Spontaneous Performance: Acting Through Improv Book

	Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
Part 1	Improvisational Conflict among Individuals	3
Chapter 1	Improvs for Developing Conflict	5
Chapter 2	Comedy Improv through Conflict	17
Chapter 3	Monolog Improvs	31
Chapter 4	Two-Character Improvs	45
Chapter 5	Improv Rules	59
Part 2	Improvisational Conflict with Non-Human Forces	77
Chapter 6	Situation Improvs	79
Chapter 7	Condition Improvs	89
Part 3	Body Position, Opening Line, and Object Improvs	103
Chapter 8	Body Language Improvs	105
Chapter 9	Character and Object Improvs	117
Chapter 10	Opening Line Improvs	129
Chapter 11	Scene Improvs	145
Part 4	Improvising Plays	159
Chapter 12	Improvising Existing Plays to Develop Characters	161
Chapter 13	Using Improv to Write Original Plays	177
	Selected Bibliography	188
	About the Author	189