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Tag Archives: Caller

Game Library: “Should’ve Said”

“Should’ve Said” playfully provides characters with that rare opportunity to have a second (or perhaps third…) chance.

Posted byimprovdrJune 4, 2021June 9, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Change, Curve Ball, Ding, Justification, Should've Said, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Should’ve Said”

Game Library: “Conducted Freeze Tag”

This “Freeze Tag” variation has the benefit of an outside caller’s eye shaping and pacing the action.

Posted byimprovdrMay 21, 2021October 9, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Blind Freeze Tag, Caller, Conducted Freeze Tag, CROW, Exercises, Freeze, Freeze Tag, Justification, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Conducted Freeze Tag”

Game Library: “Laugh and Go”

The contrast between dramatic material and whimsical execution makes “Laugh and Go” an audience (and player) favorite.

Posted byimprovdrMay 14, 2021July 28, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Breaking, Caller, Corpsing, Laugh and Go, Top ReadsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Laugh and Go”

Game Library: “Inner Monosong”

A game ripe with musical potential, “Inner Monosong” probably ranks amongst my top ten favorite short-form games. Is it in your current repertory?

Posted byimprovdrApril 16, 2021June 17, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:CAD, Caller, Confession, Inner Monologue, Inner Monosong, Music, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Inner Monosong”

Game Library: “Act Harder”

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

Posted byimprovdrApril 2, 2021May 21, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Act Harder, Audience, Caller, CommitmentLeave a comment on Game Library: “Act Harder”

Game Library: “Character Walk”

“Character Walk” is an all-play low-stakes exploratory exercise that allows players to get some reps in making quick instinctive and embodied character choices.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 5, 2021March 16, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Character, Character Walk, Characterization, Exercises, Names, What's in a Name?Leave a comment on Game Library: “Character Walk”

Game Library: “Stop! Think!”

If your text and subtext are often one and the same, perhaps you could benefit from taking a moment to “Stop! Think!”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 12, 2021August 17, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cartooning, Exercises, Short-Form, Showing, Stop! Think!, Subtext2 Comments on Game Library: “Stop! Think!”

Game Library: “Environmental Freeze Tag”

The ImprovDr Game Library continues to expand with “Environmental Freeze Tag,” a lesser-known warm-up that creates expansive and dynamic locations.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 5, 2021June 26, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Caller, Characterization, Environmental Freeze Tag, Exercises, Freeze, Justification, Physicality, Staging, Warm-up, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “Environmental Freeze Tag”

Game Library: “Song Cue”

This addition to the Game Library is a musical improv mainstay, “Song Cue.” That sounds like a blog…

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 29, 2021June 28, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Caller, Music, Musicality, Song, Song Cue, Sounds Like a Song, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Song Cue”

“C” is for “Caller”

Here are some thoughts on how to sharpen your game in this integral but often thankless role with “C” is for “Caller.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 25, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Caller, Hosting, Short-Form, SidecoachingLeave a comment on “C” is for “Caller”

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