Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser

ISBN: 0325009422

Author: Carrane, Jimmy

Condition: Used

Improvising Better is an easy to read self-help book created with the new generation of improviser in mind. Its written for todays performers, looking for a quick fix to their performance problems. This book is a fast read with long-lasting results.Jimmy Carrane and Liz Allen have improvised, taught, and directed in Chicago for over thirty years combined, and have either seen or experienced the most common problems facing improvisers today. Improvising Better will give you simple tools for repairing your improvisation through original and enhanced exercises. This book addresses the improviser as a whole, including how offstage issues affect onstage performance. Speaking candidly about this very personal art form, Carrane and Allen offer common-sense solutions, some tough love, and a little inspiration along the way.Whether you are a beginner or a veteran, Improvising Better will catapult you to the next level in your career as a working improviser.