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Category Archives: Performance Strategies

“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.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 10, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Content, Emotion, L is for, Levels, Material, Physicality, Staging, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “L” is for “Levels”

“K” is for “Kindness”

Starting the new year (and a new letter) with a little “Kindness.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 3, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Audience, Empathy, Ensemble, Forgiveness, K is for, Kindness, Love, PostmortemLeave a comment on “K” is for “Kindness”

“J” is for “Justification”

As Del Close aptly noted, “The actor’s business is to justify…”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 27, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Commenting, Curve Ball, J is for, Justification, Offer, WeavingLeave a comment on “J” is for “Justification”

“I” is for “Initiation”

Getting an improv scene off to a promising start can prove quite challenging. “Initiation” examines some best practices to help in this endeavor.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 20, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, I is for, I'll Start, Initiation, Launches, Offer, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on “I” is for “Initiation”

“I” is for “Inclusiveness”

Some questions to consider on the path to “Inclusiveness” in our improv spaces.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 13, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Company, Ensemble, Groupmind, I is for, Inclusiveness, Long-Form, Postmortem, Short-Form, Speaking Your Truth, TrainingLeave a comment on “I” is for “Inclusiveness”

“I” is for “Improvisation”

Alphabetization aside, this should probably serve as the first entry in my “A” to “Z” series. Enjoy “I” is for “Improvisation.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 6, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Bakhtin, David Charles, I is for, Improv, Improvisation, Long-Form, Short-FormLeave a comment on “I” is for “Improvisation”

“H” is for “Hosting”

The last improv “H” is for “Hosting” – that critical fellow improviser that can make or break a short- or long-form experience.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 29, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Caller, Director, Emcee, H is for, Hosting, Long-Form, Shape of Show, Short-Form, Sidecoaching, Structure, Top ReadsLeave a comment on “H” is for “Hosting”

“H” is for “Heighten”

While offers provide the raw material of improv, “Heightening” adds the steam and momentum…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 22, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Energy, Extending, Game of the Scene, H is for, Heighten, Raise the Stakes, StakesLeave a comment on “H” is for “Heighten”

“H” is for “Handle”

This ImprovDr blog post seeks to get a handle on the tradition of adding “Handles” to our scenes.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 15, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Caller, Game of the Scene, Games, H is for, Handle, Hoop, OverlayLeave a comment on “H” is for “Handle”

“G” is for “Groupmind”

“Groupmind” stands as a rich but potentially problematic pursuit in our spontaneous endeavors.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 8, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Ensemble, G is for, Groupmind, InclusivenessLeave a comment on “G” is for “Groupmind”

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