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Tag Archives: Motivation

Game Library: “Speak, Grunt, Shut Up”

Challenge yourself and your scene partners with this unique (and uniquely inspiring) verbal handle.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 25, 2025July 16, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Motivation, Physicality, Speak Grunt Shut Up, Stage Picture, Staging, Subtext, Verbal Skills, Where, ZonesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Speak, Grunt, Shut Up”

Game Library: “Text/Subtext”

Unlock the fun (and challenge) of shifting quickly between your text and subtext.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 16, 2022September 14, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cartooning, Emotional Truth, Motivation, Objective, Subtext, Text/Subtext, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Text/Subtext”

“S” is for “Secrets”

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

Posted byimprovdrAugust 1, 2022October 22, 2023Posted 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: “Get Them To…”

This exercise ably demonstrates the importance of clear objectives and tactics in our scripted and non-scripted scene work. And it’s my 200th post to boot!

Posted byimprovdrMarch 25, 2022April 5, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:CROW, Exercises, Get Them To..., Motivation, Objective, Secrets, Tactics, What, WWWLeave a comment on Game Library: “Get Them To…”

“O” is for “Objective”

What are you fighting for as your characters on the improv stage?

Posted byimprovdrMarch 21, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Conflict, Consistency, Consistent Inconsistency, CROW, Motivation, Need, O is for, Objective, Passion, Tactics, Want, What, YouLeave a comment on “O” is for “Objective”
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