http://www.metafilter.com/tags/CompassPlayers Posts tagged with 'CompassPlayers' at MetaFilter. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:20:25 -0800 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:20:25 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72220/ObitFilter%2DPaul%2DSills <a href="http://www.paulsills.com/bio-main.htm">Paul</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sills">Sills</a>, son of <a href="http://www.spolin.com/">Viola Spolin</a> and one of the fathers of <a href="http://www.improvcomedy.org/">Chicago style</a> <a href="http://fuzzyco.com/improv/games.html">improv comedy</a> through his work with <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/?id=history/alumni/compass">The Compass</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_Players">Players</a> (who sort of morphed into <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/">Second City</a>) and through his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sill's_Story_Theatre">Story</a> <a href="http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3091">Theatre</a> work has <a href="http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/?p=4160">passed away</a> <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/news.php?id=757">at age 80</a>. Chicago has lost <a href="http://chicagoist.com/2008/06/02/sad_day_for_chi.php">two of its legends</a> in one day. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72220 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:20:25 -0800 Chicago CompassPlayers Improv PaulSills SecondCity Theater Theatre Joey Michaels