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 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 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
Date:
JULY 8th
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Price: FREE
Location: Magnet
Theater 254 W 29th Street btwn 7th/8th Ave
NEW!!!
SKETCH WRITING with Peter Grosz
NEW!!!
Peter Grosz (The Colbert
Report) will teach the fundamental principles of sketch comedy,
and will demonstrate how those principles are applied to various
forms of sketch writing. Common sketch forms will be covered
with a special focus on the craft of social and political satire,
and how it is created on The Colbert Report (how to write The
Threatdown, The Word, and other segments) and how satire can
be employed in various other types of writing (character monologues,
stand-up etc.)
Students will bring in assignments for class readings and analysis,
not only with the goal of improving their sketches, but also
to learn how to analyze and solve common problems on their own.
Class lectures are grounded in real world examples of classic
brilliant sketches from show SNL, Mr. Show, Nichols and May,
Mad TV, Python, SCTV, Ben Stiller Show and others. Hard working
students will complete the class with a professional writing
submission packet.
5 week class, with a reading at Magnet.
Limit: 10 Students. Preference will be given to former Magnet
writing students.
Availability:
SOLD
OUT
Instructor: Peter
Grosz
Class
Dates: July
15 - August 12
Day:
Tuesdays
Time: 7- 10pm
Price: $249
Location:
Ripley
Grier, 520 8th Avenue between 36th & 37th Streets
Reading:
Friday, August 15th at Magnet Theater
- date/time subject to change
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
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: August
11- September 22 NO CLASS SEPTEMBER 1st - LABOR DAY
Day:
Mondays
Time: 7- 10pm
Price: $299
Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts
Class
Shows: Sundays @ 6:30pm
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
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:
OPEN
Instructor: Tara
Copeland
Class
Dates: September
7- October 26
Day:
Sundays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $299
Location:
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!!!
MUSICAL IMPROV Level 2 with John O'Donnell NEW!!!
Don’t just say it…sing it! EIGHT MORE weeks of music
and improvisation. Continue your musical improv development
.
Pre-requisite: Magnet Musical Improv Level 1. 8 weeks of class.
Limit 16 students.
Price: $299
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: John
O'Donnell
Class
Dates: August
23 - October 18 NO CLASS AUGUST 30th - LABOR DAY
Day:
Saturdays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $299
Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts
Class
Shows: Friday October 24 @ 7pm
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
SLOW COMEDY with Bob Acevedo
NEW!!!
In the beginning
there was only slow comedy. And it was really funny. And G-d
said it was good. In this class you will learn how to improvise
longer, deeper, more finely detailed scenes. We believe that
if you can do slow comedy, then you can play fast, but not necessarily
the other way around. You will learn techniques that lead to
improvised scenes that organically build to a place where the
comedy is based on something more than a simple joke. Students
will learn how to do more with less, make important discoveries,
listen and react to subtext, and surprise each other and themselves.
4 weeks of weekly classes followed by 4 weeks of weekly shows.
Prerequisite is Magnet Level 2 or equivalent. Limit 14 students.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Bob
Acevedo
Class
Dates: July
27- August 17
Day:
Sundays
Time: 3-6pm
Price: $149
*SPECIAL PRICE
Location:
Pearl
Studios 500 8th Avenue 4th Floor, between 35th/36th Sts
Class
Shows: Sundays @ 9:30pm
August 24
September 7
September 14
September 21
Remember: Your registration is not complete until you have paid
your tuition.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
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.
4 weeks Limit 16 students.
Pre-requisite: Level 2
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Peter
McNerny
Dates:
July 21-
August 11
Day: Mondays
Time: 7-10pm
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.
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
NEW!!!
The Reactor: Making the Most Out of What You Are Given with
Alan Fessenden NEW!!!
Take
your improv to the next level by reacting to what you are given.
You know all the rules. Your mind is a smart, quick-witted machine,
now get the rest of your body involved. Through exercises in
emotional investment and energy matching in addition to scene
work, students will learn how to create richer, deeper scenes
that go beyond a comedic premise or crazy character. Limit 16
students. Prerequisite: Level 3 or equivalent
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Alan
Fessenden
Dates:
August
3 - August 17
Day: Sundays
Time: 3 - 6pm
Price: $149
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!!!
Instant Brilliance with Armando Diaz NEW!!!
This
class is designed to turn improvisers into performers. Students
will work individual improv muscles and participate in exercises
that challenge and build confidence. After this class you should
fear nothing. Prerequisite is Magnet Level 2 or equivalent.
6 weeks.
Availability:
OPEN
Instructor: Armando
Diaz
Dates:
August
16- September 27
Day: Saturdays
Time: 12-3pm
Price: $199
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.
COACHING
CLASS
Availability:
In
Session
Instructor: Armando
Diaz
Dates:
June 15
- July 27
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
MATCHING
ENERGIES
Availability:
Sold
Out & In Session
Instructor:
Christian
Capozzoli
Dates:
June 17
- July 22
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
AUDITIONING FOR COMMERCIALS, TV
& FILM
Availability: Sold
Out & In Session
Instructor:
T.J. Mannix
Dates:
May 19-
July 7
(No class Memorial Weekend & No class on June 9th)
For
specific dates and locations click
here.
