Nicole Magro

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Peggy Spellman Hoey

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Port Jefferson

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Smithtown

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Medford

Kings Park

Nassau County

Long Island

Hauppauge

Patchogue

Sayville-Bayport

The Performing Arts Studio 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson NY 11777

This live recording of the<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/improv-in-real-life/id1825653423" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Improv In Real Life </a>podcast will focus on what makes teams work well, and the special magic that improv can bring to our real life partnerships and groups at home and work. Is an opportunity to be entertained and learn in the most fun, interesting way. The Improv In Real LIfe podcast is available on all the podcast platforms. It features experts who use the skills and philosophy of improvisation to help people communicate, connect, and collaborate more effectively in every area of life.
Improv In Real LIfe was featured on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5tzfGVGPe4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Long Island Tea podcast!</a>
<a href="https://www.lifestage.me/trainers-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Host Jude Treder-Wolff </a>is a creative arts therapist, clinical social worker, improviser and storyteller, who writes and teaches about applications of the arts to real life personal and professional struggles and growth for the past 40 years. She writes about improv, storytelling and creativity for real life growth and healing on<a href="https://substack.com/@judetrederwolff" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> Substack</a>.
Panelists:
Elizabeth Bosjza, MFA is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. She serves as the curriculum lead for the Alda Healthcare Experience. In addition to designing science communication curricula and leading Alda Center programs, she also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Communication where she teaches science communication graduate courses and is responsible for supporting students in the Advanced Graduate Certificate program.
Lydia Franco-Hodges is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, where she designs and facilitators professional development programs that blend applied improvisational theatre with communication strategies. In addition to science communication programs, she developed and delivered the Alda Center's Women in STEM Leadership Program.Prior to joining the Alda Center, Lydia taught acting at Stonybrook University.
Mary Theresa Archbold partners with her husband Pat Shay teaching improv skills to parents and families, PTAs and community groups. She is an award winning NYC based performer who has appeared on Television (Law &amp; Order: SVU, Bull) and Broadway and off-Broadway stage -most recently in the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning play Cost of Living and solo performer who is a prolific creator blending her passions in a style uniquely her own: dance/comedy. She has been featured on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwL2kA6iEU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Moth </a>and <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/469/hiding-in-plain-sight/act-one-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">This American Life.</a>
Pat Shay spent ten years in Chicago, studying with Del Close, Charna Halpern, Mick Napier, and Ali Farahnakian, and performing, teaching, and coaching: including in touring casts for IO &amp; the Second City. Along the way, he got to play leads in plays like Hamlet and Taming of the Shrew; and singing versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Pa Ingalls. With his wife, Mary Theresa Archbold, he’s written Pat &amp; Mary Save Their Marriage and Jazz Hand, which has won awards and great reviews across the country – including making the final four of the NBC/Universal Shortcuts Festival. Pat has played Brian in both Off-Broadway runs of Flanagan’s Wake. He has been seen nationwide in commercials for Hardware and Insurance, and has bobsledded through the audience of Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

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This live recording of the Improv In Real Life podcast will focus on what makes teams work well, and the special magic that...

Improv In Real Life Podcast - performance and recording

The Church

Grammy Award-winning composer and drummer for They Might Be Giants, Marty Beller comes to The Church to share the insights of his 40 Year music career

Find your voice. Collaborate. Show up hungry. And grab every opportunity! These are the central threads running through Marty Beller’s
career. The Church welcomes the Grammy Award-winning composer and the drummer for the iconic alt-rock band They Might Be Giants to the stage to present a fascinating interactive lecture. There will be plenty of time for Q&amp;A (Marty loves Q&amp;A)!
Designed to give students, aspiring musicians, and anyone passionate about the arts, an inside look at what a working music career looks like, Marty immerses attendees into a vibrant whirlwind of interactive experiences and shared stories. From recording studios to live shows, the big break, creative meetings, surfing the sea of inquiry and beyond, Marty utilizes decades of experience to create a clear understanding that the real world of a professional musician can take many shapes and sizes. The most important thing is to put every bit of energy you have into everything you do! 
MARTY BELLER is a GRAMMY Award-winning composer and the drummer for the iconic Alt-Rock Band They Might Be Giants, performing in over 1,000 shows in 150+ cities worldwide and drumming on over 25 albums. Marty has contributed as songwriter and vocalist on the band’s Disney releases Here Come the ABC’s, Here Come the 123’s
and Here Comes Science.
Marty’s composing credits include: Prime Video's American Rust: Broken Justice, Showtime's American Rust Season 1, HBO's In Treatment, Netflix's Tiger King, Fox Television's Gracepoint, Showtime's Cradle of Champions, HBO's The Last Patrol, Sebastian Junger's Korengal, Bennett Miller's Emmy Award winner The Cruise, Cheyanne Kane's Isky, Todd Stephens' Another Gay Movie, Another Gay Sequel and Gypsy 83, A&amp;E Networks' Biography of Groucho Marx, Audible's Radiant Minds
Podcast, Investigation Discovery's Red Flags Podcast, Scholastic's iRead, Math 180 and Expert21 Series, Theatreworks USA's Romeo and Juliet.
Marty was the drummer on Steve Earle's Grammy-winning album Washington Square Serenade and on Jon Samson's Grammy-winning album Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype. He has recorded and toured with Tony Award winner Stew and TNP, William Shatner, Jonathan Coulton, Ivy and Meow.
Marty was Music Director for The Total Bent by Stew and Heidi Rodewald at The Public Theater and Music Director for The Good Swimmer by Heidi Rodewald and Donna Di Novelli at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Marty has composed and performed with international dance companies Jennifer Muller/The Works, Ephrat Asherie Dance, David Parsons Dance, Sean Curran, Heidi Latsky.

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MARTY BELLER: Twists, Turns, and Breakthroughs

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Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of Halloween fun at our Trunk or Treat event! Enjoy festive treats, decorated trunks, and sweet surprises around every corner. Don't forget to dress to impress—our Halloween Costume Contest will bring out the most creative, spooky, and fun looks!

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