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Sills was born Paul Silverberg in Chicago, Illinois, to a family who believed in the teachings of modern-day Judaism. His mother was teacher and writer Viola Spolin, who authored the first book on improvisation techniques, Improvisation for the Theater. [1] Spolin in turn was the student of play therapy theorist Neva Boyd.
- The Second City
In the early years of the Second City and Game Theater,...
- Compass Players
Chicago, Illinois, United States. Creative team. Co-founder....
- The Second City
In the early years of the Second City and Game Theater, several parents and Lincoln Park community members—including Carol and Paul Sills and Mona and Dennis Cunningham—started a progressive school for their children, based on Viola Spolin's Theater Games techniques and philosophy with her son Paul Sills' refinements.
Chicago, Illinois, United States. Creative team. Co-founder. David Shepherd. Co-founder. Paul Sills. The Compass Players (or Compass Theater) was an improvisational theatre revue active from 1955 to 1958 in Chicago and St. Louis. [1] Founded by David Shepherd and Paul Sills, it is considered to be the first improvisational theater in the United ...
Jun 7, 2008 · Paul Sills, one of the founders of the Chicago-based improv group Second City, died this week. Scott Simon talks with Second City alumnus Harold Ramis about Sills' lasting impact on the world of ...
Jun 8, 2008 · Paul Sills, a founder of the Second City theater company and the godfather of modern improvisational sketch comedy, died Monday in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He was 80. The cause was complications of ...
Jun 3, 2008 · Paul Sills, one of the founders of the improvisational comedy group “The Second City,” which has turned out some of America’s best-known comedians, died Monday. He was 80. Sills died at his ...
The late Paul Sills, whose mother was Viola Spolin, originated The Second City and Story Theater. He was co-founder of Playwrights Theatre Club, Compass, The Game Theater, Sills & Co., and the New Actors Workshop, a graduate level acting program in Manhattan begun in 1987 with colleagues Mike Nichols and George Morrison.
