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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Theatre for Kids - Loose Moose Theatre Company
The Loose Moose Theatre has produced children's theatre since 1978 in a unique style that is accessible, participatory, and fun for the whole family.
Theatre For Kids presentations are based on classic children's stories that are interpreted and brought to life on stage.
The Loose Moose Theatre Company makes going to theatre an experience that is truly magical for children 4 - 10 years old, as well as fun and entertaining for parents.
www.loosemoose.com /kids.htm   (283 words)

  
 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Alberta at the Smithsonian
Presently completing a sociology degree at the University of Alberta, Julian has been with Rapid Fire Theatre for seven years and is a cast member of Theatresports as well as Chimprov, Rapid Fire's long form improvisation show.
She began improvising with Loose Moose Theatre in 2000, and now lives in Calgary where she spends her time writing sketch comedy and eating Kraft Dinner.
Shawn Kinley joined Loose Moose theatre in the 1980s and has become an integral part of the company as performer, instructor, and director.
www.folklife.si.edu /festival/2006/Alberta/Participants/Theatresports.html   (210 words)

  
  Gauntlet Entertainment - Theatre Preview: Loose Moose no longer on the loose
Having lacked a permanent home since it left the Garry Theatre early in 2003, Loose Moose will now be staging its improv in a brand new venue in the Crossroads Market.
Making a trip to the new theatre as workers race to be ready for opening night requires a fair degree of improvisation itself.
Accommodations must be made for the whir of drills and pounding of hammers and the obstacle course of plywood and sawhorses as one struggles to conduct an interview.
gauntlet.ucalgary.ca /story/5799   (369 words)

  
 ArtsJournal Theatre: Daily Arts News
Theatre Vulture New York theatre columnist Michael Riedel is "one of the most influential (and feared) media figures in Manhattan today," writes Richard Ouzounian.
The Year Theatre Shrank The essential act of theatre is that it is live and that it happens in front of an audience.
Chicago Theatre Crackdown "Several small, non-profit Chicago theaters still are reeling from a surprise Nov. 21 crackdown by the City of Chicago's Department of Revenue on venues without the required Public Place of Amusement (PPA) licenses.
www.artsjournal.com /theatre/20031201archive.shtml   (4618 words)

  
 Book List   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This book is not just for special education teachers – because of mainstreamed students, and those with learning disabilities being diagnosed more frequently than in the past, most teachers have a percentage of special needs students in their classroom.
This is very unusual in a theatre education book, as most tell of successes, but leave out any mistakes that could serve as a cautionary example.
There is an index, a glossary of theatre terms, and suggestions for sequences of the games which is very useful for a teacher.
www.creativedrama.com /book.htm   (1663 words)

  
 Keith Johnstone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He performed with the Royal Court Theatre and taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before coming to Canada.
Though he is the author of several plays, he is probably best noted for his writings and studies into improvisation and his creation of Theatresports.
He is professor emeritus at the University of Calgary and co-founder of Loose Moose Theatre.
www.humanpingpongball.com /Keith_Johnstone.html   (137 words)

  
 Monster Theatre Home
The name Monster Theatre was inspired by something said by Keith Johnstone (improv guru, founder of Loose Moose Theatre and inventor of Theatresports).
A graduate of the University of Calgary, and a 10 year veteran of Calgary’s world famous Loose Moose Theatre he is currently working as a writer, director, actor, educational consultant, mask maker/performer and improviser in Toronto.
Another Loose Moose alumni, Derek was also one of the internationally celebrated ‘The 3 Canadians’ and the Comedy duo ‘Hotnuts and Popcorn’.
www.monstertheatre.com /11263.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*   (1009 words)

  
 Contact Us - Loose Moose Theatre
The Loose Moose Theatre Company, which was formed in 1977, has an international reputation for innovation and excellence in improvisational theatre.
The Loose Moose also acts as a training centre for individuals interested in improvisational theatre, and we are very proud of our many alumni that are now working in the areas of film, television, and stage.
Artistic Director, Dennis Cahill is one of the founding members of The Loose Moose Theatre and has developed, directed, written for, and appeared in productions over the last 28 years.
www.loosemoose.com /contact.htm   (171 words)

  
 FFWD Weekly - July 10, 2003
The Loose Moose Theatre Company is still hunting for a new performance space after vacating the historic Garry Theatre in Inglewood in January of this year.
The Garry’s owner, John Kerr, says that Loose Moose was treated fairly and was given a reasonable rent of $1,500 per month during the time it occupied the building.
The stage of the theatre will remain intact, according to Kerr, but there is no definite plan to use the building as a theatre again in the future.
www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2003/0710/the1.htm   (768 words)

  
 Cochrane Times, Cochrane, AB   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dubé has been with Loose Moose for the past 10 years, and has even done some commercial and film work on the side.
“Loose Moose theatre is a haven for studying improv -- it is known around the world, so I was very lucky,” said Dubé.
His goal is to have an improv show once a week and even hold an adult theatre class to develop local talent.
www.cochranetimes.com /story.php?id=135735   (613 words)

  
 FFWD Weekly - November 10, 2005
The new theatre will be accessed from the southwest corner of the market where the Moose will have its own entrance.
Founded in 1977, Loose Moose has garnered an international reputation as the original home of Theatresports and other popular improvisational games created by the company’s legendary co-founder, teacher-playwright Keith Johnstone.
Yet the company has always operated on a shoestring and its new theatre, which is costing about $250,000 to build, is a major undertaking for it.
www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2005/1110/the4.htm   (518 words)

  
 Improv In Sales   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She has played in theatres across Canada and was most recently a member of the Second City Main stage in Toronto.
The Loose Moose Theatre Company, based in Calgary, Alberta, is a world renown improvisation company founded by Keith Johnstone in 1978.
The Loose Moose hosts an annual International Improvisation School which attracts both artists and business professionals from around the globe.
www.strategic-seminars.com /improv.htm   (613 words)

  
 e.Peak (19/7/2004) arts: Improv, comedy, and film: An interview with Veena Sood
She has been acting since she was a teenager, and her acting credits extend far back through film, television, and theatre, but she is also one of the founding members of the comedy-improv style "theatresports."
When I was 17 years old, I was a part of a theatre company called the Loose Moose Theatre Company.
Loose Moose used improvisation as a form of entertainment, which no one had really done before.
www.peak.sfu.ca /the-peak/2004-2/issue12/ar-topink2.html   (561 words)

  
 Chrismoose Carol: Loosen up this holiday season   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Loose Moose has performed A Christmas Carol several times in the past, every year altering the play in some distinctly Loose Moose way.
In years past we’ve pulled it off with panache, but this year, we’re performing it with three people,” says Cahill, Loose Moose’s artistic director and one of the ambitious actors.
This is only one of the two theatre companies on 9th Ave.
www.ucalgary.ca /~gauntlet/eg/buzz/stories/20001207/buzz01.html   (432 words)

  
 nextSteps.org - Archives - June 2002
At the Loose Moose Theatre he's the one in charge putting all the pieces together into a cohesive whole.
In many ways, Cahill's job as artistic director is unique in that improvisation is a very specific type of theatre.
He was taking his bachelor of fine arts degree at the University of Calgary when he was asked by the guru of improvisational theatre and then instructor Keith Johnstone to help found Loose Moose.
www.nextsteps.org /steps/jun02/featart1.htm   (650 words)

  
 New England Theater Conference, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 2004, she received New Hampshire Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award, and was commended by the Governor and recognized by the NH Legislature for her contribution to theatre in the state of New Hampshire and for exemplary service to the university community.
NETC is thrilled to be able to honor Ms Palmer for her lifetime achievement and commitment to the theatre genre and thankful to have her as our special guest speaker for the Sunday Morning Brunch at the Convention.
He worked for ten years (1956 - 1966) at England 's Royal Court Theatres ; at various times he was their chief play-reader, was responsible for the educational work, directed the Royal court Theatre studio, wrote and directed plays, and became an Associate Director of the theatre.
www.netconline.org /awards.htm   (1698 words)

  
 Our New Home - Loose Moose Theatre Company
We are now in our new theatre, located on the second floor of the Crossroads Market, 1235 - 26th Ave.
Our new home will allow the Moose to once again perform on a weekly basis, as well as provide an intimate 200 seat venue for other events.
Loose Moose will be joining Artspace Gallery, the Avenue of Shops, and the Gallery Wine and Cappuccino Bar on the second floor.
www.loosemoose.com /newhome.htm   (97 words)

  
 Montreal Mirror - NOISEMAKERS 2004 : Arts : Eric Amber
Amber, a product of Calgary's Loose Moose Theatre, which spawned the banger prodigies behind FUBAR and his own equally hilarious late improv troupe the Three Canadians, moved to Montreal three years ago.
Amber has scored funding from the city, which is consciously trying to bridge the rundown gap of Ste-Catherine between the shopping stretch and the Village with a cleaner theatre district.
He gives a weekly improv workshop at the Comedy Zone (1740 René-Lévesque), where he passes on the wisdom of Keith Johnstone, his mentor from the Loose Moose days, Thursdays at 5 p.m., free.
www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/2004/010804/eric_amber.html   (503 words)

  
 Event Judges | Improv At The River
Jeff Gladstone was born in Calgary and trained at U of C and Loose Moose Theatre.
His background in traditional theatre, including Theatre Arts at Mount Royal College and numerous professional writing, acting and directing credits, help him deliver students a well rounded look at the Performing Arts.
He has been improv-ing for 5 years and joined the Loose Moose theatre while he was in grade 12.
members.shaw.ca /riverimprov/judges.htm   (725 words)

  
 Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Director/producer/playwright born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1954; he is now a resident of the United States where he demonstrates the artistic possibilities of high definition television through his company HD Vision.
Dark is a member of Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and of Playwrights Union of Canada.
He has also directed his works for Loose Moose Theatre and Pumphouse Theatre (Calgary), Minkhollow Productions (which he also owned, Toronto) and in the United States.
www.canadiantheatre.com /dict.pl?term=Dark,%20Randall%20Paris   (275 words)

  
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The Loose Moose Theatre Company, formed in 1977, has an international reputation for innovation and excellence in improvisational theatre.
Techniques for training and presenting improvisation, created by founding Artistic Director Keith Johnstone and developed at Loose Moose, are in use worldwide.
The Loose Moose produces over two hundred performances a year including children's theatre, Mainstage plays, late night comedy, and - of course - improv.
www.marriott.com /city-guide/uk-city-poi.mi?cityId=91&attractionId=147758&topPicks=N   (162 words)

  
 Reimer Reason - reimerreason.com
Soon after college he would become a company member at the famed ‘Loose Moose Theatre Co.’ in Calgary Alberta, where he trained under Keith Johnstone and Dennis Cahill.
Loose Moose is recognized as one of the best training grounds for improv in the world.
Together the two of them turned their third story apartment patio into Toronto’s only alternative outdoor veranda variety show known as the DK Ranch.
www.reimerreason.com /testing/bio.html   (423 words)

  
 KITH FACTS
His goal was to write comedy and he soon found his way to Calgary's Loose Moose Theatre Company, where Theatre Sports were invented.
Their reception was so encouraging that the duo ventured back east to Toronto to participate in a late-night comedy review at an old cinema on St. Clair Ave.
So I went to theatre school.....and got kicked out." A friend of his took him to a midnight show at the Poor Alex theatre in Toronto where he saw The Kids in the Hall perform.
www.geocities.com /TelevisionCity/3185/info.html   (499 words)

  
 Pat Kelly Bio - Pat Kelly Biography - Pat Kelly Stories
Trained at Calgary's famous Loose Moose Theatre Company, he's come a long way in a few years in Toronto.
Shortly after arriving here in 1998, he and Loose Moose buddy Peter Oldring remounted their Edmonton Fringe hit Two Guys Who Desperately Want To Be On TV.
Now Kelly's rounded up some of Calgary's funniest folks, most graduates of the Loose Moose like Ryan Belleville, Albert Howell, Rebecca Northan and Oldring, for a one-off night of West-meets-East laughs this Sunday (November 30).
www.tv.com /pat-kelly/person/65007/biography.html   (624 words)

  
 Rapid Fire Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Based out of Theatre Network, it quickly became an entertainment source and training ground for some of Edmonton’s most notable performers.
As Rapid Fire members have wanted to develop improvisational and alternative theatre, it has expanded into the world of semi-scripted performances, sketch comedy and full length plays.
Rapid Fire Theatre’s company of performers includes over 40 members whose skill levels vary from professional actors who are ACTRA and Actors Equity members to novices who have never been on stage.
www.rapidfiretheatre.com /index.php?s=theatresports   (676 words)

  
 Gauntlet Entertainment - Frosties, fries and live theatre - 2003-11-06
The Canadian comedian started at Loose Moose, Calgary's improvisation theatre, and went on to secure his fame with the Kids in the Hall.
Brooker reminisces nostalgically about the time when his generation was ours, when the Kids in the Hall and the Rabbits were in their early years, when each were doing late-night shows at the old Loose Moose theatre.
While Brooker leads the most versatile and eccentric theatre company in Calgary, known worldwide for its offbeat High Performance Rodeo and its unique season lineup, McCulloch continues to explore different passions and obsessions.
gauntlet.ucalgary.ca /a/story/6734   (651 words)

  
 All About Loose Moose
Loose Moose is committed to providing high quality Theatre Arts Training in a fun and stimulating environment.
Loose Moose are based in Hampshire and run dance and drama classes in Basingstoke and Odiham.
It is our belief that training in the performing arts can provide unparalleled opportunities for personal growth and development, regardless of ability.
www.loose-moose.net   (229 words)

  
 Loose Moose theatre
was formed in 1977, has an international reputation for innovation and excellence in improvisational theatre.
Co-founder and former Artistic Director Keith Johnstone, developed many of the formats and ideas used around the world at Loose Moose.
The Loose Moose also acts as a training centre for individuals interested in improvisational theatre, and has carried on it's international Summer school since 1989
www.improworldtour.com /pages/moose.html   (69 words)

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