Improvisation for the theater a handbook of teaching and directing techniques

Presents over two hundred theatre games which bring theatre experience to amateurs of every age and interest.

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Main Author: Spolin, Viola
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1999.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Paul Sills' Introduction
  • Paul Sills' Sayings of Viola Spolin
  • Viola Spolin's Preface to the First Edition
  • Viola Spolin's Preface to the Second Edition
  • Theory and Foundation. Ch. I. Creative Experience. Ch. II. Workshop Procedures
  • Exercises. Ch. III. Orientation. Ch. IV. Where. Ch. V. Acting with the Whole Body. Ch. VI. Non-Directional Blocking. Ch. VII. Refining Awareness. Ch. VIII. Broadcasting and Technical Effects. Ch. IX. Developing Material for Situations. Ch. X. Speech and Rounding-Out Exercises. Ch. XI. Emotion. Ch. XII. Character
  • Children and the Theater. Ch. XIII. Understanding the Child. Ch. XIV. Fundamentals for the Child Actor. Ch. XV. Workshop for Six-to-Eight-Year-Olds
  • Formal Theater and Improvisational Theater. Ch. XVI. Preparation. Ch. XVII. Rehearsal and Performance. Ch. XVIII. Post-Mortem and Special Problems
  • App. I. New Exercises
  • App. II. Traditional Games.