- "Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted, created spontaneously by the performers."
Live performances that are created spontaneously, usually without a script.
Basic Improv Techniques: Introduction to improvisational theatre techniques like Yes, And, Listening, Trust, and Spontaneity. This also includes beginner-friendly games and exercises to start with.
Scene Work: Creating improvised scenes using different scenarios, characterizations and relationships with other actors. This topic also includes tips for establishing a unique world for the scene.
Object Work: Imitating the movements and characteristics of objects to bring them to life in scenes and make them feel more real.
Character work: Creating unique and fully formed characters by developing a backstory, quirks, mannerisms and dialogue to help distinguish each character from one another.
Emotional Work: Learning how to convey and express emotions during scenes to make it more engaging and compelling.
Status Work: How to establish status dynamics within a scene, building relationships and creating tension through manipulation of status.
Narrative and Storytelling: Building full narrative arcs and compelling stories by using improvisation techniques. This includes understanding the different story structures and the use of callbacks.
Comedy and Humour: Using improvisation to create comedy, understanding comedic timing, recognizing and developing various comedic forms.
Musical Improvisation: Using improvisation to create musical performances, including topics such as singing, harmonization, instrumentation and choreography.
Physical Theatre: Incorporating physicality and movement into improvisational performances to create visually engaging scenes.
Short-form improv: A type of improv that includes short, quick scenes or games with specific rules and guidelines.
Long-form improv: A type of improv that involves longer scenes or stories with interconnected characters and themes.
Musical improv: Improvisation with a focus on creating and performing musical numbers on the spot.
Playback theatre: Improvisation based on real-life experiences of audience members, where performers re-enact stories or memories shared by the audience.
Improvised comedy: A type of improv that focuses on creating comedic scenes or stories.
Improvised drama: A type of improv that focuses on creating serious or dramatic scenes or stories.
Improvised mystery: A type of improv that creates a mystery or crime-solving scenario, with audience participation in solving the mystery.
Improvised sci-fi/fantasy: A type of improv that creates a storyline or scenarios set in a science fiction or fantasy world.
Improvised one-person show: A type of improv where one performer creates an entire show or performance on the spot.
Improvised Shakespeare: A type of improv that mimics the style and language of William Shakespeare's plays.
- "In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script."
- "Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances."
- "It is sometimes used in film and television, both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product."
- "Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process."
- "However, the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside the context of performing arts."
- "This practice, known as applied improvisation, is used in classrooms as an educational tool and in businesses as a way to develop communication skills, creative problem solving, and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational, ensemble players."
- "It is sometimes used in psychotherapy as a tool to gain insight into a person's thoughts, feelings, and relationships."
- "Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv..."
- "Most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted, created spontaneously by the performers."
- "The dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time..."
- "Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances."
- "In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script."
- "To develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product."
- "Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process."
- "Develop communication skills, creative problem solving, and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational, ensemble players."
- "It is sometimes used in psychotherapy as a tool to gain insight into a person's thoughts, feelings, and relationships."
- "Develop communication skills, creative problem solving, and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational, ensemble players."
- "Without use of an already prepared, written script."
- "Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process."