Improv Glossary

As in every special field, there are a lot of terms with special meaning in the Improtheater. We have tried to compile and explain some of these terms in our improv glossary.

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Gibberish

Gibberish (also gromolo) is a kind of pretend language which consists of a series of imaginative, but meaningless letter and word sequenc...

2–6 lively Beginner

Gossip

Gossip means that a player talks about something that is taking place or has taken place elsewhere. No interactions takes place. Example...

2–6 calm Beginner Intermediate

Headline

Ask for a headline (or get a headline at random from the newspaper). Do a scene that could have lead to that headline.

2–5 lively Beginner Intermediate

Long Form

Long forms are more or less closely connected sequences of scenes, usually from 20 to 45 minutes in length, but also full-length formats ...

3–10 calm Intermediate Professional

Stringency

Stringency is a component of the dramaturgical list of ingredients of improvisation theater. Stringency means that the happenings on the ...