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Friday November 30, 2012, 2:23pm - by WillyAppelman

Ladies and Gentleman, with less than a day left until Armando Diaz attempts to teach and coach improv & sketch for 24 hours straight, we bring you the official schedule!  Armando will be working with all of these people from noon Saturday, December 1st until noon Sunday, December 2nd.  He’s pretty sick, a bit loopy and losing his voice- but he won’t back down.  Can he do it?  Will Diaz break the world record for teaching improv & sketch in order to raise money for Hurricane Relief?  Feel free to find out in person by joining in on one of the Improv Jam’s!

SATURDAY DEC. 1st
12pm-1:30pm: Andrew Cornelius
1:30pm-3pm: Intern Jam!
3pm-6pm: Sketch Level 1
6pm-8pm: Michael Dervin
8pm-10pm: Chet Watkins
10pm-11:59am: Gwen Mesco
11:59pm-2am:  Drop-in Jam!!!! (OPEN TO EVERYONE)

SUNDAY DEC. 2nd
2am-4am: Mick Murtha
4am-6am: Matt Antonucci
6am-8am: Eaglefox
8am-10am: Honey
10am-12pm: Free Intro to Improv

Come and cheer this brave man on.  Can he do it?  I guess we’ll all find out together!  We’ll post updates as the day goes on and so can you at #Armando.  Godspeed Armando Diaz.

Tuesday November 20, 2012, 3:02pm - by WillyAppelman
The Magnet Theater is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the next round of MAGNET SKETCH TEAMS.

Our Sketch Teams are groups of writers and performers who will work with directors to create a run of sketch shows. The groups will write and perform approximately 2 shows every 6 weeks. The run of these teams will last for roughly 4 months beginning in January. Individuals who have completed Level 1 of the Sketch Writing Program and/or Level 5 of the Improv Program are encouraged to apply.  Shows will take place Sunday nights at 9:30 pm.

HOW TO APPLY TO BE ON A MAGNET SKETCH TEAM:
Send an email with the subject line, “MAGNET SKETCH TEAM APPLICATION” and your name to sketchdirector@magnettheater.com.  Include your improv/sketch experience and at least 2 writing samples as attachments (please limit total to 10 – 12 pages).

The deadline for submissions is MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd.  Apply today!
Thursday November 15, 2012, 2:26pm - by WillyAppelman

With a tournament schedule that looks like Monday Night Football meets Whose Line Is It Anyway, CIF Productions brings you the 2012-2013 College Improv Tournament at The Magnet Theater this Saturday, Nov. 17th!  Enjoy the nations best College Teams as they duke it out for the title of “Best College Improv Team”!  Check out the schedule below!

12pm 

The Whistling Shrimp – Cornell University
Scatterbomb – Manhattan College
A 4 Effort – Rutgers University 

2pm

Dangerbox – New York University
Yale Exit Players – Yale University
Quipfire! – Princeton University
Fruit Paunch – Columbia University

4pm

Gag Reflex – Wesleyan University
The Georgetown Improv Association – Georgetown University
Horse Lincoln Improv – University of Connecticut

7PM Finals

Wildcard team (top 2nd place team for the day)
12pm match winner
2pm match winner
4pm match winner

Click here for more information! 

Monday November 12, 2012, 1:59pm - by WillyAppelman

Congratulations to the newest batch of Circuit Teams!  Thank you to everyone who applied.  Shows begin Friday, Nov. 16th at 10pm at The Magnet Studio Theater.

Warchild

Greg Wilker
Stefan Schuette
Chris Grove
Bob Acevedo
Kathleen Kiernan
Rosie Pelka
Emily Bryan
Andy Moskowitz

Bodhi 

Justin Zaun
Marcus Brunt
James Roberts
Paul Ton
Marc Philippe Eskenazi
Nick Jaramillo
Lucia brizzi
Kate Koch

Utah

Adam Taylor
Ramsey Merritt
Alan Lidogoster
Natalie Allen
Paula Schulzki
Don Romaniello
Beth Gold
David Say

Pappas

Adam Izzo
Aaron Gold
Tara Getter
Melissa Morrissey
Adrian Sexton
Srikant Cheruvu
Matthew Pollack
Sarah Marie Degni

Alverez

Bill Dodson
Ian W. Gray
Lisa Flanagan
Larisa Treyster
Joy Passey-Anglin
Ally Kornfeld
Steve Ling
Justin Torres

Congrats again to all the new teams!

Tuesday November 6, 2012, 12:25pm - by WillyAppelman
Tuesday, November 6th, Musical Megawatt is going to be FREE if you bring one of these items:  blankets, candles, flashlights, batteries, canned non-perishable foods and the following toiletries: shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes and ziplock bags.  Sarah Puls (Mint Condition) is organizing this with the Red Hook Initiative (http://rhicenter.org/tag/hurricane-relief/).  There will be a drop off place in the lobby.  If you can’t make it tonight, The Magnet will be holding more Hurricane fundraisers in the near future, stay tuned!
Oh yea- GO VOTE!
Tuesday November 6, 2012, 10:25am - by WillyAppelman

As Hurricane relief continues, Armando Diaz has decided to donate his time and talents to the cause.  That is why on Saturday, Dec. 1st from 12pm until Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 12pm- Armando Diaz will teach & coach improv and sketch comedy for 24 hours straight!  All of the money raised from the Coach-athon will be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Relief.

Let the bidding begin: BID HERE! 

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