by Gary Schwartz | May 29, 2014 | Blog
The distinction between short form and long form is a development that stems from the going awry or misunderstanding the focus of a game. These terms get bandied about as if they are two separate disciplines. They are not. Spolin used these games as exercises to help...
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...
by Gary Schwartz | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog
“That’s what poetry is for. Using language to penetrate the mystery.” – Joseph Campbell, the Power of Myth Intuition is not just a word When you hear a word too often it can lose its meaning. Often Viola would exchange the word intuition for other...
