IMPROV Terms Crossword

Embracing the offers made by other performers in order to advance the scene
The process of moving the scene forwards
Rejecting information or ideas offered by another player. In conventional theatre, the term is used to mean something different (pre-planned stage movement).
Interrupting an action with another action in order to advance the scene
Trying to make a joke or do something funny that doesn't flow naturally from the scene.
The story told by a scene. Scenes should have a clear beginning, middle and end.
The thing that a character in a scene is trying to achieve.
Any dialog or action which advances the scene.
What the scene is about.
A period during which a scene is not advancing.
Explaining the handle of the scene to the audience before the scene starts.
Doing something cute and silly that makes the audience laugh but doesn't do anything to advance the scene.
Accepting an offer but failing to act on it.
Bringing back an idea from earlier in the scene, or from a previous scene in the show