Instructor: Zack Armstrong
Sunday, October 13th - 3 pm-5:30 pm
Price: $45

Overview: "More Than Game: Game is a Tool, Not the Goal" explores the idea that while "game of the scene" can be a powerful tool for finding comedic patterns, it should not overshadow the deeper elements of improv like character, relationship, and story. Game-focused scenes can become formulaic, limiting spontaneity and emotional exploration or put an improviser in their head too much to remain present. In this workshop, we’ll examine how game can serve as a useful framework, but not the ultimate aim—allowing improvisers to stay open to more organic discoveries that enrich scenes, build stronger connections, and unlock a wider range of creative possibilities.

Zack Armstrong is a writer and improviser based in Tucson, AZ. He started his comedy career in 1999 at the University of Arizona producing, writing, and performing with Comedy Corner and improvising with the Charles Darwin Experience. After college, he moved to Chicago to study at the Second City, I.O., and Annoyance theaters where he performed in a variety of ensembles and Harold teams, including once sitting in for Dave in TJ and Dave. After Chicago, Zack ran away and joined the circus traveling the world performing variety and vaudeville acts with Taller el Litre, the Dream Science Circus, the New Old Time Chautauqua, Cirque Roots, the Emergency Circus, and the WonderFools. In 2014, he joined the Tucson Improv Movement and, in addition to being the Comedy School Director from 2017-2020, has been a performer, teacher, and coach there ever since. He has also performed improv at the Chicago Improv Festival, the Phoenix Improv Festival, the Second City Diversity in Comedy Festival, and GhostFest, and takes as many workshops as he can.