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    Ebook344 pages5 hours

    Improv for Actors

    By Dan Diggles

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    About this ebook

    In this step-by-step guide, an actor and improvisational teacher brings his tested methods to the page to show how actors can take risks and gain spontaneity in all genres of scripted theater. Through 28 lessonseach of which includes warm-ups, points of concentration, and improvisation exercisesImprov for Actors provides insights into thinking and reacting with fluidity, exploring a character’s social status, using the voice and body as effective tools of storytelling, and more. Actors of all levels will soon be able to give a fresh, original approach to classic characters, create funnier performances in farce and comedy, and make dramatic characters richer and more believable.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllworth Press
    Release dateMar 1, 2004
    ISBN9781581159417
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