teaching artists

Alex Braslavsky is a performer/educator currently based in Philadelphia, PA. He was a regular performer with Baltimore Improv Group and NYC’s Magnet Theater and currently coaches a Harold team at Philadelphia Improv Theater. While in Baltimore, he was an improv teacher, coach, and regularly did workshops/assemblies through Young Audiences of Maryland. He was a guest performer with The Second City when they performed at CENTERSTAGE in 2011. He has performed at improv festivals around the country including Phoenix, NYC, Seattle, Providence, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and more. Alex received his Bachelor’s in Theatre from UMBC. He also was an extra in a Bollywood movie.

Camille Young is a teaching artist, actor, and writer with a passion for guiding students through their creative processes. She has worked with students of all ages teaching acting, playwriting, improv, and more and has a deep understanding of the positive impact that performing arts education can have on a person's life. Camille has taught and developed programming at various educational and cultural institutions including The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Mighty Writers West Philadelphia, Delaware Theater Company, and now The Unscripted Project! In her classrooms and workshops students can expect to be challenged, uplifted, and celebrated!

Darryl Charles is a stand-up comedian and improviser based in Philadelphia who performs and teaches across the country.  Darryl teaches at Unscripted because children naturally have the knack for improv. Imagination, adaptability and physicality are some of the most precious gifts a human can get. Teaching children to utilize these attributes into adulthood is integral to leading rich, full lives and contributing to a kinder, more empathetic society.

www.darrylcharlescomedy.com

Devin Preston is a Philadelphia based performer, educator, improviser and clown. He has taught improv and physical theater with Philly Improv Theater, ASAP Drama, and UArts. He’s also a company member of Spite Performance Ensemble and Shakespeare on Tap. As a new teaching artist with The Unscripted Project, he is excited to bring engaging arts programming into Philly schools. Teaching kids improv shows them that by playing together they can build something new together. It creates confidence and curiosity that can last a lifetime. Offstage and outside the classroom, Devin is an avid fan of baseball, comics, and role-playing games.

Francine Odri is a director, choreographer, theatre educator, and screenwriter. She has a passion for creating innovative and immersive performances, utilizing improvisation, movement and dance, and devised work. She holds a BA in Theatre and Dance from Drew University and a minor in Dance and Choreography. When directing and teaching, she focuses on collaboration and teamwork with all members of her cast and team. Francine strongly believes in the power of theatre to enact social change and to help students become the best versions of themselves–more confident, joyful, and empathetic humans.

Jael is an actor, writer, director, makeup and teaching artist born and raised in Philadelphia. Jael garnered an immediate and passionate love for theatre and performance which prompted her to pursue acting professionally. Her love for theatre and performance led her to work with children and she is ecstatic to help create beautiful performances and hopes to inspire the children that she works with to discover the spark of creativity, drive, and talent within themselves. As someone who has always used theatre, specifically improv, as a way to connect with people across different backgrounds and interests, Jael is ecstatic to be a part of Unscripted and to help the children across her beloved hometown discover their own voices and a deeper, more meaningful way to communicate.

Katherine Perry (she|they) is a Philadelphia based actor, improviser, teaching artist, and creative engine. Through their work Katherine seeks to generate positive disruption in the long-held systems that continue to oppress and marginalize people and communities. Every body can tell the story. As a performer Katherine has worked with the Arden Theatre Company, The Eagle Theatre, Revolution Shakespeare, and Theatre Horizon, as well as numerous new work development projects and productions.

www.katherineperry.net

Mary Carpenter has worked as an actor, improviser, teacher, director and writer in Philadelphia for over 20 years. She holds degrees in theatre from Northwestern University and LAMDA. Mary has been with CSZ Philadelphia since 1992, where she has worked as a performer, teacher, Education Director and Artistic Director. She co-founded Philadelphia’s first non-profit Improvisation Company, Freefall Productions where she produced Philly’s first women’s improv ensemble 13 Skirts, as well as the fully improvised musical Choosical. In addition to ComedySportz, Mary’s improvisation experience includes City of Nutterly Love with The Second City, Dangerous Fools ‘Til Death Do Us Part, and Wisdom Teeth, as well as publishing her book: Do Or Do Not: How To Improvise Like A Jedi. Mary is thrilled to be working with The Unscripted Project, as she is a firm believer that improv can change the world. maryccarpenter.com

Paul is an improviser, theatre artist, and podcaster. Paul’s been improvising since high school, but it was while teaching theatre (playwrighting, acting, play-production) in Shanghai that he was reminded of how even the best education can neglect to help students become spontaneous, confident, and joyous. Improv was, and is, an excellent solution to that problem. Other teachers took note, and Paul began collaborating with English teachers to use the tools of improv and theatre education to enliven their classrooms. 

Ryan is an educator, clown, and theater maker based in Brooklyn, NY. He performs and co-hosts the weekly avant-clown show IDIOT'S HOUR in NYC. He teaches devising workshops through his company Write Foot Workshop. Ryan has performed, taught, and clowned around streets, stages, and classrooms around the world.

Tanya is an actor, educator, and mental health professional. Improv is a huge part of her life and it has been since she started taking classes at UCB in 2004. Improv has helped her become more confident as a performer and mental health professional. She works at Unscripted because she wants to share what she has learned about and through improv with others, especially children.

Tara Gadomski is an actor, filmmaker, improvisor and BBC radio producer and Sundance Knight Fellow.  She trained in London and worked with the Fluxx Improv company. She produced a tour of the improv show The Quest to rural schools in Pennsylvania. Tara’s feature film, A Natural Mother is currently in development, and her short I See You Now is currently screening in festivals worldwide. 

www.taragadomski.com