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Tag Archives: Justification

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”

“J” is for “Justification”

As Del Close aptly noted, “The actor’s business is to justify…”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 27, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Commenting, Curve Ball, J is for, Justification, Offer, WeavingLeave a comment on “J” is for “Justification”

Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

Just two simple rules set the stage for a lot of dynamic action in “Entrances and Exits.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 3, 2021December 25, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Entrances, Entrances and Exits, Exits, Justification, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

Game Library: “Key Word”

Unlock the doorway to energized entrances and exits with “Key Word!”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 13, 2021July 4, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Entrances, Exits, Justification, Key Sound, Key Word, Relationship, Short-Form, StagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Key Word”

Game Library: “Should’ve Said”

“Should’ve Said” playfully provides characters with that rare opportunity to have a second (or perhaps third…) chance.

Posted byimprovdrJune 4, 2021June 9, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Change, Curve Ball, Ding, Justification, Should've Said, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Should’ve Said”

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