ABSTRACT

The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance is 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.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter |27 pages

Improv History

chapter |51 pages

Skill Building Exercises

chapter |27 pages

Short Form Improv Games

chapter |24 pages

Long Form Improv Games

chapter |22 pages

The College Improv Team