ADA201
Improv
Task requirements Checklist (What do I
need to do?)
Assessment Criteria
(excellence)
What do I need to do to
do it well?
□ Establish the location
□ Establish the relationships/create
interesting characters
□ Create a conflict
□Raise the stakes/make it worse
□ Resolve/tie it all up
□Meet the time expectations
□Include all persons in the scenes
□ Take turns
□ Share the spotlight
□ Speak with good volume
Improvised Scenes – Guide to Success
⇒ Go with it. Accept
everything that people
do or say as literal
truth and don't try to
deceive or outwit your
fellow actors.
⇒ Create a backstory.
You
can add realism to
your character by
asking questions or
making statements
that reference a past
event.
⇒Be specific. Don't
speak in
monosyllables. Be
descriptive.
⇒Begin mid-action.
Each
sketch should start
with your characters
already engaged in a
scenario, like being up
to their elbows in a
sink full of dirty dishes.
⇒Act without words.
Try choosing an
Self-Reflection
What’s going well? What is
my next best step?
Teacher Guidance
What’s going well?
What revisions might
be considered?
What’s going well (affirmed)?
What is going well
(affirmed)?
o
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What needs more work
(revise)?
Revisions to consider:
o
o
o
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Where would I like to go next
(aspire)?
o
o
o
improv setting and
then using pantomime
or another means of
non-verbal
communication.
⇒ Don't be yourself.
You're
not playing yourself in
improv; you're
someone else.