Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds

A handbook of essential comedy skills, useful for all performers!

Long-Form Improv deftly teaches the wildly popular form of improvisation that is so foundational to the comedy stylings of many of today€s top actors and thriving comedians. Crammed with innovative ideas for conceptualizing improvised scenework and €œfinding the game of the scene,€ this crisply written manual covers techniques for experienced improvisers, curious actors, and even non-actors.

A complete long-form improv resource comprising topics like ideation and character creation, improvising scenes for extended periods of time and enhancing them€"and even performing the most famous expression of long-form improv, the half-hour improvised form known as €œThe Harold€€"this astute text is written in a friendly, supportive voice by an experienced improv teacher and professional actor whose own frustration in learning the craft drove an obsession to create a program free of confounding teachings and contradictory concepts. The book€s groundbreaking infusion with drama theory and game theory brings new life to the teachings of the craft, breaking down various aspects of long-form improv into short chapters for swift, step-by-step intake of its vital lessons.

Students of acting and long-form improv alike should expect Long-Form Improv to bolster their education and fast-track their course to improv greatness.