Finding
it difficult to commit to an eight week session? Then this is
the class for you! Feel free to drop in to any of these workshops
with Mark Grenier.
Experiment
with improv in ways that complement your classes. Each week
the Magnet Improv Lab explores the fundementals of long-form
improvisation and introduces advanced exercises to challenge
improvisers at any level.
Availability:
ALWAYS OPEN
Instructor: MARK
GRENIER
Day: Saturdays
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Price: $10
per class - cash only please!
Location: Magnet
Theater 254 W 29th Street btwn 7th/8th Ave
Note: No need to register online. This is a drop in class. Pay
as you go. Cash only please!
NEW!!!
FREE INTRO
TO IMPROV with Armando Diaz NEW!!!
Never taken
an improv class before? Well here is your chance to try it out
for free. Magnet offers you the chance to try before you buy
with Armando Diaz and Bob Acevedo. No experience required. Open
to all. Limit 16 students.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Armando
Diaz
Day: Tuesday September 16
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Price: FREE
Location: Magnet
Theater 254 W 29th Street btwn 7th/8th Ave
NEW!!!
SPECIAL
EFFECTS with Peter McNerney NEW!!!
Without props, sets
or costumes the improviser has the freedom to manipulate an
audience’s perception of space and time to a degree limited
only by his or her imagination. In this 4-week class students
will explore the great potential of the empty space. The class
will play with transformations, split scenes, swinging doors,
journey scenes, morphs, novelty edits and more to expand and
heighten scene work and piece dynamics.
Availability:
6
SPOTS LEFT
Instructor: Peter
McNerney
Date:
September 8th - September
29
Day: Mondays
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Price: $149
Location: Pearl
Studios, 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts studio
Remember:
Your registration is not complete until you have paid your tuition.
NEW!!!
LONE GUNMAN with James Eason
NEW!!!
Develop your
character skills by collectively building and exploring one
character from the inside out for an entire show! Attack improv
from a new angle and discover another way to play. These six-weeks
build up your listening skills, develop a new ability to think
outside the scene and play the form. It's Citizen Kane meets
Profiler. Be a part of one of the first Magnet-grown forms ever.
Pre-requisite: Level 4. 8 weeks of class. Limit 16 students.
Price: $299
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: James
Eason
Class
Dates: September
9 - October 14
Day:
Tuesdays
Time: 7- 10pm
Price: was $299 BACK
TO SCHOOL SALE $175
Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th StsClass
Shows: Sundays @ 8:00pm
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
MUSICAL IMPROV Level 1 with Tara Copeland
NEW!!!
Now this
is something to sing about! EIGHT weeks of music and improvisation.
Learn how to put your thoughts into song and take your scenes
to the next level. Whether you're an experienced singer or not,
you will learn to master duets, rock opera, charity songs, and
more! Pre-requisite: Improv Level 2 at the Magnet Theater. 8
weeks of class. Limit 16 students. Price: $299
Availability:
WAITLIST
ONLY !
Instructor: Tara
Copeland
Class
Dates: September
7- October 26
Day:
Sundays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $299Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts
Class
Shows: Tuesday October 28 @ 8pm
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
AUDITIONING
FOR TV AND COMMERCIALS with T.J. Mannix NEW!!!
Put
your improv skills to work in the entertainment industry and
learn the art and business of auditioning. In other words, learn
how to get paid to do what you love.
This class will cover the ABC’s of auditioning. Topics
to be covered include: the mechanics of auditioning on-camera,
working with sides, finding the right monologue, preparation,
documenting your audition experiences for networking and growth,
the business of the business: headshots, resumes, agents, casting
directors, theatre, unions (Equity, SAG, AFTRA), showcases,
working for free, and networking. Students will also participate
in mock auditions and work on-camera.Let's de-mystify what happens
“in the room” – with a special emphasis on
commercials, soap operas and prime-time television auditions.
8 Weeks Pre-requisite: Level 2 or equivalent. Limit: 12 Students
Special Guests - Students will have the opportunity
to audition for agents and casting directors. Past guests have
included Casting Director Tisha Ioli of Don Case Casting and
Commercial Agent Suzy Friedman, founder of the Friedman-West
Agency. After meeting the students in the mock audition at the
Magnet Theater - Suzy Friedman is now freelancing with several
improvisors.
Success Stories - After taking T.J.'s class
- Parker Brown, Alina Chappotin, Binu Paulose, Jennifer Sanders
and Adam Taylor have all been sent out on commercial auditions
by Suzy Friedman.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: T.J.
Mannix
Dates:
October
4 - November 22
Day: Saturdays
Time: 3-6 pm
Industry Night: Monday November 17th 7:00- 10:00 pm
Price: $299
Location:
Magnet
Theater 254
W 29th Street btwn 7th/8th Ave
Remember:
Your registration is not complete until you have paid your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
LET IT BE with Louis Kornfeld NEW!!!
Don't
make your improv any harder than it has to be. Everything you
need to play your scene is already there the moment you step
out onstage. By learning to use the truth of your observations
and recognize the physical seeds of your point of view, you
can fully arm yourself to play in the moment and let the scene
take care of itself. This three week class will focus on developing
spontaneity and playing 'out of your head,' which is where the
real fun begins. Surprise yourself and explore the joys of free-form.
Prerequisite Level 2 or equivalent.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Louis
Kornfeld
Dates:
September
6- September 20
Day: Saturdays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $99
Location:
Magnet
Theater 254 W 29th Street btwn 7th/8th Ave
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
MATCHING ENERGIES with Christian Capozzoli NEW!!!
This
6-week class will focus intensely on matching energies and using
its momentum to make discoveries. Learn how to super charge
your scenes, make bold moves with big stakes and high energy,
say "yes" in huge ways with more than just words,
and get out of your brain and into the scene. All lessons are
set to explore and create an immediate sense of trust, synergy,
and agreement. Surprise and shock yourself and take this class.
Pre-requisite: Level 2. 6 weeks of class. Limit 16 students.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Christian
Capozzoli
Dates:
October
18 - November 22
Day: Saturdays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $199
Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts
Class
Shows: Sunday November 23 @ 6:30pm,
Magnet Theater
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
ME! ME! ME! with Gary Rudoren NEW!!!
This
6-week class for “improvisers who want to write”
explores in-depth development of characters through stream-of-consciousness
writing and improvising sessions. Over the course of the class
you’ll develop numerous starting points for creating and
developing characters including; environment, emotion, context,
physicality, and hell, maybe even hats. Gary encourages experimenting,
so bring your weird ideas. The focus will be on developing monologues
for solo characters – finding that character’s voice
and their story. Pre-requisite: Level 2. 6 weeks of class. Limit
12 students.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Gary
Rudoren
Dates:
October
27 - December 8
Day: Mondays
Time: 7-10 pm
Price: $249
Location:
TBA
Tech: Tuesday Jan 13 and Jan 20
Class
Shows: Friday Jan 16 and Friday
January 23 @ 7:00pm, Magnet Theater
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
TWO FUNNY with Gary Rudoren NEW!!!
HOW
TO BE TWO FUNNY : This class is for two-person actor/writer
teams looking to explore the writing, acting and producing of
two person sketch comedy. Gary Rudoren, director of many two-person
shows including "The Idiotic Death of Two Fools,"
gives out some inside tips on collaborating without killing
each other, developing in-depth characters without killing each
other, and crafting sketch comedy...without killing each other.
Be prepared to write and improvise. Be prepared to experiment.
Classes to have a maximum of 5 two-person creative partnerships
and there will be a performance night where you will get to
perform your stuff in front of people - some of whom you might
not know!
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Gary
Rudoren
Dates:
October
28 - December 9
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 7-10pm
Price: $249
Location:
TBA
Tech: Tuesday January 30
Class
Shows: Friday January 30 @ 7:00pm,
Magnet Theater
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
Sketch Writing with Dan Gregor NEW!!!
Through
weekly writing and rewriting assignments, and two staging opportunities,
students will learn how to constructively bounce their ideas
off of peers, teachers and an audience in order to arrive at
the strongest scripts possible, and how to replicate this process
for a potential comedy writing career. 6 weeks of class. Limit
12 students.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Dan
Gregor
Dates:
October
7 - November 25
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 7-10pm
Price:
