Keith Johnstone News

The Center for Actor Training at Shakespeare & Company will hold its 2023 Month-long Intensive for mid-career actors at its Lenox, Mass. campus from January 3 through 29.

Has it been a while since your last improv class? Are you looking to work some rust out, build your improv skills, or just have fun making things up again? Come join Playhouse Theatre Academy's first improv workshop since the pandemic to dip your toe back into the magic.

The Bad Dog Theatre Company will celebrate over 40 years of unscripted comedy and improvised performance in Toronto by bringing back its flagship show Theatresports every Friday for 40 weeks at Comedy Bar (945 Bloor St W) starting October 7th.

A rare chance to study with two great improvisers and theatre-makers: specialists in the art of not knowing what is going to happen next...

With a Little Help... It's John Belushi, an award-winning, multimedia production directed by Levy Lee Simon ('For the Love of Freedom,' 'Bow-Wow Club'), and stars Jack Zullo ('Bell Canyon,' 'Epic Rap Battles of History'), the show's book writer and producer makes its Off-Broadway debut at Theatre 80 from December 5-22. The show takes the audience on an epic journey of John's 12-year rise to entertainment icon status complete with live music, videos, and heartfelt Belushi-inspired sweat. A percentage of the show's proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club and The Comedians Assistance Fund.

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The second performance for Brian Copeland Presents The Best of San Francisco Solo Series 2019/20 in partnership with The Marin Cultural Association at The Marin Center's Showcase Theater is Diane Barne's solo show My Stroke of Luck. A captivating tale of a harrowing recovery. Not everyone knows that the average person loses 1.9 million brain cells every minute a stroke goes untreated, but Diane Barnes did. As a radiologist who diagnoses strokes, Barnes did not deal with having a stroke very well; it was more than 20 hours before she went to the hospital. My Stroke of Luck follows Barnes as she recounts her experience of having a stroke, her path to recovery, and more. A spellbinding and funny look at love, family, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Barnes shares the story of a single adoptive mother of special needs and gifted sons and how she forges a new identity after a debilitating stroke. My Stroke of Luck, directed by Rebecca Fisher and developed with David Ford, will be presented on Sunday, November 10, 2019 (7pm) at The Marin Center's Showcase Theater.

Enter the Dragons bring their hilarious combination of laugh-out-loud joy, dissent and touching humility to Worthing.

Vancouver TheatreSportsTM (VTS) is honoured to be hosting the 2019 International Theatresports Institute Festival, taking place this fall from Tuesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 20 on Granville Island at VTS' home theatre The Improv Centre, as well as the The Waterfront Theatre and The Nest (with the exception of El Jaguar, which takes place on a bus). Single Tickets, Group Tickets, and Festival Passes are on sale now at www.vtsl.com. Prices range from $7 to $35 for Single Tickets and $49 to $220 for various Festival Passes. For groups of 10 or more people, a 10% discount will be offered. Early Bird pricing will be in effect until September 19. Full Festival ticketing details are now available online at www.vtsl.com. 

Whether you dream of performing, want to be a better public speaker, or just want to impress your friends at the next cocktail party, Introduction to Improvisation is for you. Come learn the basics of improvisational theater and have fun doing it. Discover how to actively listen, create stories, and to avoid common thoughts and communication patterns. This class will focus on the fundamental principles of improvisation with emphasis on scene building skills and having fun.

Take 100+ improv actors from 18 countries,* add 50 performances across three theatre venues and what do you get? A lot of laughter!

23rd Seattle International Festival of Improvisation theme is maps, focusing on exploring the purpose and uses of maps. The festival examines maps and mapping, particularly in improvisation. Personal maps showing where we've been in our lives, careers, and of course improvisationally.

Playhouse Theatre Academy is a theatre school created by Playhouse on Park offering recreational classes and pre-professional training for both children & adults. All programs, classes and workshops are held at The 224 EcoSpace which is conveniently located for anyone in Greater Hartford area or beyond at 224 Farmington Avenue, Hartford. Registration for Introduction to Improvisation for Adults is now open, with classes beginning on Monday, May 20.

I'll Have What She's Having re-imagines new and classic films as if they starred all-female identifying casts. What would Die Hard look like with Joanna McClane and Hannah Gruber; what's the "offer you can't refuse" from The Godmother, and would the world have been saved sooner if Black Widow was in charge of The Avengers?

Playhouse Theatre Academy is a theatre school created by Playhouse on Park offering recreational classes and pre-professional training for both children & adults. All programs, classes and workshops are held at The 224 EcoSpace which is conveniently located for anyone in Greater Hartford area or beyond at 224 Farmington Avenue, Hartford. Registration for Introduction to Improvisation for Adults is now open, with classes beginning on Monday, May 6.

Shawn Kinley, a top improvisation teacher from Canada, will be in Malta to give Maltese actors and improvisers the opportunity to attend two separate workshops on the art of improvisation. The culmination of these workshops will be a performance of Keith Johnstone's Maestro. Directed by Mr Kinley and Ms Simone Ellul, Maestro is a competitive improvisation piece where performers play against each other to be the last performer to survive. The performance will include participants of the second workshop and they will create scenes on the spot under the suggestions of the directors and audience themselves. The audience will then score the scenes and lower-scoring players are eliminated one by one. It's an event that promises a competitive and fun evening, and is a unique opportunity for Maltese audiences to experience a form of theatre that has been played all over the world.

A captivating tale of a harrowing recovery, the hit solo show My Stroke of Luck will return to The Marsh Berkeley for a 2019 run. Not everyone knows that the average person loses 1.9 million brain cells every minute a stroke goes untreated, but Diane Barnes did.

Playhouse Theatre Academy is a theatre school created by Playhouse on Park offering recreational classes and pre-professional training for both children & adults. All programs, classes and workshops are held at The 224 EcoSpace which is conveniently located for anyone in Greater Hartford area or beyond at 224 Farmington Avenue, Hartford. Registration for Introduction to Improvisation is now open, with classes beginning on Monday, January 28.

Playhouse Theatre Academy is a theatre school created by Playhouse on Park offering recreational classes and pre-professional training for both children & adults.

Two actors. Five plays. One sexy night. Chiara Alik's smart comedy, Five Times In One Night, runs at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater June 27 to July 20. Produced in collaboration with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Five Times in One Night is directed by R.J. Tolan, and stars Lacy Allen and Drew Lewis. Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 29 - July 20. Two preview performances, June 27 and 28, begin at 7:30 p.m

The next installment of Adult Improv classes at Playhouse on Park continues on April 30 with Intermediate Improvisation.