Improv for Actors
Improv for Actors

Author: Dan Diggles

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1581159412

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In this step-by-step guide, an actor and improvisational teacher brings his tested methods to the page to show how actors can take risks and gain spontaneity in all genres of scripted theater. Through 28 lessons—each of which includes warm-ups, points of concentration, and improvisation exercises—Improv for Actors provides insights into thinking and reacting with fluidity, exploring a character’s social status, using the voice and body as effective tools of storytelling, and more. Actors of all levels will soon be able to give a fresh, original approach to classic characters, create funnier performances in farce and comedy, and make dramatic characters richer and more believable.

Improvisation for Actors and Writers
Improvisation for Actors and Writers

Author: Bill Lynn

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13:

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Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy schools. First, the do's and don'ts of the Comedy Improv Commandments. The concepts that, when understood, hit the student like falling anvils: Anvil 1: Collaboration -- Working with the 'Group Mind', Anvil 2: Agreement -- 'Just say Yes', Anvil 3: Foundation -- 'Who, What and Where, Anvil 4: Exploring -- 'Finding the Game'. Successful improv requires the skill of the actor, the talent of the comedian and the ideas of the writer rolled into one. This book tells how it can all be done for performers or teachers.

Improv!
Improv!

Author: Greg Atkins

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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This friendly, informative book looks at the reasons many actors hate improvisation, while quietly reinforcing the reasons improv is a vital part of acting and of theatre.

The Improv Book
The Improv Book

Author: Alison Goldie

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1783196793

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A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation. Classic improv games and variations Telling stories and creating characters Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions An asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will also be of benefit to organisations and individual readers who want to discover how improv stimulates creativity and confidence in all areas of life. The Improv Book opens up this exciting discipline to a wider audience.

Long-Form Improv
Long-Form Improv

Author: Ben Hauck

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1581159811

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Long-Form Improv deftly teaches the wildly popular form of improvisation that is so foundational to the comedy stylings of many of today’s top actors and thriving comedians. Crammed with innovative ideas for conceptualizing improvised scenework and “finding the game of the scene,” this crisply written manual covers techniques for experienced improvisers, curious actors, and even non-actors. A complete long-form improv resource comprising topics like ideation and character creation, improvising scenes for extended periods of time and enhancing them—and even performing the most famous expression of long-form improv, the half-hour improvised form known as “The Harold”—this astute text is written in a friendly, supportive voice by an experienced improv teacher and professional actor whose own frustration in learning the craft drove an obsession to create a program free of confounding teachings and contradictory concepts. The book’s groundbreaking infusion with drama theory and game theory brings new life to the teachings of the craft, breaking down various aspects of long-form improv into short chapters for swift, step-by-step intake of its vital lessons. Students of acting and long-form improv alike should expect Long-Form Improv to bolster their education and fast-track their course to improv greatness.

Improv and the Actor's Imagination - Limited Edition
Improv and the Actor's Imagination - Limited Edition

Author: Robert Z. Grant

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781736610435

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Written for actors, IMPROV AND THE ACTOR'S IMAGINATION brings to life the skills of improvisation through practical exercises, games, and scenes, and applies those skills to the craft of acting and beyond. Author Robert Z Grant shares his own improvised approach to both scripted and unscripted work, developed over decades as a professional actor and improviser. Actors and everyone looking to expand their possibilities are encouraged to learn to give themselves permission to follow their own instincts, and to release the awesome power of their imaginations. Get yourself into trouble and see what happens!

The Improv Handbook
The Improv Handbook

Author: Tom Salinsky

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1350026174

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The Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance. First published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. The Improv Handbook is a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, The Improv Handbook will guide you every step of the way.

Drama Menu
Drama Menu

Author: Glyn Trefor-Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781848422858

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Packed full of drama games, ideas and suggestions, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers.

Improv Nation
Improv Nation

Author: Sam Wasson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 0544557204

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A sweeping yet intimate--and often hilarious--history of a uniquely American art form that has never been more popular

Impro
Impro

Author: Keith Johnstone

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1136610456

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Keith Johnstone's involvement with the theatre began when George Devine and Tony Richardson, artistic directors of the Royal Court Theatre, commissioned a play from him. This was in 1956. A few years later he was himself Associate Artistic Director, working as a play-reader and director, in particular helping to run the Writers' Group. The improvisatory techniques and exercises evolved there to foster spontaneity and narrative skills were developed further in the actors' studio then in demonstrations to schools and colleges and ultimately in the founding of a company of performers, called The Theatre Machine. Divided into four sections, 'Status', 'Spontaneity', 'Narrative Skills', and 'Masks and Trance', arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the book sets out the specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an ideas book and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.