Jillian Boshart considers herself to be an amalgam of her time spent in Spokane, Utah and Seattle. One part small town gal, one part obedient and naive, and one part rainy liberal who feels really guilty about using two paper towels. Like most major events in her life it was a happy accident that got Jillian improvising–playing short-form games in the backyard with babysitters and other scrappy neighborhood kids. Precocious! Many years later she went on to obtain a bachelors degree in musical theatre from Weber State University. While at school she became one of the founding members of GAF, an all female sketch and improv ensemble. Since moving to Seattle Jillian has spent much of her time performing on Seattle stages, and was most recently seen in Wing-It Productions Goin’ Steady. Favorite scripted roles have included Leanne in Cannibal: The Musical, Cathy in The Last Five Years, Sarah Jane Moore in Assassins, and Abby in Musical of Musicals: The Musical! She is beyond excited to be playing and growing with Interrobang?! Thank you for supporting independent improv.
Phoebe Richards discovered her love of Improv while living in Olympia when she joined the group, Improv Robot. For three years she performed and developed awesome shows with them while attending Evergreen State College for Film and Theater. Now back in Seattle, Phoebe is a member of TWISTED FLICKS at Wing-it productions. She performed in Clues and Men of Action, also with Wing-it Productions. Phoebe is currently reprising her role as The Dutchess of Destruction for the late night improv show Funbucket. Phoebe enjoys doing scripted theater as well: last year she appeared in The Skriker, “A Midsummer’s Nightmare Before Christmas on Elm Street,” and Fred Nietzschie, P.I. with Ghost Light Theatricals. Phoebe is the Assistant Director of Night Zero, an online photographic comic book about the zombie apocalypse. Check it out at www.nightzero.com. Phoebe would like to thank her partner in happiness, Mike, for being so easy to cuddle.
Bryan Sullivan hails from the Portland, Oregon area and received his BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Puget Sound. During his time at Puget Sound, Bryan collaborated on new works, produced sketch and improv comedy performances, guided student groups into community outreach, and spent a semester studying at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. He has been active in the theatre communities in Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland working with different organizations including Wing-It Productions, GreenStage, and the Northwest Playwrights Alliance. His passions include acting, directing, and new play development with a special emphasis on teaching and education.
Becky Bartlein first tasted the sweet improv nectar as part of the ComedySportz High School League in Milwaukee, WI. She was a founding member of the all-female troupe Capitol GOGA at The George Washington University in D.C. After a 4-year hiatus spent travelling the world and doing make ‘em ups in other languages, mostly by accident, Becky moved to Seattle, where she reconnected with her love of improv while pursuing a career in global health. She can also be seen performing with KRAM Improv, based in West Seattle, and is excited to explore the possibilities of Interrobang’s free-form stylings.
Dave Clapper was a part of Northwestern University’s 1986 Mee-Ow Show, Oedipuss ‘N’ Boots, both on campus and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He then left improv behind until 2009, when he took Wing-It’s Performance Series class. Since returning to the stage, Dave has appeared in 14/48 at Theatre off Jackson and at ACT;
You can find him blogging about improv (and other things) at An Hour of Play.
Kai Curtis first dipped his toes in the balmy waters of improvisation as a student at Hampshire College in the late ’90s. After a ten year hiatus, Kai rediscovered his love for the make ‘em ups in 2009 through the Jet City Improv Seattle’s Most Extreme Karaoke Performance, and he hasn’t looked back since. Kai has performed in a wide variety of improvised shows around Seattle, including Jet City Improv, Unspeakable Horrors, and Goin’ Steady (Wing-It Productions); Five Thieves (Douglas Willott); Breaking News (Kai Curtis and Randy Miller); and, of course, Interrobang?! Improv’s very own Interrobang Anonymous and open-format shows. Kai is continually grateful for the support of his wife, Denise, and for the opportunity to play with his committed and talented cast mates, who never fail to surprise him with their redefinition of the scope and power of good improv.
For more information on Kai’s acting chops, visit http://kcurtis.com.