Joyce Hiller Piven (born February , ) is an American director,
teacher, and actress. She and her late husband, Byrne Piven, were
actors in the Compass Players. Later they founded the Piven Theatre
Workshop in Evanston, Illinois and became teachers to a generation of
stars such as John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Aidan Quinn, Adam McKay, and
their son Jeremy Piven and daughter Shira Piven.She still teaches and
directs at the Workshop and serves as the Artistic Director
Emeritus.Piven was born Joyce Goldstein. In , she met Byrne Piven at
the University of Chicago. They wed a short time later. They had their
first child, Shira Piven, in , and later had their second child,
Jeremy Piven, in . After the death of her husband, Byrne Piven, in ,
she continued to reside and teach in Evanston, and eventually moved to
Los Angeles in to be with her children and grandchildren.In the s,
the Pivens were two of the founding members of the Playwrights Theatre
Club, along with Paul Sills and David Shepard.
teacher, and actress. She and her late husband, Byrne Piven, were
actors in the Compass Players. Later they founded the Piven Theatre
Workshop in Evanston, Illinois and became teachers to a generation of
stars such as John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Aidan Quinn, Adam McKay, and
their son Jeremy Piven and daughter Shira Piven.She still teaches and
directs at the Workshop and serves as the Artistic Director
Emeritus.Piven was born Joyce Goldstein. In , she met Byrne Piven at
the University of Chicago. They wed a short time later. They had their
first child, Shira Piven, in , and later had their second child,
Jeremy Piven, in . After the death of her husband, Byrne Piven, in ,
she continued to reside and teach in Evanston, and eventually moved to
Los Angeles in to be with her children and grandchildren.In the s,
the Pivens were two of the founding members of the Playwrights Theatre
Club, along with Paul Sills and David Shepard.
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