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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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Beat

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A beat is the moment in which the player has the impression that the running scene ends, must end, or will be ending. This may be, - if ...

CROW

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CROW is an acronym of: C- Character R- Relation O- Objective W- Where/When It is a mnemonic for the things that should be defined wi...

Gag

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Negative is the gag, if it is brought by the players in order to get laughs from the audience instead of the scene to be of service. A ga...

Soap

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The term "soap" describes a widely spread television program format, but also, borrowing from it, a evening-filling long-form format for ...

Status

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In improvisational theater, "status" refers to the power difference in the relationship between two characters. A character in a high sta...