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Tag Archives: Where

Game Library: “Speak, Grunt, Shut Up”

Challenge yourself and your scene partners with this unique (and uniquely inspiring) verbal handle.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 25, 2025July 16, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Justification, Motivation, Physicality, Speak Grunt Shut Up, Stage Picture, Staging, Subtext, Verbal Skills, Where, ZonesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Speak, Grunt, Shut Up”

Game Library: “Zones”

A physical game that encourages dynamic staging and strong emotional choices.

Posted byimprovdrApril 14, 2023January 4, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Emotion, Emotional Zones, Justification, Physicality, Speak Grunt Shut Up, Stage Picture, Staging, Where, ZonesLeave a comment on Game Library: “Zones”

“W” is for “Where”

This entry wraps up the scenic pillars contained in the improv concepts of CROW and WWW.

Posted byimprovdrApril 10, 2023October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, Environment, Locale, Location, Space Objects, Stage Picture, W is for, Where, WWWLeave a comment on “W” is for “Where”

Game Library: “Many Objects”

There are many reasons to love “Many Objects.”

Posted byimprovdrOctober 14, 2022August 30, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Environment, Location, Many Objects, Mime, Props, Space Objects, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “Many Objects”

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 “Scene Painting”

“Scene Painting” serves as the first improv “S” and refers to the craft of bringing the stage to life with little more than your descriptive words.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 25, 2022October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance Strategies, Style It UpTags:CROW, Environment, Extending, Location, Long-Form, Narrative, Props, S is for, Scene Painting, Short-Form, WhereLeave a comment on “S” is for “Scene Painting”

“E” is for “Environment”

Are you fully exploiting all the gifts your performance environments can offer?

Posted byimprovdrAugust 16, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, E is for, Environment, Location, Technicians, Where, WWWLeave a comment on “E” is for “Environment”

“D” is for “Discovery”

My consideration of the CAD trinity wraps up with a look at “D” is for “Discovery.” In addition to providing a great tool for scenic revelations, it also encourages well-developed scenic settings.

Posted byimprovdrJune 21, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CAD, D is for, Discovery, Revelation, WhereLeave a comment on “D” is for “Discovery”

“C” is for “CROW”

Are you priming your scene work with strong specifics and CROW elements? If you’ve studied Spolin-derived approaches, you might know this as the WWW.

Posted byimprovdrMay 17, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Character, CROW, Given Circumstances, Improv Strategies, Improvisation, Initiation, Objective, Relationship, Starting Scenes, Theatresports, Where, WWWLeave a comment on “C” is for “CROW”

Game Library: “Environmental Freeze Tag”

The ImprovDr Game Library continues to expand with “Environmental Freeze Tag,” a lesser-known warm-up that creates expansive and dynamic locations.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 5, 2021June 26, 2026Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Caller, Characterization, Environmental Freeze Tag, Exercises, Freeze, Justification, Physicality, Staging, Warm-up, WhereLeave a comment on Game Library: “Environmental Freeze Tag”
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