Jennifer Hayworth
As a kid, Jennifer was drawn to sketch comedy shows like The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night Live, where the characters were bigger than life, comedic and flawed. Improv allows her to explore all kinds of characters for herself and she had a blast learning the basics at 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, where she performed in several improv shows between 2018-2020. In 2022 she found Laura and ZipLine Improv and “the rest is his (her)tory!” Her love of the art of improv has grown deeper while studying with Laura and her favorite improv cohort. Digging deeper into characters and taking risks in improv has brought about growth both onstage and in life.
Jennifer has her multiple subject teaching credential, and after working with elementary school kids for a few years, she went on to manage Youth Employment programs for high school ages for nine years, teaching pre-employment skills courses to over 150 teenagers. She found that teaching and watching them grow, and then seeing their excitement when they get their first job was incredibly rewarding.
She is thrilled to be bringing her array of skills to beginning and teen classes for ZipLine Improv.
Josh jobrack
Josh grew up in Sebastopol and has been nurturing his love of improv for more than a decade and performing for the last three years. His influences and inspirations include both the BATS Improv and UCB (Upright Citizen’s Brigade) styles of improv, and performs regularly with StandProv and Evil Improv, where he also leads practice sessions. He’s all about collaboration, playfulness, and finding the magic in making something out of nothing.
As an improv teacher he is patient, supportive, and playful, and right in line with ZipLine’s aim to have beginners feel safe trying things, learning to say “Yes, And,” and getting comfortable with being present—even when things don’t go as planned. His goal is to help students gain confidence, understand the fundamentals of improv, and feel encouraged to continue exploring the art form.
dylan pereira
A Sonoma County native, Dylan graduated from UCSC in 2018 with a degree in Biology and worked several labs and field gigs, ranging from ornithological research to capturing and collaring live mountain lions.
As a scientist nurturing his penchant for humor, he discovered Evil Improv in early 2023 and, after learning a few improv basics and performing in a few shows, he wanted to dig deeper and began classes with ZipLine. He also performed in the troupe Creature Comedy, writing and performing sketches, improvising, and filming digital shorts.
Dylan truly believes that comedy is not just for fun, but for healing and growth and he wishes to share this with anyone it may help, particularly those who may not consider themselves “theater” types, just like him. He also loves working with teens and kids.