Author: Horn, Delton T.
Paperback
144 pages
Published: August 1990
Meriwether Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0916260690

From the Renaissance commedia dell'arte to today's Second City comedy troupe, improvisation has been a hit. Learn the structure behind the spontaneity of comedy improvisation. Over thirty-five performance-tested improv structures and performance tips in this book help even a beginner tackle this off the cuff humor with confidence. Learn the elements of successful improvisation: setting, characters, conflict and action, and dialog and humor. Then have fun polishing your new skills in comedy clubs, coffee houses or acting classes. Instruction on loosening up, writing routings, coping with audiences and protecting original routines through contracts and copyrights are also included.Structures and exercises for young actors. Provides a brief history of improvisational comedy, and offers exercises on techniques which require increasing levels of skill.