Improvise Freely - Patti Stiles first Book

I am equally excited and terrified to announce that 2021 will see the release of my book

Improvise Freely.

Pre-order dates will be announced soon.

Here is a little bit about the book!

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Improvisation is a vibrant art of spontaneity, freedom 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 Rules’, the strictly right and wrong way to be creative. Exploration is replaced with emulation and curiosity with compliance. How the hell did that happen?

Patti Stiles is an internationally acclaimed actor, improvisor, director, teacher and playwright who has worked professionally in theatre since 1983. In Improvise Freely, she turns ‘The Rules’ of improvising inside out and shows that there is another way.

Is it okay to ask questions? Why must we Who What Where? And what if ‘Yes And’ isn’t all it is cracked up to be?

"Improvise Freely" shows how 'rules' meant to guarantee success actually prevent it, cramping us into a counterfeit appearance of spontaneity, and hampering our creativity.

This book encourages the shift in outlook from following the tour guide to exploring the labyrinth. Instead of providing a map, Ms Stiles offers us a light.