Ensemble!

JEFF KATZMAN is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, serves as Vice Chair and director of an international program on psychological resilience training, and maintains a private practice. He previously directed Behavioral Health Care services at the New Mexico VA Health Care System and programs for veterans with PTSD in Los Angeles. He holds multiple leadership roles in the American Academy of Dynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis and is a board member of the Mentalizing Initiative in Los Angeles. Katzman has applied improvisational theatre with interdisciplinary hospital teams, psychiatric trainees, psychotherapists, and patients.

DAN O'CONNOR is a multifaceted actor, improviser, writer, and director working in television and stage around the world. He graduated from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has trained with the American Conservatory Theater and Keith Johnstone since 1986. O'Connor is the founder and producing artistic director of Impro Theatre, and co-founded BATS Improv in San Francisco and LA Theatresports. For 30 years, he has trained writers, actors, and directors in narrative storytelling, and has taught corporate clients to use improvisation as a tool for adaptation and change.

"In this refreshing outing, Katzman, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, and actor O Connor (Life Unscripted) discuss how improv acting techniques can help people forge authentic and meaningful relationships. Those looking for a prompt to get out of their shell a bit should take a look." 
Publishers Weekly 

"For me, improvisation . . . [has] been a way of life a set of rules on which I ve patterned my social interactions and my relationships. I am happy [for] a book that shows not just the funny part of this amazing craft, but the life-affirming aspects as well."
WAYNE BRADY, actor, improviser, and star of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

"Wow, great book! Ensemble! is magic! A must-read for anybody who has been lonely and is looking for ways to connect."
DAVID FEINBERG, head of Google Health

"I heartily endorse [this book] for all who are human and especially for those who have forgotten what it means to be human."
GLEN O. GABBARD, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine

"In this time of increasing divide and feelings of apartness, Ensemble! is a gift, guiding us to reach toward others and helping us to authentically build and deepen our relationships."
ROBIN KISSELL, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at UCLA and director of the Mentalizing
Initiative

"Buy this book. Better yet, buy two and share it with someone in your ensembles."
BARBARA TINT, PhD, professor of conflict resolution, president of the Applied Improvisation Network, and improviser

"Katzman and O Connor have wonderfully laid out the convergence of improvisation and depth psychology in a way that is accessible and applicable to modern life."
DAVID STEINBERG, comedian

"Brilliantly written, this book . . . will show you a path to happiness; it will change your life. It has already changed mine."
GEORGE S. EVERLY, Jr., PhD, professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health