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Category Archives: Improv Terms and Vocabulary

Game Library: “Actor’s Nightmare”

Here’s the first entry in the ImprovDr Game Library Expansion Pack I, “Actor’s Nightmare.”

Posted byimprovdrMay 26, 2023May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Abandon, Actor's Nightmare, Endowing, Given Circumstances, Justification, Page of Play, Short-FormLeave a comment on Game Library: “Actor’s Nightmare”

Game Library: “Camera, Narrator, Actor, Actor”

An exciting narrative game for your improv library.

Posted byimprovdrMay 19, 2023May 9, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Camera Narrator Actor Actor, Characterization, Narrative, Scene Painting, Storytelling, Verbal Skills, ZoomprovLeave a comment on Game Library: “Camera, Narrator, Actor, Actor”

“Z” is for “Zoomprov”

We’ve made it to “Z” and this is the last entry in my improv tools and terminology series: “Z” is for “Zoomprov.”

Posted byimprovdrMay 15, 2023May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Focus, Give and Take, Online Improv, Waffling, Z is for, ZoomprovLeave a comment on “Z” is for “Zoomprov”

Game Library: “You Look…”

“You look” like you might really enjoy this exercise for forging stronger connections with our scene partners.

Posted byimprovdrMay 12, 2023May 9, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Connections, Emotional Truth, Honesty, Presence, Relationship, Vulnerability, You, You Look...Leave a comment on Game Library: “You Look…”

“Y” is for “You”

There is a “you” in improv (as well as an “I”)

Posted byimprovdrMay 8, 2023May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Ensemble, Goals, Inclusiveness, Obvious, Postmortem, Speaking Your Truth, Y is for, YouLeave a comment on “Y” is for “You”

Game Library: “Pick-Up Lines”

This short-form game comes with a content advisory, but if you’re in the market for a slightly spicy decider….

Posted byimprovdrMay 5, 2023May 4, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Decider, Gagging, Line Game, Pick Up Lines, Punchlines', X-RatedLeave a comment on Game Library: “Pick-Up Lines”

“X” is for “X-Rated”

Considering the more adult side of improv performance.

Posted byimprovdrMay 1, 2023May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Boundaries, Consent, Content, Family-Friendly, Material, X-Rated, XisforLeave a comment on “X” is for “X-Rated”

Game Library: “Slow Motion War”

A fast read on a slow game.

Posted byimprovdrApril 28, 2023April 26, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Decider, Physicality, Slow Motion, Slow Motion War, Warm-up, WinningLeave a comment on Game Library: “Slow Motion War”

“W” is for “Winning”

Is an effort to “win” in your improv coming with unintended costs?

Posted byimprovdrApril 24, 2023April 29, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Competition, Shining, W is for, WinningLeave a comment on “W” is for “Winning”

Game Library: “Yes Party”

Two markedly different ways to brainstorm a party await…

Posted byimprovdrApril 21, 2023April 19, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Blocking, Energy, Exercises, Wimping, Yes And, Yes PartyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Yes Party”

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