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Tag Archives: Given Circumstances

Game Library: “Actor’s Nightmare”

Here’s the first entry in the ImprovDr Game Library Expansion Pack I, “Actor’s Nightmare.”

Posted byimprovdrMay 26, 2023December 22, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Abandon, Actor's Nightmare, Endowing, Given Circumstances, Justification, Page of Play, Short-FormLeave a comment on Game Library: “Actor’s Nightmare”

Game Library: “Bell’s Kitchen”

This ImprovDr Game Library addition provides a way to workshop first steps and how to find new ways to approach launching ask-fors that might have become a little stale or predictable.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 24, 2021July 30, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, Bell's Kitchen, Caller, CROW, Given Circumstances, Initiation, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bell’s Kitchen”

“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”

Game Library: “Prologue”

This game provides an effective way of launching into strong and definitive scene work in either long- or short-form modalities. If you’re looking to add some more variety or style into your play, “Prologue” could be just the ticket.

Posted byimprovdrJune 18, 2021February 17, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:CROW, Deviser, Given Circumstances, Narrative, Narrator, PrologueLeave a comment on Game Library: “Prologue”

“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”

“B” is for “Balance”

“B” is for “Balance” examines four different definitions of this important improv concept.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 7, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:B is for, Balance, CROW, Ensemble, Given Circumstances, Inclusiveness, Platform, Routine, ShiningLeave a comment on “B” is for “Balance”
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