GII Symposium 2026: Grid

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The Theatre Machine Reunion docushort & Keith Johnstone’s Master Class, GII 2017 7:00pm - 8:15pm

(Pre-Symposium) Map Your GII Path: Strategies for Mindful Symposium Navigating 1:00pm - 2:30pm

(Pre-Symposium) Improv Jam: Activate the Possible! 1:00pm - 2:30pm

(Pre-Symposium) Embracing the Audacious: Using Improv Skills to Address Today’s Insurmountable C... 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Welcome to GII26 Symposium Opening Gathering: Activate the Possible! 3:00pm - 4:30pm

The Oracle 8:30pm - 10:00pm

GII26 Registration Table 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Pre-Dinner Toast at Migration Brewing Co. 5:00pm - 6:00pm

DINNER (on your own) 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Keith Johnstone: The Canvas of Spontaneity 9:00am - 5:00pm

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115 Studio Theater	205 Classroom	221 Hybrid Classroom	225 Classroom	307 Design Studio	319 Classroom	327 Acting Studio	55 Boiler Room	7 Acting Studio	75 Recital Hall	Broadway Entrance Lobby	Portland (on your own)	Recital Hall Lobby	The Broadway Gallery

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Epic Disney: A Brechtian Approach to Improvisation 11:00am - 12:30pm

Making DAME: Exploring Under-represented Aspects of Female Identity through Improvisation and Co... 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Pedagogy Beneath Johnstone’s Exercises: Less Pressure, More Play 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Mosaic Complex and Oprah's Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Activating the Possible: GII26 Podcast Session 10:00am - 5:00pm

Improbable and the Many Worlds of Improvisation 11:00am - 12:30pm

Vulnerable Improvisation: The Aesthetic of Chaos, Viscerality & the Dramaturgical Discourse of t... 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Human Connection & Improv: Solving Workforce, Mental Health & Inclusion Challenges through Authe... 11:00am - 12:30pm

OHSU Vital Talks: Improv in Medical Role-Play 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Improvisation for Personal & Community Healing 3:45pm - 5:15pm

GII Lounge & Book Gallery 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cog Creative: Navigating Dementia with Improvisation 11:00am - 12:30pm

Using Applied Improv for Speech, Language and Cognitive Challenges 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Reindigenizeing Improvisation Storytelling 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Improv for Role Playing Games 11:00am - 12:30pm

Stories That Move Us 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Information Is In The Room: Improvisation for Inclusion 3:45pm - 5:15pm

The Improvisational Facilitator 11:00am - 12:30pm

The Audacity of Nope: Replacing Passive Agreement with Generous Redirection 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Welcome to the Cypher: Intro to Freestyle Improv 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Love, Shakespeare 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Play the Problem: Improv, Cynefin & the Art of Navigating a Complex World 11:00am - 12:30pm

Failure is Fuel: Using Table-Top Role-Playing Games to Teach Resiliency 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Making Your Improv Auditions Equitable and Ethical 3:45pm - 5:15pm

The "Un-Keynote" with Anthony Veneziale 9:00am - 10:30am

Worlds Collide: FreeStyle Love Supreme meets American Immigrants 8:15pm - 9:15pm

Keith Johnstone’s Maestro Impro™ 9:30pm - 11:00pm

GII26 Symposium Registration 8:00am - 9:00am

LUNCH (on your own) 12:30pm - 2:00pm

DINNER (on your own) 5:15pm - 7:00pm

COFFEE in the Lobby 8:30am - 10:45am

Keith Johnstone: The Canvas of Spontaneity 9:00am - 11:00pm

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115 Studio Theater	205 Classroom	221 Hybrid Classroom	225 Classroom	307 Design Studio	319 Classroom	327 Acting Studio	55 Boiler Room	7 Acting Studio	75 Recital Hall	Broadway Entrance Lobby	Portland (on your own)	Recital Hall Lobby	The Broadway Gallery

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The Resistance Will Not Be Scripted: Improv as Anti-Authoritarian Practice 10:00am - 11:30am

Your Voice in Comedy: Kickstand Comedy's BIPOC Program 11:45am - 12:45pm

Playing with Kindness 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Easy Bake Coven: A Magical Musical Improv Show 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Ruby Rocket 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Activating the Possible: GII26 Podcast Session 10:00am - 5:00pm

Improvisation Without Borders: How Spontaneity Is Shaping a Chan... 8:00am - 9:00am

Improvisation as a Tool for Creating Scripted Content 10:00am - 11:30am

The Power of Three: Bringing Together Image, Movement & Words to... 11:45am - 12:45pm

A Case Study in Representative Improv: The Black Anthology Project 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Improvising for Others' Well-being: A "Super Happy Birthday" Car... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Humor, Improvisation and Neuroscience! 10:00am - 11:30am

Building Possibility: Using the Tools of Improvisation for Playw... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Playing Softball: Improv Negotiation Strategies for Teachers 3:45pm - 5:15pm

GII Lounge & Book Gallery 8:30am - 5:00pm

The Art of Improvisational Art Making 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Improvising Wellness: Applied Improvisation as a Tool for Psychosocial Support and Peacebuilding... 10:00am - 11:30am

Teaching Beyond Fear: Improv as Change Practice 2:00pm - 3:30pm

How Improv Prepares Us For The Speed Of Change 10:00am - 11:30am

Everything’s An Offer…Really 11:45am - 12:45pm

Play the Difference: A Musical Improv Workshop Across Cultures 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Embracing the Unknowable Future with Buber, Spolin and Sills 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Intuitive or Authentic Improvisation 10:00am - 11:30am

How to be Curious: Teaching Improv 101 11:45am - 12:45pm

Improvising Shakespeare 2:00pm - 3:30pm

The Power of You: Marginalized Genders Reclaiming Space, Authority & Authenticity with Improvisa... 3:45pm - 5:15pm

P.I.E. in PURGATORY 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Intimate Possibilities: How Improvisation Activates Emotional Connection (Part I) 10:00am - 11:30am

Intimate Possibilities: How Improvisation Activates Emotional Co... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Improv for Dating & Relationships 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Building Bridges in Bridge City 9:00am - 9:45am

Creating a New Form: The Vision🖤Euro Experience 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Vision🖤Euro 8:15pm - 9:45pm

Keith Johnstone’s Maestro Impro™ 10:00pm - 11:30pm

GII26 Symposium Registration 8:00am - 9:00am

LUNCH (on your own) 12:45pm - 2:00pm

DINNER (on your own) 5:15pm - 7:00pm

COFFEE in the Lobby 8:30am - 10:45am

Keith Johnstone: The Canvas of Spontaneity 9:00am - 11:00pm

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115 Studio Theater	307 Design Studio	75 Recital Hall	Portland (on your own)	Recital Hall Lobby	The Broadway Gallery	Various Locations	Various Spaces

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The Theatre Machine Reunion docushort & Keith Johnstone’s Master... 11:45am - 12:45pm

GII Lounge & Book Gallery 8:30am - 4:00pm

GII26 Open Space Opening Circle 9:00am - 10:15am

Improv in Real Life Podcast 11:45am - 12:45pm

GII26 Symposium & Open Space Closing Circle 3:15pm - 4:00pm

LUNCH (on your own) 11:45am - 1:00pm

COFFEE in the Lobby 8:30am - 10:45am

Mini-Cupcake Break! 10:00am - 10:45am

Keith Johnstone: The Canvas of Spontaneity 9:00am - 11:00pm

Saturday Night Improv Across Portland 7:00pm - 11:00pm

GII26 Open Space Block 1 10:45am - 11:45am

GII26 Open Space Block 2 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GII26 Open Space Block 3 2:15pm - 3:15pm

GII Symposium 2026

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