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Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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Improvisation for the Theater 3RD Edition

by Viola Spolin

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ISBN13: 9780810140080
ISBN10: 081014008x
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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 one hundred thousand copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, and film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.

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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 one hundred thousand copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, and film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.

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Spolin's improvisational techniques have changed the very nature and practice of modern theatre. This third edition updates the more than 200 now-classic exercises and adds 30 new ones. It adds 30 traditional theatre games that are frequently used as warm-ups.
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ISBN:
9780810140080
Sills, Paul:
Spolin, Viola
Sills, Paul:
Editor
Author:
Spolin, Viola
Publisher:
Northwestern University Press
Location:
Evanston, Ill. :
Subject:
Production and direction
Subject:
Acting & Auditioning
Subject:
Theater - Direction & Production
Subject:
Amateur theater
Subject:
Improvisation (acting)
Subject:
Improvisation.
Edition Number:
3
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Publication Date:
June 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
906x603x103 140
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