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), autho... Read More →

Lee is a founder member of Improbable, a Comedy Store Player and one of Paul Merton's Impro Chums. He’s also been a croupier, cinema projectionist and breakfast show DJ. He’s written plays, appeared in sit-coms and in some films, been on some Radio 4 panel shows and once did a... Read More →

Matilda Leyser is a British writer, director, aerialist, and the first female Co-Artistic Director at the UK-based theatre company, Improbable. She is widely known for blending improvisation, storytelling, and physical theatre, and for navigating her creative work alongside personal experiences as a mother and a leukaemia survivor... Read More →

Phelim is a founder member of Improbable. He has won various awards such as an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, TMA Awards for Best Touring Production and Best Director and a Critics Circle Best Designer Award. He was awarded a National Endowment for Science, Technology and the... Read More →