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Narrated by:
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Paul Boehmer
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By:
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Dan Diggles
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In this step-by-step guide, an actor and improvisational teacher brings his tested methods to the page to show how actors can take risks and gain spontaneity in all genres of scripted theater. Through 28 lessons - each of which includes warm-ups, points of concentration, and improvisation exercises - Improv for Actors provides insights into thinking and reacting with fluidity, exploring a character’s social status, using the voice and body as effective tools of storytelling, and more. Actors of all levels will soon be able to give a fresh, original approach to classic characters, create funnier performances in farce and comedy, and make dramatic characters richer and more believable.
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In the introduction for Improv for Actors, author Dan Diggles references the Latin root of the word "education" - educo - which means to "lead out". This is key in understanding his method: that it is the responsibility of a good teacher to expose pupils to their wisdom rather than impose their beliefs on them.
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Divided into four sections - Status, Spontaneity, Narrative Skills, and Masks and Trance - and arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the audiobook sets out the specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an audiobook of ideas and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Resource for improvisational theater
- By Robert Mann on 03-11-21
By: Keith Johnstone
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Improv Wisdom
- Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
- By: Patricia Ryan Madson
- Narrated by: Patricia Ryan Madson
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In an irresistible invitation to lighten up, look around, and live an unscripted life, a Stanford University professor and master of the art of improvisation explains how to adopt the attitudes and techniques used by generations of musicians and actors. These secrets are currently being taught to entrepreneurs, engineers, and first responders in a crisis as well as housewives and Alzheimer caregivers. Let's face it: Life is something we all make up as we go along.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected.
- By Jane on 03-19-14
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Mastering Stand-Up
- The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
- By: Stephen Rosenfield
- Narrated by: Stephen Rosenfield
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This entertaining and sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C. K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By Erich on 07-05-19
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Getting to "Yes And"
- The Art of Business Improv
- By: Bob Kulhan, Chuck Crisafulli - contributor
- Narrated by: Bob Kulhan
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Amidst the deluge of advice for businesspeople, there lies an overlooked tool, a key to thriving in today's fast-paced, unpredictable environment: improvisation. In Getting to "Yes And" veteran improv performer, university professor, CEO, and consultant Bob Kulhan unpacks a form of mental agility with powers far beyond the entertainment value of comedy troupes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read/experience!
- By Julie on 05-28-19
By: Bob Kulhan, and others
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- Buyer One
- 04-30-14
Good Content, helpful resource
If you could sum up Improv for Actors in three words, what would they be?
Helpful, Interesting, Comprehensive
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Much of the content is focused around acting rather than improv. I would've preferred it the other way around.
What three words best describe Paul Boehmer’s performance?
Confident, Straightforward, Knowledgeable
What insight do you think you’ll apply from Improv for Actors?
Some of the improv techniques and class strategies
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The voice is a tad boring with a very matter-of-fact delivery with little emotion.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-27-20
The narrator was so boring
Honestly I couldn’t even get past the first chapter because this guys voice just puts me to sleep
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- MC
- 03-21-18
great improv listen
author very knowledgeable. tons of tips, pointers and guidelines for the Improv actor no matter what skill.
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- Jordan T
- 08-06-18
Great book for leading an improv group
This book first guides you through some essential basic improv principles and then offers a week by week plan to lead a small group.
I am now leading a group once a week!
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- Jigipiggi
- 12-16-17
Reader sounds like a robot
We couldn’t listen more than 5 minutes. The sample didn’t indicate how bad the speaker was
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-21
Robot Narrator?
I got MAYBE 13 mins into this before I couldn't take it. Narrator doesn't sound human, it's like they put this book into a text to speech and it's very hard to listen to for longer than 10 mins, for me. It's a shame because this might be a good book, but I'll never know...
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