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Tag Archives: Staging

Game Library: “Contact”

Few games demand such an “outside the box” approach to onstage physicality as “Contact” or “Touch to Talk.”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 30, 2022December 31, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Contact, Justification, Physicality, Stage Picture, Staging, Talking Heads, Touch to TalkLeave a comment on Game Library: “Contact”

Game Library: “Relay Entrances and Exits”

Learn how to sell your exits (and entrances) with this energetic improv drill.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 2, 2022November 30, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Entrances, Exercises, Exits, Give and Take, Justification, Relay Entrances and Exits, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on Game Library: “Relay Entrances and Exits”

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

“S” is for “Side Support”

Enjoy these tips designed to emphasize the “support” in the core improv strategy of “Side Support!”

Posted byimprovdrOctober 3, 2022October 9, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Canadian Cross, Ensemble, Environment, Give, S is for, Side Support, StagingLeave a comment on “S” is for “Side Support”

Game Library: “Asides”

Considering the versatile dramatic conceit that is “Asides…”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 25, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Asides, Conscience, Long-Form, Mugging, Shakespeare, Short-Form, Staging, Style, Subtext, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Asides”

Game Library: “Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie”

Improv can become a stand and talk affair if we’re not careful. Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie provides the perfect antidote if you need to shake up your staging habits.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 14, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Levels, Physicality, Short-Form, Staging, Stand Sit Kneel LieLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stand, Sit, Kneel, Lie”

“L” is for “Levels”

Whether it’s staging, verbal choices, emotions or content, there are undoubtedly a lot of “Levels” to consider on the improv stage.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 10, 2022May 6, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Content, Emotion, L is for, Levels, Material, Physicality, Staging, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “L” is for “Levels”

Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

Just two simple rules set the stage for a lot of dynamic action in “Entrances and Exits.”

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 3, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Entrances, Entrances and Exits, Exits, Justification, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on Game Library: “Entrances and Exits”

“E” is for “Exits”

Some musings on the age-old improv question of “Should I stay or should I go now…””

Posted byimprovdrAugust 30, 2021November 28, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:E is for, Edits, Exits, Focus, Give, Staging, Sticky FeetLeave a comment on “E” is for “Exits”

Game Library: “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene”

This game, “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene,” has the advantage of not only enriching the environment but also encouraging players to work together towards a common goal.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 20, 2021March 20, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene, Environment, Location, Obstacle, Physicality, StagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Cooperation/Noncooperation Scene”

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