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Improv Books
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as improv)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,448 ratings — published 1994
Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as improv)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,127 ratings — published 2004
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as improv)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,931 ratings — published 1979
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,291 ratings — published 2013
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as improv)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,562 ratings — published 2005
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 54 times as improv)
avg rating 4.53 — 893 ratings — published 2016
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as improv)
avg rating 4.27 — 710 ratings — published 1963
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as improv)
avg rating 4.32 — 265 ratings — published 2015
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 38 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 457 ratings — published 1994
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as improv)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,336 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 3.99 — 226 ratings — published 2008
The Second City Almanac of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as improv)
avg rating 4.10 — 135 ratings — published 2004
Behind the Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 4.27 — 100 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 20 times as improv)
avg rating 4.40 — 201 ratings — published
Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as improv)
avg rating 3.91 — 101 ratings — published 2006
How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 62 ratings — published 2007
Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 4.59 — 145 ratings — published 2002
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,944 ratings — published 1990
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,052,116 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
Improvising Now: A Practical Guide to Modern Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as improv)
avg rating 4.47 — 97 ratings — published 2014
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 565 ratings — published 2017
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
The Complete Improviser: Concepts, Techniques, and Exercises for Long Form Improvisation (1)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.43 — 51 ratings — published
Musical Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.15 — 46 ratings — published 2003
Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.65 — 65 ratings — published 2008
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 — 63 ratings — published
The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 4.24 — 66 ratings — published 2015
Aerodynamics of Yes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 32 ratings — published 2012
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.85 — 554,182 ratings — published 2014
Improv for Everyone (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.87 — 87 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 — 306 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 4.12 — 64 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 4.10 — 233 ratings — published 2019
Do It Now: Essays on Narrative Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 19 ratings — published
“The practice of improvisation (in contrast, say, to that of writing or painting) teaches something that we are hungry to understand: how to be in harmony with one another and how to have fun. We practice improvisation not only to “express ourselves” but to connect with others in a more immediate way.”
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“...playing these physical and imaginative group games instantly creates community connection.”
― Zoomy Zoomy: Improv Games and Exercises for Groups
― Zoomy Zoomy: Improv Games and Exercises for Groups
