A Doctor and a Plumber in a Rowboat: The Essential Guide to Improvisation

Mark Ruffalo, one of the stars of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, loves this book: “My cousin Carol was the person who inspired me to become an actor. I highly recommend her book, A Doctor and a Plumber in a Rowboat: An Essential Guide to Improvisation to anyone starting out or is still on the path to knowledge.” Seasoned improvisers CAROL SCHINDLER (founding member, CHICAGO CITY LIMITS) and TOM SOTER (producer/performer, SUNDAY NIGHT IMPROV) share the lessons of improv learned during their over 30 years of performing and teaching improvisation. Aimed at improvisers and those who teach improv, the advice in this book can also help actors, writers, teachers, corporate executives, producers, dentists, firemen, factory workers, goat herders, astronauts, social workers, magicians, accountants, manicurists, Ninja warriors, and, of course, doctors and plumbers. Improvisation can be helpful for everyone. Even if you don’t necessarily want help, it’s still just plain fun.

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