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Tag Archives: Showing

“T” is for “Telling”

A “telling” blog post.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 16, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Cartooning, Commenting, Narrative, Rug Pull, Scene Painting, Showing, Speaking Your Truth, T is for, TellingLeave a comment on “T” is for “Telling”

Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

In a… blog entry, with a… heaping helping of suggestions, while a… reader contemplates the scenic possibilities.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 23, 2022June 10, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, In A With A While A, Justification, Location, Short-Form, Showing, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “In A, With A, While A…”

“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”

“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”

Game Library: “Stop! Think!”

If your text and subtext are often one and the same, perhaps you could benefit from taking a moment to “Stop! Think!”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 12, 2021August 17, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cartooning, Exercises, Short-Form, Showing, Stop! Think!, Subtext2 Comments on Game Library: “Stop! Think!”
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