GII Symposium 2026

GII Symposium 2026

12:00pm PDT

GII26 Symposium Registration Broadway Entrance LobbyGII26 Team COFFEE in the Lobby Broadway Entrance LobbyYou

2:00pm PDT

Embracing the Audacious: Using Improv Skills to Address Today’s Insurmountable Challenges 55 Boiler RoomCaitlin McClure Improv Jam: Activate the Possible! 327 Acting StudioDamilola Apotieri-Abdulai How to GII? 319 ClassroomP.I.E. (PSU Impro Ensemble)

4:00pm PDT

Welcome to GII26 Opening Gathering: Activate the Possible! 75 Recital HallTheresa Robbins Dudeck • GII26 Team • Joel Veenstra

5:30pm PDT

DINNER (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

6:30pm PDT

The Theatre Machine Reunion docushort & Keith Johnstone’s Master Class, GII 2017 115 Studio TheaterTheresa Robbins Dudeck • Joel Veenstra

8:30pm PDT

The Oracle 75 Recital HallJonathan Pitts

8:00am PDT

GII26 Symposium Registration Broadway Entrance LobbyGII26 Team

8:30am PDT

COFFEE in the Lobby Broadway Entrance LobbyYou GII Lounge & Bookstore 307 Design StudioYou

9:00am PDT

The "Un-Keynote" with Anthony Veneziale 75 Recital HallTheresa Robbins Dudeck • GII26 Team • Joel Veenstra • Anthony Veneziale

10:00am PDT

Activating the Possible: GII26 Podcast Session 205 ClassroomJonathan Pitts

11:00am PDT

Cog Creative: Navigating Dementia with Improvisation 319 ClassroomNicola Pauling Improbable Panel 221 - Zoom RoomTheresa Robbins Dudeck • Matilda Leyser • Phelim McDermott • Lee Simpson Epic Disney: A Brechtian Approach to Improvisation 115 Studio TheaterImprovacateurs Human Connection & Improv: Solving Workforce, Mental Health & Inclusion Challenges through Authentic Connection 225 ClassroomBrent Darnell Improv for Role Playing Games 327 Acting StudioTiffany Anne Crotty Play the Problem: Improv, Cynefin & the Art of Navigating a Complex World 7 Acting StudioCaitlin McClure • Don Waisanen The Improvisational Facilitator 55 Boiler RoomKat Koppett

12:30pm PDT

LUNCH (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

2:00pm PDT

Improvisation as a Tool for Creating Scripted Content 319 ClassroomAndra Whipple OHSU Vital Talks: Improv in Medical Role-Play 225 ClassroomPatrick Short • Jared Chiarchiaro • Katie Stowers Making DAME: Exploring Under-represented Aspects of Female Identity through Improvisation and Community Connection 115 Studio TheaterDAME Stories That Move Us 327 Acting StudioDamilola Apotieri-Abdulai The Audacity of Nope: Replacing Passive Agreement with Generous Redirection 55 Boiler RoomTheresa Robbins Dudeck Vulnerable Improvisation: The Aesthetic of Chaos, Viscerality & the Dramaturgical Discourse of the “Wild” in the Contemporary Scene 221 - Zoom RoomAline Bourseau

3:45pm PDT

Improvisation for Personal & Community Healing 225 ClassroomBrad Fortier Reindigenizeing Improvisation Storytelling 319 ClassroomCassie Funmaker Making Your Improv Auditions Equitable and Ethical 7 Acting StudioMary C. Parker The Information Is In The Room: Improvisation for Inclusion 327 Acting StudioAaron Wheeler-Kay The Pedagogy Beneath Johnstone’s Exercises: Less Pressure, More Play 115 Studio TheaterWilliam Hall Welcome to the Cypher: Intro to Freestyle Improv 55 Boiler RoomAnthony Veneziale

5:15pm PDT

DINNER (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

7:00pm PDT

Love, Shakespeare 55 Boiler RoomLove, Shakespeare

8:15pm PDT

Worlds Collide: FreeStyle Love Supreme meets American Immigrants 75 Recital HallAnthony Veneziale

8:00am PDT

GII26 Symposium Registration Broadway Entrance LobbyGII26 Team

8:30am PDT

COFFEE in the Lobby Broadway Entrance LobbyYou GII Lounge & Bookstore 307 Design StudioYou

9:00am PDT

Building Bridges in Bridge City Recital HallGII26 Team

10:00am PDT

Humor, Improvisation and Neuroscience! 225 ClassroomTroy H. Campbell • Larry Sherman Improvisation Without Borders: How Spontaneity Is Shaping a Changing World 221 - Zoom RoomJoel Veenstra Improvising Wellness: Applied Improvisation as a Tool for Psychosocial Support and Peacebuilding in Nigerian IDP Camps 319 ClassroomDamilola Apotieri-Abdulai How Improv Prepares Us For The Speed Of Change 327 Acting StudioJude Treder-Wolff Intimate Possibilities: How Improvisation Activates Emotional Connection (Part I) 7 Acting Studio Intuitive or Authentic Improvisation 55 Boiler RoomRandy Dixon The Resistance Will Not Be Scripted: Improv as Anti-Authoritarian Practice 115 Studio TheaterCatherine Beckett Activating the Possible: GII26 Podcast Session 205 ClassroomJonathan Pitts

11:45am PDT

Your Voice in Comedy: Kickstand Comedy's BIPOC Program 115 Studio TheaterEric Simons • Kickstand • Kristen Schier Everything’s An Offer…Really 327 Acting StudioMariah Muñoz • Brad Robertson How to be Curious: Teaching Improv 101 55 Boiler RoomKendall Uyeji Intimate Possibilities: How Improvisation Activates Emotional Connection (Part II) 7 Acting Studio The Power of Three: Bringing Together Image, Movement & Words to Inspire New Ideas and Connect with Others 221 - Zoom RoomKay Scorah Using Applied Improv for Speech, Language and Cognitive Challenges 319 ClassroomRuth Jenkins, CCC, MS-SLP

12:30pm PDT

LUNCH (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

2:00pm PDT

A Case Study in Representative Improv: The Black Anthology Project 221 - Zoom RoomTashika Campbell • Blue Cavell-Allette • Mary C. Parker Improv for Dating & Relationships 7 Acting StudioTiffany Anne Crotty Improvising Shakespeare 55 Boiler RoomRick Steadman Play the Difference: A Musical Improv Workshop Across Cultures 327 Acting StudioXuan Zhao Playing with Kindness 115 Studio TheaterDave Dennison • Stephanie Dennison Teaching Beyond Fear: Improv as Change Practice 319 ClassroomEmareena Daniels • Brad Fortier The Art of Improvisational Art Making 307 Design StudioGary Hirsch

3:45pm PDT

Improvising for Others' Well-being: A "Super Happy Birthday" Card Game Workshop 221 - Zoom RoomYuri Kinigawa Creating a New Form: The Vision🖤Euro Experience 319 ClassroomDavid Gordon • Erika Lowe • Patrick Short Easy Bake Coven: A Magical Musical Improv Show 115 Studio Theater Embracing the Unknowable Future with Buber, Spolin and Sills 327 Acting StudioAmy Seham Playing Softball: Improv Negotiation Strategies for Teachers 225 ClassroomBrooke Oehme The Power of You: Marginalized Genders Reclaiming Space, Authority & Authenticity with Improvisation 55 Boiler RoomBetse Green

5:15pm PDT

DINNER (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

7:00pm PDT

P.I.E. Slices of Life 55 Boiler RoomP.I.E. (PSU Impro Ensemble) Ruby Rocket 115 Studio TheaterStacey Hallal

8:15pm PDT

Vision🖤Euro 75 Recital HallVision🖤Euro Söng Cöntest • Patrick Short

8:00am PDT

COFFEE in the Lobby Broadway Entrance LobbyYou

9:00am PDT

GII26 Open Space Opening Circle 75 Recital HallGII26 Team

10:15am PDT

GII26 Open Space Block 1 Various SpacesYou

11:30am PDT

GII26 Open Space Block 2 Various SpacesYou

12:30pm PDT

Improv in Real Life Podcast 75 Recital HallJude Treder-Wolff The Theatre Machine Reunion docushort & Keith Johnstone’s Master Class, GII 2017 115 Studio TheaterTheresa Robbins Dudeck LUNCH (on your own) Portland (on your own)You

2:00pm PDT

GII26 Open Space Block 3 Various SpacesYou

3:15pm PDT

GII26 Symposium & Open Space Closing Circle 75 Recital HallGII26 Team

7:00pm PDT

Saturday Night Improv Across Portland Various LocationsYou