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Tag Archives: Justification

Game Library: “Escalating Scene”

Escalating Scene offers an improv embodiment of the butterfly effect where one small inconsequential action ultimately causes havoc.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 18, 2022September 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Curve of Absurdity, Escalating Scene, Justification, Stakes, Story, To Make Matters Worse, UrgencyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Escalating Scene”

Game Library: “They Said, They Said”

Splitting the duties of making verbal or physical offers can result in enriching both elements of your play.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 11, 2022September 30, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Physicality, Stage Picture, Staging, They Said They SaidLeave a comment on Game Library: “They Said, They Said”

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”

Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

In a… blog entry, with a… heaping helping of suggestions, while a… reader contemplates the scenic possibilities.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 23, 2022June 10, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, In A With A While A, Justification, Location, Short-Form, Showing, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

Game Library: “Famous Last Words”

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

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 16, 2022January 29, 2024Posted 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: “Chapters”

“Chapters” mixes up the order of the dramatic action in a dynamic and challenging way.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 26, 2022September 14, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Advancing, Caller, Chapters, Justification, Shelving, Storytelling, StructureLeave a comment on Game Library: “Chapters”

Game Library: “Hesitation Speech”

A fun way to combine a little randomness with the high stakes of a public speech or event….

Posted byimprovdrApril 15, 2022May 17, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Hesitation Speech, Justification, Over-Originality, Randomness, Shivving, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Hesitation Speech”

Game Library: “Pop-Up Story Book”

This game requires a little rolling around on the floor but, if you’re physically up for it, “Pop-Up Story Book” can unlock delightfully whimsical stories.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 18, 2022February 8, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Freeze Frame, Justification, Narrative, Narrator, Physicality, Pop-Up Story Book, Slide Show, StorytellingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Pop-Up Story Book”

Game Library: “Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie”

Improv can become a stand and talk affair if we’re not careful. Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie provides the perfect antidote if you need to shake up your staging habits.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 14, 2022July 30, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Levels, Physicality, Short-Form, Staging, Stand Sit Kneel LieLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie”

Game Library: “Freeze Frame”

Open eyes… and peek into the inner workings of “Freeze Frame.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 31, 2021March 1, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Freeze Frame, Justification, Narrative, Narrator, Shivving, Slide Show, Volunteers, Wearing Your Character LightlyLeave a comment on Game Library: “Freeze Frame”

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