Teachers

Alicia loves the Frenchies. Her influences include Compagnie Philippe Genty, Ariane Mnouchkine, Peter Brook & Maguy Marin. When she’s not trying to find absurdity in the everyday idiosyncratic human condition, she offers her expertise as a story consultant to screen writers.

Alistair Magee has travelled the world performing and learning improv and is a walking encyclopaedia of improv knowledge. Ask him anything. Just be prepared for a long answer.

Andrew is the rare combo of musical and comedy genius and the list of amazing things he’s done and is doing will never fit here.

In addition to being a wonderful Teacher, Andrew is the real deal on the wheels of steel. We try to get him to DJ every LMA party.

Andy brings endless reserves of experience and enthusiasm to LMA. He is currently a Teacher, School Coordinator and Producer in Melbourne.

Carolyn is a self confessed improv addict and is Head of LMA’s Young People’s programs.

Chris’ first feature film was “Play it Safe.” The Music.com.au said “This new film will resonate with every struggling musician you know.”

Dan was introduced to the delightful world of improv in 2016. He currently teaches Level 1, runs the Second Saturday ‘Intro to Improv’ workshops, and is the Head of School for LMA in Melbourne. He also performs with house team ‘Pop It In The Basket’.

Dave was the very first Teacher to run an 8-week class at LMA. Once day we’ll name a classroom after him.

David is a crazy, weird, awesome, comedy genius and he’s got the hair and beard to prove it.

Ella performed in the 2016 Melbourne Uni Law Revue and directed the 2017 production, as well as devising and performing comedic play “You Blew It” in the Adelaide Fringe. She began improv training at LMA in 2016, where she merrily remains.

Flavie has been a cheery and enthusiastic part of the LMA community ever since she booked her fist class on a whim 30 minutes before it started. She is currently an Teacher’s Assistant and Assistant Producer.

Floyd is kind of a famous actress, a comedian, a musical genius, and… a lawyer, so legally speaking, she’s funny. And smart.

Georgina’s other passion is flying planes. We think she’d have a really great “This is your Captain speaking…” message and hope to hear it one day.

Jeff was the very first student to complete all levels at LMA and then complete our Teacher Track. He also helps LMA with SEO and is just about the friendliest fellow you could meet.

Jonathan Pitts co-founded the Chicago Improv Festival, produced it for 20 years, taught at The Second City for nearly two decades and has performed in over 1,200 improvised shows.

Josh has a wonderful spirit and energy and, gosh darn it, people like him. Also he’s a brilliant performer.

Justin attended the USC Film School in Los Angeles, and trained in improv at IO West in Los Angeles, where he performed on the mainstage Harold Team Waterloo before moving to Australia. He has since performed regularly with shows in the Melbourne Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Lauren creates a warm, welcoming space where ever she goes. She is currently a School Administrator and Social Media Coordinator at LMA.

By day Lucy works in casting for TV, by night she improvises, makes short films and produces a popular improv theatre show ‘Stiff Company’.

When not improvising piano for “The Completely Improvised Musical,” Lucy works as a Musical Director, Arranger, and Pianist.

Lucy is a writer & improviser who began studying Long Form Improvisation and Sketch at LMA in Sydney. She then moved to Melbourne and is now a member of the house team Pop It In The Basket.

Madi has trained at LMA and the Victorian College of the Arts. She wrote and performed in ‘Sketchual Healing’, the 40th Anniversary Law Revue in 2017. Madi teaches Improv Level 1, and performs monthly with LMA’s house team ‘Pop It In The Basket’.

Melissa showed up down under in early 2016 and brought a big bag of improv genius with her. She quickly became a treasured member of the community and we’re always happy when she comes back for a visit.

Assistant Teacher

Naomi is currently performing with LMA House team Shut Up Darryl! and will seriously consider joining other teams – excluding sporting teams. She completed a short course at Second City Chicago to see if it is all it is cracked up to be (it is).

Nikki currently plays with Soothplayers in Completely Improvised Shakespeare and Completely Improvised Potter and has also appeared in shows such as The Remix, The Outliers, Improv Against Humanity and Funny Tails.

Sharnema Nougar is an Award Winning comedian, writer, director and chanteuse clown. A veteran of five Edinburgh Fringe seasons and hundreds (thousands?) of gigs around the international comedy circuit, her latest directorial project was just Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World, Perth (Super Woman Money Program). She’s also currently in a Holden ad. Best smug acting ever.

The only thing Sophie likes more than improv is cats. And she likes improv a lot. Like, really a lot.

Talya’s favourite two words in life are “Yes, and,” especially when combined in that order. Her greatest happiness is watching students find the funny in truth, listening, being playful, willing to fail, and responding in the moment.

After discovering the wonder of Chicago-style long-form improv, Teresa is 100% an improv addict (it changes lives maaan!). She enjoys improvising, cats, pretending to be a cool French girl from the sixties, Steve Coogan, and cheese.

Victoria has been learning and performing in the Melbourne Improv scene since 2014. Her favourite improv experiences have been taking part in Now Showing: The Improvised Movie as well as studying and performing Musical Improv. During the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Victoria was part of the popular show Improv Against Humanity.

Vidya is a fantastic writer and has a brilliant sense of humour, but that doesn’t stop her from taking her role as LMA’s Access & Inclusion Director seriously.