“Thank you for teaching me, for stretching me to be more alive in my skin.”
Arlene Naschke, Visual Artist

“...you inspire self-discovery!”
Madeline Abel, Opera Singer

“Theater Games with Marcia Kimmell has been / is a very complete and empowering experience. I believe the best way of learning a craft is to work side to side with a master of that craft and to grow into becoming the master of your own.”
Daniela Pancioni, Director, Teatro Movimento, Italy

“...as a friend of mine once said, 'Everything is Improv' and I'll add to that my own wide-eyed realization that improv is so many different and profound things. I'm looking forward to more - AND MORE!”
Betsy Bayha, KQED News, Student of The Next Stage

“The Theater Games were wonderful. I have a certain time every day for conflict resolution and many of the activities will work into this time for team-building skills.”
M.C., Elementary School Teacher

“Children love to play. What better way to teach children how to play in a structure than with Theater Games. Children can easily focus when they are highly motivated and playing a game that gets their attention.”
E.G., Elementary School Teacher

“I found Marcia Kimmell to be an expert in her field. I feel the games will certainly enhance my classroom in teaching both academic subjects and the necessary social skills.”
L.G., Middle School Teacher

“Wow! I loved the fun and interaction. I will incorporate all the games during mainstreaming handicapped kids.”
M.P., Special Education

“If you put on a play and the audience walks out, you call it a bad play. If you put on a school and the kids walk out, you say it's bad kids.”
Dr. Richard Korn, Ph.D., Psychodramatist and Criminologist

“We've tried everything else, why not give the arts a try?”
Ray Taliafero, California Arts Council, Keynote Speaker at Coming to Our Senses - A Conference on Arts in Education.

“Marcia is a truly gifted dramatist and her experience with diverse groups was helpful in knowing that the techniques we learned can be useful with all kids.” “I love the win-win feel of Theater Games. I'm excited about working the games into my curriculum to help focus a restless, active group of 3rd and 4th graders.” “Wonderful for breaking down all kinds of barriers in a class, especially between verbal kids who achieve academically and less verbal kids.”
J.A., Middle School Teacher

“As a direct result of the Theater Games, I have seen many changes in children. I have seen withdrawn and shy children begin to participate; I have seen aggressive and impulse-driven children learn to wait patiently for, listen to, and value others; I have seen all children working more cooperatively with refined awareness and concern for each other.” “I think the value of these Theater Games used in the classroom promote working together without losing the students's individual personality and opinions.”
D.A., Middle School Teacher

AND MORE COMMENTS:

“Watching others experience their own spontaneity and take risks in their performance is not just encouraging but awe inspiring.”

“Your class has been a great help to me, both personally and professionally ... I've become more expressive, and that is making me a better conductor, especially in concerts with the Youth Orchestra... You are giving so much to so many people.“

“I expected to have fun, certainly to have some new experiences. I didn't expect to come out a changed person... Working in a high pressure, high performance job has forced me into the habit of constant, careful inhibition. In Marcia's classes, I stopped thinking and analyzing and began simply acting, reacting, and being ... I tapped a source of inner energy that I hadn't known before.”

“Your class was so wonderful. I feel like certain aspects of my personality that I wanted to change are surfacing.”

“Marcia Kimmell is a rarity in the improv theater world....She really teaches how to throw off all the garbage that we carry around that prevents our true creativity from getting out....She takes the time to show her students how to see and use the endless supply of inspiration that surrounds them at all times.”

Word Progression

Art / Life
Life / Art
Art / Mirror
Theater / Actor
Actor / Human
Human / Creativity
Creativity / Potential
Potential / Break-through
Break-through / Beyond
Beyond / The Next Stage
The Next Stage / Evolve
Evolve / Change
Change / Stuck
Stuck / Block
Block / Fear
Fear / Unknown
Unknown / Potential
Potential / Unlimited
Unlimited / Scary
Scary / Child
Child / Nurturing
Nurturing / Safety
Safety / Exploration
Exploration / Boundaries
Boundaries / Structure
Structure / Game
Game / Play
Play / Fun
Fun / Relax
Relax / Allow
Allow / Flow
Flow / Intuition
Intuition / Source
Source / Inspiration
Inspiration / Genius
Genius / EVERYONE!!!