From: Unscrewed Theater <unscrewedtheater@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:14 AM
Subject: Heard the news?

All Systems Go🚀

We're So Ready for Live Funny

The only thing missing...is YOU

Have you heard the news?

It's true!

After more than a YEAR bringing the funny to Tucson (& the world!) via a series of tubes known as The Internet — it's time for us to open up our doors.

And our re-opening date is less than three weeks away!

But there's still something we're missing that'll make our grand re-reopening a success.

YOU!

Unscrewed Theater is a 100% all-volunteer-run nonprofit - and we'd love for you to join our family.

We've been hard at work prepping the theater for the Back on Our Feet Weekend coming in August and could use a few extra hands behind the scenes. As a special bonus, volunteers can earn points to attend some of our improv classes - and you see the show for free! If you've been looking to meet some fun people and get involved with the local Tucson comedy scene - let us know.

To volunteer with us, head on over to VolunteerMatch.org. Click that "I Want to Help!" button to send us a message. We've got two different types of volunteer spots open:

General Theater Volunteer: You wanna help with it all - everything from box office, concessions, house management, tech booth, and ushering, just to name a few.
Box Office Volunteer: You're ready to meet new people and make our audience feel at home and happy BEFORE the show even starts.

Volunteers must be 18 or over and fully vaccinated.

While you're waiting for the in-person comedy…we've got lots of ways you can find the funny online.

Is your Sunday wide open? Why not have some fun & learn to improve your listening skills with our special guest instructor Jenn Bianchi? There's still space in her "Listen Like a Thief" workshop!

And our House Party 2.0 features the motley crew of Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed - on stage! They'll be performing in person for a family-friendly show Saturday night that we'll Livestream directly to your living room. Don't forget to register for the Zoom link!

See you (live and in 3D) soon!

Your Weekend Funny

Live. Laugh. Laugh Hysterically.

Friday, 7/23

Flashback Episode!
🎶 Ten Minutes With Dawn 🎶

This Friday, get ready for a Dawn Flashback! We're going back in time to feature two players from our #10MinutesWithDawn Video Vault - Jay Sukow and Rolland Lopez.

And if you're craving more, we've got over 30 different improvisers we've featured over the past year. You can watch the magic at our Video Vault.

Episode #4: Featuring Rolland Lopez!
Rolland isn't very good at writing bios. He's a decent singer, a surprisingly good dancer, and has easily spent 10,000 hours mastering the skill of TV watching.

He's also not very good at moderation. 1 slice of pizza quickly becomes an entire pie. And 1 improv class at the recommendation of his voiceover instructor quickly became coaching student shows, teaching all levels of the curriculum, starting several teams, co-forming Rollin' in Riches, and with Rich Baker, touring the states performing and headlining in festivals and teaching workshops.

Watch as Rolland & Dawn create improv magic from a completely random suggestion.

Check it out right here!

Episode #20: Featuring Jay Sukow!
Jay has learned improv from great folks like Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Jon Favreau, Del Close, Keith Johnstone, and many others. He was a faculty member of The Second City and iO Chicago and has taught for ComedySportz Chicago. He teaches all around the world, from newbies to Fortune 100 executives to veteran improvisors.

He also has extensive performing experience on the stages of The Second City, iO Chicago, ComedySportz, the Annoyance Theater, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Club Med, and throughout the world, including Canada!

Jay and Dawn discover the meaning of life, the universe, and French fries while pondering the hole at the center of the galaxy.

See where it takes 'em - only on the Unscrewed Theater Facebook page!

Friday, 7/23

7:00pm (MST/PDT)
Family-Friendly Improv Comedy
Featuring: The Zoom Improv Basics Students!
FREE Online Show

Check our newest Improv Basics graduates from all across the US as they strut their stuff on our virtual stage!

Our host (and instructor!) Cy Barlow will guide our new improvisers as they show off the skills they learned in class.

Welcome them to the wonderful world of improv and give 'em some support and applause in our online chat.

Register Here!

Saturday, 7/24

7:30pm (MST/PDT)
Family-Friendly Improv Comedy
Featuring: Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed
FREE online show!

NBOJU is back on stage for our Unscrewed House Party 2.0! You'll see some excited improvisers ready to perform some family-friendly NBOJU fun that you can enjoy from wherever you are!

Our online shows are FREE throughout July, so you can continue to find the funny online while we're working to re-open our doors.

Make sure you register for your free ticket, and we'll send you the super-secret Zoom link that lets you laugh along with us in the chat. We LOVE all the online suggestions and applause we see from you all.

P.S. This is a free online show, but if you'd like to support us while we get ready to re-open our doors, ticket prices for our live shows are $8 for adults and $5 for kids, which would make a lovely donation to the theater.

Register Here!

August 6th and 7th

7:30pm (MST/PDT)
LIVE AT OUR THEATER!
Tix: Just $5 for kids and $8 for adults

We are all systems go for our Back on Our Feet Weekend of shows!

And it's less than THREE weeks away!🎉

Starting at 7:30 pm on Friday, August 6th, you can watch us perform LIVE from our home on Speedway & Swan! And we're kicking off the Back on Our Feet Weekend with two supersized shows.

You can expect a cast of very excited improvisers, happy to be on their feet, wearing pants, and performing on our own stage again.

Tickets for our in-person live performances are just $5 for kids and $8 for adults. Grab your tix early so you can come and laugh with us again - in person!

(P.S. Can't make it to Tucson? We'll have an online viewing option on sale soon.)

Register Here for the Friday, August 6th Show

Register Here for the Saturday, August 7th Show

Training Center

Last Chance for Jenn Bianchi Workshop!!

Last Chance…

Sunday, July 25

12-3pm (MST/PDT)
"Listen Like a Thief"
Registration: $45

It's your last chance to take one of our online classes taught by the talented Jenn Bianchi.

Jenn Bianchi is an improvisor, educator, and actor based in the Chapel Hill, NC, area. She performs weekly with The PIT-Chapel Hill in addition to teaching classes and workshops online with The Peoples Improv Theater in New York City. Additionally, she is on faculty and a performer with the Queen City Comedy Global Improv project working with students across the globe.

And this is your LAST CHANCE to take her "Listen Like a Thief" workshop. This course is part of our virtual training center so that you can take it from anywhere.

You'll improve your listening skills and get some great tips on how to focus on your partner.

Don't miss out on a Sunday filled with F-U-N.

Register for Listen Like a Thief

Coming in August...

In Person Classes

Improv Basics - Starts August 7
ImprovBlox - Starts August 10

That's right - it's time to take an improv class IN PERSON.

Starting in August, we're opening the doors to our training center, so you can learn to live in the moment and laugh along with us in real-time!

Improv Basics starts Saturday, August 7th, from 11am-2pm and is taught by Mike Vietinghoff. You'll learn how to become a better listener, expand your comfort zone, and make some new friends! All in a supportive learning environment.

Improv Basics is just $179 for an 8-week class - and comes with a limited edition Unscrewed Theater t-shirt!

Register for Improv Basics

ImprovBlox: "Crafting The Craft" starts Tuesday, August 10th, from 7-9:30pm and will be taught by Rob Sparks & Alan Trammel. Our ImprovBlox courses are all 6-week classes that dig deeper into the more advanced topics we cover in basics. Crafting the Craft will focus on two tenets: Group Mind and Stagecraft.

"Crafting the Craft" is just $179 for a 6-week class - and also comes with a limited edition Unscrewed Theater t-shirt!