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Improv Books
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as improv)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,486 ratings — published 1994
Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as improv)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,141 ratings — published 2004
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as improv)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,055 ratings — published 1979
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,315 ratings — published 2013
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 56 times as improv)
avg rating 4.54 — 919 ratings — published 2016
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as improv)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,604 ratings — published 2005
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as improv)
avg rating 4.27 — 713 ratings — published 1963
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 41 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 462 ratings — published 1994
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as improv)
avg rating 4.33 — 268 ratings — published 2015
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as improv)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,358 ratings — published 2015
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as improv)
avg rating 3.98 — 228 ratings — published 2008
The Second City Almanac of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as improv)
avg rating 4.08 — 132 ratings — published 2004
Behind the Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 4.26 — 104 ratings — published 2015
Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 3.82 — 184 ratings — published 2006
Pirate Robot Ninja: An Improv Fable (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as improv)
avg rating 4.38 — 212 ratings — published
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as improv)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,030 ratings — published 1990
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
Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 3.91 — 101 ratings — published 2006
Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as improv)
avg rating 4.59 — 149 ratings — published 2002
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,062,312 ratings — published 2011
Process: An Improviser's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.86 — 80 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 3.68 — 84 ratings — published 2012
Improvising Now: A Practical Guide to Modern Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as improv)
avg rating 4.47 — 99 ratings — published 2014
Improv Therapy: How to get out of your own way to become a better improviser (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as improv)
avg rating 3.76 — 130 ratings — published 2014
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.97 — 575 ratings — published 2017
The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.80 — 41 ratings — published 2014
Directing Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.08 — 36 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
A Subversive's Guide to Improvisation: Moving Beyond "Yes, And" (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.48 — 65 ratings — published
Long-Form Improvisation & The Art Of Zen: A Manual For Advanced Performers (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.63 — 41 ratings — published 2009
The Complete Improviser: Concepts, Techniques, and Exercises for Long Form Improvisation (1)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.44 — 52 ratings — published
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.85 — 559,548 ratings — published 2014
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 4.07 — 73 ratings — published 1978
The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 4.25 — 69 ratings — published 2015
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 3.67 — 66 ratings — published 2008
Improv for Everyone (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 89 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Chicago Improv: Short Cuts to Long-Form Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.46 — 28 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 3.88 — 78 ratings — published 2021
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 — 231 ratings — published 1986
Theater Games for the Lone Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.11 — 64 ratings — published 2001
Guru: My Days with Del Close (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.04 — 256 ratings — published 2005
The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.47 — 36 ratings — published
Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 3.68 — 312 ratings — published
Improvise Freely: Throw away the rulebook and unleash your creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.58 — 31 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of LIfe (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.07 — 250 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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“It’s only fabric! Freestyle fabric cutting and sewing is a low-risk endeavor with a strong payoff of personal growth and empower- ment.”
― East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
― East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
