Coaches
Jesse Esparza
Hi! My name is Jesse Esparza and I'm looking to coach more improv teams. I focus on playing emotionally, having a strong opinion, reacting, simplifying scenes, and following the fun. I'm on the UCB Maude team Bombardier. I was on the UCB Maude team ALL IN, the Mess Hall team Bad Seed, the all...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Victoria Longwell
Hey- I'm Victoria! I'm currently in my fourth year on UCB's Harold Night as a member of YETI! I've studied improv at UCB with Seth Morris, Will Hines, Julie Brister, Dan Lippert, Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, Johnny Meeks, Suzi Barrett, and more! I'd like to help your team work on performing ...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Rachael Mason
Hi! My name is Rachael Mason! I have taught at UCB for over ten years and I coach sketch and improv around town. I have studied improv and sketch at UCB, PIT and Magnet theaters in New York. My teachers have included Billy Merritt, Michael Delaney, Amy Poehler, Armando Diaz, Ian Roberts, Chr...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Curtis Retherford
Host of Improv, Beat by Beat, and currently in Megaplex: The Improvised Movie and on the UCBLA Harold Team GHOST. Previously on UCBNY Harold team teams Fluffty, Sleuth, Coworkers, and Greg and the Lloyd teams Big Revival and Hotspur. I am/was in the teams LD & The Scientist (performed the Krom...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Genetra Tull
If you're looking for a UCB approved, female person of colour, I'm your lady. I also have a space we can rehearse in if needed. I've studied at both UCB and IO: West. I'm on my third year on the UCB Harold Team Doug Does It was previously on Scream, Vulture and Mondegreen, the formally IO: West H...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Katie Dill
$30 an hour. I've been coaching improv since 2007. I've taken workshops and classes with the following people: Joe Bill & Mark Sutton, Zach Woods, Neil Casey, Anthony Atamanuik, Gavin Speiller, Shannon O'Neil, Betsy Stover, Ryan Karels, Greg Hess and many more. I've been on three Mess-Hall teams ...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Jonny Svarzbein
Jonny Svarzbein is a performer, host, writer and UCB teacher. Jonny began studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC and LA where he has studied under Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts, Matt Besser and pretty much every teacher at UCBT-LA and is now himself a teacher at UCB. UCB credits inc...Schedule updated 11 months ago
Jeremy Culhane
Hi I'm Jeremy and I want to coach your team, help you develop and perfect characters, and direct your sketch shows! I currently perform at Harold Night (GHOST), Maude Night (Moon Goon), and host Cool Great Fun - a primetime sketch/character show at UCB Sunset. I've been doing improv for over 10 y...Schedule updated 12 months ago
Dan Hodapp
Dan is an actor, improviser and writer based in Los Angeles. He currently performs in The Assembly and hosts The Scene: Improvised One Act Plays at UCB Sunset. He would love to coach your improv team or direct your character/sketch shows! Dan began teaching at the Washington Improv Theater (WI...Schedule updated 12 months ago
Alex Honnet
Former iO Chicago creative director and former co-proprietor Upstairs Gallery. I spent 4 years watching improv 5 nights a week in a theater that I lived in and then spent 3-5 nights a week getting paid to watch improv and have opinions about it. Now I live in LA! I played on the iO Theater...Schedule updated 12 months ago