Improvisation for the theater : a handbook of teaching and directing techniques
Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology
Print Book, English, 1999
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Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Ill., 1999
lv, 412 pages ; 24 cm
9780810140097, 9780810140080, 9780810112827, 0810140098, 081014008X, 0810112825
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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