The Improv Handbook by Salinsky, Tom, Frances-White, Deborah -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Introduction Section One: “What is Improvisation?”

1.1 What Was Improvisation? 1.2 Improvisation in Performance 1.3 History of The Spontaneity Shop

Intermission: What Should Improvisation Be?

Section Two: “How To Improvise”

2.1 How to Use This Section 2.2 Teaching and Learning 2.3 The Importance of Storytelling 2.4 Spontaneity 2.5 Saying Yes 2.6 What Comes Next 2.7 Status 2.8 Go Through an Unusual Door 2.9 Working Together 2.10 Being Changed 2.11 Twitching, Topping, and Paperflicking 2.12 Playing Characters 2.13 You Can’t Learn Mime from a Book 2.14 Playing Games 2.15 Control Freak 2.16 Finding the Game in the Scene 2.17 Continue or Thank You 2.18 Final Thoughts

Intermission: The Rules and Why There Aren’t Any … Section Three: “How To Improvise in Public”

3.1 Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway 3.2 Starting a Company 3.3 Nuts and Bolts

Intermission: The Paradox of Improvisation Section Four: “Making Improvisation Pay”

4.1 Performing? 4.2 Teaching Workshops 4.3 Corporate Entertainment 4.4 Corporate Training 4.5 Corporate Events 4.6 How to Get Corporate Work

Intermission: Women in Improv Section Five: “Talking to Improvisers”

5.1 Keith Johnstone—The Innovator 5.2 Neil Mullarkey—The Comedy Store Player 5.3 Randy Dixon—The Synthesizer 5.4 Jonathan Pitts—The Impresario 5.5 Charna Halpern—The Keeper of the Harold 5.6 Mick Napier—Power Improviser 5.7 Dan O’Connor—West Coast Legend 5.8 Patti Stiles—Our Teacher 5.9 David Fenton—Theatresports MC Down Under 5.10 Tobias Menzies—The Actor

In Conclusion Appendix One: Games

Good Games Dumb But Fun Never Play Warm-Up Games

Appendix Two: Syllabus Glossary of Terms Thanks Bibliography Index Footnotes