Quotes by Spolin, Viola

The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an aud >>

There are few places outside his own play where a child can contribute >>

We learn through experience and experiencing, and no one teaches anyon >>

Quotations about Children

For success in training children the first condition is to become as a >>

Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the >>

We've had bad luck with our kids -- they've all grown up. >>

There are few places outside his own play where a child can contribute to the world in which he finds himself. His world: dominated by adults who tell him what to do and when to do it --benevolent tyrants who dispense gifts to their good subjects and punishment to their bad ones, who are amused at the cleverness of children and annoyed by their stupidities.

Spolin, Viola