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, was recently published by Applause Books, New York. It includes Theater games for Story Theater by Viola Spolin. To learn more about Viola Spolin, and hear a streaming audio profile about her, visit the Intuitive Learning Systems web site dedicated to her. 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

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