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Rules
General Principles
Who are best improvisers?
What is Improv?
Improv Games
100
What is the #1 reason an improv scene will go bad?
Denial
100
You are all ______________ actors in an improv scene
supporting
100
One does not need to be an _________ in order to be an improviser.
actor
100
What is improv?
to make up something on the spot
100
What is the game called where everytime an actor enters, all actors become on in the same?
Emotional Party
200
Any time you refuse an _________ made by your partner, your scene will almost instantly come to a grinding halt
Offer
200
What is your prime responsibility in an improv scene?
to support
200
_______________ often make excellent improvisers, as they don’t tend to censor themselves onstage.
children
200
In improv, nothing is ____________________
predetermined
200
What is the exercise where we build focus on remembering the information given by your fellow actor?
sandwhich circle
300
Don't ask _______________________
open ended questions
300
___________ your fellow actors to support you
trust
300
Legitimate actors often make good improvisers, as they have already had experience creating _________________ and performing in front of a crowd
characters
300
Performers must support each other’s reality through a course of ___________ ___________.
scene work
300
What is the improv game where an emotion and an occupation are determined before the game begins?
taxi driver
400
You don't have to be __________ in an improvisation scene
Funny
400
Avoid _____________ what is going down except in terms of whether it needs help
judging
400
There is no _______ type of improviser
one
400
Improvisers can create entire scenarios and shows from audience _________________
suggestion
400
What is the game where you need to take on the exact position on a fellow actor before the scene can begin?
Freeze Tag
500
What is the easiest rule to remember but the hardest one to do.
Storytelling
500
Never enter a scene unless you are ___________
needed
500
Improv coaches will tell you, “Don’t try to be funny, play _______________, and the funny will come.
honestly
500
Improv can be anything whether it be a song, a character, or in some cases, an entire ____________.
movie
500
What is the purpose of sandwhich circle?
To develop memorization skills and to keep engaged with your feelow actors