pH Cast

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REPERTORY
pH is a growing company and these are some of our fresh faces. These guys are the future of pH so watch them grow and prepare to take over the comedy world.

	CLAIRE ALDEN
	FRANKIE BENAVIDES
	AIDY BRYANT Aidy is completely delighted to be playing with pH! She recently moved from Phoenix to attend Collumbia College Chicago. Where she is a loving member of pH's pHarm team droppin' $cience. She is currently going through the training program at iO. Aidy is afraid of horses, yogurt, long nails, and toothbrush foam. Aidy loves hugs, loretta lynn, the color seafoam green, pinnipeds, and surprises.
	CYNTHIA CASTIGLIONE Cynthia was breed in LA, don’t ask her about it, she does send them all a big HI! though. She came here to learn how to act and improvise; she went to DePaul and the Annoyance. When she graduated she was like “Now what?” So, she did a lot of stuff, puppetry, clowning, welding, protesting, traveling and at end was like “I need to focus and get a dog!” She has had the pleasure over the years to work with companies like Redmoon, Collaboraction, Piven and Around the Coyote to name a few, where, by the way, she currently is the Theatre Curator. She is quite fancy. Now she has found pH and doesn’t know what to do with herself to contain the glee! Glee I say! She is very proud to be part of such a talented bunch! You can catch her acting in shows all over the city at night and late nights here or rambling with (untitled). During the day she’s probably teaching your children something theatre related or serving you a cup a coffee. Depends on the day.
	KATE COHEN Kate is absolutely thrilled to be a new member of the deliciously dysfunctional pH family!! Kate is from Maryland and has an extremely useful degree in theatre from the University of Arizona. She has studied at The Second City Conservatory, ComedySportz, and iO. Kate loves improv, sketch, autumn in Chicago, and rasin bread. Kate also loves all 4 of her parents, Grams, Alexis, and The Piece.

	KRISTEN DANKO Kristin Danko moved in March of '06 from the nice warm comfort of the southeast to the bitter cold of Chicago. She has a BA in Theatre and Music from Converse College (yes, like the shoe) and has trained at iO and The Annoyance. She's way excited to be involved with pH. And if you ever see her out, she drinks 7 and 7's.
	TOM DEAN
	ELISE DUBOIS Elise moved to Chicago 2 years ago and loves every minute of it! Even when freezing winds find the only non-covered part of her body to attack! She graduated with a BA in drama and has not had to waitress once yet! Her improv performing credits include, IO, the Annoyance, Second City's Donny Skybox, and the Playground.
	BOB EGAN
	ED GASS "Young, Middle Class, White, College Educated, Unskilled, Broke, Drunk!" eD grew up in the lovely south suburbs of Chicago. In fact, he still lives there, never quite able to leave his parents home. eD performs Improv in and around the Chicago area and has trained with The Second City Training Center, ImprovOlympic, ComedySportz & Annoyance Productions. eD also has a Degree in Theatre from Illinois State University. You can catch eD also performing with his Improv Team, Mess Hall (myspace.com/messhallimprov), at various other venues in and around Chicago. eD is very excited to be joining pH! eD would like you to know, that if you're very quiet, you can sneak into his parents basement and make out with him.

	ANNE HARVEY A proud Chicagoan, Anne Harvey has trained at iO, The Annoyance, Comedy Sportz and The Second City Conservatory. She is delighted to be working with this talented group of people, thanks to pH for the opportunity. Big ups to God, Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, David Koresh, Suri Cruise and anyone else who may have something to do with saving her soul.
	BRIGGS HATTON Briggs Hatton hails from Redwood City, California. He first decided to brave the icey tundra of Chicago to study Theater and English at Northwestern, where he also performed and directed improv and sketch comedy with Mee-Ow. Briggs freakin' loves the Chicago comedy community, and is currently training with The Second City Conservatory and Improv Olympic. His real first name is "Mike," or maybe "Steve."
	AGGIE HEWITT Aggie Hewitt has studied improv at The Groundlings School in Los Angeles and at iO Chicago. She is also a proud member of Columbia College’s pHarm team droppin’ $cience. She was very happy to join the repertory at pH in January. Aggie is gorgeous.
	SCOTT HOGAN Scott was born and raised in Bloomington/Normal IL. He loved the place so much he decided to stay in town and go to Illinois State for a degree in 06' for Acting. After that he didn't like it there so much and moved to Chicago where he continues to improvise and act. You may have seen him in improv shows around the city with his group Jessica, or even at iO. He has also done theatre for Easy Street Players and the North Lakeside Players. Scott looks to work on more film and comedy work as well as continue to make you, the audience, giggle.
	HOWIE KREMER Howie is a simple man. Hailing from St. Louis, MO., he enjoys roller skating (not blading), The St. Louis Cardinals, and velvet. Howie has trained at The Annoyance Theater, iO (formerly Improv Olympic) and is currently in level 4 in the Second City Conservatory. In his spare time Howie likes writing, traveling and delivering babies. He is very skilled in different areas. He has a surplus of skills, available upon request. Howie would like to thank his friends and family for all of their love and support, the wonderful members of The Deformed, HANDS, and his close friends who he has the pleasure of improvising with every week (SOD!). Also, Howie collects PEZ dispensers.
	VINNIE LACEY Vinnie Lacey has been performing for over six years, first discovering his love for the art of improv at Catholic University in Washington, DC with the campus hit Impulse Control. After moving to Chicago in 2004, Vinnie has performed and studied extensively at IO (formerly ImprovOlympic), the Playground Theater, Second City, and Annoyance. He also directs The Diary Project, a "spontaneously penned" improv production. He is a repertory member of pH Productions and the hit children's improv show Hogwash (Jerk Alert Productions). Vinnie competes professionally against himself in a show that has been described as, "If Sam Shephard did improv." He is delighted to have the opportunity to do this thing here for you now. Seriously.
	MIKE MALTZ Mike Maltz has been doing improv since he was like nine or something. This Chicago native is currently a student in the Second City Conservatory program and performs regularly with the iO Harold team Hunter Family Crest. He can also be seen at theatres and clubs across the city with his independent long form improv troupe clubgroupteam. He would like to thank pH for letting him perform with such a bright and talented group of people.
	RASHEEDA MOORE Rasheeda is thrilled to be joining pH. She moved to Chicago from North Carolina in 2006 to pursue theatre and improv. She has gone through the training center at IO and has worked on a handful of theatre and improv productions since settling in Chicago. Rasheeda is a big fan of The Simpsons, her mom, and your mom.
	ANNE MURPHY Anne MurpHy is thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful cast and crew. She is currently a student at Loyola University earning her B.A in advertising and public relations. She performs at school with pH's pharm team BAM! and at The Playground Theater with Mort. She has completed training at Players Workshop and the Annoyance.
	WES PERRY Wes is overjoyed to become a part of pH! Wes grew up in sunny San Diego where he studied with Comedy Sportz LA's High School League. He currently goes to Columbia College where he's a member of the pHarm team, Droppin' $cience. Wes likes stuffed animals and cookies.
	ADAL RIFAI Adal Rifai is brand new to pH and couldn't be more excited! He has been in Chicago about a year and half and is currently finishing the Second City Conservatory and IO training program. Adal can be seen performing with improv groups Insult To Injury, Makeshift Robot, and in Donny's Skybox with Wizards and Biceps while also being a company member of Shantz Theatre. About the name.....yes...it is Palestinian
	JEREMY SCHAEFER Jeremy Schaefer is a recent addition to pH. He's performed stand up comedy around Chicago and London and improvised with Storybox Theatre and The Improv Playhouse. He's also worked with Imagination Theatre, Janus Theatre, The Big Picture Group and First Folio Shakespeare Festival. He can also be found on the internet (just don't get confused with the hockey player by the same name.)
	JEFF SEVENER
	BRANDON TAYLOR Brandon is very excited to be apart of pH Productions. Born and raised in the Atlantic City area of New Jersey, he is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where he co-founded the school's first long form ensemble I Pulled My Quad while playing football. His theatres of study include ImprovBoston, Upright Citizens Brigade, The P.I.T., Annoyance, and The Second City conservatory. He is an alumni of the ImprovBoston Mainstage and Theatre Sports. Brandon would like to thank his family, friends, fellow performers and the great direction of ImprovBoston's Will Luera for there love and support.
	ALI WEISS Ali first joined pH in 2006 and is thrilled to be back with this talented ensemble. A native of New York City, Ali first came to Chicago to study improv and has been performing, writing and directing here ever since. She recently appeared in the play The Brother with Robert Breuler and directed The Sam Show at The Annoyance. She also teaches improv to kids for The Second City and Old Town School of Folk Music and edits videos for funny people. More info at alisonweiss.com.
	JOEL ESHER - ASST. MUSIC DIRECTOR Joel Esher is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where he majored in Vocal Performance and Music Direction with a certificate of performance in musical theatre. He has music directed several productions including Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, Children of Eden and Bat Boy. Additionally Joel served as composer and music director for Griffin's Tale children's theatre company from 2005-2007 and composed songs for Northwestern's annual Waa-Mu show. Currently Joel is involved with Second City's music director training program under the direction of Mike Descoteaux. Love to his family, friends, and improv playmates.
	BOAZ REISMAN - ASST. MUSIC DIRECTOR
	DAN WESSELS - ASST. MUSIC DIRECTOR Dan Wessels is a graduate of the Second City Music Director Training Program, and a music composition major at Columbia College Chicago. He has played with ComedySportz, pHamily: The Musical!, Baby Wants Candy, Recapitulation, as well as various sketch shows at Donny's Skybox. He also served as music director for The Rocky Horror Show and assistant music director for West Side Story, both of which performed at the Columbia College Theater Department.