GII Symposium 2026

GII Symposium 2026

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

11:00am PDT

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

2:00pm PDT

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

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

10:00am PDT

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

11:45am PDT

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

2:00pm PDT

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 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