(Logo provided by Beserkus)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe had [it] from the start,\u201d Gurga said. \u201cIt\u2019s so rare to meet people that you feel like you\u2019ve known forever, and that\u2019s how I felt from the first time we were all together. We knew when we were done with classes that we would stay together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robers, who is also the guitar accompanist of the group, said those who are unfamiliar with musical improv can think of it as resembling the scenes in a comedic musical.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere may be silly characters in weird situations and at some point, they will break out in song,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the whole thing is improvised; we get the audience to suggest a title for our show and they we make up the dialogue, music and lyrics on the spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their sets typically include anywhere from six to nine scenes, Gurga said, noting that if audience members are especially lucky, they may get to experience a rap battle.<\/p>\n
Beserkus may only have been together a short time, but Sage said he feels things are going better than expected. The group continues get more and more attention, he said, which has been combined with positive feedback and attention from audience members and the improv community alike.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not always usual for a new group,\u201d Sage said. \u201cIn the past year, we\u2019ve grown individually and collectively. Our skills have improved and our chemistry, which has always been great, has solidified more. We\u2019ve found our rhythm with each other when we perform together; it\u2019s almost like a mind-meld of what we\u2019re doing and the direction in which the scene might go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gurga agrees.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe take a lot of pride in our shows. We\u2019re playful, fun and always try to make each other laugh, hoping the audience will follow suit,\u201d she said. \u201cWe hit the stage hard and do our best to support our teammates\u2019 choices and just play together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those interested in checking out an upcoming show are in luck. Beserkus is the reigning champion of the Cage Match series at Finest City Improv, located at 4250 Louisiana St. in North Park, and they will be defending their title on July 14 at 10:30 p.m. They will make a return visit on Aug. 3 at 8:20 p.m. at Finest City Improv.<\/p>\n
Beserkus will also perform on July 23 at 7:15 p.m. at the Old Town Improv Co., located at 2415 San Diego Ave., Suite 103.<\/p>\n
\u2014Margie M. Palmer es una escritora independiente con sede en San Diego que ha estado acumulando art\u00edculos en una gran cantidad de publicaciones de noticias durante los \u00faltimos 10 a\u00f1os. Puedes localizarla en <\/em>margiep@alumni.pitt.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Margie M. Palmer The San Diego improv scene has grown quite a bit in the past several years and now a year-old musical improv group Beserkus is taking the local scene by storm. Among the group\u2019s six players are North Park residents Justin Robers and Missy Gurga along with South Park resident Dean Sage.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":746,"featured_media":251887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Who\u2019s ready for musical improv?","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11549,11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/746"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\u201cWe take a lot of pride in our shows. We\u2019re playful, fun and always try to make each other laugh, hoping the audience will follow suit,\u201d she said. \u201cWe hit the stage hard and do our best to support our teammates\u2019 choices and just play together.\u201d<\/p>\n