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A Woman to Know: Viola Spolin

A Woman to Know: Viola Spolin

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Julia Carpenter
Jun 11, 2019
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We learn through experience and experiencing. — Viola Spolin

(image via Viola Spolin)


They called her "The High Priestess of Improv." As the creator of now-ubiquitous theater games and drama exercises, Viola set the template for the "yes, and" model of improvisational acting, now familiar to audiences around the world.

But she originally developed her …

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