Blind Chaperone Awakens!

Through a sweeping musical diary of prismatic ballads, anti-war protest anthems, and introspective love songs, BLIND CHAPERONE AWAKENS! explores the insanity of being a man in love in America in the modern day. 

Writer/performer Tip Scarry (vocals/guitar) weaves vibrant songwriting together with sonnets, mischievous satire, and vulnerable storytelling. Adam Starkopf (drum/percussion) and Dylan Thomas (bass) energize the show with their soulful musicianship. Movement Director Jean-Louis Rodrigue brings his expert eye to the piece, filling it with nuance and animal perspective.

MAIN ARTIST BIOS

Tip Scarry is an actor, musician, and writer. He is proud to be a member of The Actors’ Gang, in Culver City. Recent stage appearances include Topsy Turvy: A Musical Greek Vaudeville (dir. Tim Robbins), Commedia Palooza, Children of the Winter Kingdom. Previous work elsewhere in Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Seagull, SubUrbia and Reefer Madness, among others. Film/TV: Spirit Quest, Hejleh, Will & Grace, The Fosters, 2 Broke Girls. Scarry has trained extensively with renowned acting coaches Larry Moss and Jean-Louis Rodrigue, and vocal coach Bruce Eckstut. He received his BA from Oberlin College, where he was awarded the Nash Drama Award for Promise in Theater, and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia. Deep gratitude to the Highways team for their support. All my love to Lauren, Simone and Lillybelle.

Adam Starkopf (drummer) was born and raised in Los Angeles California. He attended LACHSA, before attending The New School University in New York: Contemporary Music and Drum Performance with a focus on improvisation under the guidance of jazz masters including Charlie Persip, Andrew Cyrille and Reggie Workman. He went on to receive a masters degree in Music Education. He currently works at the Dance Institute at the Colburn School and has appeared with: Meernaa, Shannon Lay, Doug Stuart and Nicky Egan. Rides a thruster, 6’2”, 33L. 

Dylan Thomas (bassist) is a Los Angeles native, who grew up in the skate, punk rock, and reggae scenes where he was inspired to pick up bass at age 11. This led him to study Jazz Bass Performance at California State University, Northridge. Dylan has recorded with his personal projects including The Ifficials (traditional ska/reggae) and Monte Mar (alternative pop). He has toured professionally as a bassist and multi- instrumentalist with artists Trevor Hall, Coast Modern and American Idol runner- up Crystal Bowersox. Dylan continues to write, produce, and perform original work.

Jean-Louis Rodrigue is a movement director, acting coach, and senior teacher of the Alexander Technique, born in Casablanca, Morocco. For over 40 years, he has worked professionally in Los Angeles and New York in theatre, film, television, and digital media; his unique approach to character movement and improving the levels of performance has brought international recognition. Jean-Louis has worked on and off-Broadway, and at major performing arts institutions such as Berlin International Film Festival, Cirque du Soleil, Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, Getty Villa, Geffen Playhouse, Royal National Theatre, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Verbier Festival, Royal Shakespeare Company. He has taught at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the past 34 years. Jean-Louis lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Kristof. 

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