Tuesday, February 9, 2010
| 7:00PM | Student Graduation Show $5 |
| 8:00PM | Comic Book Club $5 |
| 9:30PM | Student Graduation Show $5 |
| 11:00PM | BRING IT! FREE |
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| 7:00PM $5 | Student Graduation Show Tonight, our brilliant PIT students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you that they're actually the stars of today. Sarah Nowak's Improv Level 1 class performs |
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| 8:00PM $5 | Comic Book Club Iron your capes, unplug the Bat Signal and set your decoder rings on awesome: the Comic Book Club is in session! The Comic Book Club is a weekly comic book talk show featuring the best comedians in New York talking shop with industry professionals from all corners of the comic book world. Hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben. The show is sponsored in part by Midtown Comics!
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| 9:30PM $5 | Student Graduation Show Tonight, our brilliant PIT students take the stage. The legends of tomorrow show you that they're actually the stars of today. Nate Starkey's Improv Level 3 class performs |
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| 11:00PM FREE | BRING IT! Jay Welch hosts this stand up comedy open mic every Tuesday at 11pm. Sign up and you can be a part of the show! Each week, Jay and his special guests will be joined by 10 additional acts whose names will be drawn from the golden bowl of destiny. Win "joke of the night" and you are guaranteed a slot on the following Tuesday. This show is free for all audiences.
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Scene Building
Instructor: Gary Austin
In this workshop we will use improv techniques to develop, flesh-out and expand relationships between characters and to build scenes, scripted and semi-scripted. Even for the finest actors and improvisers, there are moments where split second choices make all the difference in performance. Learning to be comfortable in those choices is the key. This workshop frees the actor to make choices that work by committing to the unknown, getting out of her head, and being in the present moment. That freedom allows the actor to create more vibrant, real performance in both improvised and written scenes. Please note this workshop is open to new students, or repeat students as a continuation course.
- Friday, Feb. 19th: 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
- Saturday, Feb. 20th: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Sunday, Feb. 21st: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Check it out!
Become a Student at the PIT
The PIT offers unparalleled perks for students:
- Practice Improv For Free
The PIT is the only theater in town that gives students opportunities to practice improv in front of an audience several times a week. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in our "jams": Improdome (Wednesdays at 11pm), Bring It! (Tuesdays at 11pm), New Team Lunacy (Thursdays at 11pm) or Happy Hour (Fridays at 6pm). - Free Shows
Students can see any show at The PIT for FREE during the duration of their class (as long as seats are available) - Internships/Work Study Available
Students have the option of applying for an internship here at the PIT. In exchange, you can take an Improv class for $50! - Referrals
If you refer a new student, you will receive $50 off your next class, or $30 in cash! (Valid on Improv classes only. Not valid for electives or writing classes.) - Discounts
Many of the restaurants and bars in our area offer discounts to PIT students!
- Practice Improv For Free
- The PIT - ECNY Awards
- Lots of familiar faces from The PIT in this years ECNY Awards Voting:
Elephant Larry - Best Sketch New Exc!tement - Best Sketch Hannibal Buress - Best Stand-Up Big Black Car - Best Improv Geoff Grimwood - Best Tech Rich Jones - Best Tech Swords - Best Postcard Design
Congrats!!
Be sure to vote HERE! - Greg and Ashley - In a Polynesian Mood Interview
- Greg Portz and Ashley King are interviewed about their up-coming must see show, In a Polynesian Mood.
HERE! and HERE! - The PIT's Dating Game Is Back!
- Be sure to check out The PIT's dating game on Feb 13th @ 9:30. Past winners have gone on to get married and have babies!! Check out the Scott Bateman promo HERE!
- The PIT Goes Green!!
- We are going green! After a very successful "Improv The Environment" night, The PIT and Carrotmob will now start working on making The PIT more eco-friendly! You can follow all of the changes on the Carrotmob blog - HERE!
- The PIT Featured on NYCgo.com!
- The PIT is named one of the NYC's best comedy clubs! Check it Out!
- SWORDS! + Nathan & Joe
- Swords! + Nathan & Joe! They robbed the Subway. Watch it
HERE! - Time Out Chicago Interviews Ali!
- Time Out Chicago Interviews Ali about his time with Second City! Check it out
HERE! - Improv-focused rehearsal space (Now open!)
Simple Studios rehearsal space has opened up just down the street from the theater, where everyone is welcome to practice their craft.
Sign-up for the mailing list at SimpleStudiosNYC.com- PIT student hired as writer for SNL!
- Congratulations to PIT sketch comedy writing student, Hannibal Buress, for getting hired as a Writer on Saturday Night Live!
- Award Winning Film - Back in NYC
- PIT friend Matthew Stillman brings his award winning film, The End To Poverty, back to NYC! Check out the website for more info! HERE!
- Ali interviewed about his improv journey at Improvisation News
IMPROVISATION NEWS: So what's the origin of the PIT name?
ALI: When we were coming up with a name, I wanted to have improv in the title and I wanted to have theater in the title. I went to school at UNC – Chapel Hill and they had a place called "The Pit” where people would gather to read something called the Daily Tarheel and they would say that everybody in a 24-hour period would walk through, “The Pit”...
Read more:
The Man Behind the Curtain (part 1)- Learn About
PIT Founder
Ali Reza Farahnakian
See his YouTube page, Interview about the PIT with Scene Interactive, and Online Reel & Resume
Find out how to bring PIT Founder and Owner Ali Reza Farahnakian to your town to teach Improv Workshops, Sketch/SNL Writing Workshops, Corporate Team Building Workshops, or to Perform with your Improv group
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