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Armando Diaz Experience

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A monologist tells personal stories that inspire the following scenes in this long-form improv format. Performers draw themes and characters from the stories.

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Spoken

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Spoken is a format where a single word suggested by the audience inspires a series of interconnected scenes that explore different contexts and meanings of the word.

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Short-form improv

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Short-form improv consists of short, often game-based scenes that are typically guided by audience suggestions. It can include a variety of games such as 'Whose Line', 'Freeze Tag', and 'Party Quirks'.

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The Harold

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The Harold is a long-form improv structure that includes an opening, three beats of scenes, group games, and a final convergence of the thematic material.

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The Movie

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In 'The Movie' format, performers improvise a movie complete with different genres, camera angles, and editing techniques suggested by the audience.

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Narrative Collage

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Narrative Collage pieces together a series of diverse scenes or monologues that may not directly connect but together create a thematic or narrative whole.

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Monoscene

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The Monoscene is facilitated within a single location and real-time; all scenes happen consecutively with no time jumps, exploring relationships and events as they unfold.

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Long-form improv

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Long-form improv involves creating longer narratives or scenes. The Harold, which may include a series of connected scenes and games, is a popular long-form structure.

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The Soap Opera

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This format mimics the style of a soap opera, complete with melodramatic themes, cliffhangers, and character arcs that unfold over multiple performances.

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The Documentary

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This format imitates a documentary film, with performers often breaking the fourth wall to speak directly to the imagined audience, providing commentary and context to the scenes.

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Musical improv

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Musical improv combines improvisation with musical performance. Scenes involve creating songs and sometimes full musicals on the spot, often with a pianist or small band.

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La Ronde

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La Ronde focuses on a series of two-person scenes; each scene introduces a new character and one from the previous scene, creating a 'round' of characters until it comes back to the first character.

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The Bat

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Performed in the dark, The Bat is an audio-only long-form improv format that emphasizes sound and verbal description over physical action.

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The Deconstruction

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The Deconstruction dissects an initial scene through subsequent scenes that explore its elements deeper, often breaking down themes, characters, and relationships.

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Living Room

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In the Living Room format, performers share real anecdotes in between improvised scenes, often blurring the line between reality and fiction.

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