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Want to learn more about improv? Check out some of these books for information about improvisation history, techniques, games, theories and more!
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre - "Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Readers of this book are not going to agree with everything in it; but if they are not challenged by it, if they do not ultimately succumb to its wisdom and whimsicality, they are in a very sad state indeed. Johnstone seeks to liberate the imagination, to cultivate in the adult the creative power of the child ... Deserves to be widely read and tested in the classroom and rehearsal hall ... Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assertions." (buy now at Amazon.com!)
Impro for Storytellers - "Impro for Storytellers is the follow-up to Keith Johnstone's classic Impro, one of the best-selling books ever published on improvisation. In this book, Johnstone takes a further decade of experience as a teacher and coach and explores how an individual's potential can be released in group settings."Be more boring!" he might yell to a student striving to be original."Be more obvious!" he could advise a clever performer.These are unorthodox techniques, but ones that are part of the games that have made Johnstone's work uniquely effective in the theatre community. Beyond its strictly theatrical applications, Impro for Storytellers aims to take jealous and self-obsessed beginners and teach them to play games with good nature and to fail gracefully.If you've ever been clumsy and awkward, this book will improve your interpersonal skills and encourage a life-long study of human interaction." (buy now at Amazon.com!)
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation - "Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold," an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt (Norm on "Cheers") and many other actors on the road to TV and film stardom. Now it is described fully in this new book for the benefit of other would-be actors and comics. The "Harold" is a form of competitive improv involving six or seven players. They take a theme suggestion from the audience and free-associate on the theme, creating a series of rapid-fire one-liners that build into totally unpredictable skits with hilarious results. The teams compete with scoring based on applause. The "Harold" is a fun way to "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop characterizations and sharpen humor." (buy now at Amazon.com!)
And here's a metric ton of improv books to browse through, thanks to our friends at Amazon.com!
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