Who's In Charge of this Thing?
John Robison founded the Roving Imp Theater in 2007 on a foundation of over 20 years of acting and directing scripted theater. He currently directs and performs with the 16 Roving Imp ensembles and teaches classes in improvisational acting from beginning to advanced levels. In the past he has performed with Improv-Abilities, Full Frontal Comedy, Babelfish, Makeshift Militia, and the Hypothetical 7. He also performed at the 2008 and 2009 Chicago Improv Festivals.
John is highly sought out as an improv clinician and coach, and is one of the best and highest qualified directors in the Kansas City area, and is up-and-coming on the national stage.
John trained and performed at the
world-famous i.o. (Improv Olympic) in Chicago, and has trained with the
Second City Touring Company of Chicago. He was founder and artistic director of the Better Than Fair Players from 1995-2003. He is also an accomplished writer, having written three original plays as well as adaptations of stories by Mark Twain and Dr. Seuss and an ABBA tribute musical. In the works for 2010 are scripts based on the highly successful Dictionary Soup shows and other RI standout shows.