A Guide to Keith Johnstone’s THEATRESPORTSTM Published 2017 by the International TheatresportsTM Institute (ITI) 215 - 36 Avenue NE, Unit 6 I Calgary, AB I T2E 2L4 I CANADA Copyright © 2017 ITI Originally produced exclusively for ITI performance rights members free of charge. Now also available to non-members. This guide is in no way a replacement for performance rights. Cover Photograph: Non performance rights holders wishing to perform the TheatresportsTM format Teatro A Molla - Bologna, Italy should apply at: by Gianluca Zaniboni
[email protected]. Photo next page: Loose Moose Theatre - Calgary, Canada Layout: Dagmar Bauer konzipiert & gestaltet, Stuttgart, Germany by Breanna Kennedy Illustrations by fotolia.com CONTENTS 8 INTRODUCTION 28 THEATRESPORTS™ 8 About This Guide IN MORE DETAIL 9 Keith Johnstone 28 Disaster is Unavoidable 10 Resources 28 The Start of the Show 10 The International Theatresports™ Institute (ITI) 29 Commentator 29 Competition 12 THEATRESPORTS™ BACKGROUND 30 Teams 12 What is Theatresports™? 30 Team Entrances 12 Theatresports™ Origins 31 Seating the Teams 13 The Global Explosion of Theatresports™ 31 Leaving the Stage 15 What Theatresports™ Can Achieve 32 Judges 15 Content 33 Judges Entrance 33 Hell Judges 16 IMPORTANT CONCEPTS 34 The Horn 16 What You Need to Know Before You Start 37 The Basket 16 The Spirit 37 Scoring and Scorecards 17 Failure 38 Fairness 18 Teamwork 38 Challenges 18 Misbehavior 41 Winning Prizes 19 Skills 41 Keith’s Advice 20 Terminology 22 LET’S BEGIN 42 ATTENTION TO DETAIL 22 Theatresports™ by Stealth 42 Scenography 22 The Quick Start 43 Notes 23 What You Need for Basic Theatresports™ 44 Games List 23 A Theatresports™ Show 24 The 10 Minute Game 46 IN CLOSING 25 The Free Impro 46 Final Words 25 The Danish Game 46 For More Information 26 The Regular Challenge Match 27 Variety ✻ ✻ ABOUT THIS GUIDE INTRO- We hope you find this guide to be a useful resource and worked with Keith over the past 40 years.