Advanced Harold

Advanced Harold with Peter McNerney

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Check below to see the full schedule for each session, see if your class skips a week for a holiday, and check out the date and time of your class show(s).

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 has been teaching improv for over 20 years. Originally from Chicago he has served as Head of the Advanced Improv Program at the Magnet Theater in New York City since 2010 and is one half of the renowned improv duo, Trike, which The New York Times calls "reliably one of the best improv performances in the city." As an actor Peter has appeared in High Maintenance (HBO), Search Party (TBS), The Tonight Show (NBC) as well as a whole bunch of commercials. Peter also serves as the NY Artistic Director and Casting Director for the nationally respected education and media company The Story Pirates with whom he has written, produced and performed for such chart topping podcasts as The Story Pirates Podcast, The Cat in the Hat Cast and Looney Tunes Presents - Bugs & Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip.

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