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Tag Archives: Material

“M” is for “Material”

This ImprovDr entry considers sources of improvisational material inspiration.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 14, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Ask-for, Boundaries, Censorship, Content, M is for, Material, Obvious, Speaking Your Truth, YouLeave a comment on “M” is for “Material”

“L” is for “Looking Backwards”

“Looking Backwards” (but not with anger) provides a fruitful way to find the path forward.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 24, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Callback, Content, L is for, Looking Backwards, Material, Offer, Shelving, Specificity, Story, StructureLeave a comment on “L” is for “Looking Backwards”

“L” is for “Levels”

Whether it’s staging, verbal choices, emotions or content, there are undoubtedly a lot of “Levels” to consider on the improv stage.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 10, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Content, Emotion, L is for, Levels, Material, Physicality, Staging, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “L” is for “Levels”

Game Library: “Theme Scenes”

“Theme Scenes” encourages a more emotionally grounded and nuanced style of improvisational play well-suited to both short- and long-form expeditions.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 23, 2021September 24, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Emotional Truth, Exercises, Honesty, Long-Form, Material, Short-Form, Theme, Theme Scenes, VulnerabilityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Theme Scenes”

Game Library: “Sequence Game”

The “Sequence Game” offers a way to brainstorm or refresh material before embarking on style-based or dramaturgically informed work.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 9, 2021May 12, 2025Posted inDramaturgical Improv, Improv Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance Strategies, Style It UpTags:Content, Dramaturgical Improv, Focus, Give and Take, Long-Form, Material, Sequence Game, Warm-up, Word AssociationLeave a comment on Game Library: “Sequence Game”

Game Library: “Passion Statements”

Passion Statements provides an exercise to connect players to more personal and honest material.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 28, 2020December 29, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Emotional Truth, Exercises, Honesty, Icebreakers, Material, Passion Statements, Top Reads, Truth, Vulnerability, YouLeave a comment on Game Library: “Passion Statements”

Commandment #4

It’s time to take a look at the improv sin of gagging…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 13, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedy, Commandments, Commenting, Emotional Truth, Gagging, Laughter, Material, Pimping, X-RatedLeave a comment on Commandment #4

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