Newsletter Tuesday June 17, 2025, 7:36am - by seantaylor
Congrats to the new Megawatt lineup, upcoming mixers, Intern at Magnet, Pride March with Magnet, get coached for free, summer intensives, new offerings from Dennis Pacheco, Jason Farr, Michael Lutton, Jamie Rivera, Louis Kornfeld, Elana Fishbein, Jacob Horn, Adam Wade, and Amanda Xeller. Ask an improviser with Patrick Hogan!
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| Want to earn credit toward classes? Learn about our internships program. |
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| Come march with us on Sunday (6/29). But sign up before Wed (6/18) |
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| Our upcoming Saturday afternoon Musical Coaching Class is looking for Musical L2 (and beyond) improvisers to get coached. Sign up here to get involved! |
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Summer Intensives |
| Week long classes from 11:30am - 3:30pm from Monday to Friday (with a performance on Friday) |
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Ask an Improviser
"What is the most important improv lesson you ever learned?" |
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| Performer Patrick Hogan
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"I had Bianca Casusol as my teacher when I took level 2 at the Magnet for the first time. She had us play a game where we'd do scenes with one person deliberately trying to break as many improv "rules" as possible. Stuff like not "yes and"-ing. Breaking the fourth wall. Denying your scene partner's reality. Or not interacting with your scene partner at all. All the stuff we're trained from the beginning of level 1 not to do.
I don't think any of us were prepared for how funny it would be. After a few scenes of this, everyone in the class was laughing uncontrollably. Bianca said the purpose of the lesson was to not stress so much about following the rules. They are there to help us, but we can still be funny if we forget, bend or break them. As someone who really stresses about doing things right and doesn't come from a theater background, this really helped me unclench and get comfortable on stage."
Check out Patrick on stage at the Magnet on Thursdays at Musical Megawatt with his ensemble Mona Lisa or on Livewire with Breakfast Martini!
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