Meet Our Instructors
Carolyn RAMSeY
Carolyn has been doing theater and musical theater since she was 10. Her improv journey led her to Spitfire theater five years ago where she has been a main stage player in Whose Line and almost every longform show the theater has done. Most recently she directed and was in Murder Mystery Radio Hour and performed in Flash Fiction: Star Wars and NCIS: St. Pete.
Jay Revis
Jay Revis began his improv training and performance career at The Basement Theatre in Atlanta, GA in 2006 and studied with numerous instructors from around the country. He recently taught and served as Director of Education at Spitfire Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prior to that, Jay served as Associate Director of Education at Jackpie Theatre and was a founding member of Banshee Improv in Atlanta. Jay is probably best known as half of the improv duo “Revis and Zeiss”, who formerly performed weekly at Relapse Theatre in Atlanta and at festivals around the country.
Jay has a passion for realism and organic improv. He has taught workshops at Blackbox Improv Festival and Spontaneous Combustion Improv Festival in Atlanta, GA, San Diego Improv Festival in San Diego, CA and Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, TX. You can learn more about Jay and his improv philosophy at www.jayrevis.com
Jay lives in St Pete Beach, Florida with his daughter, Mila, their cats Henry and Cloudy, and Mr. Marshmallow the hamster.
Sometimes he’s funny.
Zach Mouriz
Zach Mouriz has been improvising in the Tampa Bay area for over a decade. As a longtime host, teacher, and performer, Zach has an eclectic combination of experiences from the Chicago, New York, and Austin schools of thought. He has been a mainstay performer and host in Spitfire Comedy House's longest running short form comedy show in Tampa: Whose Line St. Pete and has performed in nearly every mainstage long form show that the theater has directed over the last six years. He specializes in Narrative, Musical, and Edit-Focused long form improvisation and has taught both introductory improv classes and advanced masterclasses with a nuanced focus on esoteric techniques. Zach's wide-ranging improv experience highlights his focus on exploring every nook and cranny that the artform has to offer.
Danielle Trzcinski
Danielle has been performing improv and musicals for over 12 years all over the United States. While living in NYC she performed at the UCB, Magnet Theatre, and the infamous Triple Crown Basement. Florida shows include "NCIS, Under Review, FST's Treble in Paradise, Out of Bounds, and Whose Line. National Tours include - Anastasia in Spank the Fifty Shades of Grey Parody, Dora the Explorer's Map! in Nickelodeon's Storytime Live, and Little Black Dress The Musical which she co wrote, produced, and starred in for 26 US cities. www.daniellet.org
drew Bekas
Drew Bekas performed in his first improv show at the tender age of ten years old! With a background in musical theater and several years of active performance at Spitfire Comedy House, Drew brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to every class. With a specialization in short form, long form narrative, and musical improvisation, he aims to bring a well-rounded approach to his students.
Drew is currently the Co-Instructor for Level 2: Duo Scenes and you can catch him in Whose Line St. Pete, Note Nonsense, Under Review, and as a Co-Host with Stephen Buhrman on their monthly improvised late-night talk show - The Early Late Show at Spitfire.
Francesco Sclafani
Francesco Sclafani was delivered playing a baby grand (what else would a baby play). He has been performing musical theater since 2005. As a multi-instrumentalist, he has performed—and had his compositions performed—in many venues, including Mahaffey Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, and Ruth Eckerd Hall. He is the music director at Spitfire theater and has accompanied and directed music in Ready or Not: An Improvised Musical Adventure, Under Review, The Early Late Show, Whose Line St. Pete and Spitfire’s Murder Mystery Radio Show. Francesco improvises in The Grind, Mystery Science Tribute Show, D6 and SUIT (Some Unnamed Improv Team) in and around St. Pete.