Improv for Actors

By: Dan Diggles

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

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.

©2004 Dan Diggles (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Good Content, helpful resource

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.

The narrator was so boring

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

great improv listen

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

Great book for leading an improv group

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!

Robot Narrator?

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...