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Tag Archives: Heighten

Game Library: “Famous Last Words”

Few scenes guarantee a more epic ending than “Famous Last Words.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 16, 2022September 14, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Famous Last Words, Heighten, Justification, Short-Form, Stakes, Storytelling, To Make Matters Worse, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Famous Last Words”

Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

“Ritual Scene” affords the opportunity to explore a commonplace activity in a not-so-common style and rhythm.

Posted byimprovdrJune 10, 2022June 7, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Commitment, Dance, Extending, Heighten, Movement, Music, Parallel Action, Physicality, Presence, Ritual SceneLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

“P” is for “Presence”

Most of us know “Presence” when we see it. Here are some thoughts about how to nurture this elusive quality.

Posted byimprovdrJune 6, 2022August 23, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Active Listening, Commitment, Energy, Fear, Heighten, It, P is for, PresenceLeave a comment on “P” is for “Presence”

Game Library: “Death in a Minute”

This short-form standard packs a punch and requires players to work closely together towards a common goal.

Posted byimprovdrApril 1, 2022March 30, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Button, Death in a Minute, Heighten, Obvious, Short-Form, TheatresportsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Death in a Minute”

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”

“H” is for “Heighten”

While offers provide the raw material of improv, “Heightening” adds the steam and momentum…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 22, 2021February 25, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Energy, Extending, Game of the Scene, H is for, Heighten, Raise the Stakes, StakesLeave a comment on “H” is for “Heighten”

Commandment #7

The seventh commandment reminds us that when we’re in doubt we should break the routine.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 10, 2020April 13, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Balance, Breaking Routines, Commandments, Complementary Action, Heighten, Ignition, Parallel Action, PlatformLeave a comment on Commandment #7

Game Library: “Raise the Stakes”

“Raise the Stakes” is a helpful exercise to explore supporting a protagonist on their journey…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 3, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Exercises, Heighten, Protagonist, Raise the Stakes, Shining, Stakes, Top Reads, UrgencyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Raise the Stakes”
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