Coaches

Brian Gray

I am a performer, improviser, teacher and coach in Pittsburgh. I've been improvising since 2002 and coaching since 2004. I currently teach 102, Duo Improv and some Pop-Up Nights at Arcade, and I perform with Irony City, Iguanatron, Kill Screen, and smallest show in town. I get jazzed about wor...
Schedule updated over 4 years ago

Mercy

I started my improv game when I was still just a kid, taking classes at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga, CA. Then I got back into it as a grown-up when I lived in Chicago and I went through iO and Annoyance class programs.
Schedule updated almost 5 years ago

Anna Marie Failla

With over 15 years of theater experience, Anna has found a home in improv for the last 8 years. She stage manages at Arcade Comedy Theater in Downtown Pittsbugh. When she is not running the lights and sounds in the booth she can be found coaching the long form duo: The Butch and the Bi, performin...
Schedule updated almost 5 years ago

Matt Solter

Current teams coaching: Select Start (short-form) Past teams coached: Random Encounters (short-form) Sub-coached: Warp Zone, Change Machine, Dog Show, Some Kind of Felony (all long-form) Joystick, Point Park Players, Full Doozy (all short-form), The High Scores (musical) A Pittsburgh native ...
Schedule updated almost 5 years ago

Rachael Wonderlin

I've been doing improv since 2007, minus about two years. My experience is mostly long-form, although I have done short-form. I've also been on Secondhand Sketch since 2015! I'm best as a sub coach, because I currently coach Crocodile's Dilemma (SCIT's Outstanding Team of the Year 2018!) on Wedne...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Amanda Averell


Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Sarah Wojdylak


Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Remy Porter

Remy is an experienced Pittsburgh improviser who plays with shows like Gestalt, USS Improvise, and Fast & Slow Prov. He's guest-coached teams like Jewmama, Classy and Relevant, and directed shows like the 45-minute monoscene "The Hellfire Club". He specializes in weird, premise-y shows, and using...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Aaron Crutchfield

performed/directed many years at ImprovBoston, also performed with N.E.A.T. (newhaven ct), Bovine Metropolis (denver), S.C.I.T. and Arcade (pittsburgh) Way Out West (nebraska). My style tends toward teaching and directing, which is good for both beginner or advanced teams. I use short form struct...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago

Renee Rabenold

Renee comes to improv with a theater background. She has a BFA in Acting from Point Park University and is a co-founder and creative director of Vigilance Theater Group an immersive theater company. Renee has directed multiple shows: Hollow Moon, Feelings: a Magical Time Traveling Love Story, and...
Schedule updated about 5 years ago