Podcasts Featuring Sills/Spolin Theater Works
Aretha Sills on Circe Salon — Make Matriarchy Great Again Podcast. Listen here. In the first of their “founding mothers” series, hosts Lauren Torres and Dawn "Sam" Alden talk with Aretha Sills about founding mother of improvisational theater, Viola Spolin, and a powerful second founding mother, Neva Boyd.
Carol Bleackley Sills on Improv Interviews with Margot Escott. Listen here.
Carol Bleackley Sills, director of Sills/Spolin Theater Works has been an influential force behind improvisational theater since she left Montreal and came to Chicago in 1959.
Aretha Sills on Jimmy Carrane's Improv Nerd Podcast. Listen here.
Improv Comedy Connection with Whit Shiller Interviews Aretha Sills. Listen here.
In re-considering the genesis and revolutionary utilization of theater games and the experiential learning approach of Viola Spolin against the backdrop of a variety of narratives about what improv is, it becomes apparent that not only are some unaware of the impact and importance of Viola Spolin, but that the Mother of Improv has been written out or ignored to our detriment.
Aretha Sills and Paul Sand on ImprovCast with Jay Sukow and Landon Kirksey. Listen here.
Live from the Westside Comedy Festival, Aretha Sills talks about her grandmother Viola Spolin and the importance of theater games. Tony award-winning actor and original Second City cast member Paul Sand joins to talk about his incredible life in performance.
Appreciating Viola Spolin on the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast. Listen here.
Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company interviews Aretha Sills about her grandmother, the legendary Viola Spolin, and father, Paul Sills, who took Viola’s teachings “to the world,” where they became the foundation for more than sixty years of American acting and comedy.
Aretha Sills on Margot Escott’s Improv Interviews Podcast. Listen here and here.
Join me and meet acting and writing coach Aretha Sills, who comes from improvisational theater royalty. In the first interview Aretha discusses her family and work, and the second link she discusses moving theater games workshops online.
The Dale Wiley Show featuring Aretha Sills. Listen here.