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Rules for Successful Improvisation

Rules for Successful Improvisation. 1. Define Your Character. Who am I? How will I use my body and voice to convey my character ? 2. Stay in Character. 3. Establish Relationships. What is my relationship to the other characters in the scene? Clarify this early in the scene.

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Rules for Successful Improvisation

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  1. Rules for Successful Improvisation

  2. 1. Define Your Character • Who am I? How will I use my body and voice to convey my character? 2. Stay in Character

  3. 3. Establish Relationships • What is my relationship to the other characters in the scene? Clarify this early in the scene.

  4. 4. Establish the Location • Know where you are. Establish the location before beginning or early in the skit.

  5. 5. Know the Conflict • There must be a problem and obstacles to solving it.

  6. 6. Know your Objective • What is my goal in this scene? Know it and keep it in sight.

  7. 7. Be a Good Listener • You must play off the dialogue of other characters and respond to their lines.

  8. 8. Include Plenty of Action • Pantomime scenery and props as needed. The audience wants to see you doing something.

  9. 9. Never Say “No” • Keep the scene in the positive rather than the negative. Go along with what the other characters introduce into the scene.

  10. 10. Reach a Conclusion! • If the audience is losing interest, you have let the scene drag on for too long.

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