I’m very happy to share this recording from the archive of Craig Cackowski interviewed live onstage at Magnet Theater by the well-prepared Louis Kornfeld. Craig and I were in class together with Del Close, on our first IO teams together, and when I was promoted from understudy, Second City placed me in his touring company. We did a lot […] The post #11: Craig Cackowski – Archive Interview appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Greg Hess is an actor, writer and comedian in Los Angeles. He is an improviser with The Improvised Shakespeare Company, Cook Country Social Club and performs at The Upright Citizen’s Brigade in LA. Greg talks with guest host Rick Andrews about making a living as an improviser and how he’s been ‘giving it a year […] The post #10: Greg Hess appeared first on Magnet Theater .
Rachel Hamilton. Where do we start? Teacher, Actor, Writer… former Second City MainStage, frequent performer and instructor at Magnet, and all around wonderful human being. She’s also the driving force behind the creation of Camp Magnet. She lives in Northern California and we never see her enough, but we grabbed her last time she was […] The post #9: Rachel Hamilton appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Reductress fans will love this interview of Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo, the news satire site’s co-founders. Reductress.com is the first and only fake women’s news magazine. They parody the entertainment, advertising, and other media sources that women consume daily. Forbes named it one of the top 100 websites for women last year. And it’s […] The post #8: Reductress appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Louis Kornfeld interviews Magnet Musical Director Frank Spitznagel! They talk about everything from Annie to Zorba including musical theater, musical improv, and what makes a good scene- all while Rick Andrews laughs loudly in the background! Subscribe and Listen with iTunes! Or listen below on SoundCloud… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157788725″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&show_playcount=true&show_comments=true” width=”100%” height...
Magnet Theater Artistic Director Megan Gray, in conversation with her boyfriend of 16 years, Louis Kornfeld. They talk about extremely personal intimate details regarding their deepest fears. Or maybe it’s more about teaching, performing and learning improv, building communities, and creating connections. The only way to find out is to give it a listen. Subscribe […] The post #6: Megan Gray appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Charles is the co-creator of the feature film Fort Tilden, which recently won The Grand Jury Award at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival and The Special Jury Award at The Independent Film Festival of Boston. He is currently at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Film program, and his short films have screened around the country. He is […] The post #5: Charles Rogers appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
In this episode of The Magnet Theater Podcast, Louis Kornfeld talks with Chet Siegel. She was raised in West Virginia, and now lives in New York City. And she’s a girl. Find out how on the latest episode. She’s an improviser, teacher, sketch writer and newly named director of the Magnet Sketch program. She performs with […] The post #4: Chet Siegel appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Photo Credit: Nikolai Solonski? Listen as host Louis Kornfeld talks with Rick Andrews about teaching improv, what makes for good work no matter what style, and why he dropped out of graduate school. Louis and Rick regularly perform together in Kornfeld and Andrews, are both teachers at Magnet Training Center, and clearly are friends. Great […] The post #3: Rick Andrews appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Have you listened to the Magnet Theater Podcast yet? Why NOT? Get in on it before you fall behind. In the latest episode, Louis Kornfeld sits down with Magnet Performer and Instructor Peter McNerney! They chat about the fear of making choices, failing in order to succeed and the joy of making lies. Wanna justify lying […] The post #2: Peter McNerney appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
Magnet Theater is excited to announce The Magnet Podcast! In Episode 1: Host Louis Kornfeld interviews Magnet Theater founders Ed Herbstman, Alex Marino and Armando Diaz about their past, present and future. They chat about their Chicago beginnings, the creation of The Armando Diaz Experience and the process of starting The Magnet Theater. Ed tries […] The post #1: Magnet Co-Founders appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
In our continuing effort to share great ideas about improvisation, the Q & A series proudly posts this live conversation with Susan Messing and Christina Gausas. Megan Gray was our host, and the audience at Magnet Theater provided the questions. This is NSFW because Susan uses the F word a lot. So put on your […] The post Q&A Series – Listen to Messing And Gausas appeared first on Magnet Theater ....
