MAIN STAGE CAST
Fridays & Saturdays
ALEN KOLENOVIC
Alen's improv journey commenced with ImprovCity in the summer of '21. He is also a writer, actor and director, with credits in film and television. A NYC native, he can be spotted habitually jaywalking in Old Town Tustin. |
ALLEN KIM
Hooked since his first exposure to improv, Allen is pretty invested in it. He's studied short form in OC and long form in LA. Now you can see the payoff yourself at one of ImprovCity's shows! |
ANDREW LIVINGSTONE
After writing and performing for Cornell University’s Humor Us! sketch comedy group, Andrew departed the East Coast for Texas, and graduated from the improv conservatory at Station Theater in Houston and never once used the word “y’all”. Relocated to California, Andrew has trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, co-founded Orange County longform team Tan Sedan and ImprovCity house team StoryTime, and appeared on his grandmother’s favorite syndicated game show. |
ASIC KHATCHATRYAN
Raised in the San Fernando Valley and unable to whistle until the age of 21, Asic found her way to improv obsession via the ComedySportz High School League, UC Irvine’s Live Nude People (With Clothes On), The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and South Coast Repertory. Her interests include writing, birds, fact-checking dubious claims, British panel shows, sour candy, Tony Shalhoub, and social anxiety. |
AUBRIE BISHOP
It all started in 2nd grade when Mrs. Stoll gave Aubrie the Best Sense of Humor award. Aubrie’s next big break came in her college Spanish course when she was voted Best Actress for her portrayal of Patricio in her group’s award-winning skit, Bob Esponja. In 2021, she was deemed Funniest Bishop by her cousin, Erica (a very competitive title). Currently, she regularly kills with her elementary school students when she becomes the character of Granny in the classic speech and language game Grannie’s Candies. |
BEN WETZEL
Ben’s adventures into the entertainment industry started by taking voice acting & acting classes in 2016. This quickly led him to ImprovCity where he has been a troupe member since 2017. He enjoys nature, video games, movies/tv, books, and being introverted. |
BOB BURNS
Robert Burns has been part of proud member of ImprovCity since 2018. He has been acting for over 40 years, and enjoys every aspect of performing. He continues to audition for commercials, and especially loves comedy. He thanks IC for the opportunity not only to do improv, but to try his hand at stand-up comedy. Long live Bobby B. |
BOB CRAIG
Bob has been performing improv for many years. He has trained at The Second City and iO in Chicago and at Groundlings in LA. He published his first novel, Sportsmans in 2022 and is working on his latest work now. He is a teacher here at ImprovCity and thanks Devin, Gina and everyone here for welcoming him to the fold. |
BRIAN MINTON
Brian grew up in Westminster and graduated from UC Irvine. Brian has been a member of ImprovCity since July 2013 and was the creator of the genre long-form improv show, The Wheely Funny Show. He has studied improv at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa and with Impro Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2015, Brian was a cast member of the monthly horror-themed improv show, Thursday Nightmare. He has also performed sketch comedy at both ImprovCity and The Second City Hollywood. |
BRYCE ST. PETER
Bryce is a music and acting guy. He is also the bandleader, singer-songwriter and saxophonist of The Sound Scientists, a multi-genre jazz fusion band. |
CLAYTON JAMES
Clayton is an Orange County based writer and performer. Besides ImprovCity, he has performed at Improv Collective and Westside Comedy Theater. He firmly believes three sentences is the perfect bio length. |
DAN SCHEINBERG
Dan is a writer, actor, and producer. He adores the magic of storytelling…whether it be planned, sketched, or improvised from the ether. |
DEVIN DUGAN
Devin Dugan is the Artistic Director of ImprovCity's Main Stage cast. Devin has performed, taught and trained with numerous troupes across the country including The National Comedy Theatre, The Second City Hollywood, ComedySportz, ComedyCity, and LA Connection. He is also a published author, international award winning screenwriter, director and producer, and has written for Nostalgia Digest Magazine. |
ELANA VLODAVER
Elana studied musical theater and vocal performance throughout high school and her time at Bowdoin College but fell off the wagon in pursuit of some science degrees. She went to UPenn for veterinary school, but was saddened to learn that cows do not care for improvised musical numbers during their rectal exams. In a desperate whim to revive the right-side of her brain, she studied improv at the Philly Improv Theater. The science thing brought her to SoCal and ImprovCity, where she found community, laughter, and great snacks. |
GINA DUGAN
Gina is a founding member of ImprovCity and the Artistic Director of the ImprovCity Thursday/Sunday cast. Gina is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and has studied at Upright Citizens Brigade. Besides improv, she is also a veteran of sketch comedy. |
JACK BRUBAKER
Jack has been improvising throughout his entire life, constantly making up characters and stories for his own entertainment. At ImprovCity, he is finally putting that skill to use. In the future he would like to be a writer/actor, which he is currently studying for. According to his friends, he is a "Grade A Jamoke". He enjoys solving Rubik's cubes, reading Wikipedia and drinking Pepsi Vanilla in his free time. |
JAMIE DANA
Jamie thrives on stage as an improviser, drawing from her eight-year background in musical theatre. She’s currently an international educator in the hair industry, blending her love for travel with her profession. Off stage, Jamie can be found sipping coffee in new cafes or treasure hunting in thrift shops. |
JEFF BUENO
Jeff Bueno has trained/performed at The Second City Conservatory, Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center, & performs Stand-Up. He also likes dogs & fitness. |
JENNIFER PIZZOLO
Jennifer began performing improv in the early 1990s with ComedySportz Philadelphia. She has performed longform improv with Farm to Table, Words of Wisdom and Snatch’d. She is also the Artistic Director of ImprovCity's Tuesday cast. In addition to improv, Jennifer is a trained Salsa dancer and also performs sketch and stand up comedy. |
JOSH HOOVER
Josh is thrilled to be back on the stage acting a complete fool of himself as per the usual. Josh studied Theatrical Design and Production at Cal State Fullerton and is an advocate for pineapple on pizza. He measures in at a whopping 6ft. 8in, weighs around (wouldn’t you like to know), and is always ready to rumble. He would also like to thank his friends and family for their supportive banter including but not limited to “whoohoo!” and “you go girl!” Finally, Josh would like to leave you with this proverb, “I like my coffee like I like my women. . . I don’t like coffee." |
JUAN VELASCO
Juan is an Ecuadorian actor and improv teacher who graduated in theater and directing in Argentina. He moved to Los Angeles in 2009 and create his first improv team, E.S.L., while studying at Monkey Butler Hollywood. Juan graduated from iOWest and was part of the Harold team Cash for Gold. He performed at Second City Hollywood with his teams Day Job and Heraldo. He teaches improv in both Spanish and English. |
KATIE NOCERINO
Grab an introvert with a moderate addiction to cheese; mix in a Lisa Frank folder and a dash of Frank’s Red Hot; fold in two heaping scoops of sarcasm; blend ingredients together on a stage in front of a live audience for about 15 years; finally, garnish with gibberish and pair with a chilled bottle of frizz-control mousse. Et Voila! You’ve got yourself a recipe for one heck of a middle child. |
KYLE GOULSTON
Some people call Kyle the space cowboy. Some call him the gangster of love. Some people call him Maurice, because he speaks of the pompitous of love (Kyle doesn’t know what a pompitous is). You can find him on YouTube at goultube, which is not a typo, despite Google’s insistence that it is. |
LEE GODDEN
Lee is the co-founder of Advantage Improv, an applied improvisation team building and education company. Also a musician, filmmaker and actor, Lee has appeared in feature films and national TV commercials. A U.S. Navy veteran, Lee later worked with startups and Fortune 100 companies, managing high technology sales teams. He’s the author of the internationally-translated book ZenWise Selling. |
MEGHAN MANNING
Meghan has been doing comedy since she was 14 and it’s been an incredible journey full of laughs and joy. When she’s not doing improv comedy, you can catch her working with the character department at Disneyland where she gets to use her crazy improv skills to create magical memories for guests. Meghan also loves being outside, playing ukulele, and trying to convince her cat to audition for ImprovCity. |
NAZ HARIRINIA
Naz dabbled in theater back in high school and got to perform off Broadway. She also had the opportunity to play at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland before moving to Southern California. Once she got to Fullerton College she took almost every acting class and performed in several small productions. She found ImprovCity and is excited to be a troupe member. She enjoys the basic millennial things: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, the MCU, Star Wars, avocado toast, iced coffee, and carrying around her emotional support water bottle covered in stickers. |
NEIMAN ARAQUE
Having starred in over 40 improvised shows for Comedy Sportz High School League, 4 musicals, 3 plays, 6 theater festivals, 1 research symposium, 2 school-wide conventions, 10 monologues, 1 choreographed Homecoming King Nominee number, 2 halftime show dances, 3 stand-up performances, 3 talent shows, 1 senior year cabaret, 1 short documentary, 1 artsy student film, and now shows with his wonderful friends at ImprovCity, Neiman still cannot schedule a doctor's appointment on his own. |
SADAD TALHOUNI
Sadad is a writer, editor, podcaster, traveler, polyglot, data management analyst, Nobel-peace-prize winner and liar. He’s very happy to add improviser to his repertoire. His interests include LEGO, comics, Star Wars, single-player gaming and reviewing movies in a very condescending manner that his therapist would probably disapprove of (and wondering whether sentences should end with a dangling preposition) |
TIM MAGOUN
While Tim is a graphic designer by profession, acting and the performing arts is where his heart lies. Whether it's acting in a scene study class, a community theater play, a TV commercial, or even doing live improv (wink)...entertaining people is always the thing that brings the most joy to his heart. Other things he enjoys beyond performing: video games, iced coffee, horror movies, singing, and quietly enjoying his eclectic taste in music. |