Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
- ISBN-10
- 1400081882
- ISBN-13
- 9781400081882
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harmony
- Author
- Patricia Ryan Madson
Description
An acting coach and expert on improvisation explains how to adopt the attitudes and techniques used by musicians and actors, as well as the maxims of improvisational theater, to cope with the unexpected challenges of life, work, and relationships. 20,000 first printing.
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