List of the books from the IICV library
Truth in Comedy:
The Manual for Improvisation
Author: Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Johnson
Want to learn the improv techniques that helped Mike Myers, Chris Farley, John Belushi, and many others along the road to TV and film stardom? Then let two esteemed founders of long-form improvisational theatre, Del Close and Charna Halpern, teach you the "Harold."
Impro for Storytellers
Author: Keith Johnstone
One of the best-selling books ever published on improvisation. Impro for Storytellers aims to take jealous and self-obsessed beginners and teach them to play games with good nature and to fail gracefully.
Improvise Freely: Throw away the rulebook and unleash your creativity
Author: Patti Stiles
Improvisation is a vibrant art of spontaneity and impulse. Audiences the world over flock to shows where 'anything could happen!' But lurking at the heart of many companies that perform it is a contradiction, a bait and switch. Students who sign up for classes are taught 'The Improv Rules': the strictly right and wrong way to be creative. Exploration is replaced with emulation and curiosity with compliance.
Art by Commitment
A guide to advanced improvisation
Author: Charna Halpern
Charna Halpern relives how she met her partner Del, and describes his death. What is enlightening are Charna's observations on how Del's signature format, the Harold has evolved since the publishing of Truth in Comedy.