An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools
UPDATED ORDERING OPTIONS BELOW (including a discount offer)!!!
Where has the online archive of “A to Z” entries gone, you may wonder? I’m excited to announce that this extensive series of definitions and performance tips is now available in PRINT with Routledge!
In addition to 150 deeper dives into core improv techniques that you’ve come to love, with helpful strategies and curated games (found here on ImprovDr.com), this new edited and expanded edition includes over 100 new sleeker short definitions and cross references to help build your improv vocabulary, and 40 or so beautiful improv production shots. In pre-orders. the book is already routinely featuring on Amazon’s #1 New Releases and Best Seller lists (see below)! If you take your improv fun seriously, then this is the book for you!
Here are some options for getting your hands on a digital or print copy of this labor of love… All prices are in US dollars. (Publishers set list prices in case you were wondering!) The email link might not work if you have a popup blocker: you can email me at David@improvdr.com if that happens!
IF YOU WANT A SIGNED COPY…
If you’re local (as in Orlando, USA local) and we see each other with some frequency, I’m offering a limited number of autographed/personalized paperback copies for a limited time at list price ($43). Email me here to reserve yours ASAP with your request (and any specific dedication language), and I’ll send you payment details. I have a small stock of copies and in most cases can get it to you in about a week. If you’ve opted for hand delivery, it’s incumbent upon you to find me and not vice versa 🙂 You can generally find my performance schedule at Sak Comedy lab on my homepage.
If you’re stateside (as in the contiguous USA) and want an autographed/personalized paperback copy, it’ll cost me about $7 to pack and mail it via USPS media rate ($5.61 postage, $1.69 packaging), so that’d bring the price point up to $50. Email me here if you like the sound of that with your request (and any specific dedication language), and I’ll send you payment details.
If you live outside the USA there really aren’t cost effective ways for me to sign and get a copy to you without really upping the price (the USPS doesn’t have an international media rate so, depending on the country, it’d be around $32 to get a copy from me to you). If that’s something you REALLY want, email me here, and we’ll figure it out, but that’d bring the price to somewhere in the ballpark of $75. I get it if that’s too rich for your blood. It’s MUCH cheaper to use one of the methods below, and I’ll happily sign your copy for a drink when I next see you at an improv conference or festival!!
IF YOU JUST WANT A WAY TO GET A PRINT OR EBOOK COPY EASILY…
If you have access to Amazon.com for your book orders, then you can order a Kindle or Paperback copy here. The hardcover version is archival quality intended for libraries, hence the much steeper price, but the other two versions are currently at or below the list price of $42.95. (I rounded it up to $43 above so I’m not messing around with coins.) You can also access a sample of the first 8 or so pages if you click on the icon to the left below the cover image. That’s mainly my intro comments, alas, but it gives you a sense of the look and feel. (In the first couple of weeks The Improv Dictionary has been listed – on and off – as the #1 Best Seller in Theater – Paperback, the #1 New Release in Theater Direction & Production – Kindle and Paperback, the #1 New Release in Theatre History and Criticism – Kindle, the #1 New Release in Acting & Auditioning – Paperback and Top New Release in Performing Arts History and Criticism – Kindle and Paperback)
For international readers in particular, your most cost-effective choice (if not Amazon) will likely be buying through Routledge directly as they offer “free standard shipping on every order across the globe.” They offer paperback, hardback, and both eBook purchases and rentals. You can find The Improv Dictionary listed here. This site offers a preview as well (although it’s formatted for a digital reader), so look at the one on the Amazon site above if you want a better sense of the final printed product. If you’re affiliated with a theatre, university, training center, or festival and are interested in a larger order, I might be able to get a bulk discount for you through the publisher. Just reach out here. (Due to the weight of the book, it’s not really feasible for me to travel with any substantial number of copies.)
If you are still reading, thank you! I imagine you’ll also find this in bookstores and libraries with decent theatre selections eventually, too!
Regardless of your interest in The Improv Dictionary, continue enjoying the extensive ImprovDr Game Library (with nearly 200 improv games and exercises) that you can access here.
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