The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance from Focal Press is a one-stop resource for both improv teachers and students, covering improv history, theory, maxims, exercises, games, and structures. You will learn the necessary skills and techniques needed to become a successful improviser: developing a basic understanding of the history of improvisation and its major influences, structures, and theories. This book also addresses issues associated with being a college improviser, such as auditions, rehearsals, performances, and the dynamics of improv groups.
SECTION I: History
SECTION II: Rules, Major Theoretical Concepts & Maxims
SECTION III: Skill Building Exercises
SECTION IV: Short Form Improv
SECTION V: Long Form Improv
SECTION VI: The College Improv Team
SECTION VII: Professional Training Programs
YOUR IMPROV LIBRARY
INDEX
Siobhan O'Hara is a graduate from Albright College and former president of Albright Improv. She is continuing her education and training at The Upright Citizens Brigade.