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Congratulations to the newest Musical Megawatt Teams!
NEW TEAM AQUA
Jon Bander
Laura Dlug
Joe Hendel
Julie Katz
Ruby Marez
Oscar Montoya
Michael Murnane
Ross Taylor
NEW TEAM AVOCADO
Ryan Dunkin
Andrew Fafoutakis
Dreagn Foltz
Woody Fu
Melissa Gordon
Sarah Puls
Jennifer Sanders
Drew Tarvin
NEW TEAM ROSE
Joel Arandia
Lorraine Cink
Shaun Farrugia
Chano Garcia
Jordan Hirsch
Ariana Murphy
Robin Rothman
Chris Simpson
Come out Tuesday, September 6th & 13th at 8:30 for the premiere of the new teams.
MEGAWATT – Wednesdays 8:00PM, 9:00PM, & 10:00PM
MUSICAL MEGAWATT – Tuesdays 8:30PM
What is Megawatt?
Megawatt is a weekly showcase of the Magnet’s signature house teams! Six of the teams perform every Wednesday and two musical teams perform every Tuesday. All Megawatt performers have graduated from the Magnet Training Center and are lead by a Magnet assigned director. Megawatt teams perform a variety of forms, styles, and structures – all of which are fueled by hilarious improvisers playing at the top of their intelligence.
How can I participate?
To be considered for a Megawatt team, you must complete all six levels of the Magnet Training Program. Likewise, for Musical Megawatt, you must complete all three musical improv core classes. After completion, you become eligible for an invitation to audition. Auditions are held periodically throughout the year. As you complete Level Six, you will find out more information about the audition process and the next audition scheduled.
The Magnet Theater is pleased to announce the new cast members of Round 3 of The Circuit! Team names are starter temporary names.
TEAM JESUS
- David Zax
- Lauren Koch
- Andrew Cornelius
- Kristin Cantwell
- Russ Armstrong
- Raja Rajanathan
- Matt Wilson
- Raina Moore
TEAM ELVIS
- Damon Ketron
- Danielle Tolley
- Andrew Fafoutakis
- Ellen Korner
- Ilya Grilikhes
- Reilly Owens
- Nathan Peterman
- Meghan Brown
TEAM KIRK
- Lisa Goldstein
- Gretchen Poole
- Jason Kopylec
- Nancy Sun
- Eli Itzkowitz
- Mike Schoenbach
- Jay Hoskins
- Brian Frange
TEAM BUDDHA
- Ryan Patrick O’Neil
- David Castro
- Evan Barden
- Dario Osowski
- Jenny Doom
- Sam Segan
- Barry Lank
- Will Quinn
TEAM LINCOLN
- Richard Dery
- TJ Del Reno
- Ben Furnas
- Josh Friedman
- Samantha Henig
- Theo Shivers
- Kathryn Geraghty
- Willy Appelman
TEAM BRANDO
- Sandra Struthers
- David Kieve
- Beth Gold
- Chris Grove
- Dale Davidson
- Greg Dubin
- Cecilia Minshall
- Kevin Napier
The Circuit features Harold teams made-up of both current Magnet students and veteran performers. Teams will rehearse weekly with an assigned coach and have a three month run of shows that starts on Friday May 6th, 10PM with TEAM JESUS, TEAM BUDDHA and TEAM ELVIS at the Magnet Training Center.
There are two teams on this particular night, Team Lincoln and Team Buddha. And the house is packed. It’s standing room only at the Magnet Training Center Studio, and the crowd is laughing.
The Circuit was the brainchild of Mark Grenier, the Magnet’s Senior Level One instructor. I told Magnet that I wanted to write a blog post about The Circuit, and it was really overdue, so when I saw Mark in the elevator I cornered him awkwardly and peppered him with questions. “It’s about stage time. Nothing beats stage time.” Mark tried to leave but I pressed all the buttons. Trapped, he told me that the team structure at Magnet worked well but there were skilled players ready to be on stage that had yet to win a slot on a Megawatt team. “They weren’t being served because just waiting for the next round of team auditions is not the best way to prepare for team auditions. So we built The Circuit.” I was satisfied by this answer and let him go. But it was fun making him feel uncomfortable, and I wanted more.
“…just waiting for the next round of team auditions is not the best way to prepare for team auditions. So we built The Circuit.”
So The Circuit works like this: every Friday night at 10pm, three of the current six Circuit teams perform the Harold. Teams exist for three months – enough time to perform a good amount of shows before the next round of Circuit teams replace the current ones.
The Circuit features Harold teams made-up of both current Magnet students and veteran performers.
After three months, the teams are burned up in a secret sacred ritual and then new Circuit teams rise from the ashes like a comedy phoenix. This is also known as selecting teams through a lottery. Later when I followed Mark to his apartment, got naked, climbed his fire escape, and stood outside his window, I asked about this crazy lottery idea. He said performers apply, and then names are picked out of a hat. “It’s fast, it’s simple, and it’s equally fair to everyone across the board.” Then he called the police and I ran. I totally got away.
Want to be on a Circuit team? Anyone who has completed Magnet Level 3 or higher (and is not currently on a Megawatt team or in Team Performance Workshop) can apply. Performers will be chosen randomly by lottery. Teams will rehearse weekly with a coach and have a three month run of shows on Friday nights at the Studio Theater.
To apply, just email circuit@magnettheater.com. Your email will be thrown into a computer hat, and then names will be selected by a robot which looks like this:
The Circuit: Round 3! Apply for Student Harold Teams!
The next round of The Circuit begins in May! The Circuit features Harold teams made-up of both current Magnet students and veteran performers. Anyone who has completed Magnet Level 3 or higher (and is not currently on a Megawatt team or in Team Performance Workshop) can apply. Performers will be chosen randomly by lottery. Teams will rehearse weekly with a coach and have a 3 month run of shows on Friday nights at the Studio Theater.
Apply now by emailing circuit@magnettheater.com.
Deadline to apply is April 15th.
Current and former Circuit performers speak up! Let the world know how awesome it is.
