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Napier's book ought to be not just brilliant in spurts, but throughout, and therefore, important. In his insightful 'how to' section, Nick Napier offers practical, hands-on teaching approaches and scene starting techniques. No touchy-feely stuff here, this is hard core 'do this' direction. You will become a stronger improvisor, or find validation and language for what you do if you already are...
In this book, Napier takes an irreverent, but constructive look at the art and practice of improvised scenes.
Mick Napier is the founder of the acclaimed Annoyance Theatre/Annoyance Productions, as well as Resident Director and Artistic Consultant for The Second City. He lives in Chicago.
Loading...| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | What is improvisation? | 1 |
| 2 | Rules | 3 |
| 3 | How to improvise | 14 |
| 4 | "What about my partner?" | 29 |
| 5 | Context and scenes | 37 |
| 6 | Common problems | 48 |
| 7 | More than two people in a scene | 58 |
| 8 | Advanced improvisation | 72 |
| 9 | Advice and guidelines for improvisers | 88 |
| 10 | Improvisation and the second law of thermodynamics | 103 |
| 11 | Exercises to do at home | 111 |
| 12 | Annoyance | 128 |
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