Impro for Storytellers Quotes

“This is theatre, not the work-a-day world where people are mean spirited and drag themselves about with “marks of woe”.”
― Keith Johnstone, Impro for Storytellers

“The audience doesn’t like players who seem stressed. They want you to be visibly in control. Theatre is an expression of vitality, but it’s also a cave where human beings should feel secure.”
― Keith Johnstone, Impro for Storytellers

“Wide-eyed students see everything in a positive light, and huge energy can be released. They’ll seem less afraid of the ‘space’ around them, and they’re likely to stop ‘judging themselves’. Remove defences in life and you increase anxiety: remove them onstage and anxiety diminishes.”
― Keith Johnstone, Impro for Storytellers