For the great theater teacher Horst Hawemann, director and long-time instructor at the renowned Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, life itself was the inexhaustible source for action on stage. Like few others, he understood how to play with everyday language. This book now brings together the extensive collection of his practical exercises and scenes that he offered to actors in class and during rehearsals, accompanied by comments in which he explains his improvisational method. An indispensable workbook for acting classes, improvisation, or directing.