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Tag Archives: Emotion

Game Library: “Soap Opera”

There’s nothing subtle about the characters and choices in Soap Opera!

Posted byimprovdrJune 30, 2025June 28, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Caller, Character, Conscience, Emotion, Soap Opera, Stakes, Style, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Soap Opera”

Game Library: “Family Drive”

Let’s get in the car and go…

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 26, 2024January 25, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Character, Characterization, Emotion, Family Drive, Long-Form, Relationship, Short-FormLeave a comment on Game Library: “Family Drive”

Game Library: “Adjective Family”

Here’s an enjoyable short-form handle for exploring characterizations and energy..

Posted byimprovdrJune 5, 2023June 4, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Adjective Family, Characterization, Emotion, Energy, Heighten, Point of View, Relationship, VarietyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Adjective Family”

Game Library: “Zones”

A physical game that encourages dynamic staging and strong emotional choices.

Posted byimprovdrApril 14, 2023July 16, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Emotion, Emotional Zones, Justification, Physicality, Stage Picture, Staging, Where, ZonesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Zones”

“O” is for “Offer”

In search of richer improv building blocks? Here are some ways to craft and inspire your offers…

Posted byimprovdrApril 4, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Emotion, Extending, ImprovDr, Improvisation, Long-Form, O is for, Offer, Physicality, Presentational, Representational, Short-Form, Small Steps, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “O” is for “Offer”

Game Library: “Mantras”

If you’re looking for a way to amp up the emotional voracity of your characters, look no further… I give you “Mantras.”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 11, 2022August 21, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Acting, Drama, Emotion, Emotional Truth, Love, Mantras, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Mantras”

“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”

“E” is for “Emotional Truth”

Accessing and channeling our inner emotional truths is the artistic pursuit of a lifetime, but “E” is for “Emotional Truth” offers some bite-sized tactics to assist in this worthy endeavor.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 19, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Drama, E is for, Emotion, Emotional Truth, Honesty, Truth, VulnerabilityLeave a comment on “E” is for “Emotional Truth”
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