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	Theatresports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theatresports, or Theatre Sports, is a form of competitive improvisational theatre and is a trademark of the International Theatresports Institute (ITI).
		Theatresports incorporates various short scenes and theatre "games" (scenes with specific rules or gimmicks that limit the actors), which are performed by two opposing teams, and usually scored by a panel of opposing judges.
		Whilst often performed under the name Theatresports, long form essentially abandons the Theatresports form, instead reverting to the original principles of improvisational theatre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theatresports (646 words)

	Eye - Comedy - 03.15.01
		Theatresports was brought to Harbourfront almost 20 years ago by local producer and improviser Neil Muscott.
		In theatresports, the audience is encouraged to join in the action, hurling sponge bricks and making noise between rounds.
		By the end of the greed-is-good decade, however, the good times were over: theatresports became a playground for a select group of improvisers and ceased to be artistically relevant.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_03.15.01/arts/comedy.html (776 words)

	History- Los Angeles Theatresports: The Improvisational Theater Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Actors who needed to practice their craft between jobs, writers who needed to find new ways to unlock their imaginations and pitch their stories better, lawyers who wanted to be able to think quicker on their feet and even two rocket scientists who just wanted to have fun.
		Keith Johnstone, author of IMPRO, created Theatresports in 1976 in his acting classes at the University of Calgary, to inject a theatre audience with the passion displayed by sports fans.
		Los Angeles Theatresports is one of the most exciting improv comedy companies in the United States.
	www.theatresports.com /history.shtml (952 words)

	The Hermans' Home Pagina - Theatre
		Theatresports is a form of improvisation theatre where - at least in the Netherlands - there are two teams of four players which are 'competing' with eachother.
		Before we visited the theatresports match, we had never heard of "theatresports" at all so we had no clue as to what to expect.
		Apart from theatresports courses, I have also attended a basic "Kleinkunst" course (which is sort of a mix between cabaret and stand-up comedy).
	www.hermans.org /bookoflife/theatre.html (450 words)

	Theatresports \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Theatresports demands a multitude of talents and Kevin possessed them all.
		He often cited Theatresports as an important building block in his career and the company was privileged to support him through those early years.
		Arriving from the UK a few years ago and never having seen an episode of Xena or Hercules I was blissfully unaware of Kevin's 'fame'.
	www.theatresports.co.nz /default.cfm?pageID=39&01BA387D-4891-4391-BC26EE7E2B57DB03 (1611 words)

	Eye - COMEDY: Theatresports revives past glory - 11.25.93 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mention the word Theatresports in comedy circles and you may get a pained look and a comment along the lines of "it's been slipping." Founded in 1980 as a means for aspiring improvisers to work on their chops and have fun doing it, Theatresports was once the pride of the community.
		Now Theatresports is holding a reunion gala Dec. 1 at Big City Improv (tickets are $12, $15 at the door) in an attempt to resurrect the glory days.
		But Theatresports as an institution is still healthy, while everyone who's been through it remembers their time there fondly.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_11.25.93/ARTS/co1125.htm (793 words)

	TheatreSports in Schools - The Court Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		TheatreSports, where teams of players compete using improvised theatre games, is one of The Court Theatre’s primary education programmes.
		TheatreSports teams of on-stage performers create their own improvised stories, using a variety of ‘games’.
		TheatreSports is a unique form of entertainment that combines theatre with the competitive spirit of sport.
	www.courttheatre.org.nz /index.cfm/4,0,63,65,html (250 words)

	Where comedy is a full-contact sport
		The company is one branch of Theatresports, a virtual "league" of improv groups Created more than 20 years ago, its intent was to reinvigorate theater, particularly its audiences, so that spectators would approach it with the same zeal and vigor as they did sporting events.
		Finally, "TheatreSports" is the point from which it all began.
		The Theatresports company is spectacular on a number of levels.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V133/N27/03-when.27d.html (680 words)

	Unexpected Productions - Seattle TheatreSports - 20 yrs of improv comedy - theater & sports = FUN!
		Seattle Theatresports is the most professional improv show the northwest has to offer.
		Seattle TheatreSports™ is theater, sports, comedy, and improv theatre all rolled into one amazing show.
		TheatreSports™ is a trademark of Keith Johnstone and is exclusively licensed by the International Theatresports Institute.
	unexpectedproductions.org /theatresports.htm (337 words)

	Fridge Festival 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Counterpoint style is a free flowing, non refereed show style where each team gets the other teams ask for, the judging is done silently from the audience, and the winner is announced at the end of the show.
		Counterpoint Theatresports is all about entertaining the audience with improv comedy.
		Theatresports tournament participants can watch any Theatresports show (including the finale and Improv Jam) for free.
	www.staircase.org /fridge/index.php?choice=theatresports (583 words)

	Theatresports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Theatre sports are played all over the world, and teams from different cities and troupes quite often meet in competition.
		Theatresports is a registered trademark by Keith Johnstone.
		A complete overview can be found in his book Impro for Storytellers.
	www.humanpingpongball.com /Theatresports.html (346 words)

	Impro Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BIO: Dan O'Connor is the founder of LA Theatresports and was the Artistic Director for 12 years.
		A member of Bay Area Theatresports and the well-known Scratch Theatre, a longform Improv Group, Jo went to Edinburgh with Four on the Floor where they improvised full-length plays to audiences from around the world and she recently returned from Paris, France performing improvised Williams/Shakespeare with other members of Impro Theatre.
		Extreme Theatresports™ and LifeGame are the property of Keith Johnstone and are exclusively licensed by the International Theatresports™Institute (www.Theatresports.org)
	www.theatresports.com (1545 words)

	Ventura Area TheatreSports Home Page
		Ventura Area TheatreSports (VATS) is a group of theatrical improvisors based in Ventura County, California.
		Ventura Area TheatreSports was born on July 15, 1989, when Barbara Scott of Bay Area TheatreSports taught an introductory class in Santa Paula, California.
		TheatreSports is the invention of Professor Keith Johnstone, a renowned teacher and author in the world of the theatre.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/VATS (511 words)

	entertainment.iafrica.com \| art & stage \| theatresports \| schools Schools programme
		A Theatresports performance at your school is an ideal way to introduce students to theatre.
		Theatresports workshops are designed to introduce students to the exciting world of spontaneity.
		The aims of the workshops are to improve listening skills, concentration, acting and characterisation, and group dynamics.
	entertainment.iafrica.com /artzine/theatresports/schools/220204.htm (330 words)

	Improvision - Perfomers of Theatresports in Cape Town
		She has been playing TheatreSports for twelve years and imagines that she’ll be doing it when she’s ninety.
		Having mastered the ancient art of simultaneously riding a scooter, talking on a cell-phone, carrying a pot-plant and painting one's toe-nails, she felt the call of the Mother City and is delighted and delighting to be back.
		Theatresports is playing improvisational games on stage!" Once you've played a tap-dancing, spinning, finger-munching, giant singing snail in a TheatreSports end-game musical, the rest of it seems fairly easy by comparison.
	theatresports.co.za /object/content/team (1125 words)

	SImps Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the winter of 1992, the Stanford Improvsiors applied for, and were granted, a license to study, perform and teach Theatresports™.
		Theatresports™ was developed by Keith Johnstone as a way both to train improvisors and to increase audience participation.
		Theatresports™ borrows from the excitement of athletic contests by having two teams of improvisors square off in head-to-head competition.
	www.stanford.edu /group/simps/simps.html (410 words)

	KJWI Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Keith Johnstone is one of the few internationally recognized authorities in the field of improvisation, great chunks of which he created, including improvisation forms that include Theatresports, Micetro Impro (or Maestro Impro), Gorilla Theatre, and The Life Game.
		Theatresports is known worldwide, and London's Improbable Theatre Co. (directed by Phelim McDermott) recently toured Great Britain with the Life Game to excellent reviews.
		He founded the Theatre Machine improvisation group, the International Theatresports Institute, and was the Co-founder of Calgary's Loose Moose Theatre.
	www.keithjohnstone.com (174 words)

	Celebrity Theatresports
		Celebrity Theatresports is fast paced, instant comedy improvisation.
		Theatresports is performed around the world in 70 cities across the globe and has inspired shows like WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY.
		Teams of performers use audience suggestions to create scenes that are then scored by the Judges (boo hiss).
	www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/objectid.31CB1E61-490C-4F03-AF957B0AF4681E40/vvt.vhtml (193 words)

	Theatresports™ and Drama Games Links
		International Theatresports™ Institute Website of the official worldwide licensor of Keith Johnstone's shows.
		The Improv Encyclopedia Brief biography of the creator of Theatresports™ (the man who owns the trademark to the name).....Keith Johnstone.
		The Living Playbook This fantastic Theatresports™ site from Unexpected Productions in Seattle is back on the Web after mysteriously disappearing for many months.
	www.theatrelinks.com /theatresports.htm (273 words)

	KJWI Theatresports Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was at that point that it became evident that the Moose should be able to concentrate on what they originally began, running a theatre, and that the International Theatresports Institute should be created to takeover licensing.
		May 23, 1998 was the official beginning of The International Theatresports Institute.
		The International Theatresports Institute sells a set of newsletters that Keith Johnstone has authored.
	www.keithjohnstone.com /iti.htm (261 words)

	TheatreSports Vancouver
		TheatreSports® is a competitive form of theatrical improvisation that relies on the wit and speed of performers to fashion instant entertainment.
		Using audience suggestions to fuel scenes, our players create totally improvised situations on the spot, embracing the "nowness" of theatre with comic vengeance.
		TheatreSports® combines the best elements of theatre and sport delivering a fun-filled evening for everyone.
	www.clubzone.com /events/event12792.html (122 words)

	Teaching Theatresports? \| theatre australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Remember that "Theatresports" as a concept/brandname etc is copyright in many parts of the world.
		I've played theatresports and taught the games to children as young as 4 (Lyn Pierce suggests 8+ on most games...but I've found that some concepts are useful/valuable even with language disabled 4 year olds).
		I wouldn't want to go into great details about how to teach it here, but will share my favourite tip from the book, which is "Doing is better than watching it if you want to teach it." Try to do a course in your area.
	home.it.net.au /~gmalcolm?q=node/3544 (990 words)

	Theatresports \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The spirit of the past, the future, art and science will be captured by each and every one of them.
		Every week Theatresports shines the spotlight on one of its many talented actors.
		Visit www.pasnz.co.nz for details about doing a FREE Theatresports class in Auckland.
	www.theatresports.co.nz (263 words)

	Celebrity Theatresports Challenge
		She teaches improvisation at NIDA, stand up comedy at The Actors' Centre and her book, TheatreSports Down Under, is in its second edition.
		Dan is currently (with Andrew O'Keefe) the holder of the Theatresports Cranston Cup.
		Actor, Writer Director and Theatresports legend, John has featured in such comedy combos as "The Bouncing Sheep" and as the mad evangelist Billy in "God's Cowboys".
	www.watchdog.com.au /celebpla.htm (1311 words)

	Improvision - Perfomers of Theatresports in Cape Town
		News and announcments regarding Theatresports and the Improvision group',FULLHTML);" onmouseout="nd();" title="News" href="/object/content/article/news">
		Theatresports is also fun for learners and is a brilliant way of introducing young people to theatre.',FULLHTML);" onmouseout="nd();" title="Schools" href="/object/content/article/schools">
		Enter your email address to be sent occassional announcements about Improvision and Theatresports.
	www.theatresports.co.za (243 words)

	Intellact News Page
		In 1982, I was introduced to a performance format for competitive improvisation called TheatreSports.
		During work terms in Toronto, I was one of the principle founders of TheatreSports Toronto.
		In 2003, TheatreSports Toronto found a new home and renewed life at the Bad Dog Theatre on Danforth Avenue.
	www.intellact.ca /news.htm (743 words)

	TheatreSports
		An audience favorite for years, TheatreSports is the officially licensed version of Improv Competition.
		Featuring two teams of improvisers with a host/referee and, of course, the judges to boo and hiss.
		Dad's Garage is the only place in Atlanta you can see TheatreSports.
	www.dadsgarageboxoffice.com /dadsgaragetickets/theatresports.html (94 words)

	Theatresports - Comedy Contest - Bad Dog Theatre - Toronto improv comedy club - shows, classes, teambuilding
		Be sure to catch Theatresports at The Bad Dog Theatre, every Saturday starting Saturday March 3rd at 8:00pm.
		By 1982, Theatresports exploded onto the Toronto scene and spawned legends such as Bruce Hunter, Lisa Merchant, The Chumps and The Kids in The Hall.
		Theatresports is an internationally protected trademark of the international Theatresports Institute.
	www.baddogtheatre.com /modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=42 (407 words)

	Playbill News: Totally Extreme: Theatresports Extends Again, Through Dec. 1 in L.A.
		Extreme Theatresports, a night of competitive improv theatrical entertainment, is going to continue on in Los Angeles at the Bitter Truth Theatre.
		The show is produced by Los Angeles Theatresports and directed by O'Connor.
		In other Theatresports news, three of the company's shows - The Hell Show, which improvises a musical on the spot, Moral Combat, improv based around the moral issues of the day and Shakespeare Unscripted, improvisation in imabiac pentameter, will also extend through Dec. 1.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/56498.html (422 words)

	Columbia News ::: Columbia Arts Uptown, Freestyle Repertory Theater to Present 'TheatreSports,' Competitive ...
		As part of the Columbia Arts Uptown Program, on Monday, May 5, at 8:00 p.m., the Freestyle Repertory Theater will present "TheatreSports," improvisational theatre presented as a competitive sport in Alfred Lerner Hall's Black Box Theatre.
		Two teams of actors challenge each other to create scenes, songs, stories and poems on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience.
		The Black Box Theatre is located on the 5th floor of Alfred Lerner Hall.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/03/05/arts_uptown_theatresports.html (252 words)

	TheatreSports tickets - TheatreSports information - New York
		TheatreSports is actually a hybrid of acting and competitive sports.
		Each evening is a duel in improvisational theater of rival teams, umpired by an impartial referee.
		TheatreSports is also running in Atlanta and Boston Metro
	www.theatermania.com /content/show.cfm?int_show_id=18115 (158 words)

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