Annie has been performing long and short form improv since 1997. in 2001 she helped found the children’s improv touring group, Smarty Pants Theater Company before making her way west to Los Angeles where she studied longform improv at the iO West Theater. Over the years a steady strong philosophy of team over individual and performing in the now has emerged. With this idea in place Annie began coaching which eventually turning into teaching. She currently teaches at MI’s Westside Comedy Theater and iO West where she also runs the student performance program the Lottery. These days you can see her performing with Harold Champions, USS Rock n Roll as well as in NOW? with Annie & Levin. Annie is also a working commercial actor and has appeared in several national and local spots. She gets totally jazzed off about improv and yes that’s how she talks about it!
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Aaron Krebs
Aaron Krebs is a founding member/co-owner of Mission IMPROVable, M.i.’s National Tour Company (current producer), and M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater. He taught and performed for over 20 years with Improv Olympic, Second City, the Westside, and many comedy festivals. Aaron is an actor, writer, producer and has been seen on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Insecure, Scorpion, Jane the Virgin, Grey’s Anatomy, The Thundermans, Stuck in the Middle, Brothers & Sisters, Hollywood Darlings, Just Add Magic, and is regularly on the Rob Riggle NFL FOX Sports Sunday Sketch show… Riggle’s Picks. Aaron teaches both the on-camera class and improv classes for the WCT. Aaron can currently be found performing in The Grind Presents on Thursday at 10pm here at the WCT.
Lloyd Ahlquist
Lloyd is an actor and an improviser who has been performing professioanlly for the past 12 years. After leaving UMASS Amherst, he moved to Chicago where he studied improv at Improv Olympic and Second City. He is a founding member of Mission IMPROVable and toured the country with M.i. for years performing at every major improv theater and festival in the U.S. Lloyd is now the Artisitc Director of the WCT as well as one of the owners of the theater. In addition to improv Lloyd enjoys surfing and rap music. Holla.
Nick Armstrong
Nick is an Actor, Improviser and Writer living in Los Angeles, CA. On TV Nick has been on the Emmy-Award winning shows The Office and Grey’s Anatomy. He has also made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, New Girl, Hot in Cleveland, Stan Against Evil and Parks and Recreation.
Nick has trained at The Groundlings and iO West. He is an alum of The Sunday Company at the Groundlings and currently performs at the world-famous iO West on LA’s Critically Acclaimed Harold Team King Ten. Nick is currently the Artistic Director of Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater and teaches and performs there. He has also taught improv at iO West and The Groundlings and has done workshops all over the world.
Nick is also the Camp Director and Founder of Camp Improv Utopia a a 501(c) (3) Non Profit improv retreat for grown ups. He is also one of the founding members of the The Improv Network.
Rich Baker
Rich Baker has performed and taught improv for more than 18 years. Currently he can be seen weekend nights with Mission Improvable or touring the country with his two man troupeRollin’ In Riches. Among his many projects as an actor he’s appeared in Hollywood Shakespeare’s film adaptation of Twelfth Night and the viral video Gym Wildlife. As a writer his original pilots have placed in several script writing competitions. In his rare free time, Rich hangs out with his girlfriend Ryan and their adorable puppy Westley.