Guest Workshop: From The Top, Jack!

You just sang a knock-down, drag-out improvised mash-up of soul music, rap and opera about “orphaned raccoons”. The last notes fly out of your mouth to the awaiting ears of the audience. You stand, ready to take your bow! This is your moment! Why aren’t they clapping?

Maybe the scene that began all this didn’t warrant a song. Maybe your song start was out of nowhere. WHY ARE THEY CONFUSED? This workshop will help you create a fully realized scene with music. Improvisers tend to forget that there is still a scene that the audience wants to feel complete. You will learn how to flow from scene to song and back. This includes strong communication with your musician, an unselfish attitude for scenework and giving the audience a solid, structured and full “scene that has singing.” Come ready to sing, whether you feel you can sing or are tone deaf. All skill levels welcome.

• Date & Time: Sat, April 2nd 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
• Location: ComedySportz San Antonio
• Price: $35

About the Instructors

Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate is an actor/director/coach from San Antonio TX that has been improvising for audiences for 31 years. He is a member of The Big Bash at The Hideout Theatre, The Known Wizards (Merlinworks faculty troupe), Stool Pigeon at ColdTowne, Luby’s Bingo Hall and more duos than he can count. He teaches all styles and formats being that he has a very eclectic tool belt to reach into. If there is a scenario to be performed in, he has probably performed it. With specialties in improv singing and grounded/character-driven scenework, Chuy has coached hundreds of kids, teens, students and adults for years to multiple successes.

Tosin Awofeso is a musician and improviser from San Antonio living in Austin TX. He has performed musical accompaniment on every improv stage in Austin. He recently won a B. Iden Payne for his musical direction of “Immigrants” at The Institution Theatre. He is also a member of the B. Iden Payne award-winning troupe, ‘Sugar, Water, Purple’.