16 questions
A common exercise to train actors in advancing a scene is called:
"No, but..."
"I agree, because..."
"Yes, and..."
"One more time!"
The who, what, when, where, and why of a scene are known as the:
platform
beginning
resolution
waffle
In the exercise CROW, the "C" stands for:
Common Core
Creativity
Comedy
Character
In the exercise CROW, the "O" stands for:
Objective
Obstacle
Oneness
Open
Making the scenario in an improv scene have greater consequences is known as:
Denial
Agreeing
Offering
Raising the stakes
Recycling or re-using ideas or situations from earlier in the scene, or from previous scenes is called:
Being boring
Reincorporating
Commenting
Waffling
You should always try to be funny in improv.
True
False
A vague opening to your improv scene is good, because it lets the audience use their imagination.
True
False
Try to establish the platform of your scene, or CROW, in your first few statements.
True
False
A scene between two characters that involves a simple exchange, such as between a fast food worker and customer, is known as:
a transaction scene
a money scene
a boring scene
a Canadian Cross
Postponing due to a lack of ideas; a player just keeps babbling in the hope you'll have a thought will come to them.
Advancing
Offering
Waffling
Endowing
A player crosses the scene, without actually taking the focus in the story, as to add something to the scene. Ex: a "shark" moving across a beach scene
Canadian Cross
English Endeavor
Wisconsin Wiggle
Massachusetts Maneuver
When you step out of the scene and comment on what's going on, as you might find in the game "Asides," it is called:
Monologuing
Commenting
Perpetuating
Procrastinating
Which of the following in NOT a common use for improv?
Character building activities
Audience entertainment
Fixing an unexpected situation on stage
Developing line memorization techniques
Which of the following in NOT a common use for improv?
Character building activities
Audience entertainment
Fixing an unexpected situation on stage
Developing line memorization techniques
What is your favorite improv game you have played in class?