“…This study originates in the observation that improv comedy or improvised theater has such a vast majority of white people practicing it, while other improvisational or comedic art forms (jazz, freestyle rap, stand up) are historically grounded in and marked as Black cultural production. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…La Mothe Le Vayer sur la mort de son fils - La Confrérie de l'esclavage de Notre-Dame de la Charité - Au Roi, sur la conquête de la Franche-Comté - La Gloire du Val-de-Grâce - Bouts rimés commandés sur le bel air. Appendices: Observations sur une comédie de Molière intitulée Le Festin de Pierre - Réponse aux observations touchant le festin de Pierre de M. de Molière - Lettre sur les observations d'une comédie du sieur Molière intitulée Le Festin du Pierre - Élomire hypocondre ou les Médecins vengés…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gunton -- Reconciliation : from biblical observations to dogmatic reconstruction / Christoph Schwöbel -- Reconciliation in Paul : the gospel of negation and transcendence in Galatians 3.28 / Douglas A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to write about what you don't know -- Aristotle in a bottle -- Chris Vogler: the bozo's journey -- Variety of action -- Exploring possibilities -- Observing characters -- Character point of view -- A character psi chart -- Protagonist vs. antagonist -- Hit and -mis -- Modes of comedic dialogue -- The importance of subtext -- Exposition -- Yiddish sound theory -- Inexplicable humor -- Alliteration as ally -- Character, location, and other names -- Fonetic spellings/phoreign words -- Satire -- Parody -- Black comedy -- Vulgarity and bad taste -- Poetry -- Songs -- The list -- The monologue -- Letters -- Other forms -- Thoughts on TV writing -- Thoughts on playwriting -- Thoughts on audio/radio writing -- The query letter -- Sales -- Promotion -- Syndication -- On reflection: being a writer…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…THE PLAYFUL ATOMS OF JORGE LUIS BORGES; NOTES; Inter-Lude; Play-Translations; EDITORIAL NOTE; Part II: The Games of Literature; Literature as Game of Pleasure; AMOROUS AGON, EROTIC FLYTING: SOME PLAY-MOTIFS IN THE LITERATURE OF LOVE; NOTES; FROM PLAY TO PLAYS: THE FOLKLORE OF COMEDY; NOTES; WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON RHYME; NOTES; Literature and Role-Playing; PLAYING FOR LIFE IN DONNE'S ELEGIES, SONGS AND SONNETS; NOTES; THE GAMES OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN ""THE LOVE SONG OF J. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Theatre Team Structure -- Defining the Role -- Chapter 2: Different Types and Genres of Production -- Large-scale Production of a Classic Twentieth-century Play -- Modern British Musical Pantomime in a Large Provincial Theatre -- Student Faculty Production of a Restoration Comedy in a Site-responsive Venue -- Chapter 3: Developing Good Communication Skills -- Getting Hired -- First Design Meeting with Director, Designer and Production Manager -- Listening -- Chapter 4: Setting up Your Team -- Leadership -- Costume Roles and Responsibilities -- Setting up the Finance and Cash Flow for Your Production -- Chapter 5: Budgeting -- Creating a Costing Sheet -- Estimating Fabric Quantities -- Accessing Cash for Shopping Expeditions -- Receipt Management -- Purchase Orders -- Chapter 6: First Rehearsal and Creating the Costume Bible -- First Rehearsal -- Taking Accurate Measurements, and Etiquette Rules to be Observed When Measuring Actors -- Recording Information in the Costume Bible -- Chapter 7: Sourcing: Construct, Hire or Buy? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kawin ; Monsters from the id / Margaret Tarratt ; Immigrants, aliens, and extraterrestrials : science fiction's alien "other" as (among other things) new Latino imagery / Charles Ramírez Berg ; Tales of sound and fury : observations on the family melodrama / Thomas Elsaesser ; Screwball comedies : constructing romance, mystifying marriage / David R. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 7 Four Walls and a Sky - Sets and Propsresearch the look; design and building of sets; interior sets; exterior sets; forced perspective; making props; rigging; glossary of materials for sets; Chapter 8 Sound Advice; pre-production; recording dialogue; lip sync; sound breakdown; Chapter 9 The Mechanics of Movement; studies from observation; posing the model; timing; weight; anticipation, action and reaction; walking and running; the illusion of speed; animal and bird movement; Chapter 10 the Performance; character animation; comedy and comic timing; subtle character animation…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…model-making masterclass - ScaryCat Studio and the Duracell bunnyglossary of model-making materials; chapter 7 four walls and a sky - sets and props; research the look; design and building of sets; interior sets; exterior sets; forced perspective; making props; rigging; glossary of materials for sets; chapter 8 sound advice - the voice track; pre-production; recording dialog; sound breakdown; lip sync; music and effects copyright; chapter 9 the mechanics of movement; studies from observation; posing the model; timing; weight; anticipation, action and reaction; walking and running…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Stakeholder Prioritization -- Communicating with Customers and Other Stakeholders -- Managing Expectations -- Stakeholder Negotiations -- Uncovering Stakeholder Goals -- Exercises -- Note -- References -- 3 Requirements Elicitation -- Introduction -- Requirements Elicitation - First Step -- Elicitation Techniques Survey -- Brainstorming -- Card Sorting -- Crowdsourcing -- Designer as Apprentice -- Domain Analysis -- Ethnographic Observation -- Goal-Based Approaches -- Group Work -- Interviews -- Introspection -- Joint Application Design -- Laddering -- Protocol Analysis -- Prototyping -- Quality Function Deployment -- Questionnaires/Surveys -- Repertory Grids -- Reverse Engineering -- Scenarios -- Task Analysis -- Use Cases -- User Stories -- Viewpoints -- Workshops -- Eliciting Nonfunctional Requirements -- Elicitation Summary -- Which Combination of Requirements Elicitation Techniques Should Be Used? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Introduction and Strategic Landscape -- Big Data -- 1 The Business Analytics Revolution -- Information Technology and Business Analytics -- The Need for a Business Analytics Strategy -- The Complete Business Analytics Team -- Section 1.1 Best Statistical Practice = Meatball Surgery -- Bad News and Good News -- Section 1.2 The Shape of Things to Come-Chapter Summaries -- PART I The Strategic Landscape-Chapters 1 to 6 -- PART II Statistical QDR: Three Pillars for Best Statistical Practice-Chapters 7 to 9 -- PART III Data CSM: Three Building Blocks for Supporting Analytics-Chapters 10 to 12 -- Notes -- 2 Inside the Corporation -- Section 2.1 Analytics in the Traditional Hierarchical Management Offense -- Leadership and Analytics -- Specialization -- Delegating Decisions -- Incentives -- Section 2.2 Corporate Analytics Failures-Shakespearean Comedy of Statistical Errors -- The Financial Meltdown of 2007-2008: Failures in Analytics -- Fannie Mae: Next to the Bomb Blast -- The Great Pharmaceutical Sales-Force Arms Race by Tom "T. …”