Patti Stiles

Patti Stiles is an actor, improviser, director, instructor and playwright whose been working professionally in theatre since 1983.She served her theatre apprenticeship at the world renowned Loose Moose Theatre and was trained by Keith Johnstone.Her understanding of Johnstone’s work and philosophy, combined with her own discoveries and her wealth of experience on the world impro stage, has made her a “must have” teacher for performers and companies wishing to create spontaneous theatre with fine skill, strong narrative, heart and elegant style. Patti has worked in North and South America, Europe, Scandinavia, Asia, UAE and the Oceania region for numerous improvisation companies, festivals, theatre schools and in the corporate arena. Patti is co- Artistic Director of Impro Melbourne (Melbourne Australia), the Artistic Director of Die Nasty AU (Melbourne Australia), and a member of the ITI Artistic Committee. She has been interviewed for numerous podcasts and University papers. Added to her list of credits are three nominations for an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award, plus she holds the unofficial record for being the first female to improvise for 53 hours in a row in the famous “Die Nasty soap a thon”.The Canadian press has given her the titles “Impro Doyen” and “Queen of Improvisation”.