The Playwright's Theatre Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1953 by Paul Sills, David Shepherd and Eugene Troobnick.
[1] In 1953 Paul Sills, David Shepherd, and Eugene Troobnick founded the Playwrights Theatre Club in Chicago.
[2] The theatre was noted for its bohemian treatment of classic plays as well as presenting and premiering original works.
During the rehearsal period, the company members engaged in numerous improvisational theater games that were originally created by Sills' mother, Viola Spolin.
[1][3][4] In 1955, the Playwrights Theatre Club was later renamed the Compass Players, concentrating on improvisational theater.