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Category Archives: Performance Strategies

Commandment #6

Waffling isn’t just a city in Belgium…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 27, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Chatterbox, Commandments, Physicality, Sentences, Talking Heads, Verbal Skills, Waffling, WimpingLeave a comment on Commandment #6

Game Library: “It’s Tuesday”

“It’s Tuesday” promotes being changed in our scene work and reminds us that the next great choice could be right in front of us.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 24, 2020June 27, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Bravery, Change, Commitment, Emotional Truth, Exercises, Improv, Improvisation, It's Tuesday, Top Reads, Warm-up1 Comment on Game Library: “It’s Tuesday”

Commandment #5

This Commandment invites us to embrace change in our scenic work.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 20, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Bulletproof, Change, Commandments, Gut Check, Word at a Time StoryLeave a comment on Commandment #5

Game Library: “My Movie”

“My Movie, My Movie, My Movie,” is a helpful short-form game that challenges your ability to make quick verbal choices on your feet.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 17, 2020September 21, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedy, Commitment, Gagging, Improv Games, My Movie, Short-Form, Top Reads, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “My Movie”

Commandment #4

It’s time to take a look at the improv sin of gagging…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 13, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedy, Commandments, Commenting, Emotional Truth, Gagging, Laughter, Material, Pimping, X-RatedLeave a comment on Commandment #4

A Peek Inside: Insta-Musical Just Add Water

Take a peek inside the inner workings of my first long-form improv musical, Insta-Musical: Just Add Water. This entry includes the musical game “Work Song.”

Posted byimprovdrJuly 10, 2020December 13, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Performance Strategies, That Sounds Like a SongTags:A Peek Inside, Insta-Musical, Long-Form, Music, Musical Long-Form, Structure, Work SongLeave a comment on A Peek Inside: Insta-Musical Just Add Water

My First Long-Form: Insta-Musical Just Add Water

My first experiment in musical long-form was during my senior year at Roosevelt University in Chicago,

Posted byimprovdrJuly 6, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inBlasts and Casts from the Past, Performance Strategies, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Deviser, Firsts, Insta-Musical, Musical Long-Form, Roosevelt UniversityLeave a comment on My First Long-Form: Insta-Musical Just Add Water

Game Library: “Raise the Stakes”

“Raise the Stakes” is a helpful exercise to explore supporting a protagonist on their journey…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 3, 2020January 14, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Exercises, Heighten, Protagonist, Raise the Stakes, Shining, Stakes, Top Reads, UrgencyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Raise the Stakes”

Commandment #3

A look at shining and it’s influence on collaboration.

Posted byimprovdrJune 29, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Balance, Commandments, Ensemble, Looking Good, Sharing Focus, ShiningLeave a comment on Commandment #3

Game Library: “All Together Now”

“All Together Now” provides three fun warm-up games to help your ensemble develop stronger listening and focus…

Posted byimprovdrJune 26, 2020June 14, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, All Together Now, Exercises, Focus, Give and Take, Sharing Focus, Top Reads, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “All Together Now”

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