Performance
The structures and styles that define what happens on stage. Games, formats, branded shows, and the media they inspired.
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Games
Short-form activities, scenic handles, and audience-facing play.
Formats
Complex structural frameworks. The Harold, Armando, and beyond.
Branded Shows
ComedySportz, Cage Match, Theatresports, and named productions.
Media
TV, podcasts, and films tied to improvisational performance.
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GameContinuing Styles
Continuing Styles is a scene game in which the performance style shifts at the host's command, moving through genres such as film noir, soap opera, Shakespeare, or horror. Performers must maintain the scene's established reality while instantly translating every element -- dialogue, physicality, relationships, and emotional stakes -- into the new style.
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Short-Form Improv
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Scene work, recurring patterns, ensemble memory, and format architecture. From the Harold to the unknown.
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