| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
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| Chapter 1: Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
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| Chapter 2: Improvisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
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| Chapter 3: Techniques of Character Development . . . . . . . . . . | 17 |
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| Chapter 4: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
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| Chapter 5: Physicalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 27 |
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| Chapter 6: Sustaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 33 |
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| Chapter 7: Vocal Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 37 |
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| Chapter 8: Pantomime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 41 |
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| Chapter 9: Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 47 |
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| Chapter 10: Imagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 53 |
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| Chapter 11: Entrances and Exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 57 |
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| Chapter 12: Gibberish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
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| Chapter 13: Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 65 |
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| Chapter 14: Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 69 |
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| Chapter 15: Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 73 |
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| Chapter 16: Poetry to Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 79 |
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| Chapter 17: Commedia Dell'Arte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 83 |
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| Chapter 18: Wedding Improv Character Development . . . . . . . . . | 89 |
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| Chapter 19: The Big Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 113 |
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| Chapter 20: More Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 121 |
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| Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 127 |