by Gary Schwartz | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog
“I don’t believe in success and failure.” – Viola Spolin. We all approach new things with some trepidation. I’ve been told by new students that they are there in the workshop because Improv terrifies them and they want to face that fear. Bravo to them for their...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 9, 2020 | Games, Warm Up Games
Name 6 is a great warm-up game to encourage ‘fun under pressure’. Everyone stands in a circle and one person has a bean-bag or other object to be used as a ‘hot potato’. The person designated as IT turns their back so they cannot see where the...
by Gary Schwartz | Jan 25, 2020 | Games, Orientation, Warm Up Games
Playing with the Unknown This game is a traditional game that asks the audience to communicate with a song, what action the one who goes out of the room must do. By playing “Hot and Cold” i.e., singing louder or softer as the guesser gets close to...
by Gary Schwartz | Apr 11, 2019 | Games, Improv Games, Orientation, Refining Awareness, Sensory Awareness, Warm Up Games
Extended Sound Individuals send sound and get it to land on an object across the room. Watch for physical involvement with the sound production. More than asking to speak up, this exercise asks you to make the sound LAND. Words travel with impact. FOCUS On keeping the...
by Gary Schwartz | Feb 12, 2019 | Games, Refining Awareness, Sensory Awareness
Blind Games Materials Needed: Blindfolds, an abundance of real props and set pieces plus a stationary telephone (not cell phone). This may seem dated but it allows players to hunt for where the phone is. Once you get a Who, What and Where (one with the opportunity to...
