Thursday, April 14th 8pm Evente! The first Magnet student performance, hosted by Armando Diaz (then every Thursday)
Thursday, April 14th 9:30pm Slow Comedy The first Magnet student performances, hosted by Armando Diaz (then every Thursday)
Friday, April 15th 7pm Jon Langford & Sally Timms of the Mekons plus Jean Cook in an exclusive multimedia preview of The Executioner's Last Songs. Followed by an acoustic set with Jon and Sally (and friends!) at 10pm $15 each show/$25 for both.
Saturday, April 16th 8pm The kickoff of The Project at the Magnet, with a special marathon night with all the Project improv ensembles. Hosted and produced by Terry Jinn. $5
Thursday, April 21st 8pm Evente Magnet student performance hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Thursday, April 21st 9:30 Slow Comedy Magnet student performance hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Friday, April 22nd 8pm Beauty Love Truth - improv inspired by musical guest Lianne Smith and featuring Tara Copeland, James Eason, Alan Fessenden, Birch Harms, Terry Jinn, Erika Kern, Shannon Manning, Alex Marino, Louie Pearlman, Abby Sher, and Erik Tanouye. Followed by a set of Armando doing monologues for the form named after him, hosted by Magnet instructor (and Second City alum) Abby Sher and friends. $5
Thursday, April 28th 9:30pm Slow Comedy Magnet student performance hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Friday, April 29th 8pm Son of Here Be Monsters. Music by host Chris Mills, The Silos, and Lianne Smith, and featuring comics Eugene Mirman and Matt Timms, and illustrator Emily Flake. $5
Level 1 Saturdays and Demolition Derby. FREE
Shelly Stover. $5
Thursday, June 2nd 8pm Evente! Advanced students perform the Evente form. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Thursday, June 9th 8pm Evente! Advanced students perform the Evente form. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Thursday, June 16th 8pm Evente! Advanced students perform the Evente form. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Thursday,
June 23rd 8pm Evente! Magnet students
Alan Fessenden, Alex Farlow, Alexandra A. De Freitas, Chris O'Neil, Dale
Hofmann, Damon Ketron, David Murray, Edward JC Gulczynski, Elana Fishbein,
Jen Gabel, Lisa Tracy-Taber, Noam Rubin, Phil Wedo, Ryan Huba, Samara
Doucette, Shawn Amaro. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
Friday, June 24th 8pm Snap writers night, hosted by Abby Sher and featuring Juliet Eastland, Melanie Hoopes, Abby Sher, Anna Marrian and music by Chris Mills. $5
Thursday, June 30th 8pm Evente! Magnet students Alan Fessenden, Alex Farlow, Alexandra A. De Freitas, Chris O'Neil, Dale Hofmann, Damon Ketron, David Murray, Edward JC Gulczynski, Elana Fishbein, Jen Gabel, Lisa Tracy-Taber, Noam Rubin, Phil Wedo, Ryan Huba, Samara Doucette, Shawn Amaro. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
10pm
The
Project improv with Team Roo Roo, Iditarod Stewart, ¡Festante!,
Butter, Primal Bias& Big Team Skirmish. $5
Magnet students Alan Fessenden, Alex Farlow, Alexandra A. De Freitas, Chris O'Neil, Dale Hofmann, Damon Ketron, David Murray, Edward JC Gulczynski, Elana Fishbein, Jen Gabel, Lisa Tracy-Taber, Noam Rubin, Phil Wedo, Ryan Huba, Samara Doucette, Shawn Amaro. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
9:30pm
Come see the Level 3 Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Barbara
Singer, Bill Suter, Catherine Wing, Chris RB Fay, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth
Trepkowski, Gregory Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Louis Kornfeld,
Megan Gray, Michael McFarland, Nick Morrison, Rob Dubbin, Rylan Morrison.
$5
TJ Monkey's Flynn Barrison, Porter Mason and Will Hines (subbing for Will is Billy Merritt). Followed by Double Down's James Eason, Dave Lombard, and Doug Moe joined by Jessica Allen, Rebecca Johnson and more. $5
9:30pm
MY YEAR OF PORN
One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed
by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan. $8
Magnet Instructors Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher and Jean Villepique of Second City mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
10pm
The Project improv with Team Roo Roo, Merchants of Chaos, Biggest
Dog In The World, Butter, Tuscadero, and Big Team Skirmish. $5
Magnet students Alan Fessenden, Alex Farlow, Alexandra A. De Freitas, Chris O'Neil, Dale Hofmann, Damon Ketron, David Murray, Edward JC Gulczynski, Elana Fishbein, Jen Gabel, Lisa Tracy-Taber, Noam Rubin, Phil Wedo, Ryan Huba, Samara Doucette, Shawn Amaro. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
9:30pm
Come see the Level 3 Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Barbara
Singer, Bill Suter, Catherine Wing, Chris RB Fay, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth
Trepkowski, Gregory Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Louis Kornfeld,
Megan Gray, Michael McFarland, Nick Morrison, Rob Dubbin, Rylan Morrison.
$5
Double Down. Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. $5
9:30pm
Even Better than the Real Thing:
An Evening of U2 Music
One night only! All
of your favorite U2 songs performed live by the band that fooled New York
City in Improv Everywhere's
latest prank! Featuring all your favorite Bonos: Jessica Allen, John Gemberling,
Curtis Gwinn, Eliza Skinner, Damon Ketron, Marc Liepis, Shannon O'Neill,
Shannon Manning, Eliza Skinner, Ptolemy Slocum, with help from Dan Goodman
as Adam Clayton, Terry Jinn as The Edge, and Chris Kula as Larry Mullen,
Jr. Part of the donations raised by this concert will go to Amnesty International.
$5
Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher and Jean Villepique mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
10pm
The Project improv with Team Roo Roo, Nice Squad!, Fat Kitchen,
Dunaway, Yar's Revenge, and Big Team Skirmish. $5
Magnet student performance! Abby Sher's Sketch Writing Class. FREE
Mortified As heard on NPR's This American Life, the cult comedy sensation featuring tortured tales of teenage agony. Grown men & women read aloud their most pathetic & REAL teenage journal entries, poems, letters & lyrics. $10. Want to audition? Visit their site.
Magnet student performance! Ed Herbstman's Level 1 Wednesday. FREE
9:30pm
Magnet student performance! Armando
Diaz's Level 1 Sundays. FREE
Magnet students Alan Fessenden, Alex Farlow, Alexandra A. De Freitas, Chris O'Neil, Dale Hofmann, Damon Ketron, David Murray, Edward JC Gulczynski, Elana Fishbein, Jen Gabel, Lisa Tracy-Taber, Noam Rubin, Phil Wedo, Ryan Huba, Samara Doucette, Shawn Amaro. Hosted by Armando Diaz. $5
9:30pm
Come see the Level 3 Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Barbara
Singer, Bill Suter, Catherine Wing, Chris RB Fay, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth
Trepkowski, Gregory Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Louis Kornfeld,
Megan Gray, Michael McFarland, Nick Morrison, Rob Dubbin, Rylan Morrison.
$5
8pm
BEAUTY LOVE TRUTH
- improv inspired by musical guest Chris
Mills. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $8
11pm
Cesar Jaime and Jeff Pacocha interviewed current and past improvised who
studied with famed improv director Del Close about his influence on their
life and work. FREE
Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
The Project improv with Team Roo Roo, ¡Festante!, The Impossibles, Primal Bias, Iditarod Stewart, and Big Team Skirmish. $5
Magnet student performance! Armando Diaz's Level 2 Mondays. FREE
9:30pm
Come see the Level 3 Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Barbara
Singer, Bill Suter, Catherine Wing, Chris RB Fay, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth
Trepkowski, Gregory Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Louis Kornfeld,
Megan Gray, Michael McFarland, Nick Morrison, Rob Dubbin, Rylan Morrison.
$5
Double Down. Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. $5
Son of Here Be Monsters. Music by host Chris Mills, David Nagler, Marykate O'Neil, God's Pottery, and comics Slovin & Allen, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney. $5
Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
The Project improv with some of the best independent groups in town, plus Big Team Skirmish. $5
EVENTE Magnet students perform original longform created by Armando Diaz. Featuring Alex Decaneas, Andrew Wright, Barbara Singer, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Eric Gill, Frank Campanella, George Basil, Jason Grossman, Jodi Skeris, Kate Chamuris, Lex Morales, Mark Grenier, Matthew L. Weiss, Peter Helff, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Trevor Williams. $5
IMPROV REVUE Come see the Level 3 Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. $5
CLASS SHOW Magnet student performance! Jean Villepique's Level 2 Saturdays. FREE
DOUBLE DOWN. Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $8
11pm
AN EVENING OF THINGS WITH AARON
BERGERON. $3
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT improv with some of the best independent groups in town, plus Big Team Skirmish. NEW earlier time! $5
CLASS SHOW Magnet student performance! Ed Herbstman's Demolition Derby. FREE
8pm AMPERS&ND: A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. This week: Christina Gausas & Armando Diaz, Dave Warth & Betsy Todd, and Jeff Scherer & Michele Medlin. $5
EVENTE Magnet students perform original longform created by Armando Diaz. Featuring Alex Decaneas, Andrew Wright, Barbara Singer, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Eric Gill, Frank Campanella, George Basil, Jason Grossman, Jodi Skeris, Kate Chamuris, Lex Morales, Mark Grenier, Matthew L. Weiss, Peter Helff, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Trevor Williams. $5
IMPROV REVUE Come see the Level 3 Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alix Sternberg, Beth Cartier, Dan Buchbinder, Don Slovin, Eden Gauteron, Fred Udell, George Basil, Josh Fulton, Kavika Moniz, Lucia Aniello, Mary Frances Huang, Matt Koff, Michael Flamm, Paul W. Downs, Rosemary Stevens, Scott Schied, T.J. Mannix. $5
DOUBLE DOWN Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $8
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town Nice Squad!, Primal Bias, Merchants of Chaos, Butter, Yar's Revenge plus Big Team Skirmish. NEW earlier time! $5
8pm
AMPERS&ND A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy
twosomes performing seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes.
This week: Zach & Risa (Zach Woods & Risa Sang-urai)
The Scoleri Brothers (Will Nunziata & Joe Schiappa) ERNIE! & SCHWARTZ!
(Ernest J. Privetera & Benjamin Q. Schwartz) $5
9:30pm
HOUSE OF CLOWNS
An action-filled night of kick ass clowns and music. Featuring some of
New York's hottest clown acts. Featuring: Eric Davis aka Red Bastard,
John Brown Clowns (Nick Jumara, Alex Kipp, Linsey Lindberg), Deenie Nast,
Silas Hoover and More! $5
EVENTE Magnet students perform original longform created by Armando Diaz. Featuring Alex Decaneas, Andrew Wright, Barbara Singer, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Eric Gill, Frank Campanella, George Basil, Jason Grossman, Jodi Skeris, Kate Chamuris, Lex Morales, Mark Grenier, Matthew L. Weiss, Peter Helff, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Trevor Williams. $5
IMPROV REVUE Come see the Level 3 Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alix Sternberg, Beth Cartier, Dan Buchbinder, Don Slovin, Eden Gauteron, Fred Udell, George Basil, Josh Fulton, Kavika Moniz, Lucia Aniello, Mary Frances Huang, Matt Koff, Michael Flamm, Paul W. Downs, Rosemary Stevens, Scott Schied, T.J. Mannix. $5
DOUBLE DOWN Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $8
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town, Nice Squad!, Iditarod Stewart, Tuscadero, ¡Festante!, Biggest Dog in the World plus Big Team Skirmish. NEW earlier time! $5
8:00pm
MORTIFIED As heard on NPR's This American Life, the cult
comedy sensation featuring tortured tales of teenage agony. Grown men
& women read aloud their most pathetic & REAL teenage journal
entries, poems, letters & lyrics. FEATURING: Laura Mannino, Matt
Weiss, Georgia Dodson, Brandy Barber, Jenny Rubin, Law Tarello, Kiki
Allgeier, Julie Brister, Wendy Cohen. $10. Want to audition? Visit
their site.
AUGUST 23, 25, 26
WEIGHT
The
New York International Fringe Festival 
Tuesday 8/23 @ 9:45pm
Thursday 8/25 @ 5:15pm
Friday 8/26 @ 9:45pm
Weight shows in the festival
are at
13th St. Repertory Company 50 W 13th
EVENTE Magnet students perform original longform created by Armando Diaz. Featuring Alex Decaneas, Andrew Wright, Barbara Singer, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Eric Gill, Frank Campanella, George Basil, Jason Grossman, Jodi Skeris, Kate Chamuris, Lex Morales, Mark Grenier, Matthew L. Weiss, Peter Helff, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Trevor Williams. $5
IMPROV REVUE Come see the Level 3 Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alix Sternberg, Beth Cartier, Dan Buchbinder, Don Slovin, Eden Gauteron, Fred Udell, George Basil, Josh Fulton, Kavika Moniz, Lucia Aniello, Mary Frances Huang, Matt Koff, Michael Flamm, Paul W. Downs, Rosemary Stevens, Scott Schied, T.J. Mannix. $5
DWAYNE'S GUEST HOUSE improv from Rob Dubbin, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Frank Campanella, and Lex Morales, plus THE WAKE, in which Louis Kornfeld, Kelly Buttermore, John Bander, Corey Grimes, Megan Gray, and Charlie Whitcroft invite the recently deceased to share their former life through improvised scenes. Directed by Alex Marino. $5
9:30pm
BEAUTY
LOVE TRUTH - improv inspired by live musical guest Marykate
O'Neil to inspire improv from Terry Jinn, Louis Kornfeld, Shannon
Manning, Alex Marino, Rosemary Stevens, more. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town, Nice Squad!, ¡Festante!, Biggest Dog in the World, Fat Kitchen $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. $5
9:30pm
X v Y
Variety night hosted by Rosemary Stevens (Royal Wood) and Tony Carnevale
(Variety Underground, Channel 102) featuring gender-specific comedy competitions
and special guest celebrity judges. $5
SLOW COMEDY Magnet students perform, hosted and directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
Dark
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town! Tonight: The Impossibles, Team Roo Roo, ¡Festante!, Dunaway. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Tonight: Tara Copeland
& Jessica Allen, Ptolemy Slocum & Justin Akin, Matt Pack &
Pat Baer. $5
SLOW COMEDY Magnet students perform, hosted and directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
DOUBLE DOWN Tara Copeland, James Eason, Dave Lombard, Doug Moe and special guests perform a set of improvisation. Plus TARA & JESS! $5
DWAYNE'S GUEST HOUSE improv from Rob Dubbin, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Frank Campanella, and Lex Morales. Followed by THE WAKE, in which Louis Kornfeld, Kelly Buttermore, John Bander, Corey Grimes, Megan Gray, and Charlie Whitcroft invite the recently deceased to share their former life through improvised scenes. Directed by Alex Marino. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tonight: The Impossibles, Fat Kitchen, Primal Bias, Dunaway. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Peter Gwinn &
Caitlin Miller, Chris Schneider & Adam Scally, Bob Acevedo & Megan
Neuringer $5
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. TONIGHT: The President's Analyst by Compass Player Theodore Flicker. Shannon Manning helps you discover or rediscover the film Del Close would never shut up about, and the comic genius that was Severn Darden. FREE
SLOW COMEDY Magnet students perform, hosted and directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $10
DWAYNE'S GUEST HOUSE improv from Rob Dubbin, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Frank Campanella, and Lex Morales. Followed by THE WAKE, in which Louis Kornfeld, Kelly Buttermore, John Bander, Corey Grimes, Megan Gray, and Charlie Whitcroft invite the recently deceased to share their former life through improvised scenes. Directed by Alex Marino. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tonight: The Impossibles, Iditarod Stewart, Tuscadero, Yar's Revenge $5
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Armando Diaz's Saturday Level 1. FREE
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. $5
6:30-8:30pm
Party for Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America, by Philip Dray, with a rare demonstration of Franklin's musical invention, the armonica. This is an invitation/press party, but you may drop us a note to us if you would like to attend.
9pm
LULU EIGHTBALL book party! Entertainment Weekly put this #1 on their Must List (8/26/05). Celebrate with demonstrations by author Emily Flake, and comics Eugene Mirman, Patrick Borelli. (Madame Flake made the lovely images on the Magnet buttons that were all the rage.) FREE!
7:30pm
Magnet student performance!
Ed Herbstman's Wed Level 1. FREE
9:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Jean Villepique's Wed Level 2. FREE
SLOW COMEDY Magnet students perform, hosted and directed by Armando Diaz. LAST SHOW! $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $10
Proceeds to the ASPCA.
DWAYNE'S GUEST HOUSE improv from Rob Dubbin, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Frank Campanella, and Lex Morales. Followed by THE WAKE, in which Louis Kornfeld, Kelly Buttermore, John Bander, Corey Grimes, Megan Gray, and Charlie Whitcroft invite the recently deceased to share their former life through improvised scenes. Directed by Alex Marino. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tonight: The Impossibles, Merchants of Chaos, Butter, Tuscadero, and Big Team Skirmish where players are picked from a hat! $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. TONIGHT: Gausas
& Diaz, El Mo (Jeff Scherer & Michele Medlin) and the debut of
Pigs in a Blanket (Ben Schwartz & Gil Ozeri). $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5 to relief.
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5 to relief.
MY YEAR OF PORN One woman’s adventures in the trenches. Written and Performed by Cole Kazdin. Directed by Ivanna Cullinan.
NYT: "Compelling...Ms. Kazdin brings a wry tone to her anecdotes, many of which are too graphic to repeat here. She also portrays a variety of eccentric but thoroughly believable characters." $10 Proceeds to the Dream Center, a shelter in Donaldsonville, LA.
9:30pm
MORTIFIED Special Katrina Fundraiser. As heard on NPR's This
American Life, the cult comedy sensation featuring tortured tales
of teenage agony. Grown men & women read aloud their most pathetic
& REAL teenage journal entries, poems, letters & lyrics. Giulia
Rozzi, Jen MacNeil, Jon Friedman, Daiva Deupree, Sara Alloco, Margot
Leitman, Matthew Star, Victoria Scroggins, Cheryl Calegari, Shawn Hollenbach,
Want to audition? Visit
their site. $12 for this Katrina Fundraiser. All proceeds to charities
Red Cross, Mercy
Corps, Habitat for Humanity,
and the California
Coalition Against Sexual Assault's Hurricane Relief Fund.
11pm
Improv Special with PYGMY MARMALADE (Jed Resnik, Adam
Scally, Chris Schneider, Jeff Scherer, Teresa Tulipano, Dave Warth) and
JOHNNY LUNCHPAIL
(Patrick Dall'Occhio, Will Koehl, Matthew Ostrom, Rob Webber). Pay
what you can, all proceeds to relief efforts.
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5 to relief.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tonight: Special fundraiser night with Tuscadero, Primal Bias, Biggest Dog In The World, Butter, Merchants of Chaos, Nice Squad! and Big Team Skirmish where players are picked from a hat! $5 to relief.
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Tonight: Dirty
Dawgs (Dave Lombard & Kevin Hines), Walters & Evans (Christine
Walters & Matt Evans), and Gabrus & Tyler (Jonathan Gabrus &
Justin Tyler). $5 to relief.
HERE BE MONSTERS Fundraiser. Music and Comedy to support Red Cross, Mercy Corps, Habitat for Humanity, and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault's Hurricane Relief Fund. Performers include Sara Shaefer, Jean Villepique, Dave Thunder, Emily Flake, Cassidy Henehan, Trombonist Jonathan Arons, sketch from The Gang, and grand finale with Joe McGinty's Keyboard Karaoke. Mark Sam Rosenthal will be the emcee. Raffle. Admission is pay what you can, will go to relief.
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Charles Whitcroft, Chris Brown, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Devlyn Corrigan, Ellie Mae McNulty, Emily Stowe, May Lane, Nando Velasquez, Nick Zimmerman, Peter Helff, Peter Putka. $5
9:30pm
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alan Lidogoster,
Clare Saperstein, Corey D. Hall, Damon Ketron, Dan Dobransky, Eileen Mullane,
Hugh Strange, James Aylward, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Laura Dreyer,
Melissa Blumer, Quinton Loder, Scott Hernandez, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein
$5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
8:00pm
THE
MOSAIC NYC. Longform improvisation, Chicago-style. Julie Brister,
Steve Buck, Millicent Cho, Matt Donnelly, Christina Gausas, Birch Harms,
Terry Jinn, Rebekka Johnson, Shannon Manning, Doug Moe, Anne Nodar, Matt
Pack, Erik Tanouye, Andy Whelan. $5
UNSPEAKABLE SHAME
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. $5
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Jean Villepique's Monday Level 2. FREE
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. THIS WEEK: Jess
Allen & James Eason, Shannon Manning & Alex Marino, and Megan
Gray & Louis Kornfeld. $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. This Week: FUNNY BONES. FREE
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Charles Whitcroft, Chris Brown, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Devlyn Corrigan, Ellie Mae McNulty, Emily Stowe, May Lane, Nando Velasquez, Nick Zimmerman, Peter Helff, Peter Putka. $5
9:30pm
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alan Lidogoster,
Clare Saperstein, Corey D. Hall, Damon Ketron, Dan Dobransky, Eileen Mullane,
Hugh Strange, James Aylward, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Laura Dreyer,
Melissa Blumer, Quinton Loder, Scott Hernandez, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein
$5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. $5
UNSPEAKABLE SHAME
9:30pm
THE
MOSAIC NYC. Longform improvisation, Chicago-style. Julie Brister,
Steve Buck, Millicent Cho, Matt Donnelly, Christina Gausas, Birch Harms,
Terry Jinn, Rebekka Johnson, Shannon Manning, Doug Moe, Anne Nodar, Matt
Pack, Erik Tanouye, Andy Whelan. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Primal Bias, Butter, MAGNET INTERN TEAM, Dunaway plus Big Team Skirmish where anyone can enter to play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. $5.
JOEY and AUGUSTE A Clown Soirée, the culmination of a 2-week workshop based on the archetypes of the ultimate victim and the ultimate manipulator, Joey and Auguste. Advanced students from Sue Morrison's Native American-based Clown through Mask will be featured. $5
7:30pm
Free Premiere screening party for
Meantime
1700 Greenwich Mean Time, April 3 2004
Hosted by director, editor
Deborah Magocsi
On April 3rd 2004, 135 people around the world turned on their cameras for ten minutes to capture their lives and surroundings. “Meantime” documents this moment – a showcase of the beauty, humor, ideas and cultures of the human race and planet Earth. Everything you see and hear in this film is drawn from their contributions. FREE.
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Charles Whitcroft, Chris Brown, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Devlyn Corrigan, Ellie Mae McNulty, Emily Stowe, May Lane, Nando Velasquez, Nick Zimmerman, Peter Helff, Peter Putka. $5
9:30pm
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alan Lidogoster,
Clare Saperstein, Corey D. Hall, Damon Ketron, Dan Dobransky, Eileen Mullane,
Hugh Strange, James Aylward, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Laura Dreyer,
Melissa Blumer, Quinton Loder, Scott Hernandez, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein
$5
6:30pm
SNAP Spoken
words never spoken before. Melanie Hoopes, Jessica Lissy, Shannon Manning,
Tami Sagher (MadTV), Abby Sher, Jean Villepique. FREE
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Chris Caniglia, Chris O'Neil, Christian Capozzoli, Frank Campanella, Jason Grossman, John Frusciante, Kelly Buttermore, Mark Grenier Guest group: Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix. $5
MAGNET ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. This week: Jon Bander, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth Trepkowski, John Montague, Louis Kornfeld, Megan Gray, Nick Morrison, Rylan Morrison host guests Alex Farlow, Barbara Singer, Bill Suter, Dan Gregor, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Rob Dubbin. $5
TAMI/JEAN
8:00pm
MAD TV'S Tami Sagher in TAMI SAGHER IS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE: A
TRAVELOGUE and UNNATURAL DISASTER experienced and performed by Jean Villepique.
FREE
9:30pm
MORTIFIED
As heard on NPR's This American Life, the cult comedy sensation
featuring tortured tales of teenage agony. Grown men & women read
aloud their most pathetic & REAL teenage journal entries, poems,
letters & lyrics. This
month: Giulia Rozzi, Laurie Sandell, Liz Black, Qraig DeGroot, Mathew
Harawitz, Krista & Keleigh Lanphear, Nellie Stevens, Anne Jensen,
Kirsten Gronfield, Caroline Castiglia. Want to audition? Visit
their site. $12
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
MAD TV'S Tami Sagher in TAMI SAGHER IS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE: A TRAVELOGUE and UNNATURAL DISASTER experienced and performed by Jean Villepique. FREE
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. This week: Primal Bias, Biggest Dog in the World, The Impossibles, Yar's Revenge plus Big Team Skirmish where anyone can enter to play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. This week: Jessica
Allen & Caitlin Miller, Jen Nails & Wendy Herlich, Stacy Mayer
& Alana Harrison. $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. This week: Withnail and I. FREE
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Charles Whitcroft, Chris Brown, Christian Capozzoli, Danny Kourianos, Devlyn Corrigan, Ellie Mae McNulty, Emily Stowe, May Lane, Nando Velasquez, Nick Zimmerman, Peter Helff, Peter Putka. $5
9:30pm
IMPROV REVUE Magnet students
perform a variety of longforms in a Revue-style show. Featuring Alan Lidogoster,
Clare Saperstein, Corey D. Hall, Damon Ketron, Dan Dobransky, Eileen Mullane,
Hugh Strange, James Aylward, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Laura Dreyer,
Melissa Blumer, Quinton Loder, Scott Hernandez, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein
$5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts: Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo. Guests: Chris Caniglia, Chris O'Neil, Christian Capozzoli, Frank Campanella, Jason Grossman, John Frusciante, Kelly Buttermore, Mark Grenier $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. This week Alex Marino, Beth Cartier, Catherine Wing, Elana Fishbein, George Basil, Justin Akin, Matt Evans, Rosemary Stevens are your hosts. Guests Alex Farlow, Barbara Singer, Bill Suter, Dan Gregor, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Rob Dubbin. $5
8:00pm
THE WAKE Louis Kornfeld, John Bander, Corey
Grimes, Megan Gray, and Charlie Whitcroft invite the recently deceased
to share their former life through improvised scenes. Directed by Alex
Marino.
Plus: SPOOKY LOVE TRUTH Improv inspired by scary unlive music. Christina Gausas, Terry Jinn, Louis Kornfeld, Shannon Manning, Alex Marino, Louie Pearlman, Rosemary Stevens, more. $5
9:30pm
HORROR HOUSE. Thrills, chills, satanic rituals. Free with
admission to 8pm shows. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Primal Bias, Tuscadero, Fat Kitchen, Nice Squad! plus Big Team Skirmish where anyone can enter to play. $5
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Ed Herbstman's Sketch Writing. FREE
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Tonight: Caniglia
& Akin (Chris Caniglia & Justin Akin), Pat & furf (Pat Shay
& Dave Furfero) and one more! $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. Tonight: Shawn of the Dead! FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts: Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo. Guests: Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. This week's hosts: Alex Marino, Beth Cartier, Catherine Wing, Elana Fishbein, George Basil, Justin Akin, Matt Evans, Rosemary Stevens. Guests Jon Bander, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth Trepkowski, John Montague, Louis Kornfeld, Megan Gray, Nick Morrison, Rylan Morrison. $5
8:00pm
THE
MOSAIC NYC. Longform improvisation, Chicago-style. Julie Brister,
Steve Buck, Millicent Cho, Andy Dickerson, Matt Donnelly, Christina Gausas,
Chris Grace, Birch Harms, Terry Jinn, Rebekka Johnson, Shannon Manning,
Doug Moe, Anne Nodar, Matt Pack, Erik Tanouye, Betsy Todd, Andy Whelan.
$5
HERE BE MONSTERS Variety/experimental show with music by host Chris Mills and John Dyer, plus comedy from Leo Allen of Slovin & Allen, Emily Flake, Rosemary Stevens and more! $5.
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Merchants of Chaos, Iditarod Stewart, Dunaway, ¡Festante! plus Big Team Skirmish where anyone can enter to play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. TONIGHT: Walter
& Evans (Christine Walters & Matt Evans), Schneider & Scally
(Chris Schneider & Adam Scally), and the debut of Henry & Stein
(Wayne Henry & Suzanne Stein). $5.
SWITCHBOARD Rebecca Sohn, Deb Downing, and Jean Villepique, in a improvised longform structure. ONE NIGHT ONLY! $5
8:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Armando Diaz's Sunday Level 1. FREE
9:30pm
Magnet student performance!
Armando Diaz's Tuesday Level 1. FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts: Jungle Adventure (Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo). Guests: Easy Bake Pro (Chris Caniglia, Chris O'Neil, Christian Capozzoli, Frank Campanella, Jason Grossman, John Frusciante, Kelly Buttermore, Mark Grenier). $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. This week hosted by Munchausen (Alex Marino, Beth Cartier, Catherine Wing, Elana Fishbein, George Basil, Justin Akin, Matt Evans, Rosemary Stevens). Guests Spinach Factory Players (Alex Farlow, Barbara Singer, Bill Suter, Dan Gregor, Greg Wilker, John Murray, Lex Morales, Rob Dubbin.) $5
NEUTRINO VIDEO PROJECTS Neutrino has broken new improvisational ground with the Neutrino Video Projects. With three cameras and a large technical crew, Neutrino takes to the streets to shoot, edit, score, and mix a completely improvised movie in the time it takes for you to watch it. Spontaneous, beautiful, and hilarious, this "theatrical movie experience" is the first of its kind. The regular cast of Neutrino (Jessica Allen, Rachel Biello, Kurt Braunholer, Steve Buck, Matt Donnelly, Rebekka Johnson, Ptolemy Slocum, Bob Wiltfong, will be supplemented by Magnet performers Jean Villepique and more! $5
9:30pm
BEAUTY
LOVE TRUTH - improv inspired by live musical guest Joe McGinty (Loser's
Lounge) to inspire improv from James Eason, Terry Jinn, Louis Kornfeld,
Rachel Hamilton, Shannon Manning, Alex Marino, John Murray, Louie Pearlman,
Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, more. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town including Merchants of Chaos, Yar's Revenge, Butter, Biggest Dog in the World plus Big Team Skirmish in which anyone can play. $5
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Level 1 Saturdays Armando Diaz. FREE
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Warth & Todd
(Dave Warth & Betsy Todd), Rocco & DeCoster (Andy Rocco &
Matt DeCoster), C & S (Kristina Sepulveda & Amy Cermele) $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. Tonight: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts: Jungle Adventure (Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo). Guests: Pax Romana (Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix.) $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. This week hosted by Munchausen (Alex Marino, Beth Cartier, Catherine Wing, Elana Fishbein, George Basil, Justin Akin, Matt Evans, Rosemary Stevens) with guests Totally Uptight (Jon Bander, Corey Grimes, Elizabeth Trepkowski, John Montague, Louis Kornfeld, Megan Gray, Nick Morrison, Rylan Morrison). Special appearance by Spinach Factory Players. LAST SHOWS OF THESE TEAMS. $5
8pm
MORTIFIED
As heard on NPR's This American Life, the cult comedy sensation
featuring tortured tales of teenage agony. Grown men & women read
aloud their most pathetic & REAL teenage journal entries, poems,
letters & lyrics. Featuring Georgia Dodson, Hayley Downs, Ophira
Eisenberg, Shira Golding, Laura Mannino, Liam McEneaney, Rylan Morrison,
Giulia Rozzi, Ari Scott, Abby Sher, Angela Tucker. Want
to audition? Visit
their site. RESERVATION LIST IS FULL. You are welcome to come at
7:30 to get on the standby list and at 7:45 we will release the reservations
who have not claimed their seats.
9:30pm
BEAUTY
LOVE TRUTH - improv inspired by live musical guest Mike
McGinnis & Khabu to inspire improv from Terry Jinn, Damon Kaetron,
Louis Kornfeld, Shannon Manning, Alex Marino, John Murray, Rosemary
Stevens, more. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Merchants of Chaos, The Impossibles, Tuscadero, Fat Kitchen plus Big Team Skirmish in which anyone can play. $5
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
Level 2 Saturday Jean Villepique. FREE
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. This week: Strictly
Platonic (Bob Acevedo & Megan Neuringer), Dougherty & Reich (Kassi
Dougherty & Mikal Reich), Bandermore (Jon Bander & Kelly Buttermore).
$5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. Tonight: Fellini's 8 1/2. FREE
Thursday and Friday
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Merchants of Chaos, Nice Squad!, ¡Festante!, Iditarod Stewart plus Big Team Skirmish in which anyone can play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. Tonight El Mo (Jeff
Scherer & Michele Medlin), Weiss & Rhoderick (Cindee Weiss &
Jay Rhoderick), The Adventures of Matt & Pat (Matt Pack & Pat
Baer). $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. FREE
7:00pm
Magnet student performance!
BARE BONES Jean Villepique. FREE
Magnet student performance! Level 1 Wed Alex Marino. FREE
Magnet student performance! Level 2 Monday Jean Villepique. FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosted by Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix and Guests Chris Caniglia, Chris O'Neil, Christian Capozzoli, Frank Campanella, Jason Grossman, John Frusciante, Kelly Buttermore, Mark Grenier. $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. NEW CAST! Hosts New Extreme Platter (Alan Fessenden, Dan Dobransky, James Aylward, Jamie Rivera, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Mary Frances Huang, Melissa Blumer) with guests Toxic Shock (Devlyn Corrigan, Eden Gauteron, Eileen Mullane, Ellie Mae McNulty, Hugh Strange, Laura Dreyer, Mary Archbold Shay, Quinton Loder). $5
8:00pm
THE
MOSAIC NYC. Longform improvisation, Chicago-style. Julie Brister,
Steve Buck, Millicent Cho, Andy Dickerson, Matt Donnelly, Christina Gausas,
Chris Grace, Birch Harms, Terry Jinn, Rebekka Johnson, Shannon Manning,
Doug Moe, Anne Nodar, Matt Pack, Erik Tanouye, Betsy Todd, Andy Whelan.
$5
THE ARMANDO DIAZ EXPERIENCE
Armando Diaz provides monologues to inspire a set of improvisation from Chicago friends in the Magnet incarnation of the show that originated at IO Chicago. FEATURING Becky Drysdale, Christina Gausas, Peter Gwinn, Rachel Hamilton, Laura Krafft, Jodi Lennon, Shannon Manning, Abby Sher, Brian Stack and/or Miriam Tolan Stack, and Jean Villepique.$5.
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tuscadero, Yar's Revenge, Primal Bias, Dunaway plus Big Team Skirmish in which anyone can play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. This week: Gausas
& Diaz (Armando Diaz & Christina Gausas) Rosin & Cho (Millicent
Cho & Marian Rosin), Grimey & Me (Corey Grimes & Charlie Whitcroft)
$5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. This week: first season SCTV. FREE
Magnet student performance! Level 1 Sun Armando Diaz. FREE
Magnet student performance! Level 3 Saturday Armando Diaz. FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosted by Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix and Guests Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo. $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts New Extreme Platter (Alan Fessenden, Dan Dobransky, James Aylward, Jamie Rivera, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Mary Frances Huang, Melissa Blumer) with guests Flavor Destination (Charles Whitcroft, Clare Saperstein, Damon Ketron, Marian Rosin, May Lane, Michael McFarland, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein.) $5
8:00pm
THE
MOSAIC NYC. Longform improvisation, Chicago-style. Julie Brister,
Steve Buck, Millicent Cho, Andy Dickerson, Matt Donnelly, Christina Gausas,
Chris Grace, Birch Harms, Terry Jinn, Rebekka Johnson, Shannon Manning,
Doug Moe, Anne Nodar, Matt Pack, Erik Tanouye, Betsy Todd, Andy Whelan.
$5
9:30pm
BEAUTY
LOVE TRUTH - improv inspired by live musical guest Lee
Feldman to inspire improv from Christina Gausas, Terry Jinn, Damon
Kaetron, Louis Kornfeld, Shannon Manning, Alex Marino, Rosemary Stevens,
more. $5
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. Tuscadero, Butter, Fat Kitchen, Nice Squad! plus Big Team Skirmish in which anyone can play. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. THIS WEEK: Abby
& Jean (Abby Sher & Jean Villepique), The Scoleri Brothers (Will
Nunziata & Joe Schiappa), DePasquale & Frusciante (Diana DePasquale
& John Frusciante). $5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. FREE
Magnet student performance! IMPROV FOR TEENS with Mary Archbold Shay and Louie Pearlman. FREE
Magnet student performance! SHORT FORM PERFORMANCE GAMES with Rachel Hamilton. FREE
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosted by Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix and Guests Chris Caniglia, Chris O'Neil, Christian Capozzoli, Frank Campanella, Jason Grossman, John Frusciante, Kelly Buttermore, Mark Grenier. $5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts New Extreme Platter (Alan Fessenden, Dan Dobransky, James Aylward, Jamie Rivera, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Mary Frances Huang, Melissa Blumer) with guests Toxic Shock (Devlyn Corrigan, Eden Gauteron, Eileen Mullane, Ellie Mae McNulty, Hugh Strange, Laura Dreyer, Mary Archbold Shay, Quinton Loder). $5
9:00pm
Terry Jinn's ENORMOUS TELEVISION XMAS
SHOW.
THE TINY SPECTACULAR Magnet Instructors (and Second City alums) Ed Herbstman, Abby Sher, Jean Villepique, and Rachel Hamilton mix it up with some superspecial friends of the Magnet for a rare and amazing improv treat, every week. $5.
8:30pm
JOHNNY
LUNCHPAIL (Patrick Dall'Occhio, Will Koehl, Matthew Ostrom, Rob Webber).
A Johnny is leaving town. Last chance to see them in this incarnation.
$5
THE PROJECT Improv with some of the best independent groups in town. $5
8:00pm
AMPERS&ND
A weekly showcase of New York's most talented comedy twosomes performing
seriously funny, beautifully tragic improvised scenes. This week: Prattlesnake
(Neil Casey & Amey Goerlich), Schiffmann & Schick (Stefan Schick
& Robert Schiffmann), Golightly (Kate Chamuris & C. LeMar McLean).$5.
MAGNET AUDIOVISUAL SOCIETY Various respected members of our community host historical presentations of the filmic or televised sort, for your cultural edification and comic and artistic inspiration. Tonight: the film M*A*S*H, presented by Louis Kornfeld. FREE
7:00pm
Early evening art show with Jon Langford. View some samples of
his
work here.
8:30pm
HERE BE MONSTERS Non-denominational
winter solstice observance featuring Jon
"santa-man" Langford (of the Mekons) and The Ship &
Pilot, Danbert "the wise man" Nobacon from Chumbawamba,
and the mighty Chris
"red-nosed" Mills, Slovin
& Allen, Emily
Flake, and more! $10
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosted by Dan Fairall, Josh Fulton, Lucia Aniello, Matthew Shafeek, Matthew Stillman, Paul W. Downs, Sean Taylor, T.J. Mannix and Guests Alix Sternberg, Dan Buchbinder, Dave Warth, Edward JC Gulczynski, Jarret Berenstein, Jodi Skeris, Nick Cook, Phil Wedo. LAST SHOW FOR THIS CAST.$5
MAGNETOSPHERE Magnet improv ensembles perform, directed by Armando Diaz. Hosts New Extreme Platter (Alan Fessenden, Dan Dobransky, James Aylward, Jamie Rivera, Jessica Bell, Joseph Dembner, Mary Frances Huang, Melissa Blumer) with guests Flavor Destination (Charles Whitcroft, Clare Saperstein, Damon Ketron, Marian Rosin, May Lane, Michael McFarland, Shawn Amaro, Stephen Kornstein.) $5