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Tag Archives: Upstaging

Game Library: “One-Voice Expert”

This entry encourages exploring both the verbal and physical possibilities inherent in a relatively common short-form game, “One-Voice Expert.”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 24, 2023November 17, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, Bulldozing, Experts, One-Voice Expert, Passenger, UpstagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “One-Voice Expert”

“U” is for “Upstaging”

The unhelpful habit of “Upstaging” is by no means unique to the improv stage, but it does tend to disproportionately appear and thwart otherwise powerful choices and actions.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 20, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Focus, Levels, Sharing Focus, Stage Picture, U is for, UpstagingLeave a comment on “U” is for “Upstaging”

Game Library: “Bad Extra”

I first came across the mischief-inviting game with my Gorilla Theatre company and it’s been a favorite ever since.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 30, 2022March 2, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Bad Extra, Curve of Absurdity, Sidecoaching, UpstagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Bad Extra”

“S” is for “Shining”

Some signs that you might be shining in ways that are problematically eclipsing your scene partners…

Posted byimprovdrAugust 29, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Bulldozing, Competition, Ensemble, Looking Good, S is for, Selfishness, Shining, Teamwork, Upstaging, WinningLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shining”
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