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Tag Archives: Audience

“N” is for “Narrative”

This entry articulates some helpful qualities for a strong improvised narrative or story.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 14, 2022October 22, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Audience, Confidence, Connections, Consistency, Consistent Inconsistency, Content, Details, Extending, Material, N is for, Narrative, Perspective, Point of View, Specificity, Storytelling, StructureLeave a comment on “N” is for “Narrative”

“K” is for “Kindness”

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

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 3, 2022May 25, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Audience, Empathy, Ensemble, Forgiveness, K is for, Kindness, Love, PostmortemLeave a comment on “K” is for “Kindness”

Game Library: “Act Harder”

It’s hard for a lackluster scene to withstand the joyful lambasting that is “Act Harder.”

Posted byimprovdrApril 2, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Act Harder, Audience, Caller, CommitmentLeave a comment on Game Library: “Act Harder”

Game Library: “Gibberish Scene”

Here’s a format that’s well-suited to upending a reliance on the spoken word: “Gibberish Scene.”

Posted byimprovdrMarch 26, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Audience, Commentary, Gibberish, Gibberish Scene, Physicality, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Gibberish Scene”

Game Library: “Scene in the Audience”

Improv often breaks the fourth wall of performance; “Scene in the Audience” takes that concept to the nth degree.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 27, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Audience, Scene in the Audience, StagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Scene in the Audience”

“A” is for “Audience”

Here are some musings on possible contracts we could or should have as improvisers with our “Audience.”

Posted byimprovdrNovember 23, 2020August 23, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Audience, Community, HostingLeave a comment on “A” is for “Audience”

Game Library: “Options”

“Options” provides a helpful opportunity to really stretch your ask-for muscles as an improviser.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 13, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, Audience, Caller, OptionsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Options”

“A” is for “Ask-for”

While not all improv companies use audience suggestions as an inspirational launching point, this approach remains common. “A” is for “Ask-for” considers some best practices for getting the most out of these moments.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 9, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Ask-for, Audience, Long-Form, Prompt, Short-Form, SuggestionsLeave a comment on “A” is for “Ask-for”
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