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Will Hines

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in Kettering, Ohio, The United States

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http://www.improvnonsense.com/

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Actor, writer, improviser in Los Angeles, California. Longtime performer/teacher at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Lived in NYC for almost 20 years, sheesh. Previous lives; computer programmer, journalist.

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	How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth 4.53 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pirate Robot Ninja: An Improv Fable by Billy Merritt, Will Hines (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 200 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Improv Nonsense: All The Posts 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get Psyched! by Rob Lathan, Will Hines (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Tigers Pocket Planner 2023: 2 Year Small Appointment Calendar Purse Size \| 24 MonthsPersonalized Planner & Organizer Agenda White Tigers January 2023 to December 2024.14 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So funny and so honest. It's self-deprecating and vulnerable and honest about: growing up gay in non-tolerant West Texas, figuring out what you want to do, having the guts to pursue acting, and the insecurities of not getting the success you were hop ...more
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Extremely fun read of the punk scene —- mostly NYC 1970s though a bit of London and Detroit also. Candid description of drugs, sex, broken hearts and bad business. Good history of who influenced who. It DID get a bit tiring to keep reading about yet ...more
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“The hard truth is often simply: learn to act like a normal person.”
― Will Hines, How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth

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“Yin and Yang Another way to think about the top of the scene is with the Taoist principles of yin and yang. Yin is passive, patient, empathetic, malleable. It is akin to a “yes.” Yang is active, assertive, decisive, altering. It is akin to an “and.” After a series of small moves that simply confirm information without adding a lot, it’s time for a “yang” move: make a decision, add some information. But once someone makes a big “yang” move, then it’s time for a simple “yin” response. Confirm and unpack what was just added. Even a beat of silence is a good idea.”
― Will Hines, How to Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth

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