Chapter 4: Improvisation

Improvisation means acting without

• a scripts

• an ensemble

• a scene

• a set

Successful improvisers say

• let's dialogue

• yes, but

• nothing

• yes, and

An effective improviser is also an effective

• teacher

• actor

• professional

• speaker

An ensemble is a set of actors who

• compete for work

• write a scenario

• work together

• compose dialogue

Collaboration among actors requires creativity, sharing, and

• trust

• etiquette

• memorization

• wit

Improvisation increases creativity, flexibility, trust, and

• concentration

• competition

• dialogue

• memorization

Two important elements of an improvisation are plot and

• etiquette

• intrigue

• character

• emotion

When successful improvisers are faced with a problem onstage, they use their

• fellow actors

• wits

• scripts

• concentration

No matter what, an improviser must remain

• calm

• onstage

• in the scene

• funny

When improvisers develop material that works, they

• script it

• sell it

• retire it

• set it