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Tag Archives: Exercises

Game Library: “Yes Party”

Two markedly different ways to brainstorm a party await…

Posted byimprovdrApril 21, 2023April 19, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Blocking, Energy, Exercises, Wimping, Yes And, Yes PartyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Yes Party”

Game Library: “Neighbors”

“Do you like your neighbors?” “Yes, but I don’t like people who haven’t read this latest addition to the ImprovDr Game Library yet…” (Actually, I do.)

Posted byimprovdrMarch 24, 2023March 22, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ensemble, Exercises, Icebreakers, Neighbors, Playfulness, Sharing, Team, Trust, Vulnerability, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Neighbors”

Game Library: “Relay Entrances and Exits”

Learn how to sell your exits (and entrances) with this energetic improv drill.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 2, 2022November 30, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Entrances, Exercises, Exits, Give and Take, Justification, Relay Entrances and Exits, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on Game Library: “Relay Entrances and Exits”

Game Library: “High Card”

“High Card” provides a revealing all-play experience that unpacks the nuances of status

Posted byimprovdrNovember 25, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Character, Exercises, Long-Form, Relationship, Short-Form, Status, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “High Card”

Game Library: “Simultaneous Clap”

I love the connection this warm-up encourages.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 1, 2022June 30, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ensemble, Exercises, Eye Contact, Focus, Groupmind, Presence, Rehearsal Etiquette, Simultaneous Clap, Team, Trust, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Simultaneous Clap”

Game Library: “Stop and Go”

A warm-up to stretch your give and take muscles…

Posted byimprovdrApril 8, 2022April 7, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Abandon, Active Listening, Exercises, Give, Give and Take, Offer, Presence, Sharing Focus, Stop and Go, Take, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stop and Go”

Game Library: “Get Them To…”

This exercise ably demonstrates the importance of clear objectives and tactics in our scripted and non-scripted scene work. And it’s my 200th post to boot!

Posted byimprovdrMarch 25, 2022March 24, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:CROW, Exercises, Get Them To..., Motivation, Objective, Secrets, Tactics, What, WWWLeave a comment on Game Library: “Get Them To…”

Game Library: “Heightening Circle”

Here’s an exercise to help pace heightening moves when exploring the game of a scene.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 26, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Exercises, Extending, Heighten, Heightening Circle, Looking Backwards, Looking Good, One-Downing, One-Upping, Small Steps, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Heightening Circle”

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, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Character, Consistency, Endowing, Endowment Circle, Exercises, RelationshipLeave a comment on Game Library: “Endowment Circle”

Game Library: “Theme Scenes”

“Theme Scenes” encourages a more emotionally grounded and nuanced style of improvisational play well-suited to both short- and long-form expeditions.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 23, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Emotional Truth, Exercises, Honesty, Long-Form, Material, Short-Form, Theme, Theme Scenes, VulnerabilityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Theme Scenes”

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