Wanna read a Freaking Awesome Book?
Freaking Awesome Books is the self-publishing brand of Mike Peterson, apparently an author of books that have nothing to do with one another. (That’s by coincidence, not by design!) On the bright side, if you find one on a topic you’re interested in, you’re going to love it!
Mike’s Books on Theatre and Improv:
Good news! You can now preview all of these scripts in our Script Trailers!
- There Is No Genie In This Play – One-act play – King Midas meets the Twilight Zone in middle school! Super funny, but also has a gut punch twist that the audience won’t forget. All roles flexible. (Amazon)
- How to Rob the DMV – One-act play – Super funny ensemble comedy that juxtaposes scenes on a theme with narrator interludes. Super flexible cast with all roles flexible. (Amazon)
- The Amphitheater Project – Short play collections – These crowd-pleasers fit in even the tiniest of places with minimal sets and props! Genres vary and each volume includes an entire performance’s worth of plays. Includes the plans for “amphitheater boxes:” suggestive sets that pack small, play big, and you’ll use a million different ways. Royalties are only an email! (Amazon: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3)
- “Yes, and…?” No! But… – The improv philosophy that has changed the game for schools across Texas and Oklahoma! Imagine training players to a higher level than ever before, and doing it in a fraction of the time. The first fundamental of scenework alone will double the skill of your troupe in a single workshop. (Amazon)
- ImproWISE – Still the only reference manual of its type. Not just a bunch of games and warmups, but everything you need to make sure that they rock the audience! Plus: you can download all of the quick reference sheets for free. (Amazon has Kindle only. Print available from ZingerZComedyClub.com or at conferences)
- Dynamite Drills for Theatre and Improv – Six drills that will have explosive growth for your students even just the first time you use them. …and then go upwards from there! Suitable for both beginners and advanced classes. (Amazon)
- Superior Scene & Script Writing – SIMPLIFIED – The first draft you write tomorrow will be better than the final draft you finished yesterday! Know how to start each and every scene explosively fast. Understand the key to every scene having a clear sense of direction. And guarantee that not only will you never have a scene stall out again, but that you can intentionally build momentum until it takes off and you just have to hold on for dear life. Works for all genres. Examples in scripted and prose forms. (Amazon)
Mike’s other books:
- Start Dreaming Again – You’ve never been taught to be rich. There wasn’t any malice to it. Simply put, no one ever knew enough to teach you about leverage and residual income. …until now. (The original site for Start Dreaming Again is still up.)
- Mary’s Stories – (Novel AND readers theatre editions available!) Decades after everything in the Bible, a town in Judea is celebrating the turn of the season. At one large campfire, someone turns to a woman sitting by the fire and pleads, “Come on, Mary, tell us a story about Jesus that we don’t know.” This book is the nine stories told that evening.
- Mike has short stories published by other publishers! You can find those and anything else he’s been a part of on his Amazon Author page.
- What’s coming next? First up: television! Mike has an offer from a studio and producer for a sitcom he’s developing. Next is probably a movie that is completely mapped out. And then there’s a book on business-to-business networking that he’s had in progress for far too long… (Would someone please help Mike understand how to stay in a single genre?)
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