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From the well-known improvisational comedy theaters such as The Second City that draw big crowds to the tiny storefront theaters where people get together for casual improv jams, Chicago has become a capital city of comedy. But the origins of improvisation don’t actually stem from comedy.
Its very early roots are actually in a Chicago settlement house, where a young woman learned about group play from a sociologist. That young woman, Viola Spolin, whom many consider the “Mother of Improv,” went on to create a series of theater games that ultimately sparked an entire improvisation movement in the theater community.
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