So You Think You're Funny? - A Students Guide to Improv Comedy

Now, from Harvard University, the Immediate Gratification Players bring a new way to learn this popular art form

Written from the student's perspective, the book is divided into two sections of six chapters each ...

Building the Skills gives students training with useful drills, important rules to remember, and a basic tutorial in building your first improv scene

Storming the Stage will explain what no other book does - how to put your show in front of an audience

From creating a troupe to treating your audience right, this book can make its readers show-worthy

Chapters include ...

A Scene - The Basic Unit of Improv

To Do or Not to Do

Short Form or Long Form?

The Eternal Debate

Developing Format

Creating a Troupe

Auditions - Finding Your Best

Publicity - Turning on the Machine

And the Crowd Goes Wild - A Successful Show

Full of practical tips and techniques, this is an excellent resource for any theatre library