IMPRO THEATRE’S TENNESSEE WILLIAMS UNSCRIPTED JUN 15 – 17 / THE EDYE Directed by Brian Lohmann IMPRO THEATRE STAFF Dan O’Connor, producing artistic director Rick Bernstein, managing director Nick Massouh, director of the Impro Theatre School Madi Goff, associate director of the Impro Theatre school Paul Hungerford, Impro Studio producer Matthew Pitner, Impro Studio manager Emily Rose Jacobson, social media coordinator PRODUCTION STAFF Trefoni Rizzi, scenic designer Sandra Burns, costume designer Leigh Allen, lighting designer Alex Caan, technical improviser ENSEMBLE Kari Coleman, Lisa Fredrickson, Kelly Holden Bashar, Brian Michael Jones, Stephen Kearin, Lauren Rose Lewis, Brian Lohmann, Nick Massouh, Mike McShane, Dan O’Connor, Edi Patterson, Paul Rogan, Ryan Smith, Michele Spears, Floyd Van Buskirk Impro Theatre is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Impro Theatre’s programming is made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. There will be one 15-minute intermission. 16 MAY/JUN 2018 ENSEMBLE Kari Coleman Lisa Fredrickson Kelly Holden Bashar Brian Michael Jones Stephen Kearin Lauren Rose Lewis Brian Lohmann Nick Massouh Mike McShane Dan O’Connor Edi Patterson Paul Rogan Ryan Smith Michele Spears Floyd Van Buskirk MAY/JUN 2018 VISIT THEBROADSTAGE.ORG 17 WELCOME TO THE SHOW! BIOS For the uninitiated, this unique form of KARI COLEMAN, ensemble, began theatre generates a few questions: improvising with LA Theatresports as a founding member. She was most recently Who writes these plays? seen in Rizzoli and Isles, It’s Always Sunny Everyone that is present on stage. in Philadelphia and The Spoils Before Dying Impro Theatre is an ensemble of actor/ with Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, as well playwrights who write theatre as they as reprising her role as Helen Stacy in The perform it. Our crew is improvising the Amazing Spiderman 2. She also starred sound and light changes right along with in the MTV series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be us. Famous and played Whitney on Switched How do you rehearse this kind of show? at Birth. Guest star appearances include Scandal, NCIS: LA, Grey’s Anatomy, Glee, We immerse ourselves in the particular Wilfred, Major Crimes and NCIS. She’s genre and then reinvent it in an entirely played George’s psychotic girlfriend new way, right in front of your eyes. on Seinfeld and an embittered sex-ed Through the rehearsal process, we teacher on Veronica Mars. She’s also embrace the essence of that particular been a fire-eater with Penn & Teller in Las performing style without saying or Vegas, debunked paranormal phenomena performing anything that has been on syndicated TV and fallen off a mountain previously written or performed. in an IMAX 3-D film T-REX. She is married What is it like performing a play when you to fellow actor Kyle Secor and they have don’t have a script? two amazing daughters. It is terrifying, inspiring, and wonderfully LISA FREDRICKSON, ensemble, in exhilarating. The performers are addition to Impro Theatre, has been embracing whole-heartedly the acting an ensemble member of Seattle tenet to “be in the moment” as they have Theatresports, SAK Comedy Lab Orlando, no other choice. Disney’s Comedy Warehouse and Inflatable How do I know you are making it up? Betty. She is the resident improv teacher We invite you to come back and see at California Lutheran University. She was another show – it will be completely an original cast member of Fellowship! different from this performance. It is one The Musical Parody of “The Fellowship of of the reasons why people come back and the Ring” in Los Angeles, performed at see multiple shows! the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and performed in Boo at New York, New York For more information about Impro in Las Vegas. TV credits include Greek, Theatre, go to www.ImproTheatre.com Desperate Housewives and The Tick. She has been in numerous TV commercials, usually as some sort of uptight mother. She loves babies and banjos. 18 MAY/JUN 2018 KELLY HOLDEN BASHAR, ensemble, was Theatresports and the Pepperdine Improv most recently seen on Speechless, and Troupe. she played Martin Freeman’s wife Pearl Nygaard in the Golden Globe and Emmy- STEPHEN KEARIN, ensemble, began his winning hit miniseries Fargo on FX. Some career with Bay Area Theatresports in of her other recent credits include Parks San Francisco, where he was a company and Recreation, 2 Broke Girls, Dog With A member for 14 years. He was a founding Blog, and Gilmore Girls. She co-starred member of both Improv Theatre and with Rita Rudner in the film Thanks and True Fiction Magazine and is currently a can be seen in numerous commercials. founding member of 3ForAll (Celebrating Kelly is also a writer and one of the credits their 20th season). Last year he served she is most proud of is being the co- as co-director of Impro Theatre’s Twilight writer of, (and portraying “Pippin” in), the Zone UnScripted and The Western critically acclaimed play Fellowship! The UnScripted (Ovation Award nomination Musical Parody of “The Fellowship of the for his performance). Stephen is the co- Ring.” In addition to being a main company creator of Simlish and was the principal member at Impro Theatre, Kelly is also male voice of The Sims, Sims 2.0 and part of the teaching faculty. Her best role, Sims Medieval. He is featured in the by far, is mom to Brooke and Maggie. DreamWorks Animation films Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3, Madagascar BRIAN MICHAEL JONES, ensemble, can 2 & 3, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Megamind, The currently be seen as “Chad” on Disney Penguins Of Madagascar and Home. He XD’s Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much appears as the terrifying Principal Mitchell Everything. His puppeteering work can be on Disney XD’s Kirby Buckets. Stephen seen on ABC’s The Muppets and Muppets: has served as an instructor at Stanford Most Wanted. Brian recently performed University, Dreamworks Animation and with Channing Tatum in Joel and Ethan Cirque Du Soleil. Coen’s film Hail Caesar! as a love struck sailor in the musical number “No Dames.” LAUREN ROSE LEWIS, ensemble, can In addition to his numerous national currently be seen in PixL’s original TV commercials, his TV/film credits include: movie Sisters of the Groom in a supporting Grey’s Anatomy, Castle, Community, lead role as the ex-girlfriend still in love Raising Hope, Wilfred, Bones, NCIS: LA with her old beau. Over the summer, and the independent comedy film Tribute. Lauren appeared in the “thriller” film Theatre credits include: the role of Frodo Unforgettable, starring Katherine Heigl in Fellowship! The Musical Parody of “The and Rosario Dawson. In addition to Fellowship of the Ring,” The Diviners, the starring in the indie film First Period, she fool in King Lear, West Side Story, 42nd has appeared on numerous television Street and Boys Next Door. His work shows, including guest starring on with The Jim Henson Company includes Showtime’s Dexter and Nickelodeon’s Unstable Fables and the improvised iCarly. Other television credits include: puppet show Puppet Up! Brian teaches Presence, Friends with Better Lives, Hit improv at the Impro School and directs LA the Floor, Melissa and Joey, CSI: NY, MAY/JUN 2018 VISIT THEBROADSTAGE.ORG 19 Entourage, NCIS, Two and a Half Men, Stanford, The Guthrie Theatre, The Public Rules of Engagement, Ugly Betty, Days of Theater’s Shakespeare Lab, The Old Our Lives, the Hallmark Channel’s movie A Globe/USD, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Kiss At Midnight and the FOX pilot Inside and Shakespeare at the Huntington. Jokes. Lauren has also performed at Awards include Garland, Drama-Logue, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, starring in and StageScene LA. David Mamet’s The Water Engine and John www.brianlohmann.com Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. NICK MASSOUH, ensemble, is an actor, BRIAN LOHMANN, director, ensemble, improviser, and sketch comedian. He is For Impro, Brian has directed L.A. a founding company member with Impro Noir UnScripted (Oregon Shakespeare Theatre and head of The Impro Theatre Festival mainstage, John Anson Ford School. Nick is also a member of the Amphitheater), Tennessee Williams comedy troupe Summer of Tears, who UnScripted (Odyssey Theater/South won the award for best sketch at the HBO Coast Rep), Dickens UnScripted (Broad Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and filmed Stage/North Coast Rep) and Shakespeare a sitcom pilot for Warner Brothers. He UnScripted (OSF Green Show/Carrie has appeared in film/television including Hamilton Theater.) Brian served as the Oscar winning West Bank Story, Associate Artistic Director for Impro Intelligence, NCIS:LA, Private Practice, Theatre from 2006-16. He directed (and ER, Bones, and Californication. Nick has composed the score) for The Servant of performed on stage at South Coast Rep, Two Masters at Pepperdine University, The Broad, The Falcon, and originated the directed ModRock at the El Portal, and role of Tommy Marsico in Rita Rudner’s Fraudway LA’s improvised musicals, Music Tickled Pink at The Laguna Playhouse. Nick in the Key of Murder and Camenot at the is a resident of Los Angeles with a BFA Impro Studio. Favorite performances degree in acting from USC. include the Berkeley Jazz Festival with Bobby McFerrin, String of Pearls at MIKE MCSHANE, ensemble, was a regular Carnegie Hall and Johnny Lonely in his cast member of Whose Line is it Anyway critically acclaimed solo show Johnny UK and has taught improvisation for Pixar, Lonely’s Unhappy Hour, which toured Savannah College of Art and Design and the UK and Australia. He appeared Off- many workshops in the U.S.