improviser jossey-bass perspectives improvisation

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4 reviews
Mary Scruggs, Michael J. Gellman

Northwestern University Press, 2007

Great For Actors and Improvisor's
Being new to Chicago and Second City, I purchased this book to get a better understanding of improv and who better to learn from then author Michael Gellman. I found that the format of the book made it an easy read and it really got into the details of Second City improv and how to use these rules and other aspects to create improvised one act plays. The book follows a fictional Chicago actor as ...

Memory and the Impact of Political Transformation in Public Space (Radical Perspectives)

Duke University Press, 2004

Memory and the Impact of Political Transformation in Public Space explores the effects of major upheavals?wars, decolonization, and other social and economic changes?on the ways in which public histories are presented around the world. Examining issues related to public memory in twelve countries, the histories collected here cut across political, cultural, and geographic divisions. At the same time, by revealing recurring themes and concerns, ...

The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom: Using Improvisation to Teach Skills and Boost Learning ...

2 reviews
Katherine S., Ph.D. McKnight, Mary Scruggs

Jossey-Bass, 2008

One of the best teaching tools ever!
As a new high school teacher, I'm always searching for interesting ways to deliver my material. The last thing I want to be labeled as is "boring" -- a description I admit I've been accused of in my first year, and boy did that sting. But I used some of McKnight's improv techniques during my last day of class, a week after I got this book, and the students absolutely loved them. My teaching ...