The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast · Ralph MacLeod

The Actor/Character Duality

·18 min·1 clip
Ralph demonstrates why saying 'of course she did, I'm the superior sibling' creates a much more fun improv scene than denial.
Ralph, artistic director of SOCAP Improv, explores the fundamental tension between an improviser's personal desires and their character's objectives. He teaches that embracing accusations, allowing vulnerability, and saying 'yes' to scene partners creates more dynamic and engaging improv, even for those not pursuing comedy careers.

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A conversational take on performer character duality and why scenes improve when characters want something and run into trouble.

Ralph keeps the episode anchored on the split between performer and character, and on the awkward usefulness of saying yes to an accusation when it opens the scene up.

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You want one improv idea that changes how you play a scene.

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