Sometimes you just want a little inspiration. You want to do something small to make your improv better. You don’t always have time for a week-long intensive or a six or eight-week class. Maybe you are rehearsing tonight and you just want to try out a fresh perspective on things. We’ve got you covered.
Meet the Daily Spark
FuseBox Theatre’s Daily Spark exists for just that purpose. Each day, we will post one short suggestion about how to stretch, pull, or otherwise grow your improv. A lot of what we’ll post applies to sketch comedy or dramatic theatre, too. It’s bite-sized inspiration.
Daily Spark Digest Issue 1: Daily Sparks #1-10.
- You Were Right. Improvise a scene in which your character has a change of heart. Transition naturally between extremes.
- The Space Between Us. See how standing very close to or very far away from your partner changes the context of your scenes.
- This Time With Feeling! Try repeating your first line in a scene three times. It will cement your character.
- Devil’s Advocate. Improvise a scene as a character who strongly believes in something that you are against.
- I’ve Always Wanted To Go There. Establish a scene in an environment that you’ve always wanted to play in and allow it to inspire you.
- Keep It Real. The best comedy comes from ordinary behavior in extraordinary circumstances, not vice versa.
- Let’s Get Physical. Starting a scene by committing to a physical action can help develop your character and perspective.
- Show; Don’t Tell. Express your character’s emotions through his or her actions rather than simply describing them.
- SHHH! Improvise an entire scene without speaking or attempting to communicate verbally in any way.
- Be Still. Improvise an entire scene as an inanimate object. What is the perspective of a carrot? A shoe?
Get The Daily Spark on Twitter
If you want the updates as they happen, you’ll need to follow FuseBox Theatre on Twitter. You can even get those updates sent to your cell phone.
Maybe we’ll provide you with fresh inspiration right before you go out for your own show!
Another great thing about following us on Twitter is that you’ll get exclusive discounts, special offers, and news updates that we won’t post anywhere else. If you’re new to Twitter, don’t be afraid. It’s really easy and a lot of fun.
Get the Daily Spark right here in our sidebar…
If you aren’t into Twitter, you can always just visit FuseBoxTheatre.com and take a look in our sidebar under the heading “Twitter.” There you’ll see real-time updates from the FuseBox Theatre Twitter account.
…Or in the Daily Spark Digest
If you only want to check back occasionally, we’ll be posting the Daily Spark Digest right here on FuseBoxTheatre.com every ten days or so. We’ll collect the latest 10 Daily Spark and and post them together in one blog post. We’ll probably include some extra content, too!
The Daily Spark from FuseBox Theatre: Making you a better improviser one day at a time!
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