Buck and Clint Vrazel
Clint and Buck Vrazel, real-life twin brothers, have 12 years of experience performing, directing, and teaching improv, sketch, musical, and stand-up across the Midwest. They describe their teaching style as encouraging, playful and rigorous. Their two-person show, Twinprov, was the first troupe from Oklahoma to be invited to the Chicago Improv Festival. Odd, but totally true fact: Once, in the 2-hour-long line for a ride at Disneyworld, Clint taught an impromptu workshop to other folks in the line. They became a troupe on the spot and called themselves the Awkward Turtles.
FREESTYLE IMPROV RAP 101 (All Levels)
This workshop will have you laying down beats, rhymes, and unforgettable hooks before you can say "Baby Got Back." Whether you're new to rap, an Old School "G," or just wanting a new and exciting improv challenge, this is the workshop for you. Buck and Clint of rap-comedy duo Twinprov (a.k.a. the Doppelgangstas) will demystify rhyme, flow, hooks, imagery, beat-boxing and more with fun foundational drills and games that build skills you'll use every time you need to improvise lyrics, from hip-hop to Broadway to Shakespeare to slam poetry. By the end of the workshop you'll be crafting whole songs on your own and kicking it with a posse. If you ever wanted to add some lyrical style to your improv scenes or "bring it" at a rap battle, this is the place to start.
IMPROV MUSICAL (All Levels)
Are you an improviser who wants to sing? Are you a musical theatre actor who wants to make it up? Do you just burst into song? Did you see an improvised musical troupe and it transformed your idea of improv? Buck and Clint Vrazel, creators of acclaimed musical longforms Twinprov: Dream Machine, String Theory, Rap-Sody, and Villain!: The Musical, take you through a series of musical techniques and concepts that will convert your improv knowledge into musical form and have you running to the front of the stage to belt unforgettable improvised songs through emotional grounding, dynamic motifs, and easy-to-learn song structures. You'll learn how to create instant choreography, skills for solo, duet, and ensemble numbers, and tricks to avoid the dreaded "rhyme trap." You'll also learn how find and work with a live musician to find the songs you've always wanted to sing!