Keith Johnstone, a pioneer in improvisation who trained a generation of actors and comedians in impromptu performance and creativity, on and off the stage, has died. He was 90.
Johnstone died at Rockyview Hospital in Calgary on Saturday, according to his personal website, with no cause of death specified. The creator of Theatresports and co-founder of The Loose Moose Theatre Company was born in Devon, England, on Feb. 21, 1933.
Johnstone trained at the Royal Court Theatre in London and was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. According to Theresa Robbins Dudeck, co-director of the docu-series On Keith: Artists Speak on Johnstone and Impro, Johnstone developed his Impro System, or his improvisation theories, while at the Royal Court Theatre over 10 years to 1966. He eventually became associate director and head of the Rct Studio for professional actors.
“The Rct Studio, for Keith, was a ‘scientific laboratory,’ where he could investigate the nature of spontaneous creation,...
Johnstone died at Rockyview Hospital in Calgary on Saturday, according to his personal website, with no cause of death specified. The creator of Theatresports and co-founder of The Loose Moose Theatre Company was born in Devon, England, on Feb. 21, 1933.
Johnstone trained at the Royal Court Theatre in London and was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. According to Theresa Robbins Dudeck, co-director of the docu-series On Keith: Artists Speak on Johnstone and Impro, Johnstone developed his Impro System, or his improvisation theories, while at the Royal Court Theatre over 10 years to 1966. He eventually became associate director and head of the Rct Studio for professional actors.
“The Rct Studio, for Keith, was a ‘scientific laboratory,’ where he could investigate the nature of spontaneous creation,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You know an actor has had a particularly good year when he successfully transforms into two completely disparate characters. Earlier this year, two-time Golden Globe and Emmy winner Stanley Tucci made audiences sigh and wonder where they could find a doting, supportive husband like Julia Child's mate Paul in Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia." And starting this month, Tucci will achieve the opposite: creeping audiences out as the nondescript child rapist and killer George Harvey in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." It's a long scary leap, one that Tucci almost didn't attempt."As a parent, it's the last thing—I mean, I don't watch movies about serial killers," says Tucci. "I have no interest in any of that. I feel there's just too much of it. But this movie is not a movie about a serial killer and then in the end they get the serial killer. It's...
- 12/10/2009
- backstage.com
Impro Melbourne's Artistic Director of six years, Patti Stiles, will be handing over the directorial reigns following this TheatresportsTM season. Long time ensemble member Karl McConnell will be stepping into the role at the start of next year, bringing with him a passion to continue to produce exciting, high quality improvisation.
Serving her theatre apprenticeship at Loose Moose Theatre Company in Canada, Patti crafted her skills under the playful, eagle eye of TheatresportsTM inventor Keith Johnstone. So started an enduring passion for improvisation, a passion which has shaped Impro Melbourne into an internationally recognised, dynamic and innovative theatre company.
Through her time as Ad, Patti has promoted a strong creative focus within Impro Melbourne, which has encouraged the company to push boundaries and challenge the work of improvisation.
Patti describes her time as Artistic Director with the company as an "exciting, creative experience" and sees a "bright future ahead" for Impro Melbourne.
Serving her theatre apprenticeship at Loose Moose Theatre Company in Canada, Patti crafted her skills under the playful, eagle eye of TheatresportsTM inventor Keith Johnstone. So started an enduring passion for improvisation, a passion which has shaped Impro Melbourne into an internationally recognised, dynamic and innovative theatre company.
Through her time as Ad, Patti has promoted a strong creative focus within Impro Melbourne, which has encouraged the company to push boundaries and challenge the work of improvisation.
Patti describes her time as Artistic Director with the company as an "exciting, creative experience" and sees a "bright future ahead" for Impro Melbourne.
- 10/7/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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