I get excited every time Alan Volmer and Jonathan Nelson start a scene together. They're able to create rich character with rich worlds expressed through rich reactions on a dime. This scene begins beautifully, with Alan establishing some physical business and Jonathan establishing a Personal Game for himself. When Alan references his prediliction for spider […]
Not a super fan of a scene? Don't sweep it under the rug - you may want to forget about it but the audience may not be able to. Better then to double down on it. Use the Help Desk dynamic to heighten the interaction and turn a "not great" initial scene into the base […]
Boldly choose. Boldly commit. Accept everything your scene partner says and does. Accepting doesn't mean you have to like it, but you have to allow it to happen - and to repeat. Commit. Push forward. And you'll find yourself on the other end. Stopping forward momentum to discuss, argue or otherwise conflict will kill you […]
Tertiary Player Good Faith Mantra – I will only enter a scene in progress to serve what has already been established. If you're entering a scene in progress, that scene is not about you. If you Walk On, you should only do so to heighten a reaction already perceived in the scene - feed a character's […]
Pimping. Fun. The audience knows the improviser is being forced into a situation where s/he has to contribute. The power of the expectation - what is s/he supposed to deliver, what is s/he supposed to be knowledgeable of - and the power of the moment -confidently accepting the challenge/endowment - lends the best pimping moments a "it […]
Don't let why keep you from following how. You don't have to decipher what you just saw, you just have to repeat and heighten it. And I so love when The Johnson's do something like this that I have to showcase it even if the video cuts off the width of the stage show. I'm […]