Coaches

Leah Evans

Hello! My name is Leah. Chances are if you've been performing in the city, or are a new team looking for stage time, you've been on one of my shows. I've performed at many NYC venues including PIT, Magnet, UCB, UCBeast, The Tank, Creek and Cave, and many more. I served as Artistic Associate at Th...
Schedule updated 10 months ago

Armando Cabrera

Hey, I'm Armando (He/Him) and I love improv. I've been performing Long-form improv for over 5 years. I've studied improv at UCB, PIT and Squirrel (RIP) and have experience with Harold, Spokane, Monoscene, Montage, La Ronde, Evente and Movie forms. I'd love to share what I've learned to help your ...
Schedule updated 10 months ago

Blake Opper

Hey there, I’m Blake and I'm a big ole improv nerd. Improv is kinda hard, but not as hard as you think… but also so hard but super not that hard… It’s a bit confusing and I'd love to work with your team/practice group on tackling this big dumb thing called improv. Obligatory Credentials: ...
Schedule updated 10 months ago

Bridget Holmes

Hi! I'd love to coach your improv team or practice group! I've been studying improv since 2012 and I am currently a teacher with UCB Theatre. I perform on Harold Night with the team Tiptoe and was previously on the teams Falco, Highwater, Moose, & Slingshot.
Schedule updated 11 months ago

Jenny St Angelo

I've been teaching improv for ten years, and dang I love it! Former UCB teams include TourCo, Lloyd Team RIZZO, Harold night's own Ice Cold Bev and weekend team The Curfew. I am on Current Ex Boyfriend, which continues to perform around the city and country. I love working with teams and stud...
Schedule updated 11 months ago

Mike Poole

Hey, I'm Mike Poole and I'd love to coach your improv team! I'm currently a teacher at UCB, and formerly a member of UCB Harold teams Game 7, Ice Cold Bev, and Lloyd team Statham. I'm also on the indie team My Momma’s Biscuits. I've done a ton of narrative and musical improv with groups like B...
Schedule updated 12 months ago

Jason Sweeten

~SKETCH AND CHARACTERS ONLY~ Jason currently teaches sketch at UCB and performs on Betty Night (Wig!). He also wrote on Maude Night for four years (Choir, What Would Do, and Glamour College). His other UCB credits include: The Queerball Sketch Show (writer), Jay Malsky Slept With My Boyfriend ...
Schedule updated 12 months ago

Jason Farr

Hey there! Are you part of an improv team or practice group and looking for a coach to take your skills to the next level? Then I'd love to work with you! I'm Jason, an actor/comedian based in NYC with over a decade of improv and stand-up experience. I'd be thrilled to coach your group for one-of...
Schedule updated about 1 year ago

Sebastian Conelli

Sebastian is a writer and performer from Staten Island, New York. He has studied and performed improv and sketch comedy at the Magnet Theater and the Upright Citizen Brigade Theater since 2010. He has had the privilege of studying under Peter McNerney, Armando Diaz, Russ Armstrong, Jordan Kleepe...
Schedule updated about 1 year ago

Xavier Padin

Xavier "Xave" Padin has been teaching/coaching improv since 2010 and performing professionally since 1998. He is currently a member of the UCB Theatre's Harold team "babygirl," and a regular cast member of Magnet Theater's Friday Night Show and the Armando Diaz Experience. Xave is a form...
Schedule updated about 1 year ago