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Advanced Harold

Advanced Harold with Peter McNerney

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Class Description

Now that you've got the basics of the Harold under your belt, it's time to experiment. This class will focus on deepening scene work, improving group games, and elaborating on the simple genius of the Harold's skeletal three act structure to surprise ourselves with more meaningful connections. Prerequisite Advanced Improv Level One.

Instructor: Peter McNerney

Peter McNerney is a performer and head of the Conservatory Program at the Magnet Theater in New York City and currently performers with Nick Kanellis in the improv duo Trike which The New York Times call "reliably one of the best improv performances in the city."

As an actor Peter can be seen as a series regular in the Science Chanel scripted comedy Stuff You Should Know, HBO's High Maintenance, as well as a bunch of commercials.

Peter also serves as the Associate Artistic Director and Casting Director for the nationally respected education and media company The Story Pirates with whom he co-hosts the Story Pirates Podcast.

Peter is the co-writer and director of theater/sketch comedy fusioneers Sax & Dixon, who have been featured at Ars Nova NYC and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.

He is from Winnetka, IL, graduated from Northwestern University and currently lives in Brooklyn with his beautiful and hilarious wife Beth Newell and two loud children.

Full Session Schedule

Session Schedule*

  1. Jun 27, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  2. Jul 11, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  3. Jul 18, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  4. Jul 25, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  5. Aug 8, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  6. Aug 15, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  7. Aug 22, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 2
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)
  8. Aug 29, 2023, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at Michael Howard Studios - Studio 3
    (152 W. 25th Street, 10th fl)

Show Schedule*

  1. Sep 5, 2023, 7:00 PM
    at Magnet Theater
    (254 W. 29th Street)
  2. Sep 12, 2023, 7:00 PM
    at Magnet Theater
    (254 W. 29th Street)
    3. *scheduling subject to change