Episode 33: Asaf Ronen

The Improv Teachers

It's Tuesday and... Asaf Ronen is our guest! Asaf Ronen is the author of Directing Improv: Show the Way By Getting Out of the Way and has taught improvisation in Canada, Great Britain, Norway and over half of The United States. Asaf was a producer on TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP, a documentary on legendary improvisers TJ & Dave that premiered at Austin’s South by Southwest Festival in 2009 and helped develop the improvised film Days of Delusion with director Scott Myers. His performance work has included ComedySportz, TheatreSports, touring with Imp. (a silent improv duo) and Confidence Men (improvised Mamet plays) and more. He has taught throughout NYC’s public school system as a resident artist through LEAP and New Horizons and as part of Weist-Barron’s ACTeen. In 2000, Asaf worked with Cirque du Soleil as a scout for improvisational talent. He currently resides in Austin where he is the Education Director of The Institution Theater and Education Director for the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.