Improvisation for Actors and Writers - by Bill Lynn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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. 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Bill Lynn has connected the dots - from life experiences to improvisation, from performing to writing comedy. The serious would-be performer or writer of comedy will find it an indispensable guide for the long and demanding journey." -- John Ahart "Author of The Director's Eye"<br><br>"Bill Lynn's book contains everything that a beginning improviser needs to know. I wish somebody told me this stuff before I started. If I had a time machine, I would send all of my students back in time so they could read this book before taking my class." -- Peter Gwinn "Improv Olympic teacher and author of Group Improvisation"<br><br>"This is a great book for beginners in the art of improvisation as it also tells the reader what his own responsibilities are as a student in an improv class - how to handle constructive criticism without taking it personally - and what you need to bring to the table as a team player." -- Charna Halpern "Director of lmprovOlympic and author of Truth in Comedy"<br>
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