The Improv Handbook The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond,9780826428592

The Improv Handbook The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond

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ISBN13: 9780826428592
ISBN10: 0826428592
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-05-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

The Improv Handbook is smart, fun, helpful, and inspiring, and it's on a mission to bring Improv to a much wider audience.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
"What Is Improvisation?"
What Was Improvisation?p. 2
Improvisation in Performancep. 6
History of The Spontaneity Shopp. 17
Intermission: What Should Improvisation Be?p. 29
"From Innovation to Art Form"p. 29
"Two Stories"p. 33
"How To Improvise"
How to Use This Sectionp. 38
Teaching and Learningp. 39
The Importance of Storytellingp. 43
Spontaneityp. 46
Saying Yesp. 54
What Comes Nextp. 64
Statusp. 88
Go Through an Unusual Doorp. 108
Working Togetherp. 124
Being Changedp. 143
Twitching, Topping, and Paperflickingp. 168
Playing Charactersp. 175
You Can't Learn Mime from a Bookp. 212
Playing Gamesp. 218
Control Freakp. 246
Finding the Game in the Scenep. 253
Continue or Thank Youp. 263
Final Thoughtsp. 268
Intermission: The Rules and Why There Aren't Anyp. 288
"How To Improvise in Public"
Feel the Fear and Do It Anywayp. 300
Starting a Companyp. 302
Nuts and Boltsp. 307
Intermission: The Paradox of Improvisationp. 319
"Making Improvisation Pay"
Performing?p. 326
Teaching Workshopsp. 328
Corporate Entertainmentp. 331
Corporate Trainingp. 332
Corporate Eventsp. 334
How to Get Corporate Workp. 336
Intermission: Women in Improvp. 337
"Talking to Improvisers"
Keith Johnstone-The Innovatorp. 342
Neil Mullarkey-The Comedy Store Playerp. 343
Randy Dixon-The Synthesizerp. 347
Jonathan Pitts-The Impresariop. 350
Charna Halpern-The Keeper of the Haroldp. 353
Mick Napier-Power Improviserp. 360
Dan O'Connor-West Coast Legendp. 363
Patti Stiles-Our Teacherp. 367
David Fenton-Theatresports MC Down Underp. 374
Tobias Menzies-The Actorp. 378
In Conclusionp. 381
Gamesp. 383
Good Gamesp. 383
Dumb But Funp. 391
Never Playp. 395
Warm-Up Gamesp. 397
Syllabusp. 403
Glossary of Termsp. 405
Thanksp. 411
Bibliographyp. 413
Indexp. 415
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