Hear from Tony-nominee Joe Iconis (writer of Be More Chill, “Broadway, Here I Come!”) as he offers insights, advice, and contextual tidbits that will inform your interpretation of his work! In this workshop, students will perform a song written by Joe and receive coaching through the character and storytelling beats that will not only aid the performance of the piece, but inform each students’ approach to storytelling and songwriting!
This workshop will also feature a Q&A-style conversation, where students can have an honest and chill back-and-forth with Joe about a career in the arts. Participants are asked to prepare a 16 to 32-bar cut of any song written by Joe. Sheet music available on request.
Instructor: Joe Iconis is a Tony Award-nominated musical theatre writer and performer. He is the recipient of the Ed Kleban Award, Jonathan Larson Award, and Richard Rodgers Award. His show The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical played at the Signature Theatre in Washington D.C. this summer. Be More Chill (with Joe Tracz) played Broadway, London, and Tokyo after originating at Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ. Joe is the author of Love in Hate Nation (directed by John Simpkins), Broadway Bounty Hunter (with Lance Rubin and Jason SweetTooth Williams), Bloodsong of Love, Punk Rock Girl! The Black Suits (with Robert Maddock), ReWrite, and many more. His work has been produced by La Jolla Playhouse, Ars Nova, Theaterworks USA, Urban Stages, and Barrington Stage Company, and his music has been heard on NBC’s Smash and Riverdale.
- Sun 1:30–3:30pm
1/25
$10
