These different frameworks are called “games” and there are many to choose from and master, such as guessing games that require the performers to read body language and subtle verbal hints to guess something the audience suggested while the player was in another room and couldn’t hear.
It takes a very concentrated and intentional effort to pay attention to the other performers on stage who are trying to help the other performer guess correctly without asking a million questions, which would ultimately bore the audience when the goal is to engage them.
Read The Room: Two Types of Audiences
Even more critical is their ability to read what kind of audience they are performing to within the first 5 minutes of a 50-minute show.
There are typically two types of audiences attending a colombia telegram data live performance of an audience-interactive improv show.
They prefer quick intellectual wit that doesn’t feel like a bunch of puns or one-liners are being dished out; they also appreciate and are wired for more complex scenarios.
Physicality Audience:
They prefer comedy derived from physical movement, along the lines of slapstick. This audience doesn’t want to think very hard and can sometimes be a lazy, “make me laugh” audience.
Two very different audiences, with pros and cons for both.
Use Spatial Activity To Engage Your Audience
Back to the “washing dishes” thing. The act of doing something physical on stage without saying a word is very powerful. Early on, I would teach improv students to understand how to use spatial activities to engage an audience.
They would learn how to walk through the stage space and paint the picture for the audience of where they physically were.