Under St Marks Improv Side-Coached Show

Side-Coached is an improv show in which performers improvise live based on an audience prompt, all along being side-coached by our experienced improv teacher Betsy Helmer.

In our second season at Under St Marks we aim to experiment with long form improvisation: two teams will perform in the first part of the show, then we will jam with audience members who put their names in the hat.

Our show is an offshoot of East Village Performance/Practice Group that started in Spring 2025. Our gratitude goes to Under St. Marks Theater that fostered our group.

Betsy Helmer is a New York based actor, originally from Atlanta. She has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on numerous house teams, and toured with UCB Touring Company. She has an extensive theater background (Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre Company, New Stage Theatre, ASF) and her on-camera credits include; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, FBI: Most Wanted, and The Enemy Within. She currently performs with her improv team, The Working Group around NYC.

• Improv
• $10.00 + $2.50 fee
• February 17, 2026-August 18, 2026
• 60 minutes
• Under St Marks
• 94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009