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Agreement

The principle that improvisers accept and affirm the offers made by their scene partners rather than negating or contradicting them. Agreement does not mean characters must agree with each other in a scene; it means the performers share a common reality and build within it.

Mentioned In

Improv Yourself55 mentionsImprovisation for the Theater44 mentionsThe Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual41 mentionsWhose Improv Is It Anyway?41 mentionsImprovisation for Actors and Writers32 mentionsTruth in Comedy23 mentionsLong Form Improvisation and American Comedy16 mentionsThe Funniest One in the Room16 mentionsThe Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations16 mentionsImprov to Improve Your Leadership Team14 mentionsEmbodied Playwriting13 mentionsPlaying Along12 mentionsImprov Nation10 mentionsThe Applied Improvisation Mindset8 mentionsThe Improv Handbook7 mentionsTheatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition7 mentionsTheatrical Improvisation7 mentionsBusiness Improv6 mentions

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Improv Yourself

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APA

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Chicago

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MLA

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