tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post9120943071079030061..comments2023-07-04T06:32:15.183-04:00Comments on My Nephew is a Poodle: Geeking Out with...The Harold (What Makes a Harold a Harold?)Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-61348108248264424232015-01-30T12:15:17.369-05:002015-01-30T12:15:17.369-05:00From Piero:
"Well, in my mind, a group game...From Piero:<br /><br /> "Well, in my mind, a group game is anything that we all participate in together. Sometimes it's a group scene, sometimes (as was common in 4 Square transitions) it's simply an unexplained movement or sound piece that we all do together (kind of like a machine). The intent is to reconnect the team, use additional info from the opening, and serve as a marker that the first beats are over. Again, I am not the history expert on this - so I defer to others who were around at the time but I believe in the early days, the games were more set (e.g. 3 scenes, then we'll play musical option, etc.) but now it is very open."Pam Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-18726624879510324512015-01-29T15:20:05.853-05:002015-01-29T15:20:05.853-05:00Thank you, as always, Michael, for holding down a ...Thank you, as always, Michael, for holding down a huge tent pole in improv history. And thank you for keeping me honest. You're a treasure, to me and the community.<br /><br />Fondly,<br />PamPam Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-60895756293754422832015-01-29T15:18:53.500-05:002015-01-29T15:18:53.500-05:00Hi Chris,
Thanks for reading and for your questio...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for your questions. As I understand it, a Time Dash is simply when the next beat picks up the scene at a different point in time, whether it's five minutes later or five years later or whatever. Aside from structure that specifically omit them, like a Monoscene, Time Dashes have become so commonplace that we don't even define them anymore, it seems to me. <br /><br />For a comprehensive look at the basics of The Harold, I recommend checking out the Improv Resource Center Improv Wiki, which is pretty much the best thing since improvised sliced bread. http://wiki.improvresourcecenter.com/index.php/Harold<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />PamPam Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-15937089619633411232015-01-28T22:10:46.992-05:002015-01-28T22:10:46.992-05:00What exactly is the Time Dash?
and also... can y...What exactly is the Time Dash? <br /><br />and also... can you clarify what type of group games should be played in between the series of scenes as Piero describes it?<br /><br />While training at UCB I never had an instructor specifically explain how the Harold worked, and I've sense figured that it is all just about connecting a string of thought or series of strings throughout the scenes... which I think what was pretty much said in this blog. Chrishttp://ccmonstage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795024335940175298.post-19870186609076360822015-01-27T16:09:16.139-05:002015-01-27T16:09:16.139-05:00Great blog, Pam. For historical accuracy I'd l...Great blog, Pam. For historical accuracy I'd like to point out that Time Dash is an event from David Shepherd's Improv Olympics, which made its first appearance at Homemade Theatre's Improv Festival in 1974 (Toronto). Del became aware of the event after David brought the Improv Olympics to Chicago in 1981, which he co-produced with Charna Halpern. Michael Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989729885335959880noreply@blogger.com