by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Giberish, Improv Games
Gibberish / Past Incident Beginners have varying success with Gibberish. In this orientation game,(as Spolin says) expect the gibberish to be mostly done with pantomimic gestures. Also when presenting the game do not tell them how, just ask them to solve the problem...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Improv Games, Lecture / Explanation, Orientation, Sidecoaching, Space Objects
Making the Invisible Visible This is a very important exercise. Space is the most neglected aspect in Improvisation. I stress it, because beyond seeing, it requires strong focus and goes a long way to create a compelling stage reality. In this video, I demonstrate and...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Improv Games, Warm Up Games
Practice pushing the limits of spontaneous response. Although not the same game Numbers Change in the book. (pg. 407), Viola had us play this game several times. The aim is to enhance your impulse to respond instantly. I think also it gets everyone used to working at...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Verbal Agility, Warm Up Games
Practice pushing the limits of spontaneous story building. This is a version of Build a Story – One-Word-at-a-Time, often called Story, Story Die! Rather than being an elimination game and creating a funny death to celebrate your failure, this version allows you...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Improv Games, Refining Awareness, The Spolin Players, The Where, Who Games
Art Gallery Akin to Who Am I?, many often call this game “Endowment”. How it is played in current Improv training bears little resemblance to the original exercise. Players A and B. A is seated and B enters the art gallery and has given A some unusual...
