Marty McGuire

https://martymcgui.re/marty [AT] martymcgui [DOT] re

Significant Performance Experience

2014 - 2018 Baltimore Improv Group (BIG)

http://www.bigimprov.org/marty-mcguire.html

GHOST PARTY 👻🎉 2016 - Present. Sketch + short form. Performs quarterly at BIG. Festival performances at Baltimore Improv Festival (BIF). https://ghostparty.today/
Hostel 2015 - 2018. House team; montage, gator. Performed weekly at BIG. Festival performances at BIF, Comedy Pigs Summer Extravaganza. https://www.facebook.com/hostelimprov/
After School Grandma 2015 - 2017. Montage, freeform. Performed monthly at BIG. Festival performances at BIF, Del Close Marathon, and Boston Comedy Arts Festival. https://www.facebook.com/After-School-Grandma-448378922002592/
Unscripted 2015 - 2016. Fully-improved two-act plays. Cast, tech, front of house manager. https://www.bigimprov.org/unscripted.html
Your New Dad 2015. House team; montage. Performed twice monthly. https://www.facebook.com/Your-New-Dad-726817094007814/

Independent Improv Teams

Remote Possibilities 2016 - 2018. TV-show form. Performed at BIG and Washington Improv Theater (WIT). Festival performances at Chicago Improv Festival, Steelstacks Improv Comedy Festival, We the People Improv Fest. https://www.facebook.com/remoteposs/
Throwing Lobsters 2014 - 2016. Montage. Performances at BIG, Charm City Comedy Project, Charm City Comedy Festival. https://www.facebook.com/throwinglobsters/

Streams and Podcasts

Lawful & Orderly 2017 - Present. https://nowsaysers.com/ Weekly role-playing actual play live-streamed on Twitch.
We Have to Ask Podcast 2016 - Present. https://wehavetoask.com/ Weekly improvised comedy interviews. (Currently on hiatus).
This Week in the IndieWeb 2017 - 2018. https://martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/ Weekly community news summary.

Improv Education

2019 Upright Citizens Brigade, Magnet Theater

UCB 301 (Doug Moe); 201 (Liz Noth); 101 (Chelsea Clarke)
Magnet
- Improv Lv 3 (Louis Kornfeld), Lv 2 (Elana Fishbein); Lv 1 (Hannah Chase)
- Musical Improv Lv 2, Lv 1 (Nikita Burdein and Frank Spitznagel)

2013 - 2018 Baltimore Improv Group

Took 8 classes through Baltimore Improv Group including standard short- and long-form improv curriculum and special topics such as Game Focus, Movement for the Improvisor, Musical Improv, and Characters.

Significant Improv Workshops

Workshops at Camp Improv Utopia East

2019. Jacque Arend; Bill Arnett; Rachel Rosenthal; Brian O’Connell
2018. Ashley Comeau; Chris Moody; Wendy Penrod; Megan Gray
2017. Carla Cackowski; Kelly Buttermore and Justin Peters; Rick Andrews; Nick Armstrong
2016. Katy Schutte; Elana Fishbein; Jaime Moyer; Mike Descoteaux
2015. Nick Armstrong; Amey Goerlich; Kevin Mullaney; Karen Graci

Workshops via BIG, BIF, and other festivals

2019. Active Choices w/ The Cast; Digging Deeper w/ Andy Perkins; Keep It Simple, Superstar w/ Risa Harms
2018. Intro to Musical Improv w/ Eric Gersen; Advanced Scene Work w/ Eric Gersen; Social Justice & Comedy w/ Keisha Zollar; Improvising Pop/Rock Songs w/ Kevin O’Brien
2017. Scenework for Musical Improv w/ Woody Fu;
2016. Emotion Tune Up w/ Hannah Chase; Musical Improv for Beginners w/ Travis Ploeger
2015. Duos w/ Topher Bellavia; The Brick w/ Caitlin Steitzer; Individual Focus & Feedback w/ Rick Andrews; Physical Theater w/ Tori Bertocci
2014. Making Mischief w/ Kristen Schier; Musical Improv Crash Course w/ Jon Bander & Eric Gersen; Balance of Game & Emotion w/ Maggy Keegan

Volunteering

2018. Camp Improv Utopia East Counselor (Fred Rogers Cabin).
2018. Co-instructor for Podcasting workshops at BIG.
2014 - 2018. Baltimore Improv Festival (BIF) Website developer.
2016. Tech team for Unscripted.
2015. Front of House Manager for Unscripted.

Special Skills

Hosting shows, running tech, websites
Producing and show running
Mediocre Accents
Most familiar long-form formats: Armando, Montage, Harold, Gator