Coaches
Roderick O'Toole
Hello! I'm Rod (he/him) and would love to coach you! Whether you're looking to bolster your fundamentals, experiment with forms, or dig in to team style and identity - it all lights me up. I've performed on UCB Lloyd Night with Buckets! and Blanche, and on various indie teams in the NYC scene,...Schedule updated 10 months ago
Matt Abedi
Hi! I'm Matt Abedi. I'm a sketch and Megawatt performer at the Magnet Theater! Where have I studied you ask? Well: Upright Citizens Brigade The Annoyance Reckless Theatre The Magnet Washington Improv Theater The Laugh Index Theatre The DC Improv Dojo Comedy. Some people I've s...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Dennis Pacheco
Dennis has been a teacher at the Magnet Theater since June of 2021. He has been performing on stage since 2012. He is an improviser, actor, sketch writer, sketch performer, director, and coach. He studied with Peter McNerney, Russ Armstrong, Louis Kornfeld, Rachel Hamilton, Michael Delaney, Arman...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Jessika Stocker
Jessika has been performing improv and sketch since 2005. She's a current megawatt team member at the Magnet on team Boy-Girl Party and at the Armory on team Focus Group. She's also on indie teams BBGT, Turnstile, and Bangin'. She's trained at Magnet, UCB, Annoyance, completed the Second City Con...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Anson Chan
Hey hey! I’m Anson and I'd love to coach your improv group! I've studied at the Magnet and Improvolution and specialize in deepening scenes through emotional work, committing to strong choices, playing dynamic/lived-in characters, improvising at the speed of fun, helping performers overcome fe...Schedule updated 12 months ago
Keegan Garant
Hey there, My name is Keegan Garant, i am an Improviser and Actor based in NYC! My focus as an improvisor and as a Coach is in long-form Improvisation. More specifically the use of character, truth, and natural discovery within the boundaries of long-form. I work well with beginner and advance...Schedule updated 12 months ago
Tina Detchon
Tina is an improv actor based in Brooklyn, NY performing every Wednesday at Magnet Theater on her team Dreamboat. She can also be seen performing with Crater Lake and Mermaids.Schedule updated about 1 year ago
Ira Briones
I’m a New York-based queer, non-binary, polyamorous immigrant improviser from the Philippines. I bring my identities forward in this bio so you can have a sense of how I show up in the world because, despite the lack of conversation around it, the most sustainable path to growing in improvisa...Schedule updated about 1 year ago
Sarah Anne Marksteiner
She/her Graduate of Magnet Theater's full improv training program, active house improv team (Megawatt, Behemoth) and house sketch team (Livewire, Ghost Girl) performer. Librettist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. BA William & Mary.Schedule updated about 1 year ago
Andrew Jonathan Barlow
Okay, I love coaching improv. I really just love improv. As a coach, I like to give the team ownership over their style and play. Do you like relationships and characters? Are you a game heavy team? Do you like narrative? Let's explore this together and find a style that allows your team to play ...Schedule updated about 1 year ago