Dan O'Connor

DAN O'CONNOR is a multifaceted actor, improviser, writer, and director. Dan is the founder and producing artistic director of the critically acclaimed Impro Theatre. He is a cofounder of BATS Improv in San Francisco and LA Theatresports. Dan is one of the world's most foremost innovators in unscripted theatre. He is the on the advisory board of the International Theatresports Institute (ITI), which includes more than three hundred theatre companies and festivals globally. Dan is also an officially recommended ITI teacher and performer and is a member of the Applied Improvisation Network.He was an adjunct professor for USC ‘s BFA program. He has taught at DUKE, Pepperdine, UCSB, UCLA extension, the MBA Program at UT Austin, Cirque du Soleil, and for improvisational theatre companies and festivals around the world. He has written and directed television and is currently teaching and developing the Living Story Board" with Disney Animation. He consults with corporations and non-profits around the world on using improvisation to create a better world.