Todd Stashwick
An actor and improviser who performed with The Second City touring company and Second City Detroit. Stashwick formed the experimental NYC improv troupe Burn Manhattan with fellow performers including Kate Walsh and Jeremy Piven. He later co-founded The Hothouse improv theatre in North Hollywood.
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
Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition
Clayton D. Drinko
Improvising Better
A Guide for the Working Improviser
Jimmy Carrane
Fifty Key Improv Performers
Actors, Troupes, and Schools from Theatre, Film, and TV
Matt Fotis
Improvisation the Michael Chekhov Way
Active Exploration of Acting Techniques
Wil Kilroy
Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance
History, Practice, Theory
Anthony Frost; Ralph Yarrow
References
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Todd Stashwick. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/people/todd-stashwick
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