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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
LOS ANGELES SPOLIN INTENSIVE MARCH 28-29, 2026
LOS ANGELES SPOLIN INTENSIVE MARCH 28-29, 2026
Actors, educators, directors, improvisers, and all who wish to play are invited to experience Viola Spolin’s transformative improvisational theater techniques and learn how to incorporate them into their practice through play.
ALUMNI WORKSHOP WITH MIKE BRUNLIEB: 8-WEEK WORKSHOP STARTS APRIL 11, 2026
ALUMNI WORKSHOP WITH MIKE BRUNLIEB: 8-WEEK WORKSHOP STARTS APRIL 11, 2026
In this 8-week Spolin Alumni workshop with side-coach Mike Brunlieb, returning players will delve deeper into Spolin's groundbreaking scene games and communication exercises. The workshop will benefit actors and improvisers on stage or in rehearsal, give educators more tools for the classroom, and a
NYC SPOLIN INTENSIVE APRIL 25 & 26, 2026
NYC SPOLIN INTENSIVE APRIL 25 & 26, 2026
WRITE LIKE AN IMPROVISER WITH ARETHA SILLS, MAY 5 - JUNE 23, 2026, 7-9:30pm CDT (Mornings in Asia)
WRITE LIKE AN IMPROVISER WITH ARETHA SILLS, MAY 5 - JUNE 23, 2026, 7-9:30pm CDT (Mornings in Asia)
This live online 8-week workshop features writing exercises inspired by Viola Spolin's theater games to help writers generate new work in a fun, playful, and supportive environment. Each week, participants will do meditative warm ups, theater games, and writing exercises designed to help them write
CHICAGO 5-DAY VIOLA SPOLIN IMPROVISATION INTENSIVE WITH ARETHA SILLS JULY 20-24, 2026
CHICAGO 5-DAY VIOLA SPOLIN IMPROVISATION INTENSIVE WITH ARETHA SILLS JULY 20-24, 2026
A complete ten-session introductory Spolin Theater Game workshop in 5 days (25 hours of play)! Actors, educators, directors, improvisers, and all who wish to play are invited to experience Viola Spolin’s transformative improvisational theater techniques and learn how to incorporate them into their
Create & Perform a Scene, Monologue, or Personal Story: 6-Week One-on-One Workshop (Online)
Create & Perform a Scene, Monologue, or Personal Story: 6-Week One-on-One Workshop (Online)
Whether you’d like to work on a personal story, a monologue, or begin a one-person show, this class offers techniques including writing exercises and improvisational theater games to help you create and perform compelling material that resonates with audiences, as well as to evaluate your own work a
ONE-ON-ONE ONLINE COACHING SESSIONS WITH ARETHA SILLS
ONE-ON-ONE ONLINE COACHING SESSIONS WITH ARETHA SILLS
The techniques of the theater are the techniques of communicating – Viola Spolin ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SESSIONS (ONLINE) In these one-hour solo coaching sessions with side coach Aretha Sills, you can explore Viola Spolin’s games and exercises adapted to your specific interests or creative practi
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Donate to Support Shem Stewart Millard After Hurricane Helene
Donate to Support Shem Stewart Millard After Hurricane Helene
The first workshop. Kind of a beta run. Water line and Volvo… Shemsuddin Stewart Millard needs your support for Support Community Healing After Hurricane Helene
Donate to Help Aizita and Francisco After Eaton-Altadena Fire, organized by Stephanie Goodell
Donate to Help Aizita and Francisco After Eaton-Altadena Fire, organized by Stephanie Goodell
Carol Bleackley Sills, a balancing force in the history of Chicago improv, dies at 89
Carol Bleackley Sills, a balancing force in the history of Chicago improv, dies at 89
Ms. Sills offset the mercurial tendencies of her husband, Second City co-founder Paul Sills, with an easygoing tone as they worked together hand in glove for decades.
Carol Bleackley Sills (1935-2024)
Carol Bleackley Sills (1935-2024)
Founding Mothers - Viola Spolin and Neva Boyd. Aretha Sills interviewed on the Circe Salon /Make Matriarchy Great Again Podcast
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Founding Mothers - Viola Spolin and Neva Boyd. Aretha Sills interviewed on the Circe Salon /Make Matriarchy Great Again Podcast
Podcast Episode · 34 Circe Salon -- Make Matriarchy Great Again -- Disrupting History · 04/07/2024 · 1h 2m
Viola Spolin Official Site: Bio, Publications, Resources, Workshops, and News
Viola Spolin Official Site: Bio, Publications, Resources, Workshops, and News
Paul Sills: Story Theater Four Shows (Applause Books) now in paperback
Paul Sills: Story Theater Four Shows (Applause Books) now in paperback
Paul Sills' Official Site: Bio, Publications, Workshops, and More
Paul Sills' Official Site: Bio, Publications, Workshops, and More
Celebrating the improvisational theater tradition of Paul Sills and Viola Spolin through workshops, training, and publishing.
Watch Inventing Improv: the Life and Legacy of Viola Spolin from WTTW Chicago
Watch Inventing Improv: the Life and Legacy of Viola Spolin from WTTW Chicago
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