Dennis Cahill - Artistic Director of Loose Moose. Keith Johnstone's original student. Improvising since the invention of the wheel...

Dennis began working with Keith Johnstone (arguably the worlds most innovative and influential figure in theatre improvisation) as a student in Keith's acting class at the University of Calgary in 1975. Two years later Keith co-created the Loose Moose Theatre Company, and Dennis was invited to be one of the founding members. In 1985 he was offered the job of ssociate Director and took responsibility for initiating, producing and directing a variety of programs, as well as regular performances with the company. In 1998 Dennis became the Artistic Director of the Loose Moose Theatre Company where he continues to perform, direct, and teach.

Since the inception of the International Improvisation School in 1989 (an annual intensive workshop series for professional performers, teachers, and directors) he have been one of the primary instructors. Through much of the 1990's he toured extensively, performing and teaching in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United States, and throughout Canada. He has provided workshops in improvisation for people from a wide range of backgrounds, including journalism students in Helsinki, Finland, opera singers at the Banff School of Fine Arts, executives at a corporate retreat in San Antonio, Texas, and professional actors in Tokyo, Japan.