Help Bring Shakespeare Improvised to Life
Funded in 12 Hours. Chosen as a Project We Love. Let’s Keep Growing!
My second book, Shakespeare Improvised, is live on Kickstarter! Thanks to an amazing outpouring of support, we reached our funding goal in just 12 hours. Now Kickstarter has selected the campaign as a Project We Love and will feature it across the platform.
Friends, family, students, fellow performers, and people I’ve never met have helped make this happen. We already have backers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, and Estonia. I’m grateful, excited, and a little dizzy.
A Workshop in a Book
Shakespeare Improvised brings all three of my Shakespeare workshops together in one volume. It explores expressive language, metaphor, emotion, movement, status, and the skills and structures that help you build a complete improvised play.
I’ve written it as a conversation, as though you and I are sitting across a table, geeking out about improvisation and Shakespeare. Whether you’re an improviser, actor, or drama teacher, my goal is to help you make bold choices, build rich relationships, and feel comfortable improvising in the style of Shakespeare.
The Book Is Written. The Final Details Are Coming Together.
My editor, Vera Cole, and I are nearing the end of our final edit. Editing sometimes feels like a never-ending process, but every pass makes the book stronger.
Meanwhile, watercolor artist Jacq Hancock is developing original cover art, and the concepts are coming in! The cover shown here is a placeholder. I’m excited to share Jacq’s finished artwork as soon as it’s ready.
The book is planned for release in March 2027.
Help It Grow Beyond My Expectations
Reaching the funding goal means I can move forward with the book. Continued support will help me get it into more hands.
Additional funding will support advertising and outreach after launch. I’d especially love to begin a pilot program sending free copies to high school drama teachers and other theatre education programs. As the campaign grows, I’ll share what that makes possible.
You can help in three simple ways:
- Pledge: Choose a reward and become part of bringing this book to readers.
- Share: Send the campaign to an actor, improviser, teacher, or Shakespeare lover who would enjoy it. A personal recommendation means a great deal.
- Follow: Follow the project on Kickstarter to keep up with the new cover, book news, and campaign updates.
This has already been an amazing, dizzying, and rewarding adventure. Thank you for helping it grow—and for being part of it.