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Improv Do's and Don'ts
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Always saying 'yes' to your partner's suggestions
Do
Creating a rich backstory for your character
Do
Embracing mistakes as part of the scene
Do
Asking too many questions in a scene
Don't
Supporting your fellow performers
Do
Focusing solely on the comedy element
Don't
Endowing your scene partners with interesting traits or gifts
Do
Cooperating with others to forward the scene
Do
Establishing the 'who', 'what', and 'where' early in the scene
Do
Allowing yourself to be changed by what happens in the scene
Do
Denying or blocking the ideas presented by others
Don't
Trying to be funny or force a joke
Don't
Steering scenes to fit your own agenda
Don't
Constantly taking the spotlight
Don't
Introducing too many new ideas or plot twists
Don't
Making bold choices for your character
Do
Ignoring the basic rules of the reality you have created
Don't
Listening actively to your fellow performers
Do
Planning too much in advance
Don't
Using open-ended questions
Don't
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