Accept and Build
The easiest way to accept and build in an improv scene.
What Is Say "Yes and"?
The initial building blocks of a story.
What is the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END?
The way to establish the given circumstances in a scene
What is the RELATIONSHIP, LOCATION, and ACTION?
The characteristics of a space object
What are volume, hardness, and mass?
The edit used to transition to another scene
What is a WIPE?
The rejection or refusal of an offer
What is a BLOCK?
A recurring stock character that represents something universal in our human experience.
What is a CHARACTER TROPE or ARCHETYPE?
The three lines of dialogue used to establish a scene.
What are the First Three Offers?
The reality of an object not moving or changing shape during an improv scene
What is Object Permanence?
The edit used to end a scene?
What is a SWEEP?
An attempt to save time to think of an idea, making small talk or fluffing.
What is a STALL?
The relative social, professional, or otherwise standing of someone or something.
What is STATUS?
The method for establishing conflict/drama in your scene
What is a Strong Initiation?
The practice of demonstrating a space object
What is MIME?
The edit used to stop/pause a scene.
What is a FREEZE?
Laughing while in a scene.
What is GHOSTING?
A pattern of usually negative traits attached to a particular gender, culture, or type of person.
What is a STEREOTYPE?
The man who coined the phrase, "Given Circumstances"
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski? or Who is Stanislavski?
The three edits used to manipulate time.
What are FLASHBACKS, FORWARD/REVERSE, and JUMP TO/JUMP BACK?
The seven foundational skills used to help improvisers focus on the moment at hand.
What is PLAY, COMPLETE THE GAME, SAY YES AND, LISTENING, LET YOURSELF FAIL, RELAX, HAVE FUN?
The connective elements of a story.
What are RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION, and DENOUEMENT?
The environmental, historical, and situational conditions that influence a character's actions
What are the Given Circumstances?
A long-form exercise of storytelling and looking for themes
What is an Armando?