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Improv Books
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as improv)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,432 ratings — published 1994
Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as improv)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,123 ratings — published 2004
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as improv)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,862 ratings — published 1979
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,280 ratings — published 2013
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 54 times as improv)
avg rating 4.53 — 879 ratings — published 2016
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as improv)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,550 ratings — published 2005
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as improv)
avg rating 4.27 — 707 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 — 264 ratings — published 2015
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 37 times as improv)
avg rating 4.17 — 459 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 — 1,331 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 — 227 ratings — published 2008
The Second City Almanac of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as improv)
avg rating 4.10 — 135 ratings — published 2004
Behind the Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 4.29 — 99 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 — 199 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 3.92 — 100 ratings — published 2006
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,911 ratings — published 1990
Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.59 — 143 ratings — published 2002
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,048,693 ratings — published 2011
Process: An Improviser's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 81 ratings — published 2007
Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as improv)
avg rating 3.69 — 83 ratings — published 2012
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
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 562 ratings — published 2017
Improvising Now: A Practical Guide to Modern Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 4.47 — 95 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 3.62 — 40 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 4.22 — 64 ratings — published 2015
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.85 — 552,287 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 3.90 — 80 ratings — published 2021
Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.67 — 304 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 4.17 — 230 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 3.69 — 29 ratings — published 2011
Theater Games for the Lone Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.11 — 63 ratings — published 2001
Guru: My Days with Del Close (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.02 — 252 ratings — published 2005
Improvise Freely: Throw away the rulebook and unleash your creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.57 — 30 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of LIfe (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.09 — 234 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 4.14 — 35 ratings — published 2011
“Improvisors connect for the same basic reason you and your friends connect. Say you meet someone. You like something about them and they like something about you. Your mutual interest begets mutual play. Play begets cooperation and mutual understanding, which, trampolined by fun, becomes love. Love is the highest form of play.”
― Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art
― Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art
“The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv, you keep scenes alive but accepting whatever you are given and then adding to it or amplifying it. There is no space on stage for 'No,' 'I'm sorry, you're mistaken,' or 'Yes, but...'. Those transitions kill energy, set up interpersonal conflict, engage the ego in a defensive posture, and stymie the flow of conversation onstage.”
― How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career
― How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career
