Joyce Piven

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acting teacher co-founder of theatre company drama educator person theatre director

Joyce Piven is an American acting teacher, director, and co-founder of the Piven Theatre Workshop, known for training numerous prominent actors including her son Jeremy Piven.

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instanceOf	acting teacher ⓘ co-founder of theatre company ⓘ drama educator ⓘ person ⓘ theatre director ⓘ
basedIn	Evanston, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
child	Jeremy Piven NERFINISHED ⓘ Shira Piven NERFINISHED ⓘ
coFounded	Piven Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	HB Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Jewish American ⓘ
fieldOfWork	acting ⓘ improvisational theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ
genre	theatre ⓘ
hasRole	artistic director of Piven Theatre Workshop ⓘ
hasTaughtAt	Piven Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	American acting pedagogy ⓘ Chicago theatre community NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	co-founding Piven Theatre Workshop ⓘ ensemble-based theatre education ⓘ innovative acting training methods ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
name	Joyce Piven NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAward	Joseph Jefferson Award (lifetime achievement-related recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStudent	Aidan Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexandra Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Ann Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Piven NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Julianne Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lili Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosie O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Piven Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	acting coach ⓘ acting teacher ⓘ drama teacher ⓘ theatre director ⓘ
partOf	Chicago theatre scene ⓘ
residence	Evanston, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Byrne Piven NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedUnder	Sanford Meisner NERFINISHED ⓘ Uta Hagen NERFINISHED ⓘ