Viola Spolin was an actress, educator, director, author, and the creator of theater games, a system of actor training that uses games she devised to organically teach the formal rules of the theater.

Viola Spolin created over 200 Improv Games and exercises. Our free improvisational game library of videos is one of the most complete on the internet.

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...

This evening heaven opens for business and Viola Spolin will poke your bleeding heart pic.twitter.com/JY62OyGJN9
Andy

Playing the mirror game on the first day of our week of Spolin games! So happy to have Aretha Sills, the granddaughter of Viola Spolin, teaching us the techniques of the mother of improv theatre #artsaveslives #spolin #improv #secondcity pic.twitter.com/TZAbWpJ50y

Happy Birthday Viola Spolin pic.twitter.com/gsBKoA576B
The Second City Training Center

The last few weeks I’ve been reading up on Viola Spolin’s theater/improv games. They’re mostly playful and inspiring, but this one Messed Me Up. Haunted ???? pic.twitter.com/c1GOp9O22e
Douglas Wilson

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"Fear freezes you." Viola Spolin pic.twitter.com/nfpINRFpaS
Simon Horrocks