by Gary Schwartz | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few… Zen master Shunryu Suzuki Beginner’s mind is experiencing a thing for the first time. “Firsts” are always memorable. Improvisation is a constant search for ‘first times’. I once...
by Gary Schwartz | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Creativity, Games, Improvisation for the Theater, Theory
The most subtle and essential element in Spolin Games is sidecoaching. The sidecoach is at once a fellow player, a grounded teacher and a canny director. Sidecoaching is as much a skill as it is an art. It therefore requires the same intuitive ability evoked by...
by Gary Schwartz | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog
Spolin and Sills Laid Down The Rules. The Generations Who Came After Played by Them. That’s How Chicago Invented Itself by Todd London Originally published as “Chicago Impromptu” in American Theatre, July/August 1990 In the beginning, Viola Spolin wrote the word...
by Gary Schwartz | Sep 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by Gary Schwartz | Jul 6, 2014 | Blog
My Big Breakthrough “…trying to force an insight can actually prevent the insight. While it is commonly assumed that the best way to solve a difficult problem is to relentlessly focus, this clenched state of mind comes with a hidden cost; it inhibits the sort of...
