Embodied Playwriting Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising | Theatre and Performance

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Embodied Playwriting: Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and Devising is the first book to compile new and adapted exercises for teaching playwriting in the classroom workshop or studio through the lens of acting and improvisation. The book provides access to the innovative practices developed by seasoned playwriting teachers from around the world who are also actors improv performers and theatre directors. Borrowing from the embodied art of acting and the inventive practice of improvisation the exercises in this book will engage readers in performance-based methods that lead to the creation of fully imagined characters dynamic relationships and vivid drama. Step-by-step guidelines for…