Meet The Cast

Main Cast

Derry MacDermott

Nickname: Queen D, Mama, Friend

Major: Early Grades Prep, Minor in Theatre

First Started Improv-ing: 2009

Other Activities: College Arms Resident Assistant, hating Tobey McGuire, eating chips, and going to trivia night and not contributing

I’m obsessed with: Americas Next Top Model, the Telephone music video, Oprah's Instagram, and friendship

Favorite Quote: Every lyric in "Bitch Better Have My Money" by Rihanna

Chelsea Rock

Nickname: C$Monay

Major: Actuarial Sciences/ Statistics

First Started Improv-ing: Spring 2013

Other Activities: WCU Cantari, playing piano, copious amounts of math homework, OVM, taking pictures of my dog, #ChelseaRage

I’m obsessed with: eos chapstick, fruit, Maroon 5, Adam Levine, eating, taking naps

Favorite Quote: "Hashbrown, no filter"- Kimmy Schmidt

Elyse McDevitt

Nickname: Hotlyse McDelicious

Major: Secondary English Ed. Literatures Track

First Started Improv-ing: 2010

Other Activities: You can find me singing, RA-ing at Tyson Hall, and/or teaching BODYPUMP (Come to my class at the Rec Center!)

I’m obsessed with: My cat.

Favorite Quote: “It's time for the Gettysburg undress." -Babe Lincoln

Mike Bideau

Nickname: Bideau, Aunt Jemimah, and Grandma

Major: Earth and Space Science Education, Geosciences

First Started Improv-ing: 2010

Other Activities: Hugging Trees, Boy Scouts, Camping, Loving Cows, Baking Macarons, and Oprah Wannabe

I’m obsessed with: Cows, Rocks, Karen Walker, Any Instagram on Goats, Cardboard Giraffes, and Cows again.

Favorite Quote: “When I die I want you to cremate me and throw my ashes in Tom Selleck's face." - Linda Belcher

Heidi Cooper

Nickname: Coops, Heidi Ho, Heidi Cooper Pooper Scooper

Major: Musical Theatre, Minor in Psychology

First Started Improv-ing: 2013

Other Activities: University Theatre Treasurer, Real Housewives Watcher, The Office enthusiast, and dog lover

I’m obsessed with: Amy Poehler, my dog, The Real Housewives, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, Katy Perry and embarrassing myself

Favorite Quote: “Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afriad of how much they love me.” – Michael Scott

Shane Park

Nickname: Slim Shaney, Daddy

Major: Communications

First Started Improv-ing: 2013

Other Activities: Milling and seething about

I’m obsessed with: Myself, video games, myself, internet, myself

Favorite Quote: "Cats do not abide by the laws of nature Dee."- Charlie Kelly

Jake Billings

Nickname: "J-Bill$", "shutup" "you're a disappointment"

Major: Business Management

First Started Improv-ing: 2014

Other Activities: President of High Street Harmonix

I’m obsessed with: Deep Dish Pizzazz, High Street, food I don't have to make

Favorite Quote: "It's time to get weird" - George Washington, probably

Featured Players

Kara Miller

Nickname: Kara-te

Major: Music Education with a minor in Elementary Education

First Started Improving: 2015

Other Activities: Netflixing, trumpet-ing, and Singing bass with my Gracenotes!

I’m obsessed with: the show Supernatural, ABC’S Once Upon a Time, and Improv!

Favorite Quote: “Time is the best teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all of its students.” ~Robin Williams

Zane Zerman

Nickname: Z

Major: English (Writing Track)

First Started Improv-ing: How old am I?

Other Activities: Reading, Cooking, Eating, Painting, and Gaming

I’m obsessed with: Whatever just happened 30 seconds ago

Favorite Quote: "Never half-ass two things, whole-ass one thing." - Ron Swanson

Charley Bloomfield

Nickname: Chuckles
Major: Theatre
First started improv-ing: 2015
Other activities: swing dancing, acting, stagecraft
I'm obsessed with: superheroes, Rick and Morty, and finding enough sleep
Favorite quote: "Upstage lads! This is my only number!" - Tim curry, Muppet Treasure Island

Casey Mellon

Nickname: (I do not have one(yet???))

Major: BSED, Literatures Track

First Started Improv-ing: 2010

Other Activities: theater, singing, karate, sleeping

I’m obsessed with: little animals, boys, cold weather, SNL, myself, rain, dave matthews band, tuna, and babies

Favorite Quote: "I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."

Danielle Agan

Nickname: I don’t have one yet eeee

Major: BSed. English Literature

First Started Improving: I dabbled here and there since high school

Other Activities: Your favorite bookstore cashier, Council for Exceptional Children member, baking.

I’m Obsessed with: anything that has buffalo sauce on it, Amy Poehler, and The Lumineers.

Favorite Quote: “I didn’t really know who I was, but improv had taught me that I could be anyone.” –Amy Poehler