Coaches

Sanket Rane

Sanket is a performer on Magnet theater house team Boy-Girl Party. He's always been a theater kid, having acted in and directed a number of plays and sketches. He began doing improv the week he landed in New York in 2018, and it completely transformed his life. Sanket has various theories on '...
Schedule updated almost 2 years ago

Max Bank

Hi, I'm Max! I'm studied improv and sketch at UCB, Magnet, PIT, and WGIS, and have been a performer at those theaters as well. I was also a simultaneous member of improv, musical improv, and sketch (writing and acting) house teams at the Magnet. Also, I'm an actor who has studied drama at B...
Schedule updated almost 2 years ago

Murphy McHugh

Hi, I'm based in Washington, DC and well versed in Zoom improv! I'd love to coach a session for your team and specialize in forms and fundamentals. I started doing improv in 2005 and have kept active with both improv and sketch since. I completed the improv and sketch training programs at UCB and...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Morgan Phillips

I've coached hundreds of teams over the last decade plus, including house teams from the UCB, Magnet and PIT. Was a teacher at UCB, pre-pandemic, and recently started teaching there again. I love working on existing structures (Harold, Monoscene, Spokane, etc.), and/or helping groups develop t...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Alex Cheng

Hey, I'm Alex, I was on house teams at UCB, and I'd love to fight you and your whole group. Oh, you want me to coach you instead? That's fun too! My experience: At UCB, I performed on Harold Night with the spooky freaks of Ritual, and I was on the iconic Lloyd team Buckets! I sat in once with ...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Brian F Morabito

I'm violently lactose intolerant, I don't move in my sleep, and I’d love to coach your team. I'm on Lloyd, Maude, I've worked on Comedy Central, improv'ed my way into four national/international commercials, headlined the Vermont Improv Festival two years in a row, have a BFA in acting from Carne...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Nicholas Plackis

Hello! I'd love to coach your improv team. I currently perform every Wednesday at the Magnet Theater with my Megawatt team Torpedo. I've been taking improv classes since 2016 (which is bizarrely 7 years ago). I've learned from many amazing teachers at UCB, Magnet, WGIS, and Brooklyn Comedy Co...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Maxim Ross

Max is a coach and performer at the Magnet Theater. Currently, He can be seen with his Megawatt team every Wednesday night at the Magnet Theater. Max has been performing and practicing improv since 2017. Max believes that setting up a safe place to learn and be creative is crucial for teams/gr...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Ilan Kaplan

I'm an improviser and educator who's been improvising since 2016 and teaching improv since 2020. I've been on a house team at the Magnet Theater since 2019, and part of the professional touring improv company New York Improv Theater since 2019 as well. I currently coach 3 musical improv teams, in...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago

Sean Mulvihill

Hi, there! My name is Sean, and I can't wait to meet you! I've been teaching private acting lessons since 2001 and have loved helping my students get cast in their dream roles, increase their range as an actor and improviser, and learn how to emotionally move an audience. I've got an MFA in Physi...
Schedule updated about 2 years ago