All Blog Posts Tagged 'spolin' (2)

The mother of Improv's son, Paul Sills, who did much to make improv a force in the theater as its own artform, died June 1st. He was 80. I'm here in Norway at a confence that would not even be possible were it not for this man. He shaped the first group of professional improvisers and the careers of many important figures in modern entertainment. Mike Nichols, Alan Arkin, Elaine May, Richard Libertini, Melinda Dillon, and Second City in general. I knew Paul to be like his mother in one importa… Continue

I just spent a wonderful weekend with four improvisers from Oslo. It was my great pleasure to lead two full day workshops with them. Two men and two women, Karre,Gunnar, Annethe and Ingunn. They are professional actors, working in Oslo and comprise 3/4 of an imrprov troupe that perform reglularly. Although they knew the book 'Improvisation for the Theater' by Viola Spolin, they had not played many of the games. Because there were only four, I was able to introduce them to over 28 games, many th… Continue