Applied Improvisation

Theresa Robbins Dudeck is Keith Johnstone's Literary Executor and Co-Director of the Global Improvisation Initiative (GII). She is an improvisation and applied improvisation practitioner and scholar working in both academic and professional settings, and she is considered one of the foremost teachers of Keith Johnstone’s Impro System. Dudeck is the author of Keith Johnstone: A Critical Biography (Bloomsbury 2013). She received her Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Oregon.Caitlin McClure has been applying improv to projects inside and outside of the theatre for most of her life. Based in New York City, she coaches, designs and facilitates experiential learning leadership development programs, worldwide. McClure received her M.A. in Adult Learning and Leadership at Columbia University.

• Foreword by Phelim McDermott and Lee SimpsonIntroduction by Theresa R. Dudeck and Caitlin McClureSection 1: Bringing Brands to Life1. A Burger, Fries, and a Side of Improv by Gary Hirsch and Amy Veltman (On Your Feet, Portland, USA)2. Candy in Karachi: Sweetening Market Research Through Play by Faris Khalid (Karachi, Pakistan)Section II: Resilience and Connection3. Oncology Nurses Creating a Culture of Resiliency with Improvisation by Cathy Salit (Performance of a Lifetime, New York, USA)4. The Connect Improv Curriculum: Supporting Youth on the Autism Spectrum and Their Educators by Lacy Alana ( Hideout Theatre, Austin, USA) and Jim Ansaldo (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)5. Creating a Spontaneous Village: Community from Play by Brad Fortier (Oregon Health Authority, USA)6. Practicing for the Unimaginable: The Heroic Improv Cycle by Mary Tyszkiewicz (Heroic Improvisation, Washington, D.C., USA)Section III: Leadership Development7. Tiffany & Co. Says Yes, And by Caitlin McClure ((New York, USA)8. Action! Transforming Executives Through Improvised Theatre by Teresa Norton (StarMaker, Hong Kong)9. The Fish and The Fishbowl: An Adventure in Using Applied Improvisation to Unleash Collaborative Intelligence by Julie Huffaker and Karen Dawson (Deeper Funner Change, Calgary, Canada)Section IV: Higher Education10. From Hell, No to Yes, And: Applied Improvisation for Training in Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Law” by Barbara Tint (Portland State University, USA)11. Decolonizing “Diversity” on Campus Using Applied Improvisation by Annalisa Dias (Producing Playwright, The Welders, USA)12. Making Science Make Sense: Applied Improvisation for Public Communication of Science and Health by Jonathan P. Rossing (Gonzaga University, USA) and Krista Hoffmann-Longtin (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA)13. On the Notion of Emergence: An Interview with Keith Sawyer (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) and Neil Mullarkey (co-founder The Comedy Store Players, UK) by Theresa R. DudeckAppendix A. Key Improvisation Tenets and TermsAppendix B. About the Workbook and List of Exercises BibliographyIndex

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