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Tag Archives: Focus

Game Library: “Pulse”

Feel the energy with Pulse.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 21, 2025February 19, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ensemble, Exercises, Focus, Pulse, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Pulse”

Game Library: “Object Naming”

An elegant reminder of the importance of existing in the moment.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 1, 2024October 31, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Creativity, Exercises, Focus, Freedom, Judging, Object Naming, Spontaneity, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Object Naming”

“Z” is for “Zoomprov”

We’ve made it to “Z” and this is the last entry in my improv tools and terminology series: “Z” is for “Zoomprov.”

Posted byimprovdrMay 15, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Focus, Give and Take, Online Improv, Waffling, Z is for, ZoomprovLeave a comment on “Z” is for “Zoomprov”

“U” is for “Upstaging”

The unhelpful habit of “Upstaging” is by no means unique to the improv stage, but it does tend to disproportionately appear and thwart otherwise powerful choices and actions.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 20, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Focus, Levels, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, U is for, UpstagingLeave a comment on “U” is for “Upstaging”

“T” is for “Take”

Some hot takes about the art of focus takes.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 19, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Focus, Give, Give and Take, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, T is for, TakeLeave a comment on “T” is for “Take”

Game Library: “Invisibility Scene”

Some ghostly scenic techniques…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 4, 2022June 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Focus, Give and Take, Invisibility Scene, Justification, Physicality, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, Stage PictureLeave a comment on Game Library: “Invisibility Scene”

“S” is for “Split Focus”

99% of the time, “Split Focus” will cause problems on the improv stage. Here’s a consideration of the other 1% of the time!

Posted byimprovdrOctober 31, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Energy, Focus, Give and Take, S is for, Sharing Focus, Split FocusLeave a comment on “S” is for “Split Focus”

Game Library: “The Café”

Have you experienced the ensemble delights of “The Café?”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 19, 2022September 24, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, All Play, Experiential, Focus, Give and Take, Long-Form, Relationship, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, The CafeLeave a comment on Game Library: “The Café”

“S” is for “Sharing Focus”

This “Sharing Focus” entry directs you to a variety of helpful strategies and techniques.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 15, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Focus, Give, Give and Take, S is for, Sharing Focus, Shining, Split Focus, TakeLeave a comment on “S” is for “Sharing Focus”

Game Library: “Simultaneous Clap”

I love the connection this warm-up encourages.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 1, 2022June 14, 2025Posted 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”

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