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Category Archives: Improv Terms and Vocabulary

Game Library: “Lotus Monologues”

A monologue exercise that poetically blends truthful fact and fiction.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 17, 2023August 5, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Connections, Lotus Monologues, Narrative, Storytelling, Theme, Truth, WeavingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Lotus Monologues”

“T” is for “Truth”

Time to face some improv “truths” (and one lie, too).

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 13, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Comedy, Emotional Truth, Emotions, Game of the Scene, Lies, Material, Politics, Satire, T is for, TruthLeave a comment on “T” is for “Truth”

Game Library: “Creation Myth Scene”

A mythic departure from more run-of-the-mill short-form adventures…

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 10, 2023October 28, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Commercial, Creation Myth Scene, Justification, Narrative, Short-Form, Small Steps, Story, TrustLeave a comment on Game Library: “Creation Myth Scene”

“T” is for “Trust”

Unpacking the critical concept of “Trust…”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 6, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Audience, Ensemble, Postmortem, T is for, TrustLeave a comment on “T” is for “Trust”

Game Library: “Replay”

This Game Library entry includes five “Replay” variants, with links to a bonus two more!

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 3, 2023March 15, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Emotional Replay, Genre Replay, Most Scenes in a Minute, Replay, Scene Three Ways, Style, Through the Ages, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on Game Library: “Replay”

“T” is for “Transaction Scene”

Exchange your run-of-the-mill “Transaction Scene” for something with a little more oomph and potential.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 30, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, Objective, Secrets, Status, Strangers, T is for, Teaching Scene, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on “T” is for “Transaction Scene”

Game Library: “Bad Rap”

It’s time for a little bad rap (bad rap, bad rap.)

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 27, 2023July 14, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Bad Rap, Music, Poetry, Rhyme, Third Thought, Verbal Skills, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bad Rap”

“T” is for “Third Thought”

Three thoughts on when a “Third Thought” might be just what you’re looking for.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 23, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Creativity, Discovery, Obvious, Over-Originality, Spontaneity, T is for, Third ThoughtLeave a comment on “T” is for “Third Thought”

Game Library: “Soundtrack”

Big emotions, strong characterizations, and heightened physicality (and an adept technician) are the key ingredients of a strong “Soundtrack” scene.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 20, 2023January 18, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Emotional Truth, Justification, Movement, Music, Physicality, Soundtrack, Stakes, TellingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Soundtrack”

“T” is for “Telling”

A “telling” blog post.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 16, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Cartooning, Commenting, Narrative, Rug Pull, Scene Painting, Showing, Speaking Your Truth, T is for, TellingLeave a comment on “T” is for “Telling”

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