Improvisation for Actors and Writers: A Guidebook for Improv Lessons in Comedy

by Bill Lynn

Book Overview

Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this theatre 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. Next, 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566080940
• ISBN13: 9781566080941
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"