Compass Players
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Compass Players was a pioneering 1950s Chicago improvisational theater troupe that helped launch modern American improv and sketch comedy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy troupe
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improvisational theatre troupe ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| activeIn | Chicago theatre scene ⓘ |
| artForm | live performance ⓘ |
| audienceInteraction | high ⓘ |
| basedOn | Viola Spolin’s theatre games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | helped establish improv as a legitimate theatrical form ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David Shepherd
NERFINISHED
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Paul Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
improvisational theatre
ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ |
| heritage | precursor to The Second City ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–World War II American theatre ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American sketch comedy
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American stand-up comedy ⓘ American television comedy ⓘ The Second City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ensemble-based improvisation
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pioneering long-form improvisation ⓘ satirical social commentary ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| movement | modern American improv ⓘ |
| notableAlumniWentOnTo |
Broadway
GENERATED
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Hollywood film GENERATED ⓘ television comedy GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Barbara Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Del Close NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine May NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ Severn Darden NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | nightclub act ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Compass Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | unscripted scenes based on audience suggestions ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| rehearsalApproach | game-based improvisation exercises ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectOf | books on improv history ⓘ |
| trainingInfluence | modern improv training schools ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Second City (Chicago)