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Tag Archives: Long-Form

“T” is for “Teaching Scene”

A few choice lessons concerning “Teaching Scenes.”

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 2, 2023January 4, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CAD, CROW, Game of the Scene, Long-Form, Mapping, Relationship, Short-Form, T is for, Talking Heads, Teaching Scene, Transaction SceneLeave a comment on “T” is for “Teaching Scene”

Game Library: “High Card”

“High Card” provides a revealing all-play experience that unpacks the nuances of status

Posted byimprovdrNovember 25, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Character, Exercises, Long-Form, Relationship, Short-Form, Status, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “High Card”

“S” is for “Stakes”

Raising the “stakes” in your work typically raises the energy, attack, and momentum as well.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 14, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Comedy, Commitment, Drama, Long-Form, Objective, Passion, Raise the Stakes, S is for, Short-Form, Stakes, To Make Matters Worse, UrgencyLeave a comment on “S” is for “Stakes”

Game Library: “From an Object’s Point of View”

While this can be a bit of a stumper initially, the tools required for “From an Object’s Point of View” will serve you far beyond the site of this one particular game.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 7, 2022October 5, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Endowing, From an Object's Point of View, Long-Form, Props, Side SupportLeave a comment on Game Library: “From an Object’s Point of View”

“S” is for “Short-Form”

Here’s an effort to identify some of the common elements that make short-form what it is.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 12, 2022November 15, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Competition, Improvisation, Long-Form, S is for, Shape of Show, Short-Form, StructureLeave a comment on “S” is for “Short-Form”

Game Library: “The Café”

Have you experienced the ensemble delights of “The Café?”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 19, 2022August 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Focus, Give and Take, Long-Form, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, The CafeLeave a comment on Game Library: “The Café”

“S” is for “Shape of Show”

“Shape of Show” combines both past learnt wisdom with current in-the-moment discoveries.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 8, 2022August 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedysportz, Hosting, Long-Form, Red Thread, S is for, Shape of Show, Short-Form, Structure, TheatresportsLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shape of Show”

“S” is for “Secrets”

Psssst… here are some thoughts on “Secrets” and improv.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 1, 2022August 4, 2022Posted inDramaturgical Improv, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance Strategies, Style It UpTags:Characterization, Comedy, Drama, Dramaturgical Improv, Endowment, Lies, Long-Form, Motivation, Objective, Relationship, S is for, Secrets, Stakes, Subtext, TruthLeave a comment on “S” is for “Secrets”

Game Library: “Typewriter”

Does anyone use a “Typewriter” any more? Here’s a new game with an old name.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 29, 2022July 27, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Blind Typewriter, Double Typewriter, Gibberish Typewriter, Long-Form, Narrator, Scene Painting, Short-Form, Tag Typewriter, TypewriterLeave a comment on Game Library: “Typewriter”

“S” is for “Scene Painting”

“Scene Painting” serves as the first improv “S” and refers to the craft of bringing the stage to life with little more than your descriptive words.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 25, 2022July 27, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance Strategies, Style It UpTags:CROW, Environment, Extending, Location, Long-Form, Narrative, Props, S is for, Scene Painting, Short-Form, WhereLeave a comment on “S” is for “Scene Painting”

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