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Tag Archives: Subtext

“Q” is for “Questions”

The one and only “Q” in this journey through the “A” to “Z” of improv considers the role of questions and when and how they can be more a blessing than a curse.

Posted byimprovdrJune 20, 2022June 22, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Assumption, Calling It Onstage, Consent, Exceptions to the Rules, Q is for, Questions, Rules, Speaking Your Truth, Specificity, SubtextLeave a comment on “Q” is for “Questions”

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: “Mantras”

If you’re looking for a way to amp up the emotional voracity of your characters, look no further… I give you “Mantras.”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 11, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Acting, Drama, Emotion, Emotional Truth, Love, Mantras, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Mantras”

“G” is for “Gibberish”

By stripping away our ability to use our everyday language, and replacing our speech acts with gibberish, we often unlock the ability to say more by ironically saying (much) less.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 25, 2021May 6, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, G is for, Gibberish, Handle, Physicality, Subtext, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “G” is for “Gibberish”

Game Library: “Angel and Devil”

The central technique of “Angel and Devil” adds vibrancy to long-form pieces while also operating well as a stand-alone short-form game or skills building exercise in a workshop setting.

Posted byimprovdrMay 28, 2021March 21, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Angel and Devil, Conscience, Culpability, Long-Form, Objective, Short-Form, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Angel and Devil”

Game Library: “Inner Monosong”

A game ripe with musical potential, “Inner Monosong” probably ranks amongst my top ten favorite short-form games. Is it in your current repertory?

Posted byimprovdrApril 16, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:CAD, Caller, Confession, Inner Monologue, Inner Monosong, Music, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Inner Monosong”

Game Library: “Gibberish Scene”

Here’s a format that’s well-suited to upending a reliance on the spoken word: “Gibberish Scene.”

Posted byimprovdrMarch 26, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Audience, Commentary, Gibberish, Gibberish Scene, Physicality, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Gibberish Scene”

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, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Cartooning, Exercises, Short-Form, Showing, Stop! Think!, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stop! Think!”

Game Library: “Conscience”

The newest addition to the imrpoivdr.com Game Library, “Conscience,” encourages richer dialogue and helpful ambiguity.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 23, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ambiguity, Angel and Devil, Conscience, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Conscience”

Game Library: “Beneath the Line”

“Beneath the Line” sharpens our scene starts and encourages us to closely pay attention to our scene partner.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 9, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Beneath the Line, Exercises, Starting, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Beneath the Line”

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