Coaches
Michael Short
Starting out in improv in 1999, Michael Short writes bios in the third person. He's trained with the UCB, Magnet, Second City, and Annoyance in Brooklyn. Which is to say: he pulls from a lot of sources, and believes in using what you need in any one moment. Michael is experienced with everythi...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
Matt DeCoster
Are fear and resentment holding back your improv? Are you confused and frustrated by generic rules and half-hearted coaching? I overcame these problems and played on two long-running show at UCB: Monkeydick and Instant Cinema. Let me show you how I did it and save you years of trial-and-error ...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
Veronica Osorio
Hi! I'm a writer, performer, improviser and producer at UCB Theater. I've been taking classes since 2008 under amazing teachers like: Shannon O'Neill, Anthony King, Zach Woods, Curtis Gwinn, Neil Casey, Kevin Hines, Brian Faas, Abra Tabak, Ryan Karels, Lydia Hensler, Achilles Stamatelaky, Anthony...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
Andy Beckerman
Oh man! Here's the bona fides: been studying at UCB since 2009 under a mess of great teachers including Will and Kevin Hines, Curtis Gwinn, Gavin Speiller, Becky Drysdale and more. Also, I used to be a philosophy professor (no joke) so I have a teaching background. Things I'm good at teaching: gr...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
Amy Charowsky
Hi! I'm Amy and I would be happy to coach your team! I'd say I'm best suited to work with musical teams, and also non-musical teams/groups in the lower levels. Here is some relevant info about my background: I am currently a performer on my third Musical Megawatt house team (Winston, previously o...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
Anthony Sneed
Hey everyone! My name is Anthony Sneed, I'm originally from New Jersey, and I've been living in Brooklyn for 10 years. I started doing improv at UCB in 2012 and have most recently been seen in Shannon O'Neil's "Organic Harold" class. I'm on indie teams: FREED&SNEED, Skeletor, Raft, Mad Royalty...Schedule updated over 9 years ago
David Craig
I have flexible day/evening availability to coach your improv team. Formerly of the UCB Lloyd team, Never Never, I have studied with UCBNY teachers -- Will Hines, Kevin Hines, Shannon O'Neill, Anthony Atamanuik, Fran Gillespie, Lydia Hensler, Abra Tabak, as well as UCBLA teachers -- Sean Conr...Schedule updated almost 10 years ago
Phoebe Tyers
I'm on a Magnet Theater house team called The Music Industry. I'll coach your team on scene work, group work, form, game, developing characters, relationships, simplifying scenes and committing to the ideas. I'm good at seeing what a group needs to work on and choosing or creating a form tha...Schedule updated almost 10 years ago
Martha Hearn
Coming up from the land down under the Mason-Dixon Line, Martha Hearn graduated from the Univ. of South Carolina and moved to Chicago where she studied with the Second City, Annoyance Theatre, and iO. She performed with pH productions, ComedySportz, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, and many indie te...Schedule updated almost 10 years ago