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Tag Archives: Physicality

“T” is for “Talking Heads”

Four possible “adds” to elevate your scene beyond a strictly “talking heads” affair.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 26, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Physicality, Stage Picture, T is for, Talking Heads, WafflingLeave a comment on “T” is for “Talking Heads”

Game Library: “They Said, They Said”

Splitting the duties of making verbal or physical offers can result in enriching both elements of your play.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 11, 2022September 30, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Physicality, Stage Picture, Staging, They Said They SaidLeave a comment on Game Library: “They Said, They Said”

Game Library: “Invisibility Scene”

Some ghostly scenic techniques…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 4, 2022June 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Focus, Give and Take, Invisibility Scene, Justification, Physicality, Sharing Focus, Split Focus, Stage PictureLeave a comment on Game Library: “Invisibility Scene”

“S” is for “Space Objects”

Liven up your scenes with some well-chosen and crafted “Space Objects.”

Posted byimprovdrOctober 10, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Environment, Location, Mime, Physicality, Props, S is for, Space Objects, SpecificityLeave a comment on “S” is for “Space Objects”

“S” is for “Showing”

You may have heard the oft-quoted adage of “show don’t tell” on the improv stage, but what does that actually mean and how do you do it?

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 19, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Cartooning, Emotional Truth, Love, Physicality, S is for, Showing, Subtext, Telling, Wearing Your Character LightlyLeave a comment on “S” is for “Showing”

Game Library: “Home Shopping Network”

The physical playfulness and energy of this game can provide a nice short-form “out” if the energy of your show is sagging a little.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 12, 2022May 24, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Competition, Decider, Endowing, Home Shopping Network, Physicality, Shape of Show, Short-Form, TiebreakerLeave a comment on Game Library: “Home Shopping Network”

Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

“Ritual Scene” affords the opportunity to explore a commonplace activity in a not-so-common style and rhythm.

Posted byimprovdrJune 10, 2022April 7, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Commitment, Dance, Extending, Heighten, Movement, Music, Parallel Action, Physicality, Presence, Ritual SceneLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ritual Scene”

Game Library: “Furniture”

This Game Library addition will give one player a real workout!

Posted byimprovdrMay 13, 2022March 25, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Furniture, Location, Physicality, Pimping, PropsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Furniture”

Game Library: “Animal Kingdom”

“Animal Kingdom” models how assuming an essence can lead to a whole new array of dynamic behaviors and characters.

Posted byimprovdrMay 6, 2022February 12, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Animal Kingdom, Character, Dance, Essence, Game of the Scene, Movement, Physicality, Point of View, RelationshipLeave a comment on Game Library: “Animal Kingdom”

“P” is for “Physicality”

Bring some added oomph to your characters with these tactics designed to increase the level of your physicality.

Posted byimprovdrMay 2, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Characterization, Essence, Movement, P is for, Parallel Action, Physicality, Showing, Specificity, Talking HeadsLeave a comment on “P” is for “Physicality”

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