There are people who prefer to say “Yes” and there are people who prefer to say “No”. Those who say “Yes” are rewarded with the adventures they live. Those who say “No”, with the security they obtain.

Some month the classic had to arrive, the bible of impro for many people: Impro by Keith Johnstone. However, it does not seem to me to be a good starting point for almost anyone, although it is ideal for people with some experience in improv or in some performing arts. In this book, Keith Johnstone (the father of impro) makes a treatise that uses improvisation as a tool to give more depth to the characters.

Its major blocks are “Status” (about the relationship between the characters), “Spontaneity” (about allowing ourselves spontaneous creation), “Narrative skills” (about collective creation and letting ourselves be carried away by the torrent of ideas) and “Masks” ( about character creation).

So if you have a foundation of training as an actor and want to progress in improv, this is your book. But from Keith Johnstone, for story creation it is more interesting that you start with Impro for Storytellers (Keith Johnstone).