLeave a comment on Game Library: “Occupation Endowment”

Game Library: “Object Naming”

An elegant reminder of the importance of existing in the moment.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 1, 2024October 31, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Creativity, Exercises, Focus, Freedom, Judging, Object Naming, Spontaneity, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Object Naming”

Game Library: “Numbers”

I’m thinking of a number…

Posted byimprovdrOctober 28, 2024October 27, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Brainstorming, Caller, CROW, Long-Form, Numbered Players, Numbers, Relationship, Short-Form, Theme, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Numbers”

Game Library: “Noise and Action Circle”

A quick and energetic warm-up.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 23, 2024October 25, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Exercises, Noise and Action Backs, Noise and Action Circle, Physicality, Spontaneity, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Noise and Action Circle”

Game Library: “Ninety-Nine Jokes”

Ninety-Nine punchline-seeking improvisers walk into a bar…

Posted byimprovdrOctober 21, 2024October 20, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Comedy, Decider, Line Game, Ninety-Nine Jokes, Pick Up Lines, Punchlines, Puns, Tiebreaker, Verbal Skills, Word PlayLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ninety-Nine Jokes”

Game Library: “Narrated Pairs”

Narrative and pantomimic action combine in this relationship-based exploration of a common past.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 4, 2024February 4, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Give and Take, Justification, Narrated Pairs, Narrative, Perspective, Physicality, Relationship, Storytelling, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Narrated Pairs”

Game Library: “Musical Word”

Unpack the inherent musicality in your favorite words with this All-Play warm-up.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Active Listening, All Play, Ensemble, Exercises, Music, Musical Word, Musicality, Rhythm, Teamwork, Verbal Skills, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Musical Word”

Game Library: “Musical Eye Contact”

A fun experiment with eye contact and non-eye-contact and music…

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 13, 2024September 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Eye Contact, Justification, Music, Musical Eye Contact, Relationship, Soundtrack, Subtext, TechniciansLeave a comment on Game Library: “Musical Eye Contact”

Game Library: “Move Like Me Tag”

Get everyone moving and playing in this tag variation

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 9, 2024September 9, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Dance, Ensemble, Exercises, Laban, Mirroring, Move Like Me Tag, Movement, Physicality, Playfulness, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Move Like Me Tag”

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