Patti Stiles
A Canadian improviser who trained under Keith Johnstone at Loose Moose Theatre beginning in 1983. Stiles served as Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre in Edmonton from 1991 to 1996 and was a founding member of Die-Nasty. She later became Artistic Director of Impro Melbourne in Australia and is the author of Improvise Freely. She is widely recognized as one of the foremost international improv teachers.
Companies and Organizations
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Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.
The Improv Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
Tom Salinsky; Deborah Frances-White
Creating Improvised Theatre
Tools, Techniques, and Theories
Mark Jane
The Improv Illusionist
Using Object Work, Environment, and Physicality in Performance
David Raitt
Pirate Robot Ninja
An Improv Fable
Billy Merritt; Will Hines
Truth in Comedy
The Manual of Improvisation
Charna Halpern; Del Close; Kim Howard Johnson
The Actor's Book of Improvisation
Sandra Caruso; Paul Clemens
References
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Patti Stiles. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/people/patti-stiles
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