IMPROV TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS

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Accepting Advancing Agreement Ask-for Ask-for Continued           Audience Suggestion Backline Beat Blackout Blocking Blue Breaking The Routine Bulldozing Canadian Cross Canceling Character Journal Chivalry Clap-in Edit Comedia dell arte Comedia dell arte characters Commenting Conflict Cross Fade Denial Edit Embodying Endowing Focus Freezing Fuck Your Fear Gagging Give and Take Gossiping Guerilla Improv Handle Hedging Heightening Hoedown Host Ignoring Impro Improv Instant Trouble Jabbertalk Joining Justifying Kabuki Lights Edit Line Game Long Form MC Monologue Mr. Nice Guy Mugging Narrative Never-ending Story Notes Object Work Offer Offer from Space Opening Out Of Your Head Overloading Pimping Platform Playlist Post Mortem Postponing Props Questions Raising The Stakes Rehearsal Reincorporating Running Gag Self Edit Setup Shelving Short Form Sidecoaching Sideline Sidetracking Space Object Space Work Status Storytelling Subtext Sweep Edit Tag Out Tag Out Taking Care of Yourself Talking Heads Tilts Time Dash Transaction Scene Transitions Truthfulness Waffling Walk-Through Wimping Yes And