Improvisation for the Theater

A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques

By: Viola Spolin

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Paperback | 28 July 1999 | Edition Number 3

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412 Pages

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Revised

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22.86 x 15.24 x 2.67

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The thoroughly revised third edition of the bible of improvisational theater.

Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.

The revised edition features:

30 new exercises, including introductions (Slow/Fast/Normal; Extended Sound; Mirror Speech; Unrelated Conversation)
More than 200 updated classic exercises
new section of traditional theater games for warm-up use
"Paul Sills' Sayings of Viola Spolin"
New glossary of side-coaching phrases, with definitions of their meaning and value
Alphabetical list of all games and exercises

Industry Reviews

"She has genius and shares it." --Valerie Harper "It's like basic research ... she [has] changed the theater for generations." --Alan Alda "Her book is the bible." --Rob Reiner

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