Theory

Put bluntly, this section lists ways to cheat 1? at improv.

It lists important things to know ahead of time, stock material to bring to a performance, and basically every helpful technique that doesn't fall under the rubric of "do whatever the magic fairy muse inspires you to do as you respond to every individual moment."

For fairy-muse information, see the improv practice ideas section.

Cheats

The Style Cheat Sheet
Descriptions of the most common "styles options," playwrights, and movie auteurs that audiences will give you.
Stock Material
Descriptions of pre-written elements you can introduce into a scene.

Footnotes

1? "Who's the dude that looks like the Cheat?"

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fig. 1: "The Cheat. The Cheat."