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Category Archives: Improv Games

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”

Game Library: “Naïve Expert”

It’s not just the oxymoronic game title that’s appealing: “Naïve Expert” combines endowments, talk-shows and obscure areas of expertise in a delightfully entertaining way.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 10, 2021February 8, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Endowing, Experts, Interview, Naive ExpertLeave a comment on Game Library: “Naïve Expert”

Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

Just two simple rules set the stage for a lot of dynamic action in “Entrances and Exits.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 3, 2021December 25, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Entrances, Entrances and Exits, Exits, Justification, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

Game Library: “Commercial”

And now for a “Commercial” break from your regular ImprovDr programming…

Posted byimprovdrAugust 27, 2021October 2, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Commercial, Erasure, Problem, Short-Form, SolutionLeave a comment on Game Library: “Commercial”

Game Library: “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene”

This game, “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene,” has the advantage of not only enriching the environment but also encouraging players to work together towards a common goal.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 20, 2021October 23, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene, Environment, Location, Obstacle, Physicality, StagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene”

Game Library: “Key Word”

Unlock the doorway to energized entrances and exits with “Key Word!”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 13, 2021July 4, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Entrances, Exits, Justification, Key Sound, Key Word, Relationship, Short-Form, StagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Key Word”

Game Library: “Go”

There’s a reason “Go” is such a well-loved and widely-used ensemble-building exercise.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 6, 2021April 22, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ensemble, Focus, Go, Team, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Go”

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