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The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers

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Improvisation Games, formats and instruction. This book is perfect for improv groups who want to expand their collection of performance games and for students who want to play new games. Teachers will love the variety of drama games for their classes. The games are categorized and indexed by type of game. Quotes, performance tips, recommended reading and a few long form formats are also included.

140 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2014

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August 1, 2015
Handliches Buch zum In-die-Jackentasche-Stecken und schnell ein paar Impro-Games für die Show zusammensuchen. Die meisten Games sind bewährte Klassiker, ein paar Exoten sind dabei, ein bisschen Trash, ein bisschen Irrelevantes.
Hübsch die kleinen eingestreuten Zitate der Impro-Gurus. Am Ende kommentiert Johnstone einige der Games: "It's crap!" "Yuck!" "I don't like it."
Zwei kleine Interviews, eins mit Johnstone und ein sehr schönes mit Randy Dixon.
Der Drucksatz ist ein Desaster, die der Autor lieber einem Profi hätte überlassen sollen, aber da man das Buch ohnehin nur als kleines Vademecum benutzt, ist das auch wieder fast egal.

Tip: Aus der Vielfalt der Games, diejenigen markieren, die man für geeignet hält und dann bei Bedarf auswählen.
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February 25, 2025
I'm afraid I've 'misplaced' the book after reading it, but it's a nice compact set of (mostly classic) short-improv games. The descriptions are short, but thanks to this the small book can hold a rather extensive collection. Other than the gamedescriptions themselves not much more information.
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