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Category Archives: Improv Games

Game Library: “Oscar-Winning Moments”

There’s a lot of room for playful discovery in the short-form game “Oscar-Winning Moments.”

Posted byimprovdrNovember 19, 2021December 11, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Handle, Oscar-Winning Moments, Short-Form, StyleLeave a comment on Game Library: “Oscar-Winning Moments”

Game Library: “Counting Circle”

A simple matter of counting to a set target can surprisingly bring an ensemble together…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 12, 2021October 26, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, Counting Circle, Ensemble, GroupmindLeave a comment on Game Library: “Counting Circle”

Game Library: “Focus Ball”

“Focus Ball,” the latest addition to the ImprovDr “Game Library,” allows improvisers to playfully explore the skills of giving and taking focus.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 5, 2021February 11, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Focus, Focus Ball, Give, Give and Take, Sharing FocusLeave a comment on Game Library: “Focus Ball”

Game Library: “Subtitles”

“Subtitles” explores the frequently humorous disparity of what may become lost in translation as a movie moves from one language to another.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 29, 2021September 3, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Foreign Movie, Gibberish, Language Skills, Physicality, Subtitles, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Subtitles”

Game Library: “Bus Stop”

“Bus Stop” requires players to mine the simplest of choices in their collective pursuit to find and build the game of the scene.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 22, 2021August 25, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Bus Stop, Game of the Scene, Looking Backwards, Looking Good, Obvious, Parallel Action, PhysicalityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bus Stop”

Game Library: “World’s Worst”

A popular line game, “World’s Worst” allows you to flex your comedic muscles.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 15, 2021December 13, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Gagging, Jokes, Line Game, Punchlines', World's WorstLeave a comment on Game Library: “World’s Worst”

Game Library: “Game Lab”

“Game Lab” offers a way to keep your short-form muscles suitably challenged and your scene work fresh.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 8, 2021March 26, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Freshness, Game Lab, Handle, New Games, Rules, Short-Form, SpontaneityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Game Lab”

Game Library: “Two Scenes”

Entry number 150 at http://www.improvdr.com examines the performance potentials of “Two Rooms” – a game that demands generous and clear focus exchanges.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 1, 2021October 19, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Focus, Give and Take, Split Focus, Two ScenesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Two Scenes”

Game Library: “Ballet”

Get your dance shoes on…

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 24, 2021July 19, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Ballet, Dance, Fear, Music, Narrator, PhysicalityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ballet”

Game Library: “Advance/Extend Stories”

This narrative exercise deploys the foundational storytelling techniques of advancing and extending.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 17, 2021May 28, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Advance/Extend Stories, Advancing, Extending, Narrative, StorytellingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Advance/Extend Stories”

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