by Gary Schwartz | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog
The Trouble with Yes, and… Written by Gary Schwartz “Information is a very weak form of communication” – Viola Spolin I have been working with Spolin Games for the last thirty years. I first began in an improv comedy class learning how to be fast and funny with...
by Gary Schwartz | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog
This comes from writer / performer Eva Moon. Improv as a Tool for Writers By Eva Moon One of the pleasures of writing fiction is falling in love with the characters you create – and then torturing the hell out of them. Bringing them to life and uncovering...
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 | May 29, 2014 | Blog
“If you can get it out of the head and into the body…Body, Mind, Intuition. This is what we’re after. Body, Mind, Intuition” – Viola Spolin The quote above was directed to sixty teachers in a workshop Viola ran and which I assisted. I’ve had...
by Gary Schwartz | May 3, 2014 | Blog
My First Encounter with the Mother of Improvisation I was living in Hollywood, tending bar, performing comedy and mime in local cafes and trying to break into show business like thousands of other hopefuls from all over the country. A dear friend of mine called from...
