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“Rob carries the torch of the true Improv Theatre legacy.”
Lisa Buch, Student 2014

Have you taken an improvisation workshop from Rob Reese?
I’d love to have your feedback!
Let me know when and where the workshop took place and what you thought of it!

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  1. Auckland New Zealand, July 2013:
    Just completed a brilliant improvisation workshop run by Rob Reese and funded by Actors Equity NZ.
    Rob took us through a beautifully structured process that allowed us to play and laugh, but also gave real insight as to how to open the doors to perform more intelligent and effective improvised scenes.
    Rob’s patience and creativity and ability to ‘hit the nail on the head’ with his observations and direction, made for an extremely rewarding and stimulating few hours. The 5 hours just flew by and left us wanting more.
    If you want to flex your improvisation muscles in a safe environment, with a first class tutor, don’t miss an opportunity to work with Rob.
    Ruth Dudding: actor, director, video maker & clown doctor.

  2. I endorse Rob wholeheartedly. He has been my primary improv teacher, coach, and mentor my entire adult life. He’s got an impeccable old-school Chicago pedigree, a great diagnostic eye, an iconoclastic spirit, and he’s especially adept at pushing at the edges of what improv can be as an performance art form.

    Stuff that Rob does that is interesting and unusual: integration of improv with other art forms and media. Non-literal physicality and movement. Hero’s Journey narrative structure. Bridging the Chicago-Johnstone divide. He’s also, frankly, just really great at fundamental stuff.

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