Improv

What is a spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script.

• role-playing

• curtain

• improvise

• improvisation

What is the problem or obstacles a literary character must overcome, often a struggle between opposing forces?

• freeze

• scenes

• improvisation

• conflict

What is improvise?

• to adlib, or invent dialogue and actions without a script or rehearsal.

• A verbal command given by the director to stop the dialogue and movement in a scene.

• a verbal command starting or ending a scene. Can use "Lights Up" or "Scene".

• Trying on the role of others, or assuming the part of another person in society

True/False: "Bring Bricks, Not Walls" means to build the scene with small pieces of information rather than creating the whole scene by one's self.

• True

• False

Which of the following improv games is NOT based on listening and responding with (a) related element(s)?

• Firing Line

• 5 Things

• Kitty Wants a Corner/Do You Like Your Neighbor

• Headlines

Which improv game highlights the first and golden rule of improve?

• Firing Line

• Trifecta

• Park Bench

• Yes, and...

True/False: In improv, "give gifts" means to say "no" to your scene partner to stay true to your character.

• True

• False

Which of the following TV shows is based on improv?

• Whose Line Is It Anyway?

• Friends

• Family Feud

• Game of Games

What style of theatre is the foundation for what we know as improv today?

• Absurdism

• Theatre of Cruelty

• Realism

• Commedia Dell'arte

When was Commedia Dell'arte popularized?

• 1400s

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s