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Improv for Actors

By: Dan Diggles
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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In this step-by-step guide, an actor and improvisational teacher brings his tested methods to the page to show how actors can take risks and gain spontaneity in all genres of scripted theater. Through 28 lessons - each of which includes warm-ups, points of concentration, and improvisation exercises - Improv for Actors provides insights into thinking and reacting with fluidity, exploring a character’s social status, using the voice and body as effective tools of storytelling, and more. Actors of all levels will soon be able to give a fresh, original approach to classic characters, create funnier performances in farce and comedy, and make dramatic characters richer and more believable.

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Editorial reviews

In the introduction for Improv for Actors, author Dan Diggles references the Latin root of the word "education" - educo - which means to "lead out". This is key in understanding his method: that it is the responsibility of a good teacher to expose pupils to their wisdom rather than impose their beliefs on them.

Paul Boehmer's professorial yet approachable tone perfectly matches Diggles' Socratic approach, making for a rewarding and enlightening listen for aspiring performers looking to hone their craft.
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If you could sum up Improv for Actors in three words, what would they be?

Helpful, Interesting, Comprehensive

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Much of the content is focused around acting rather than improv. I would've preferred it the other way around.

What three words best describe Paul Boehmer’s performance?

Confident, Straightforward, Knowledgeable

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Improv for Actors?

Some of the improv techniques and class strategies

Any additional comments?

The voice is a tad boring with a very matter-of-fact delivery with little emotion.

Good Content, helpful resource

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Honestly I couldn’t even get past the first chapter because this guys voice just puts me to sleep

The narrator was so boring

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author very knowledgeable. tons of tips, pointers and guidelines for the Improv actor no matter what skill.

great improv listen

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This book first guides you through some essential basic improv principles and then offers a week by week plan to lead a small group.
I am now leading a group once a week!

Great book for leading an improv group

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We couldn’t listen more than 5 minutes. The sample didn’t indicate how bad the speaker was

Reader sounds like a robot

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I got MAYBE 13 mins into this before I couldn't take it. Narrator doesn't sound human, it's like they put this book into a text to speech and it's very hard to listen to for longer than 10 mins, for me. It's a shame because this might be a good book, but I'll never know...

Robot Narrator?

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