Improvly Singing and Trying Hard Things with Ashley Ward

Improvly Speaking

Ashley Ward is an improviser, actor, writer, snack lover, and singer who has performed everywhere from the Kennedy Center to The Sydney Opera House. She can be seen on Dropout TV’s Play It By Ear and in Hello Jack! The Kindness Show on Apple+ as Delivery Delores. She is also a Jeopardy champion (and yes, we talk about that in the interview!).
In this episode, Ashley shares her improv journey of how she got started in improv and then shortly after musical improv. Even though Ashley had a musical theatre background, she was still very nervous starting out in musical improv. Once she got into it though, she enjoyed the world of musical improv where she could play any character and sing any kind of song that came up.
Ashley now teaches a ton of musical improv classes and enjoys seeing people learn the structure and form and discover that they can do hard things. Improv in general requires a lot of focus and attention to be present in the scene, and musical improv requires double or triple that focus. There are a lot of plates spinning in a musical improv scene, but it can still all come together to create magical and fun scenes, songs, and shows.
You may be elated or disappointed by this, but there is actually no improvly singing in this episode. However, there's a whole lot of talking about it, which is super fun as well. Musical improv can help level up your improv skills, stage presence, and public speaking. Also, musical improv is just an overall good time because there's music involved!
Fair warning - give this episode a listen, and you may find yourself signing up for the next musical improv class in your area!

You can learn more about Ashley Ward here:

• IG - @ashleyjeanward
• Twitter - @ashleyjward
• TikTok - @ashleyjward
• Baby Wants Candy (Los Angeles) - https://www.babywantscandy.com/ - performs every 2nd Friday at UCB Franklin
• Magic To Do - performs every 1st Friday at UCB Franklin
• Westside Comedy Story - performs the 1st Wednesday of every month at Westside Comedy Theater

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