This ImprovDr blog entry includes two approaches to this classic storytelling improv exercise.
Category Archives: Improv Terms and Vocabulary
“L” is for “Looking Backwards”
“Looking Backwards” (but not with anger) provides a fruitful way to find the path forward.
Game Library: “La Ronde”
“La Ronde” provides a user-friendly frame for exploring complex characters and relationships.
“L” is for “Long-Form”
For such a widely used term in Western improv circles, it can be challenging to get your arms around an inclusive and helpful definition of “Long-Form” improvisation. Here’s an effort to do just that…
Game Library: “Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie”
Improv can become a stand and talk affair if we’re not careful. Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie provides the perfect antidote if you need to shake up your staging habits.
“L” is for “Levels”
Whether it’s staging, verbal choices, emotions or content, there are undoubtedly a lot of “Levels” to consider on the improv stage.
Game Library: “Nicer Than You”
Bring a little more kindness to your relationships and scene work with “Nicer Than You.”
“K” is for “Kindness”
Starting the new year (and a new letter) with a little “Kindness.”
Game Library: “Freeze Frame”
Open eyes… and peek into the inner workings of “Freeze Frame.”
“J” is for “Justification”
As Del Close aptly noted, “The actor’s business is to justify…”