So You Think You're Funny?: A Student's Guide to Improv Comedy

by Immediate Gratification Players; Haskins, Sarah; Stoller, Nicholas (AFT)

• ISBN13: 9781566081733
• ISBN10: 1566081734
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service

Summary

Every year, tens of thousands of acting students dip their toes into the world of improv comedy. From Harvard University, the Immediate Gratification Players bring a new way to learn this popular art form. Written from the student's perspective, the book is divided into two sections of six drapers each. The book gives students training with useful drills, important rules to remember. and a basic uxorial in building your first improv scene. The will explain what no other book does: how to put your product in front of an audience. From creating a troupe to treating your audience right, this is the only book that can make its readers show-worthy. Sample chapters include: A Scene: The Basic Unit of Improv; Do or Not to Do; Short Form or Long Form?: The Eternal Debate; Developing Format; Creating a Troupe; Audition - Being the Best; Publicity: Turning on the Machine; And the Crowd Goes Wild: A Successful Show. Full of practical tips and techniques.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
So You Think You're Funny? An Introduction	p. 3
Building the Skills	p. 5
Improvisational Comedy: Tell Me More	p. 7
A Scene: The Basic Unit of Improv	p. 15
To Do or Not to Do: The Rules of Improv	p. 30
Drill to the Core: Practicing Improv	p. 43
Short-Form or Long-Form: The Eternal Debate	p. 60
It's Showtime: Developing a Format	p. 70
Storming the Stage	p. 85
Let There Be Improv: Creating a Troupe	p. 87
Auditions: Finding Your Best	p. 96
And the Crowd Goes Wild: A Successful Show	p. 111
Publicity: Turning on the Machine	p. 124
Sustaining Momentum: Leadership and Finance	p. 135
Building a Team: Having Fun While Being Funny	p. 146
Afterword	p. 155
About the Authors	p. 157
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