| The late Paul Sills,
whose mother was Viola Spolin, originated The Second City and Story
Theater. He was co-founder of Compass, The Game Theater, Sills &
Co. and the New Actors Workshop,
a graduate level acting program in Manhattan begun in 1987 with colleagues Mike Nichols and George Morrison. Paul Sills' Story Theater, Four Shows, published by Applause Books, New York, includes Theater games
for Story Theater by Viola Spolin. |
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| Aretha Sills
is the granddaughter of Viola Spolin. She studied with Paul Sills, her
father, for many years and has taught Spolin's improvisational theater
games since 1996. Aretha is a writer and lives in Los Angeles. |  |
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To learn more about Viola
Spolin, and hear a streaming audio profile about her, visit the
Intuitive Learning
Systems web site dedicated to her. |
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Interview: Paul Sills Reflects
on Story Theatre
By Laurie Ann Gruhn
Second City and Story Theater
Founder
by William N. Stavru
From: The Bardian, The Bard College Alumni/ae
Publication, November 1996
Spolin and Sills Laid Down
the Rules.
The Generations Who Came After Played by Them.
That's How Chicago Invented Itself
BY Todd London
American Theatre / July / August 1990 |