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Tag Archives: Offer

Game Library: “Compulsive Liars”

A fun and challenging scenic dynamic that revels in the potentials of lies.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 6, 2023October 6, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, Active Listening, Characterization, Compulsive Liars, Details, Justification, Lies, Offer, SpecificityLeave a comment on Game Library: “Compulsive Liars”

Game Library: “The Chair”

Never has one chair meant so much to so many…

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 11, 2023September 11, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accepting, All Play, Caller, Decider, Justification, Objective, Offer, Tactics, The ChairLeave a comment on Game Library: “The Chair”

“S” is for “Specificity”

A little nuance goes a long way….

Posted byimprovdrOctober 24, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Content, Details, Extending, Improv Strategies, Improvisation, Material, Nuance, Offer, S is for, Specificity, Vagueness, YouLeave a comment on “S” is for “Specificity”

“S” is for “Shelving”

“S” is for “Shelving” considers some different approaches for storing and reusing the variety of offers that make up the creative grist of improv.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 22, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Callback, Connections, Content, Details, Looking Backwards, Material, Names, Offer, Reincorporation, S is for, Shelving, SpecificityLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shelving”

“P” is for “Pimping”

“Pimping” is a rather unflattering name for an equally unflattering improvisational habit…

Posted byimprovdrMay 9, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Endowing, Offer, P is for, Pimping, ShivvingLeave a comment on “P” is for “Pimping”

Game Library: “Stop and Go”

A warm-up to stretch your give and take muscles…

Posted byimprovdrApril 8, 2022August 17, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Abandon, Active Listening, Exercises, Give, Give and Take, Offer, Presence, Sharing Focus, Stop and Go, Take, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stop and Go”

“O” is for “Offer”

In search of richer improv building blocks? Here are some ways to craft and inspire your offers…

Posted byimprovdrApril 4, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Emotion, Extending, ImprovDr, Improvisation, Long-Form, O is for, Offer, Physicality, Presentational, Representational, Short-Form, Small Steps, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “O” is for “Offer”

“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”

“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”

“I” is for “Initiation”

Getting an improv scene off to a promising start can prove quite challenging. “Initiation” examines some best practices to help in this endeavor.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 20, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, I is for, I'll Start, Initiation, Launches, Offer, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on “I” is for “Initiation”

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