Viola Spolin to be Inducted into the American Writers Museum in Chicago February 10

We are delighted to announce that Viola Spolin will be inducted in the American Writers Museum in Chicago on February 10! Please read more about the event and how to get tickets below.

Special thanks to Jeffrey Sweet for creating a petition to include Spolin and to The Second City for their efforts to help this wonderful development come to be.

Sills/Spolin Theater Works is deeply gratified that Viola’s work and writing will be honored in such great company.

Join the American Writers Museum as we honor the work of Viola Spolin, author and “mother” of improvisational theater whose groundbreaking work and codification of her theater games into a training method and philosophy eventually led to the creation of The Second City.  

The evening will include cocktails at 6:30 following by programming that will include opening remarks by museum president Carey Cranston, the unveiling of Ms. Spolin’s ceremonial bookmark to be permanently displayed at the museum, and words by writer and teacher of improvisational theater Aretha Amelia Sills, the granddaughter of Ms. Spolin and daughter of Second City co-founder Paul Sills.

In addition, the event will celebrate The Second City’s 60th anniversary and the release of The Second City: The Essentially Accurate History with an improvised discussion by moderator Mark Bazer (The Interview Show, WTTW) and talent from The Second City. Book signing to follow. RSVP http://bit.ly/2O2wwkT