Jeff Wirth

Where do you live and work? (City)

Orlando

Professional Skills

Interactive Performance - Director, Coach, Inter-actor, Scenaricist

What is your main interest in this network?

Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources

What kind of person are you?

Morning

What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?

Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Communcation, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Change Management, Sales, Presentation Skills

Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'

An "interactive epiphany" acutally.

I was performing a monologue in which I directly addressed the audience and someone in the audience spoke back to me. It was thrilling. It caused me to start writing work that couldn't happen unless people in the audience spoke back. And that led me to question why they needed to remain out in their seats, so I started to write work in which audience members came up on stage to play roles. And that led to creating shows in which the lead characters were played by audience members. And that led to shows beyond the stage in real and virtual worlds. And here we are...

More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)

Jeff is the founder and Director of the Interactive Performance Lab in the UCF Department of Digital Media where he continues to pioneer new interactive performance applications including StoryBox, Simu-life, and iRoleplay, as well as directing IPL's premiere performance ensemble, the iTeam. He has taught interactive performance for Cirque du Soleil, Blue Man Group, Ringling Brothers Clown College, Disney, and Universal Studios. Jeff founded and served as Executive Editor of the Interactive/Improv Theatre News and authored the book Interactive Acting.

I need help with...

Building a network of people interested in interactive performance for commercial purposes (training and entertainment)

Work Website

http://www.iplonline.org

Check out my...(book, workshop, etc.)

http://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Acting-Improvisation-Interacting-...

Other contact info (Your choice for phone, email, facebook, myspace, etc.)

jeffwirth1@gmail.com

How did you hear about this network?

Bobbi Block told me about it