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Theater Games for the Classroom

Theater Games for the Classroom

by Gary Schwartz | Jan 24, 2021 | Improv Games, Lecture / Explanation, Sensory Awareness, Spacewalks, Viola Spolin, Warm Up Games

Theater Games for the Classroom Project Or Sameaj Montessori in Mexico City teacher/student training program In 2019 I was invited by film director and founder of Or Sameaj Montessori, Jack Zagha Kababbie to conduct a series of Spolin Improv workshops for teachers at...
Spacewalks

Spacewalks

by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Improv Games, Lecture / Explanation, Sensory Awareness, Spacewalks, Viola Spolin, Warm Up Games

Welcome to the Spacewalks Page SIDE COACHING SPACE WALK GAMES/ EXERCISES Space walks should be given often as warm-ups and the side coach must participate actively in these exercises. Spacewalks are appropriate for any group, (classroom, workshop, or show warm-up). It...
Slow Motion Tag

Slow Motion Tag

by Gary Schwartz | Oct 18, 2018 | Improv Games, Lecture / Explanation, Orientation, Refining Awareness, Sensory Awareness, Spacewalks, Warm Up Games

Playing in Slow Motion Slow motion is a great sidecoach to use when you are feeling urgent or panic in a scene.  Coaching slow motion re-focuses the players and they have more time to see without stopping . Understanding the difference between true Slow Motion and...

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• Keep the fine line between emoting and perceiving always clear within the workshop by insisting upon concise physical expression (physicalizing) and not vague or stale feeling.

Viola Spolin is the internationally recognized originator of Theater Games – the basis of improvisational theater. Along with her son, Paul Sills, Viola Spolin created the techniques utilized by the cast of Chicago’s Second City as well as every other improvisational comedy troupe ever since.

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Gary Schwartz worked closely with Viola Spolin from 1976 – 1994, and have worked closely with members of her family during that time to the present. However, this site does not necessarily represent the views of Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and other members of her family, and has not been authorized or endorsed by them.