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Tag Archives: Offer

“P” is for “Pimping”

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

Posted byimprovdrMay 9, 2022May 16, 2022Posted 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, 2022April 7, 2022Posted 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, 2022May 6, 2022Posted 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, 2022July 2, 2022Posted 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, 2021April 3, 2022Posted 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, 2021April 3, 2022Posted 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”

“E” is for “Endowing”

Are you maximizing the joy and effectiveness of your improvisational gifts when you “Endow” your scene partners?

Posted byimprovdrJuly 26, 2021July 10, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Complementary Action, E is for, Endowing, Given Circumstances, Offer, Relationship, SpecificityLeave a comment on “E” is for “Endowing”

“A” is for “Assumption”

Have you ever experienced the tyranny of deferring politeness? If so, “A” is for “Assumption” might be just the blog post for you!

Posted byimprovdrNovember 16, 2020June 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Assumption, Endowing, Initiation, Offer, Questions, Top ReadsLeave a comment on “A” is for “Assumption”
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