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Tag Archives: Looking Good

“V” is for “Volunteers”

Pitfalls to avoid when working with audience members…

Posted byimprovdrMarch 13, 2023March 17, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Amateur, Audience, Looking Good, Participation, V is for, Volunteers2 Comments on “V” is for “Volunteers”

“S” is for “Shining”

Some signs that you might be shining in ways that are problematically eclipsing your scene partners…

Posted byimprovdrAugust 29, 2022February 18, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Bulldozing, Competition, Ensemble, Looking Good, S is for, Selfishness, Shining, Teamwork, Upstaging, WinningLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shining”

“N” is for “Names”

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but a rose without any name at all might cause you some issues when you’re trying to buy one at the florist…

Posted byimprovdrMarch 7, 2022October 22, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Character Walk, Endowing, Inclusiveness, Looking Good, N is for, Names, Relationship, SpecificityLeave a comment on “N” is for “Names”

Game Library: “Tag-Team Song”

Some thoughts on a short-form improv mainstay, “Tag-Team Song.”

Posted byimprovdrMarch 4, 2022December 23, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Looking Good, Music, Narrative, Point of View, Rhyme, Short-Form, Structure, Tag-Team Song, Target RhymeLeave a comment on Game Library: “Tag-Team Song”

“L” is for “Love”

Is there enough “Love” in your improv?

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 7, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Commitment, Conflict, Emotional Truth, Empathy, Freshness, L is for, Looking Good, Love, Relationship, Wearing Your Character LightlyLeave a comment on “L” is for “Love”

Game Library: “One-Downing”

“One-Downing” provides a playful tool for elevating your scene partners while adding dynamism and energy.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 4, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Game of the Scene, Looking Good, One-Downing, One-Upping, Relationship, StatusLeave a comment on Game Library: “One-Downing”

“L” is for “Looking Good”

Many view this advice as a golden rule of improv: strive to make your fellow players look good…

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 31, 2022March 6, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Ensemble, Kindness, L is for, Looking Good, Love, Making Others Look Good, Postmortem, Selflessness, SharingLeave a comment on “L” is for “Looking Good”

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”

Game Library: “Bus Stop”

“Bus Stop” requires players to mine the simplest of choices in their collective pursuit to find and build the game of the scene.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 22, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Bus Stop, Game of the Scene, Looking Backwards, Looking Good, Obvious, Parallel Action, PhysicalityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bus Stop”

Commandment #3

A look at shining and it’s influence on collaboration.

Posted byimprovdrJune 29, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Balance, Commandments, Ensemble, Looking Good, Sharing Focus, ShiningLeave a comment on Commandment #3
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