Keith Whipple's Page

Where do you live and work? (City)

Chicago and suburbs (primarily Evanston)

Professional Skills

Teacher
Director
Therapist
Improvisation
Theatre Arts
Psychodrama
Drama Therapy
Augusto Boal Work
Sociometry and Sociodrama
Commedia

What is your main interest in this network?

Networking

What kind of person are you?

24-7

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

Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Problem Solving, Communcation, Conflict Resolution, Stress, Life Skills, Character Development, Presentation Skills

Any niche industries, skills, etc?

Socialization, Mental Health

Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'

After a particularly difficult group session with kids, a 12 year old girl let out a sigh and remarked to me ,"Why do I have to spend so much of my time putting up with stupid men?" It may have been more of an epiphany for her than me but it was a very funny reminder of the intelligence and directness of children.

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

I graduated from DePaul University’s Theater School with a BFA in Acting, and completed my Masters degree in Therapeutic and Educational Drama from Lesley College. I performed and conducted drama workshops in correctional institutions and for alternative to custody programs throughout North America, England, Scotland and Ireland with Geese Theater Company. I have also used theatre techniques to work with Chicago’s immigrant population through work at Casa Guatelmala, The International Refugee Center, and The Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture. I completed training at the Psychodrama Training Institute of Chicago and interned at Columbia Lakeshore Hospital. I have been a stage actor and director for many years and I delight in performing and teaching improvisation at Chicago’s ComedySportz Theatre. I also use improv in my work as an Associate Director of Drama Therapy for The Institute for Therapy through the Arts, where I see all ages and types of clients in individual and group therapy.

I need help with...

a good list of things. Let me get back to you on that.

Work Website

http://www.musicinstituteofchicago.org/therapy.php

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

http://www.comedysportzchicago.com/site/epage/11983_245.htm

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

kwhipple@musicinst.org

How did you hear about this network?

Matt Elwell, Artistic Director, Chicago ComedySportz