Will Braithwaite (Riley Wheeler)
Will Braithwaite is a Philadelphia-born comedian, writer, and guitarist who currently lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He's performed in New York Comedy Fest, Upright Citizen's Brigade, Second City, and is currently on a House Team (Go Dummy) at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. He's seen My Chemical Romance live six times and plans to make that seven or die trying.
Maggie Olmsted (Cameron)
Maggie Olmsted is a very good stand-up comedian, improviser, and actress. She had the pleasure of playing Cameron in last fall's staging of Mourning Wood and was pleased when Will asked her to reprise the role. You may recognize her from Kay Scinto’s surreal horror-comedy short Hen House or Jess Zeidman’s feature Human Theories, but both of those projects are yet to be released, so it would be difficult to recognize her from them. You can see Maggie performing at her many shows, and rather than lay out exactly when those will be, we recommend you simply imagine them happening all the time and check social media for more details. Maggie would like to thank Tej Khanna for driving her home from rehearsal. She is currently represented by CESD.
Aakash Kesavarapu (JC)
Aakash is a writer and performer based in New York. He performs improv at UCB and Second City and performs stand up around.
Mick Szal (Courtney Johnson)
Mick Szal is an actor whose recent credits include Joker, The Resident, Red Oaks, and Law & Order SVU. She also produces the shows 'And Scene' and 'Drunk Planet Earth' at Caveat Theater. She's in love with Brian Morabito and their two cats Coconut Ratbones and Peanut Allergy.
Ashley Leisten Blair (Ensemble)
Ashley Leisten Blair is a cast member of the first ever Second City New York Mainstage. Originally a trained ballerina and classical singer from Texas, Blair is a graduate of Second City Chicago’s Severn Darden Program and Columbia College’s Comedy Studies Program. She’s a proud long-time student & performer of the Annoyance Theatre and former producer of Holy F*ck Comedy Hour. She has composed and written two comedy musicals: “Boyband the Musical,” and “How To Win An EGOT.” She is half of the hyperpop hardcore band, MEGASQUIRT. Follow Ashley on all socials @ashblairxoxo and @m3gasq1rt
Alan Kliffer - Director
Alan Kliffer has been directing and producing theater and comedy for over twenty years, with work profiled in Time Out NY. Beginning in Canada, Kliffer created various sketch troupes and began producing comedy shows at the age of 15. In Toronto, he established Kliffer Entertainment, and developed award-winning comedy shows, musicals and plays. In New York, Kliffer served as the Artistic Director of Asylum NYC in Chelsea, and helped to launch the global sensation Titanique. Kliffer produced audition showcases for SNL, JFL and The Tonight Show, and subsequently served as the Inaugural Artistic Director for The Second City New York. Alan is currently an independent Director and Producer, and has many shows in various stages of development. @klif
Carsen Smith
Carsen Smith is a screenwriter, satirist, and former zookeeper (yes, really) from Jacksonville, FL. Since graduating from Vanderbilt University, she’s contributed segments to truTV’s Impractical Jokers, headlines for Reductress, sketches for the Upright Citizens Brigade, and participated in The Onion’s 2023 Satire Workshop. After receiving the 2022 Scholarship from the Alliance for Women in Media, Carsen began pursuing her MFA in Screenwriting at Columbia University.