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Tag Archives: Give and Take

Game Library: “Narrated Pairs”

Narrative and pantomimic action combine in this relationship-based exploration of a common past.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 4, 2024September 29, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Give and Take, Justification, Narrated Pairs, Narrative, Perspective, Physicality, Relationship, Storytelling, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Narrated Pairs”

Game Library: “Double Gibberish Scene”

This premise contains double the usual fun of a typical gibberish scene!

Posted byimprovdrNovember 27, 2023November 27, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Communication, Double Gibberish Scene, Gibberish, Gibberish Scene, Give and Take, Physicality, Subtext, TeamworkLeave a comment on Game Library: “Double Gibberish Scene”

“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”

“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: “Relay Entrances and Exits”

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

Posted byimprovdrDecember 2, 2022March 15, 2025Posted 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: “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: “Stop and Go”

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

Posted byimprovdrApril 8, 2022August 17, 2025Posted 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”

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