Coaches

Mike Greene

Hey Hey Hey! I started improv at UCB 5+ years ago and have trained at every theater in the city. I'm on the Reckless Theatre house team Kitten and currently in advanced programs at both the magnet and ucb. I'm here to help you have more fun with your improv and learn how to use the space fu...
Schedule updated over 8 years ago

Julia Kelly

Hi guys! I’m Julia and very much like to coach your group! I perform on the UCB Lloyd team Ronin and am a former member of the UCB Lloyd team Buchanan. I also improvise with the indie teams Gloria and God & All Gods. I’ve studied improv with so many awesome teachers, including Shannon O’Neill, Do...
Schedule updated over 8 years ago

Tim Keck

I want to coach your improv team! I believe that improv is supposed to be fun. I want practices to be interesting and weird. I believe in commitment, real relationships, caring about what you’re doing, reacting, and performing honestly. I believe in finding a form that works best for your own...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Shaun Farrugia

Founder and Producer with Honey Improv, a NYC based improv team that does festivals around the country. Magnet Theater Musical and Megawatt House team member from 2010-2013. I teach Freeform, Choose Your Own Adventure and Spokane forms and variations of those forms to teams and theaters aroun...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

David Greenslade

David Greenslade is currently a house performer on the UCB team Big Time. David is a teacher by vocation and has directed and coached theater and improv since 2008. David is the one writing this bio; he is speaking of himself in the third person. David does not recommend speaking in the third pe...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Cory P. Willis

Hi! I'm Cory. I've been studying improv & sketch at the UCB Theatre for 3+ years (currently in the Advanced Study Improv Program). During that time, I've also studied KROMPF with Amey Goerlich, as well as 4-Track with Christian Capozzoli. I am a freelance teacher/coach & performer with the UCB Al...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Ben Kharakh

Ben Kharakh has trained extensively at the PIT, UCB, Magnet, and Annoyance theaters in NYC; and intensively at the iO and Annoyance Theaters in Chicago. His journalism has appeared in outlets such as Fortune, Gothamist, Time Out New York, and NY Press, earning him an ECNY nomination for best come...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Hannah Katz

Hey hey. I won't charge you an arm and a leg and I probably enjoy coaching more than I do improvising, and I'm ok with that. So let me coach you! Gonna give the "resume" deets below, but my general improv philosophy is keep 'em moving, and if it's not fun, figure out what is and then do it. ...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Ben Cohen

I've been studying improv at UCB since 2011. I'm currently in Advanced Study program. My teachers and coaches include: Anthony Atamaniuk, James Dwyer, Ben Rameaka, Gavin Speiler, Patrick Clair, Kevin Hines, Lydia Hensler, Anthony Apruzzese, Keisha Zollar, John Murray, John Timothy, Michael Delane...
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago

Kerstin Porter

Hello! I've been studying and performing improv since 2009. I am a very physical, positive and character driven player. I perform improv and sketch at The PIT. I'm on the indie team Care Brand. I also work with The Pin Up Squirrels. I've studied at UCB, The PIT and iO.
Schedule updated almost 9 years ago