Keith Johnstone

Keith Johnstone
Keith Johnstone teaching the 10 days International Summer School July 2017 in Calgary at age 84.
Johnstone in 2017
Born
Donald Keith Johnstone

(1933-02-21)21 February 1933
Brixham, England
Died11 March 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 90)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EducationSt Luke's College Exeter
Occupations
  • Theatre educator
  • director
  • writer
Years active1956–2018
Known forWork in improvisational theatre
Spouse
Ingrid von Darl
(div. 1981)
Children2
Websitewww.keithjohnstone.com

Donald Keith Johnstone (21 February 1933 – 11 March 2023) was a British-Canadian educator and theatre director. A pioneer of improvisational theatre, he was best known for inventing the Impro System,[i] part of which are the Theatresports. He was also an educator, playwright, actor and theatre director.[2]

  1. ^ Theatre Professor and Her Newly Released Book at the Big Orange Book Festival, 2 October 2003 News, College of Performing Arts, Chapman University.
  2. ^ a b Dudeck, Theresa R. (2013). Keith Johnstone: A Critical Biography, Bloomsbury, Methuen Drama, London.


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