Coaches

Robert Price

I have no belly button and I play the 4-string banjo. BFA in PLAYWRITING!!!! with summer programs at iO and Second City, and ten years of Comedysportz! I like voice and movement, and I like coaching for the joy of your audience. Come to me with your mad scientist ideas for structure. WE WILL GIVE...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Leslie Diana

Hey! I'm Leslie and I'd love to coach your indie team or practice group! I'm currently on my second round of Lloyd (The Outlaw, Hometown Tigers), and have been studying improv at UCB for 4 years. Teachers include: Shannon O'Neill, Ben Rameaka, Patrick Noth, Zack Willis, Gavin Speiller, Carrie ...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Dani Grace

Hi, I'm Dani (or Danielle if you are related to me!) and I would love to coach your practice group or indie team! I'm a member on the UCBT Harold Team Promises and I host Indie Cage Match with my indie team, Brief Dragon. I also perform with Improvised Gilmore Girls and PoHa (The Post Harold Move...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Lynae DePriest

My performance life started in theatre, which I still also study and perform today. I received my B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. That's also where I started doing a lot of sketch and improv. I started studying at UCB in 2014 and have taken ...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Louie Pearlman

Hi! Veteran improv instructor and performer with 16 years of experience in the New York comedy scene. I have experience with students of all ages and with coaching many different types of improv, including non-musical, musical and hip-hop improv. I also do a lot of improv instruction in the corpo...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Jarret Berenstein

Jarret Berenstein has been teaching and performing improv and sketch in NYC since 2007. He was part of the Magnet house team Junior Varsity which just finished a 12 year run. He's written and performed three solo sketch shows which have won a Timeout NY's Critics' Pick, the Best Solo Show award a...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Bridgette Rizkalla

Hi there! I'm Bridgette and I would love to work with your group! I've been studying improv since 2012 at UCB and am currently on a Lloyd team. I love pushing teams to find their voice as a group and am also huge on emotional commitment. If improv is feeling like work and you want to learn but st...
Schedule updated over 5 years ago

Kelsey Bailey

I'm Kelsey. I want to unleash your love of improv and impress you with my knowledge of all things Meryl Streep. I've been honing my improv skills at UCB since 2012. I am a member of the Harold team Fluffty and former house teams Sleuth and Brash Teen. I co-produce and perform in Here & Queer, ...
Schedule updated over 5 years ago

Erin Harland

Hey there! Florida raised, NYC dwelling. I am an almuni of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic arts, have gone through the UCB courses to advanced study, have performed on various shows, and am currently on the improv team "The '96 Bulls" (who recently got into Cage Match) for two years! I ...
Schedule updated over 5 years ago

Kathleen O'Mara

I have been writing and performing sketch comedy for over six years at all three major comedy theaters in NY. I am a contributing writer to satire websites such as McSweeney's and I write web cartoons for Pencilmation.com. In December of 2018, I directed The Big Holiday Show at The Magnet. ...
Schedule updated over 5 years ago