Musical Improv: The Want Song

One-Time Workshop

In musical improv, a Want Song reveals what a character wants most — and can give a scene emotional direction, momentum, and heart.

In this 2-hour workshop, students will practice identifying a clear character want, recognizing when a scene is ready to become a song, and singing a Want Song that supports the character’s arc. Students will explore how desire, emotion, and song structure can work together to create stronger musical improv scenes.

This workshop is best for students who are comfortable with improv fundamentals and have a basic understanding of song structure, such as verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus.

Come ready to play, sing, and explore your character’s deepest desires through song.

Recommended Experience: This workshop is best for students with some prior improv experience, including Improv 101, Music 1, or equivalent musical improv training.

Adults 18+

Policies: All sales are final. No refunds. No credit for future sessions. No transfers. All courses must be paid in full before the first class. Promo and discount codes do not apply to clinics and workshops. Please consider your schedule carefully before you register.

Class size: Limited to 12 participants to support coaching, reps, and individual attention.

Day: MONDAY

Dates: Aug 10

Time: 7PM - 9PM

Make-Up Date: NONE

ShowCase: No showcase offered with this workshop

Room: 1976

Theater Location: Hamilton Family Arts Center 62 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

About the Instructor:

Moriah Kofsky is a Philly-based improviser, singer, dancer, and comedy writer. She currently performs with the musical improv group Family Reunion, featuring PHIT instructors and alumni. Moriah took her first improv class in elementary school, later trained at Provocation Theatre in Berkeley, CA, and discovered musical improv through BATS. She has also studied musical improv and clown at PHIT. She majored in Creative Nonfiction Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, where she developed a strong foundation in story structure that informs her performance work.