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

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 dos and donts 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.