GII Symposium 2026

Theresa Robbins Dudeck
Assistant Professor of Theater at Portland State University; Co-founder of the Global Improvisation Initiative (GII); and Director of P.I.E. (PSU Impro Ensemble). Theresa works internationally as a theatre practitioner with expertise in improvisation. She is a Fulbright Scholar (Brazil), author of the biography on impro pioneer Keith Johnstone (Bloomsbury), co-editor of two books on applied improvisation (Methuen Drama), and co-director of the docuseries "On Keith: Artists Speak on Johnstone & Impro."