A songwriter gameshow with an improv twist!
Parlor in the Round returns to the Glenn Massay Theater this November, following an enormously successful first collaboration with the Palmer Arts Council last season. A large and enthusiastic audience welcomed Parlor to the Valley, and the Glenn Massay proved to be an ideal home for the show’s unusual mix of intimate songwriting, storytelling, humor, and spontaneous collaboration.
This year, WellRounded Arts and the Palmer Arts Council are teaming up again to bring a new trio of songwriters—and an entirely new night of music—to the Glenn Massay stage.
Part songwriter round, part game show, and part musical improv, Parlor in the Round brings three artists together to trade original songs and stories before host Kevin Worrell leads them through a series of increasingly challenging musical rounds. As the evening unfolds, the familiar songwriter-round format gives way to collaboration, musical curveballs, and songs created in the moment.
And the audience is part of the show. Guests submit short ideas throughout the first half, which the artists use during a rapid co-writing session at intermission to create a brand-new song for the evening’s finale. In Parlor’s lightning round, the musicians draw audience submissions at random and improvise songs on the spot.
This November’s lineup features Grace C. Elliot, Khatumu, and the Valley’s own, Jason Overby.