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Brad Fortier has been teaching for the Brody Theater since 1998. He has represented the Brody at numerous festivals across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Among the artists he has had the opportunity to work with are Bob Dassie, Jeff Griggs, Nick Johne, Lisa Kron, Rachel Rosenthal, Randy Dixon, and Stephen Nachmanovich. Brad is also finishing his M.A. in the anthropology of improvisational theater at Portland State University. He has been an integral part of curriculum development and pedagogical training for the Mentor Development and Training program since 2003 for PSU's University Studies department. brad@brodytheater.com
Tom Johnson is artistic director and founder of the Brody Theater. Tom has taught and directed improvisers in five countries. He began his improv career in Chicago with Improv Olympic. Among the artists he has had the oportunity to work with are Del Close, Paul Sills, Avery Schrieber, Lisa Kron, Rachel Rosenthal, Keith Johnstone, Randy Dixon, Enrique Pardo, Ruth Zaporah, Stephen Nachmanovich, and Shishir Kurup. tom@brodytheater.com
Kerry Leek is a charter member of the Brody Company, and has appeared in every show from the 1996 Damn Dirty Apes through 2008's Monologic--in total over 600 performances in more than 35 different shows, as well as appearances at improv festivals in Kansas City, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria BC, Amsterdam, and Slovenia. In 2006 she created and directed "An Unlikely Story" at the Brody. Kerry is in her second year as a teacher with the Brody. kerry@brodytheater.com.

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