| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The Comedy Improv Handbook -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- So What is This Handbook and Why Should I Read it? -- Wait a Second, Why Should I Listen to You Two? -- Anything Else I Should Know? -- What is Improv? -- SECTION I Improv History -- Commedia Dellâ€"!rte -- Vaudeville and Burlesque -- Viola Spolin (1906â€"94) -- The Compass Players -- The Second City -- The Committee -- The Groundlings -- Loose Moose Theatre Company -- Keith Johnstone (1933â€") -- iO -- Del Close (1934â€"99) |
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ComedySportzThe Comedy Store Players -- Whose Line Is It Anyway? -- The Annoyance -- The Upright Citizens Brigade -- Improv Snapshots -- Augusto Boal (1931â€"2009) and the Theatre of the Oppressed -- Jacques Lecoq (1921â€"99) -- J.L. Moreno (1889â€"1974) and Psychodrama -- SECTION II Improv Rules, Major Theoretical Concepts, and Maxims -- Yes, And -- Agreement -- Support Your Partner -- Justification -- Status -- Group Mind -- Listening and Reincorporation -- Truth in Comedy -- The Game of the Scene -- Play to the Top of Your Intelligence |
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OriginalitySome Simple Maxims -- Some Common Donâ€"! Scenes -- SECTION III Skill Building Exercises -- Warm-Ups -- Exercises -- Warm-Ups -- Exercises -- SECTION IV Short Form Improv Games -- Guessing Games -- Scenic Games -- Group Games -- Energy Games -- Narrative Games -- Ask The Audience Games -- One-Liner Games -- SECTION V Long Form Improv Games -- Long Form Contents -- Long Form Structures -- Long Form Contents -- Long Form Structures -- SECTION VI The College Improv Team -- One or Many |
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To Audition or Not to Audition: That is the QuestionRehearsal -- Putting on a Show -- The Show Itself -- Dating and Fighting -- SECTION VII A Guide to Professional Training -- Chicago -- New York -- Los Angeles -- Other Improv Schools -- Conclusion -- Your Improv Library -- Index |
| Summary |
The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performanceis a one-stop resource for both improv teachers and students, covering improv history, theory, maxims, exercises, games, and structures. You will learn the necessary skills and techniques needed to become a successful improviser, developing a basic understanding of the history of improvisation and its major influences, structures, and theories. This book also addresses issues associated with being a college improviser - like auditions, rehearsals, performances, and the dynamics of improv groups |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Improvisation (Acting) -- Vocational guidance
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Improvisation (Acting) -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Comedy -- Technique
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Stand-up comedy -- Vocational guidance
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Comedy -- Technique
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Improvisation (Acting)
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Stand-up comedy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Hara, Siobhan
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| ISBN |
9781317390176 |
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1317390172 |
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9781315678108 |
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1315678101 |
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9781315678108 |
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9781317390183 |
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1317390180 |
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9781317390169 |
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1317390164 |
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