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Improv Books
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as improv)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,420 ratings — published 1994
Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as improv)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,120 ratings — published 2004
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as improv)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,803 ratings — published 1979
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,275 ratings — published 2013
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as improv)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,534 ratings — published 2005
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as improv)
avg rating 4.53 — 874 ratings — published 2016
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as improv)
avg rating 4.26 — 703 ratings — published 1963
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as improv)
avg rating 4.32 — 263 ratings — published 2015
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 37 times as improv)
avg rating 4.17 — 456 ratings — published 1994
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as improv)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,320 ratings — published 2015
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as improv)
avg rating 3.98 — 225 ratings — published 2008
The Second City Almanac of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as improv)
avg rating 4.09 — 133 ratings — published 2004
Behind the Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 4.29 — 97 ratings — published 2015
Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 3.83 — 183 ratings — published 2006
Pirate Robot Ninja: An Improv Fable (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as improv)
avg rating 4.39 — 197 ratings — published
How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 4.16 — 61 ratings — published 2007
Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 3.91 — 101 ratings — published 2006
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,887 ratings — published 1990
Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.58 — 140 ratings — published 2002
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,045,551 ratings — published 2011
Process: An Improviser's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 80 ratings — published 2007
Improv Therapy: How to get out of your own way to become a better improviser (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as improv)
avg rating 3.76 — 131 ratings — published 2014
Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as improv)
avg rating 3.69 — 83 ratings — published 2012
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 563 ratings — published 2017
Improvising Now: A Practical Guide to Modern Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 4.48 — 92 ratings — published 2014
The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.78 — 41 ratings — published 2014
Directing Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.03 — 34 ratings — published 2005
Acting on Impulse: The Art of Making Improv Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.39 — 28 ratings — published 2002
Group Improvisation: The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 55 ratings — published 2003
Long-Form Improvisation & The Art Of Zen: A Manual For Advanced Performers (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.64 — 39 ratings — published 2009
Musical Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.15 — 46 ratings — published 2003
Something Wonderful: An Oral History of the Second City & the Compass Players (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.08 — 73 ratings — published 1978
A Subversive's Guide to Improvisation: Moving Beyond "Yes, And" (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 4.46 — 61 ratings — published
The Complete Improviser: Concepts, Techniques, and Exercises for Long Form Improvisation (1)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 4.43 — 51 ratings — published
Aerodynamics of Yes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 32 ratings — published 2012
Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 3.65 — 65 ratings — published 2008
The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 4.21 — 62 ratings — published 2015
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.85 — 550,628 ratings — published 2014
Improv for Everyone (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.87 — 86 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Chicago Improv: Short Cuts to Long-Form Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.48 — 27 ratings — published 2002
Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.94 — 79 ratings — published 2021
Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.67 — 302 ratings — published
Improv ABC: The A-Z Guide to Becoming An Unstoppable Improviser (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 2015
Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 229 ratings — published 1986
Business Improv: Experiential Learning Exercises to Train Employees to Handle Every Situation with Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.64 — 28 ratings — published 2011
Theater Games for the Lone Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.10 — 62 ratings — published 2001
Guru: My Days with Del Close (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.02 — 251 ratings — published 2005
Improvise Freely: Throw away the rulebook and unleash your creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.59 — 29 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of LIfe (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.11 — 232 ratings — published 2019
Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Trainers and Managers to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.12 — 34 ratings — published 2011
“The problem with being an adult most of your life is not having been a child long enough.
(08/26/2019)”
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(08/26/2019)”
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“These games inspire laughter, spontaneity, ensemble building, physical and vocal expression, concentration, self-discovery/reflection, self-esteem, and, ultimately, I believe, good health. They get adults, and teenagers too, playing again, which is no small feat.”
― Zoomy Zoomy: Improv Games and Exercises for Groups
― Zoomy Zoomy: Improv Games and Exercises for Groups
