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Second City Almanac of Improvisation Book

Second City Almanac of Improvisation
Second City Almanac of Improvisation, It all began in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago's north side on a cold December night in 1959. No one could have known that by the next century, The Second City would have established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. Taking it, Second City Almanac of Improvisation has a rating of 4.5 stars
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Second City Almanac of Improvisation, It all began in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago's north side on a cold December night in 1959. No one could have known that by the next century, The Second City would have established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. Taking it, Second City Almanac of Improvisation
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  • Second City Almanac of Improvisation
  • Written by author Anne Libera
  • Published by Northwestern University Press, May 2004
  • It all began in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago's north side on a cold December night in 1959. No one could have known that by the next century, The Second City would have established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. Taking it
  • A Second City Almanac of Improvisation captures the information and wisdom about the art and practice of improvisation as developed and used during more than forty years of work, many glasses of scotch, and too many cups of wretched coffee at The S
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Foreword
Ch. 1Beginning2
Viola Spolin3
First class4
The rules9
Object work, or "a mime is not a terrible thing to waste"12
Environment13
Give and take16
Where we came from : a very brief history of revue18
An improvisational almanac : part one23
Ch. 2Playing the scene26
Martin27
Perfect partner30
Relationship32
Transformation of relationships37
Perfect partner, part two39
Status39
Living large in the moment43
Play is physical48
An improvisational almanac : part 255
Ch. 3The performer inside the scene58
A few thoughts on improvisation59
Finding the funny62
How do you create characters? or "I do hilarious guy who has a funny hat"64
Playing at the top of your intelligence67
Character : playing with intelligence and heart68
In the beginning ... making initiations72
Forming opinions74
Finding scenic point of view75
Finding your voice77
An improvisational almanac : part three81
Ch. 4Improvisation and acting84
Building a character within an ensemble through the games86
An improvisational almanac : part four103
Ch. 5Long forms, short forms, scenes, and games106
Improvisation : the fine line between suck and not bad and how to get away from that line and go to another line where the options are better107
Del Close109
Del Close games116
What's better? Long form or short form?118
Some definitions for those who desire them121
Scenic structure 101123
Don DePollo123
Top ten performance games of the Second City national touring company126
An improvisational almanac : part five132
Ch. 6Creating material136
Doing it again137
Pre-planning a Second City scene140
The ensemble creates a revue142
Putting up a traditional Second City improv set150
Blackouts and extended blackouts152
How to bottle lightning for fun and profit153
An improvisational almanac : part six160
Ch. 7Directing162
Blessed obstacles164
Running orders173
Ideal running order176
An improvisational almanac : part seven179


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