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Testimonials
"Gary Schwartz is a gifted player and coach. He has a thorough understanding of my work."- Viola Spolin
"Gary Schwartz was very close to Viola for years, and one of her best students. I've had him in several workshops now and find he's the best side coach around, including me." - Paul Sills
"Viola had genius and she shared it. Gary Schwartz continues to share her geniuswith integrity." -- Valerie Harper
“[Gary Schwartz] is the most gifted student of the Spolin Exercises in America today;
He is the one, uniquely trained player, who learned Improvisational game playing by sitting at the very side of Viola Spolin and observing her uncanny ability to evoke the INTUITIONAL genius of her students. Gary will share this theater "magic" with you with gusto. And you too will discover the healing power of playing Theater Games and, possibly, experience their transformational powers of releasing (accessing) your Intuition as well.”
- Robert K Greene, husband of Viola Spolin (Greene).
"Gary Schwartz makes learning come alive through his skillful facilitation of improvisational theater games. He is a master at fostering creativity, and at creating a safe environment where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of their level of experience. I highly recommend his workshops--learning can and should be fun!"
Yael Schy, Principal,
Dramatic Strides Consulting
Gary's enthusiasm for the Spolin method and just "playing" in general enticed me to be a part of the workshop. As a corporate trainer I was thrilled to learn about FOCUS and lots of games that I can use with my clients. My motto has always been "If it ain't fun don't do it." This experience was true FUN!
Helen Dewar & Associates
...changing the nature of education
The workshop demonstrated how 18 of years sitting next to Viola made Gary a premier teacher and sidecoach of ‘theater games’. -- Phillip Spolin President, Focus Line Productions
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"I walked away from the weekend with the transformative effect of these games in my bones." -- Kelsey Flynn Co-founder of NetMirth
"Gary Schwartz's most impressive accomplishment is not his film work, nor his voice acting, not even his 17 year relationship as friend and student of Viola Spolin. His most impressive accomplishment is the shear joy he brings to The Spolin Games, and the delight he takes in the players involved in the games. His excitement inspires!" -- Richard Moran, Jr.
Founder & Co-director of The Western Addition Improvisational Theater Troupe, Tacoma WA .
I trust Gary completely as a master teacher of Spolin games. His ability to help performers and teachers understand the games is invaluable. If only they could package Gary Schwartz with every Spolin book! -- Cathy McNally ,
Founder, NetMirth
I enjoyed all of the Spolin games, in particular "no motion", "stage picture", the story building gams, gibberish and the other games that play with sound as opposed to words.
I really appreciated how these games get you into your body and out of your head, and into a collaborative creative relationship with other people. I can't think of a better way to build trust and expand possibilities than through play! -- Sharon Abreu , Singer, Teacher, Executive Director, Irthlingz arts-based environmental education
The Spolin Theater Games are great for teachers and parents who want to tap into children’s experience. In Gary’s workshops, we remember what it’s like to play and to live in the moment the way children do. Even for people with no theater experience, Gary makes it easy to go back into that joyous place where e for playing." - Neal Caidin, Applications Manager, Center for Instructional Technology Duke University, Durham, NC
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The Spolin Theater Games are great for teachers and parents who want to tap into children’s experience. In Gary ’s workshops, we remember what it’s like to play and to live in the moment the way children do. Even for people with no theater experience, Gary makes it easy to go back into that joyous place where children live. Highly recommended! -- Christina Honde , President Our Children, Our Selves, Inc.
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