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NOREEN REARDON
certified reviewer
June 23, 2013
Best improv group ever! These folks are all topnotch, truthful, committed and always in the moment. And they listen and react to each other! What a concept! You won't be disappointed! ...
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JULIE BERNSTEIN
uncertified reviewer
June 27, 2013
The hilarious Spolin Players are the creme de la creme of comedy improv groups. Every single one of these supremely agile and talented performers fully commits, acting and reacting to one another honestly, creating the funniest possible results. Do you want to laugh for an hour? Go see The Spolin Players!!!...
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CARLY LINEHAN
uncertified reviewer
June 28, 2013
This is an amazingly talented group of performers who have clearly studied their craft and LOVE every minute of it! I want to come back again and again to see what they'll do next! ...
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JOSH THOMPSON
uncertified reviewer
June 29, 2013
Finding a competent group of improv performers in Los Angeles is tough going. I'm not gonna name names, but many of the so-called critically acclaimed improv troupes in town have let me down time and again. But not so with The Spolin Players. In fact, this is the only improv show that had me laughing from start to finish. Finnish? Well it's about time. Never a finer collection of professional, well-read, quick-witted, physically adept improv folk will you find in this city, and never a better time will you have at the theatre. From the moment they take to the stage, you can immediately tell two things about The Spolin Players: they deeply love what they do, and they deeply care about the people they're performing with. And you haven't lived,...
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GREG Z
uncertified reviewer
June 29, 2013
Great, powerful, and masterful improv. I laughed throughout, even at the blunders. It's fascinating to watch how people work to blend nonsense into themes, to make sense of the seemingly disparate. And also somehow educational about the craft....
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LAURA SCHOOR
certified reviewer
June 24, 2013
The Spolin Players are a fabulous inprov group. This is the first time myself and 5 friends have seen their work and we will definitely be returning for more of their performances. ...
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SANDRA ROVETA
certified reviewer
June 24, 2013
Loved the show. The Spolin players are an amazingly talented group that bring you along for a fun, fun ride. Thanks for sharing the world of imagination....
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JOSEPH GIULIOTTI
certified reviewer
June 26, 2013
Took in the June 22 show and was able to grab the front row. What a treat to see the original Spolin players on stage and to watch them perform the games so expertly!
From the ensemble games to the two and three person games, the audience was treated to top notch entertainment that was equal parts: funny, engrossing and pretty darn amazing.
I liked the games that called on the players to make the audience "see" what was happening on stage. "Dubbing", "Sound Scape" and "Transformation" were great vehicles for this which, from what I understand, is one of the major tenets of Viola Spolin's work. In order to this, the player has to "see" the space and the objects they are working with and within in order for the audience to see them. Well...
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SUSAN WELBY-BENNETT
certified reviewer
June 26, 2013
The Spolin Players are a dynamic, diverse, and hilarious group. You might expect that much. But, what sets them apart is their authenticity. They fully commit to the unscripted and the "now". There is nothing canned here. The energy is electric. Their work brings that rare feeling one gets when seeing a performance that is truly alive and on the edge. These are intuitive and gifted artists who know how to take risks onstage. They are alive and present to the moment-to-moment uncertainty of each scene, so much so, that the audience's laughter is experienced as a wonderful surprise, a gift. The Players skillfully surrender and deliver exciting, intelligent, beautiful and poignant comedy. ...
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