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Tag Archives: Character

Game Library: “Endowment Circle”

It’s worthwhile exploring “Endowment Circle” if you routinely find yourself assuming one-dimensional or simplistic characters and relationships on stage.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 30, 2021December 20, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Character, Consistency, Endowing, Endowment Circle, Exercises, RelationshipLeave a comment on Game Library: “Endowment Circle”

“E” is for “Endowing”

Are you maximizing the joy and effectiveness of your improvisational gifts when you “Endow” your scene partners?

Posted byimprovdrJuly 26, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Complementary Action, E is for, Endowing, Given Circumstances, Offer, Relationship, SpecificityLeave a comment on “E” is for “Endowing”

“C” is for “Culpability”

The penultimate improv “C” is for “Culpability.” Characters and players who embrace this attribute with fearlessness open up rich new scenic pathways and potentials.

Posted byimprovdrMay 24, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Ambiguity, C is for, Change, Character, Consistency, CulpabilityLeave a comment on “C” is for “Culpability”

“C” is for “CROW”

Are you priming your scene work with strong specifics and CROW elements? If you’ve studied Spolin-derived approaches, you might know this as the WWW.

Posted byimprovdrMay 17, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Character, CROW, Given Circumstances, Improv Strategies, Improvisation, Initiation, Objective, Relationship, Starting Scenes, Theatresports, Where, WWWLeave a comment on “C” is for “CROW”

“C” is for “Confession”

This entry explores one of the CAD trinity of revelations, the “Confession.”

Posted byimprovdrApril 12, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Breaking Routines, C is for, CAD, Character, Confession, Culpability, RevelationLeave a comment on “C” is for “Confession”

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, 2021September 16, 2023Posted 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”

“C” is for “Character”

“C” is for “Character” offers some strategies for shaking yourself out of unhelpful patterns that might be restricting your work and play.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 1, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Character, Characterization, CROW, Improvisation, Long-Form, Physicality, Short-Form, WhoLeave a comment on “C” is for “Character”

“A” is for “Archetype”

The latest entry in my series exploring the “A” to “Z” of improv terminology and techniques.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 2, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Archetype, Character, David Charles, Improv Strategies, ImprovDr, Inclusiveness, Long-Form, Representation, StereotypeLeave a comment on “A” is for “Archetype”

Game Library: “Point/Counterpoint”

With a playful edge, “Point/Counterpoint” satirizes the state of political discourse and polarization.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 25, 2020February 2, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accusation, Character, Experts, Interview, Justification, Point of View, Point/Counterpoint, Satire, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Point/Counterpoint”

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