Steamrolling
The act of dominating a scene by talking over partners, ignoring their offers, or pushing a personal agenda regardless of what others contribute. Steamrolling prevents collaboration and reduces scene partners to passive witnesses of one performer's monologue.
Further Reading
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Whose Improv Is It Anyway?
Beyond Second City
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Devising Performance
A Critical History
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Improvising Real Life
Personal Story in Playback Theatre
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Group Improvisation
The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games
Peter Campbell Gwinn; Charna Halpern
Devising Theatre
A Practical and Theoretical Handbook
Alison Oddey
The Improvisation Game
Discovering the Secrets of Spontaneous Performance
Chris Johnston
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Steamrolling. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/learn-improv/concepts/steamrolling
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