Michael Hochman

I would love to share my training and point of view with your team. 20+ years of improv experience with core training from The Magnet (NYC) & The Philly Improv Theater (Philly), and countless workshops through festivals
[Ireland Improv Fest '24, Belfast Improv Fest '24, IO Fest '24, NCCAF '11 / '12 / '15, Gainesville Improv Fest, '09 / '10, Richmond Improv Fest, '08 / '09, and more]
and various Improv camps and intensives too
[Hideout Theater (Austin), Reckless (NYC), Improv Utopia (Ireland, Spain, Poconos PA, and Cambria CA), Camprov (Maine), and more]

I currently host The Level Up, an indie improv showcase at The Magnet Theater, sometimes do shows with The Lab at various venues, and previously played at the Magnet on Megawatt teams Behemoth and Aura. In 2024, I had the opportunity to bring my workshop "Lightning Rods" to Belfast for performers from around the US and Europe.

Outside of NYV, I also have tons of experience playing and teaching in NJ, with Death By Improv (2005 to 2021) and down in Philadelphia at Philly Improv Theater (2010-2015), where I played with Mayor Karen, Page One, and the Dean's List, plus directed "Millennium Quest: Warp Jawn" an improvised Star Trek parody.

Some of the teachers that have had a great impact on my thinking about improv: Kristen Schier (Portland/Philly), Joe Bill (Chicago), Mark Sutton (Chicago), Jill Bernard (Minneapolis), Louis Kornfeld (NYC), Peter McNerney (NYC), Elana Fishbein (NYC), Nick Armstrong (Denver/LA), Craig Cackowski (LA), Brian James O'Connell (LA), Chris Mead (London), Katy Schutte (London), and so many more.

Email: michael.hochman@gmail.com