Product Description

Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Readers of this book are not going to agree with everything in it; but if they are not challenged by it, if they do not ultimately succumb to its wisdom and whimsicality, they are in a very sad state indeed . . . .Johnstone seeks to liberate the imagination, to cultivate in the adult the creative power of the child . . . .Deserves to be widely read and tested in the classroom and rehearsal hall . . .Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assertions -- CHOICE: Books for College Libraries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20465 in Books
• Published on: 1987-01-07
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuassions. Readers of this book are not going to agree with everything in it; but if they are not challenged by it, if they do not ultimately succumb to its wisdom and whimsicality, they are in a very sad state indeed . . . .Johnstone seeks to liberate the imagination, to cultivate in the adult the creative power of the child . . . .Deserves to be widely read and tested in the classroom and rehearsal hall . . .Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assetions.
-CHOICE: Books for College Libraries

Customer Reviews

Just do it
I've recently discovered improvisation. As a tai chi instructor I've found improv fits in perfectly with my other training. It teaches you to find a way to say yes to what is offered you, good and bad. It helps put you in control of your own life.

How can you even devour the information?
Honestly, I don't know why there are so many positive reviews for this book. I purchased this book based purely on that criteria.

I was expecting the best book anybody can get their hand on to learn improv, but what I got was a tedious toil read with nothing practical to be taken from the book.

The author constantly went on talking about himself and his theater, and put me to sleep with all these fluffs. The information is presented in "how-to" unfriendly. I couldn't even figure out what was the point the author was trying to make with all these fluffs. Look I don't care about the "you" and "what you did", all I care about is the "I", the selfish me...which is the learning the material in a easy "how-to" fashion that affects me.

Frankly, I am extremely disappointed, after all the positive reviews. Am I missing something? Am I the only one here who found this book useless?

Don't waste your time and money on this.

A much better book on improvisation will be "Truth In Comedy", which the information are much more easy to learn on a practical level.

Of interest to all enlightened beings.
You don't need to be interested in theatre to find this book fascinating. I've purchased over a dozen copies to give to my friends. It's changed my life more than any other!