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Category Archives: Improv Terms and Vocabulary

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”

“F” is for “Focus”

It’s time to put the spotlight on “Focus” and some simple ways to enable elegant “games of catch” in the words of the incomparable Gilda Radner.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 27, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:F is for, Focus, Give, Give and Take, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, TakeLeave a comment on “F” is for “Focus”

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”

“F” is for “Fear”

A consideration of when to run towards fear on the improv stage and when to apply the breaks…

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 20, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Abandon, Blocking, Bravery, F is for, FearLeave a comment on “F” is for “Fear”

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”

“E” is for “Extending”

The last improv “E” is for “Extending,” the critical practice of imbuing our stories with specificity and, subsequently, interest.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 13, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Details, E is for, Expanding, Extending, Narrative, Specificity, StorytellingLeave a comment on “E” is for “Extending”

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”

“E” is for “Experts”

The persona of the “Expert” has a lot to offer in terms of confidence, precision and crafting our characters from a place of strength.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 6, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Confidence, E is for, Experts, ImprovDr, Long-Form, Passion, Point of View, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “E” is for “Experts”

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”

“E” is for “Exits”

Some musings on the age-old improv question of “Should I stay or should I go now…””

Posted byimprovdrAugust 30, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:E is for, Edits, Exits, Focus, Give, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on “E” is for “Exits”

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