About this item
Improvisation is MAKING something fun happen - and not just onstage before an audience, but ANYWHERE. Improv training is not only in demand to train entertainers, but also to help people to shed fear of public speaking and social interaction, to trust their own creative ideas, and even to improve team dynamics in the grownup workplace. "Managed Mischief" is an improv how-to kit, helping parents and teachers celebrate everyday creativity with the kids in their lives. Whether or not you have any prior improv experience, this book will walk you through how to teach and play these self-guided games that boost creativity, confidence, and collaborative thinking. You can play these games in the classroom, the car, the playground, or even in a public space.
About the Author
Mandy Khoshnevisan has been performing, teaching, and directing theater and improvisation for just about 20 years. She grew up in southern California somewhat near the ocean, which was a nice place to live. She first met improv in 1996 as a freshman at Stanford University, where she went on to receive her B.A. and M.A. in English. Since becoming a teaching artist, she has worked with children from elementary to high school. While in the Bay Area she performed with many improv groups including BATS Improv and the Un-Scripted Theater Company. Currently she lives in Portland, OR, where she teaches at Northwest Children's Theater, performs with multiple theater and improv groups, does all kinds of other artistic work, and makes things. Managed Mischief is her first book.
