Improvisation in Rehearsal

by John S.C. Abbott, Mark Rylance (Foreword)

Building on his own experience as an actor, director, and teacher, John Abbott writes with clarity and an infectious enthusiasm that will motivate directors to try the improvisation techniques for themselves. Packed with useful exercises, scenarios, and examples from a wide variety of plays.

102 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2010

About the author

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (Andover Theological Seminary; Bowdoin College, 1825) was a historian, Congregationalist pastor, and pedagogical writer. With his brothers, including Gorham and Jacob Abbott, he was a co-founder of Abbott Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies in New York City.