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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as improv)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,521 ratings — published 1994
Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as improv)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,149 ratings — published 2004
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as improv)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,196 ratings — published 1979
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as improv)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,343 ratings — published 2013
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 60 times as improv)
avg rating 4.54 — 960 ratings — published 2016
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as improv)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,652 ratings — published 2005
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as improv)
avg rating 4.27 — 716 ratings — published 1963
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as improv)
avg rating 4.34 — 276 ratings — published 2015
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
by (shelved 42 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 466 ratings — published 1994
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as improv)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,381 ratings — published 2015
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as improv)
avg rating 3.97 — 231 ratings — published 2008
Behind the Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as improv)
avg rating 4.26 — 104 ratings — published 2015
The Second City Almanac of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as improv)
avg rating 4.08 — 133 ratings — published 2004
Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as improv)
avg rating 3.82 — 187 ratings — published 2006
Pirate Robot Ninja: An Improv Fable (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as improv)
avg rating 4.39 — 221 ratings — published
How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as improv)
avg rating 4.17 — 64 ratings — published 2007
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as improv)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,111 ratings — published 1990
Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 4.60 — 151 ratings — published 2002
Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as improv)
avg rating 3.90 — 103 ratings — published 2006
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,073,656 ratings — published 2011
Process: An Improviser's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as improv)
avg rating 3.86 — 81 ratings — published 2007
Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as improv)
avg rating 3.68 — 87 ratings — published 2012
Improvising Now: A Practical Guide to Modern Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as improv)
avg rating 4.50 — 103 ratings — published 2014
Improv Therapy: How to get out of your own way to become a better improviser (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as improv)
avg rating 3.75 — 131 ratings — published 2014
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.98 — 582 ratings — published 2017
The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as improv)
avg rating 3.80 — 41 ratings — published 2014
Directing Improv (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.13 — 39 ratings — published 2005
The Complete Improviser: Concepts, Techniques, and Exercises for Long Form Improvisation (1)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.44 — 52 ratings — published
Acting on Impulse: The Art of Making Improv Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 4.39 — 28 ratings — published 2002
Group Improvisation: The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as improv)
avg rating 3.96 — 55 ratings — published 2003
A Subversive's Guide to Improvisation: Moving Beyond "Yes, And" (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.43 — 70 ratings — published
Long-Form Improvisation & The Art Of Zen: A Manual For Advanced Performers (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.63 — 41 ratings — published 2009
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 3.85 — 565,072 ratings — published 2014
Musical Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.15 — 46 ratings — published 2003
Something Wonderful: An Oral History of the Second City & the Compass Players (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as improv)
avg rating 4.07 — 73 ratings — published 1978
The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 4.24 — 70 ratings — published 2015
Aerodynamics of Yes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 32 ratings — published 2012
Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as improv)
avg rating 3.67 — 69 ratings — published 2008
Improv for Everyone (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.89 — 90 ratings — published 2012
Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 4.18 — 232 ratings — published 1986
The Art of Chicago Improv: Short Cuts to Long-Form Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as improv)
avg rating 3.45 — 29 ratings — published 2002
Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.88 — 78 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of LIfe (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.08 — 261 ratings — published 2019
Getting to "yes And": The Art of Business Improv (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 3.57 — 107 ratings — published
Improv ABC: The A-Z Guide to Becoming An Unstoppable Improviser (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 2015
Theater Games for the Lone Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.11 — 64 ratings — published 2001
Guru: My Days with Del Close (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as improv)
avg rating 4.03 — 256 ratings — published 2005
The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.47 — 36 ratings — published
Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 3.68 — 321 ratings — published
Improvise Freely: Throw away the rulebook and unleash your creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as improv)
avg rating 4.58 — 31 ratings — published 2021
“The practice of improvisation (in contrast, say, to that of writing or painting) teaches something that we are hungry to understand: how to be in harmony with one another and how to have fun. We practice improvisation not only to “express ourselves” but to connect with others in a more immediate way.”
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“It’s only fabric! Freestyle fabric cutting and sewing is a low-risk endeavor with a strong payoff of personal growth and empower- ment.”
― East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
― East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
