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This expanded and revised edition has a new foreword by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, additional advice and tips for success, and a full reproduction of Mick Napiers web journal from his time directing the famous show Paradigm Lost for The Second City that included Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, and Kevin Dorff. Renowned improv instructor and award-winning director Mick Napier has been at the heart of the professional improvisation community for more than 25 years. The first edition of Improvise. quickly earned its position as necessary reading for improv students across the country and around the world and gave birth to a new generation of performers who questioned The Rules of improvisation. In this entertaining and incredibly informative book, Napier will teach you the essentials of... --Why The Rules dont matter --How to take care of yourself in a scene --Using context to your advantage --Effective two-person scenes --Balanced large-cast scenes --Successful auditioning --Solo exercises you can practice at home

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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 What Is Improvisation! ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Rules ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

The History of The Rules................................................................................................................................................... 5

Fear Fear Fear .................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Breaking The Rules ........................................................................................................................................................... 9

3 How to Improvise ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

Part One: Do Something! ................................................................................................................................................. 10

Part Two: Check Out What You Did............................................................................................................................... 14

Part Three: Hold on to What You Did............................................................................................................................. 15

The Magic of Improvisation ............................................................................................................................................ 16

4 "What About My Partner!" ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Take Care of Yourself First............................................................................................................................................. 17

Take Care of Your Partner............................................................................................................................................... 17

Listening to Your Partner................................................................................................................................................ 18

What If I Am the Partner? ................................................................................................................................................ 18

5 Context and Scenes ........................................................................................................................................................... 21

Context............................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Scenes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22

6 Common Problems ........................................................................................................................................................... 26

Too Much Exposition ...................................................................................................................................................... 26

Talking Too Much ........................................................................................................................................................... 26

Justifying ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Pausing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Bailing on a Point of View .............................................................................................................................................. 29

7 More Than Two People in a Scene ................................................................................................................................... 31

Three-Person Scenes ......................................................................................................................................................... 31

Entering Scenes ................................................................................................................................................................ 32

Four-, Five-, Six-, and Twenty-Person Scenes ................................................................................................................... 35

8 Advanced Improvisation .................................................................................................................................................. 38

Opposite Choices ............................................................................................................................................................... 38

Specificity ........................................................................................................................................................................ 39

Pull Out/Pull Back In ........................................................................................................................................................ 39

Curve Balls ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Reaching for an Object ..................................................................................................................................................... 41

Personal Objects and Mannerisms ...................................................................................................................................... 42

Personal Variety of Energy ................................................................................................................................................ 43

9 Advice and Guidelines for Improvisers ........................................................................................................................... 46

Talent ............................................................................................................................................................................... 46

The Concept of Training ................................................................................................................................................... 46

Men and Women .............................................................................................................................................................. 46

The Perfect Actor .............................................................................................................................................................. 47

Auditioning Guidelines for Improvisers ............................................................................................................................ 50

Common Patterns ............................................................................................................................................................. 52

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