Patricia Ryan Madson

Patricia Ryan Madson is an American actress, author, and educator. She is a senior lecturer in drama, emerita, at Stanford University, and wrote the book Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up, New York, which was published in 2005.

Life and work

Madson began her university teaching career as an assistant professor of drama at Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1969.[1]

In 1977 Stanford University offered her the position of leading the undergraduate Acting program. She founded the Stanford Improvisors in 1991 and launched an academic program to study improvisation at the university.[2] In 1998 she won the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Innovation in Undergraduate Education.[3]

Her tenure at Stanford University teaching undergraduates lasted from 1977 to 2005. Now a Stanford University emerita, she teaches beginning and advanced-level improvisation courses for adults through Stanford's Continuing Studies Program. She was also the founding director of the Stanford Improv Summer Stock (1993 and 1994), featuring Keith Johnstone as a guest.[4]

Madson has also consulted for businesses and philanthropic and educational groups.[5] She founded “The Creativity Initiative,[6]” an alliance of Stanford faculty who believed creativity could be taught. Financial consultants like Douglas Tsoi[7] and best-selling authors like Daniel Pink[8] reference Madson's work. She has also been a featured speaker[9] at talks at Google.

Bibliography
  • Madson, Patricia Ryan, IMPROV WISDOM: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up, New York, Bell Tower Books, Random House, 2005[10]
  • Madson, Patricia Ryan, “Constructive Living for the Well–Towards a Superior Life,”  pp. 29-35 in Plunging Through the Clouds: Constructive Living Currents, edited by Dr. David K. Reynolds, the State University of New York Press, 1993.
  • Madson, Patricia Ryan, “NAIKAN at SENKOBO,” PP 132–139, in Flowing Bridges, Quiet Waters, edited by Dr. David K. Reynolds, State University of New York Press, 1989.

References
  1. "Just One Question". STANFORD magazine. 1 September 2006.
  2. Tastula, Anne (3 June 2020). "Improvising the unexpected". Elm Magazine.
  3. "Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Awards". Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. "Patricia Ryan Madson | Historical Society". Stanford University. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  5. "Can Executives Learn to Ignore the Script?". The New York Times. 2 March 2008.
  6. David (2013-03-21). "Inspiring Creative Thinking: Patricia Ryan Madson". Ohlmann Group. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. Tsoi, Douglas (27 March 2023). "The world is waiting for your participation". douglastsoi.substack.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. "Links for To Sell is Human | Daniel H. Pink". Daniel H. Pink | The official site of author Daniel Pink. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. Improv Wisdom | Patricia Ryan Madson | Talks at Google, retrieved 2023-04-01
  10. "Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson". Publishers Weekly.
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