Improv Theory
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
by Keith Johnstone
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
by Charna Halpern, Del Close & Kim “Howard” Johnson
Les McGehee Plays Well With Others: A “Grown-Up” Handbook of Improvisation and Play
by Les McGehee
Improv Technique and Exercises
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback))
by Keith Johnstone
Acting on Impulse: The Art of Making Improv Theater
by Carol Hazenfield
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
by Tom Salinsky and Deborah Francis
The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers
by William Hall
Improvisation for the Theater 3E: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (Drama and Performance Studies)
by Viola Spolin
How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater
by Kenn Adams
Playing Along: 37 Group Learning Activities Borrowed from Improvisational Theater
by Izzy Gesell
Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment
by Michael Pollock
Improvisation Starters: A Collection of 900 Improvisation Situations for the Theater
by Philip Bernardi
Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser
by Jimmy Carrane and Liz Allen
Improv History
Something Wonderful Right Away: An Oral History of the Second City and The Compass Players
by Jeffrey Sweet
Something Like a Drug: An Unauthorized Oral History of Theatresports (Drama)
by Kathleen Foreman and Clem Martini
Whose Improv Is It Anyway?: Beyond Second City
by Amy Seham
Improv Related Books
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Audition
by Michael Shurtleff
The Writer’s Journey, Second Edition: Mythic Structure for Writers
by Christopher Vogler
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
The Inner Game of Tennis
by W. Timothy Gallwey
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
by Richard P. Feynan
A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD: How You Can Be More Creative
by Roger von Oech
Art & Fear
by David Bayles and Ted Orland
Theatre of the Oppressed
by Augusto Boal
They Used to Call Me Snow White…but I Drifted: Women’s Strategic Use of Humor
by Regina Barreca
Applied Improv Books
Improvise This! How to Think on Your Feet So You Don’t Fall on Your Face
by Molly Mark and Cox Bergren
Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Upby Patricia Ryan Madson
Improv Yourself: Business Spontaneity at the Speed of Thought
by Joseph A. Keefe
Leadership Presence
by Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar
Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning
by Kat Koppett