Charm Scene: Improvised Musicals

Are you single and looking to mingle? Amiss and looking to kiss? Look no further than this week's fullly improvised musical! Charming guest Christian Torres takes us to a pop-up dating game, complete with bachelorettes, bodies of water, and the Bechdel Test. Find your special someone in this week's Charm Scene!Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Christian TorresMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris DittonFollow us @CharmScenePod on Instagram and YouTube, or shoot us a message at CharmScenePod@gmail.com!

We're "hanging on by a thread" in this week's fully improvised musical - with charming guest Derek Demko! Jealous Jacks, preoccupied parents, dirty dodos, and more. It's a jungle out there in this week's Charm Scene!
Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Derek DemkoMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris Ditton
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It's time to impress your mom as charming guest Natalie Younger takes us back to our collective theatre-kid childhoods in this week's fully improvised musical! Captivating cousins, impractical plays, juicy jugs, and more! It's time for the show!Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Natalie YoungerMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris DittonFollow us @CharmScenePod on Instagram and YouTube, or shoot us a message at CharmScenePod@gmail.com!

Brush up for this week's fully improsived TOOTH-sical as we welcome charming guest Deshawn Mason! Killer cavities, bumbling bicuspids, wisdom-toothed wizards, and more! It's all smiles on this week's Charm Scene!Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Deshawn MasonMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris DittonFollow us @CharmScenePod on Instagram and YouTube, or shoot us a message at CharmScenePod@gmail.com!

Our FIRST LIVE SHOW! We took to the cobbled streets of Williamsburg, Virginia for the second annual Last Word Comedy Festival for our first in-person fully improvised musical - inspired by audience member Kate's real life college story. Break-in baddies, burgeoning board gamers, basketted balls, and more in this week's Charm Scene!
 
Special thanks to the city of Williamsburg for sponsoring the event, and to everyone at The Last Word Comedy Festival. Learn more at lastwordfestival.com
Recorded January 30, 2025 at PBK Hall at The College of William and Mary
 
Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard
Music Director: Sam Scheidler
Drums: Adam Eleven
 
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Escape the stacks. Burn the books. Trail the Oregon. Charming guest Ben Hebert (host of the phenomenal podcast - "Bite-Sized") takes us to a public library in this week's fully improvised musical. But can his thirst for a life outside sway the legacy librarian, the sad sixth grader, or the mad mean Mr. Murray? It's a monoscene spectacular in this week's Charm Scene!
Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Ben HebertMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris Ditton
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Your wish is granted! It's charming guest Will Nicholson - but at what cost?? A magical monkey, a seasoned shopkeeper, his distant daughter, and so much more in this week's Charm Scene. Let's go go!
Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Will NicholsonMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerDrums: Chris Ditton
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Live from Sam's apartment - it's Charm Scene! Charming guest Nathan Jansen recounts his time on a mysterious podcast at Edinburgh Fringe and takes us deep into the world of late night variety television in this week's fully improvised musical. Puppet performers, stunt spectaculars, exacting executives, and more! We're on in 5... 4... 3... 2...Cast: Lily Ludwig, Austin Packard, Nathan JansenMusic Director: Sam ScheidlerFollow us @CharmScenePod on Instagram and YouTube, or shoot us a message at CharmScenePod@gmail.com!