Bob's Info
Bob Bedore has been performing improv steadily since 1994 with his troupe "Quick Wits". During that time he as performed in more than 3100 shows. Quick Wits is Utah's first professional improv troupe and has maintained a successful following since it's opening.Bob has also taught improv at every level (elementary to adult) and has two books published with his teachings. He teaches both short and long form styles and believes that both are really just slight variations of the same thing. Both rely on strong scene work to survive.
Bob has also been performing consistently in “regular” theater since 1979. He has owned live theaters and continues to sit on different Theater and Arts boards in Utah. He has also toured as a Stand Up Comedian and regularly Emcee’s events all around the world. This experience allows him to teach a wide variety of classes within theater.
His most sought after classes are:
Instant Character Creation (using elements of the Laban Method)
Stand Up Comedy for Beginners
Stage Combat – Keeping the Emotion in your Fights
Emcee Best Practices
Comedy Writing
Improv Basics We Keep Forgetting
Creating an Improvised Play or Musical
Directing for the Stage
How To Build A Strong Troupe
Controlling a Show Flow
Destroying the Fear of Speaking
There is no ego in Bob’s classes. You won’t get a long lecture on what he’s done in the past and you won’t have part of the class taken up with warm ups. His classes are set to be fun and informative learning from someone who has spent a quarter of a century performing improv.
Bob’s Improv Books (available through all regular markets - over 34,000 sold)
Published through Hunter House, a division of Turner Publishing
101 Improv Games for Children and Adults
Geared towards beginners and teachers. There is a lot more than just the games. Bob lays out the groundwork for not only learning the craft, but also how you can teach it to others. It has been used in classrooms all across the country.
101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults
This one is focused on more advanced type techniques. It includes Bob’s method for instant character creation and spends time on long form techniques.
"Bob's classes are always the first to fill up. The kids just love him." - Anne Oakeson, Director, University of Utah's Theater School for Youth
"Bob Bedore may not have created improv, but as far as Utah is concerned, he did. There wouldn't be any improv seen without Quick Wits." - The Event Magazine
"Bedore, once again, does not disappoint. I'm a theater teacher who uses his games/activities constantly to supplement my lessons." - Amazon review of "101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults