From: Unscrewed Theater <UnscrewedTheater@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2021 10:01 AM
Subject: LIVE from Speedway Boulevard
Live from Speedway Boulevard
It's the Unscrewed House Party 2.0 🎉
July feels like a good month to celebrate!
And we're bringing the party back to our Speedway Stage - with the brand-new Unscrewed House Party 2.0!
After over a year of performing from behind a glowing blue screen, we're BACK and broadcasting live from our home in Tucson, AZ.
And it feels SO GOOD to be home.
For the entire month of July, we'll continue to perform in our FREE online shows that will stream right into your home from our stage in the Old Pueblo. Get ready to see some of the improv teams (and faces!) you've been missing - starting with Big Daddies, our special guests performing this Saturday @ 7:30 PM PDT/MST. Make sure you register ahead of time, so you've got that super-special Zoom link ready to go.
But wait - there's more!
We're keeping the good times rolling with even more online fun!
Our virtual training center is PACKED with special guest workshops from the talented Jenn Bianchi & Elizabeth Byland - and we've got a special lineup of flashback episodes of Ten Minutes With Dawn.
It's all available from wherever you are - so come join in on the fun!
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🎶 Ten Minutes With Dawn 🎶
Flashback Episode!
It's about time for a FLASHBACK EPISODE!
We're taking a look back at the (34!) different improvisers we've featured over this last year. Every Friday @ 10AM AZ time, we've been featuring a brand new episode of Ten Minutes With Dawn. Our very own Dawn McMillen performs a short scene with talented actors & improvisers from around the world -- and then they debrief and chat in a quick behind-the-scenes video. It's all online - and only on the Unscrewed Theater Facebook page.
This week, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite episodes.
If you haven't seen them, now's your chance! And if you've got a favorite guest from a past episode...send us an email and let us know who we should feature next!
Episode #1: Featuring Alrinthea Carter! That's right, we're taking it back to the beginning. Alrinthea was our very first guest - and a talented photographer, Muppet Super Fan (wocka wocka), DJ, and Fly Girl who spends her free time as an Academic Affairs Professional at Clemson University. Alrinthea got her start in comedy entertaining guests at her parents' pretty legendary house parties.
Alrinthea & Dawn make up a scene (on the spot!) based on the word....woody.
Check it out right here!
Episode #11: Featuring Scotty Watson! Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company & taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. He is currently the Master Teacher and Head of NYC Faculty for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company (Artistic New Directions) in Manhattan.
Scotty & Dawn make up a scene on the spot based on the suggestion "Pro Wrestler Giving a Speech Before a Duel."
See where it takes 'em only on the Unscrewed Theater Facebook page!
Saturday, 7/10
7:30pm (MST/PDT)
Improv Comedy
Everyone's on stage!
It's time for another episode of the Unscrewed House Party 2.0 - live from Speedway!
Tonight our special guest is our fave improv duo team - Big Daddies! Big Daddies is our newest house team, featuring Matt Beaudry and Michael Pierce! They've been keeping busing with a regular podcast where they talk about fatherhood, raising kids, and the hilarity and chaos that ensues.
Big Daddies will be performing (in person!) with Jon, Cam, David, Rick, Rosanne, Jessica - & your host, Rob Sparks! Everyone will be live, on stage, and IN PANTS for this very special show.
Don't miss the next edition of our Unscrewed House Party - this Saturday @7:30pm MST!
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.
Online Training Center
Bianchi & Byland - LAST CHANCE!
Starting July 11
Special Guest Workshops
With Bianchi & Byland
This is your LAST CHANCE to save some $$$ by getting the Bianchi & Byland bundle for $120!
Elizabeth Byland (AKA EB) and Jenn Bianchi are two extremely talented instructors & improvisors jumping into our virtual training center to impart some knowledge (and fun!) directly from their brains to yours!
Want a sample of what a Bianchi & Byland performance entails?
They've performed live at our Sunday SmashUp - and we've got the evidence! How does an improv scene start with the word maroon and end with an illicit gummy trading ring? Watch how Bianchi & Byland weave their hilarious, made-up-on-the-spot tale RIGHT HERE and then register below to learn how you can learn to do the same!
Meet your Instructors:
Elizabeth Byland (better known as EB) holds a joint faculty appointment at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va, as the Head of Improv with the School of the Arts and the Director of Applied Health Improv with the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors with ComedySportz Richmond. She performs as a company member with Coalition Theatre, the founder of her own non-profit organization called Comedy Connects, and a co-founder of Queen City Comedy as a professional film/television actor.
EB provides a unique opportunity for those of all learning abilities, backgrounds, and experiences to learn, grow, play, and express themselves creatively in a safe and positive environment while utilizing the techniques of improvisation. Elizabeth holds a BFA in Acting from Northern Kentucky University and an MFA in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design and professional improv training from iO Chicago (levels 1- 5B).
She brings her joyful energy, along with her 12 years of teaching experience and 17 years of performance experience, and a mission to help others reconnect and say "YES" to life!
Currently, she coaches three college improv teams from VCU, and she performs on two duo teams: BABE and Bianchi and Byland. In addition, she's performed at The Tampa Improv Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Fest, Queen City Comedy Experience, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, 2nd Best Comedy Fest, Festivus, Miami Improv Festival, Charm City Improv Festival, VB Comedy Fest, Norfolk Comedy Festival, and the Chicago College Improv Tournament, along with performing at regional theaters across the SouthEast.
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. Jenn is an active member of the Southeastern improv scene for the last decade producing multiple festivals in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, as well as leading workshops at various improv festivals. She is a winner of the Global Improv Projects 3-on-3 tournament with her all-female team Burnett Brigade as well as the ComedySportz Richmond 2021 Spring Rumble Winner with duo partner Elizabeth Byland on the team Bianchi & Byland.
Sunday, July 11
12-3pm MST/PDT
"It Takes Two," Taught by Bianchi & Byland
It takes two to make a thing go right! It takes two to make it out of sight! This workshop, taught by two improv besties, is about bringing your improv duo to the next level through bold and diverse character work, listening and noticing each other's subtleties, and creating a world based on relationships and trust. Have a duo partner? Then sign up together! Looking for a duo partner, then maybe you'll find your improv other half!
Sunday, July 18
12-3pm MST/PDT
"The Improvisor's Playground" Taught by Elizabeth Byland
As of late, improv via Zoom has felt a little stiff, hasn't it? It's okay. We know it's hard to see the zoom square as a virtual playground rather than a virtual cubicle. However, this physical workshop, led by Elizabeth Byland (co-founder of Queen City Comedy, Professor of Improv at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the other half of Bianchi & Byland) will give you a new creative lens on Zoomprov and the playground that surrounds you, whether you're in an office, a bedroom, or a beautiful theatre!
Register for The Improvisor's Playground
Sunday, July 25
12-3pm MST/PDT
"Listen Like a Thief" Taught by Jenn Bianchi
The best way to get out of your own way is to focus on your partner. Listen Like a Thief will help you believe in your partner's deal harder than they can. When we listen with our whole bodies, not just ears, we will pick on subtle cues to find something wonderful right away and heighten established patterns.
Register for Listen Like a Thief
Ends July 12!
Best of Tucson Nominations
Round 1 Ends Soon
t's that time of year when Tucsonans get to nominate their favorite places for the next Best of Tucson awards - and we'd be super grateful if you could nominate us in one (or all!) of the following categories:
- Best Theater Company
- Best Quarantine Activity - Unscrewed House Party
- Best place for a kid's party
- Best fun for the whole family
- Best Comedian - Your Favorite Cast Member
- Best Comedy Night
Make sure you get those nominations in for your favorite local organizations before Monday, July 12!
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