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The Second City Cast & Crew – RedCo

The Second City Cast & Crew

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All Actors and Stage Managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.

RICH ALFONSO

RICH ALFONSO (Ensemble, he/him) is excited to be a part of the Touring Company along with these amazing people! He was a recipient of the 2016 NBC/Universal Bob Curry Fellowship and has worked as a cast member for The Second City’s Black History Month Show, touring aboard Norwegian Cruise Line and as an understudy for the ETC Resident Stage. Other credits include being a featured performer in the 2019 NBC Break Out Comedy Festival, and his solo show at the Annoyance, I.C.E. Box which was featured on WBEZ Radio and NPR. He is represented by BMG Talent. Follow Rich on Instagram and TikTok @rich_alfonso

KENNEDY BALDWIN

KENNEDY BALDWIN (Ensemble) is an improviser, writer and actor born and raised in Chicago. They attended Western Illinois University where they studied music business. She started taking improv classes at The Second City at the beginning of 2016 and has been in love with it ever since! In 2019, they completed the Severn Darden Graduate Program and in 2020 she was a recipient of the Bob Curry Fellowship at Second City. They now produce the smallprov show and performs on The Sunday Show at Logan Square Improv.

KARL BRADLEY

KARL BRADLEY (Ensemble) is a writer and philosopher-clown living in Chicago. Karl has performed at the Annoyance and IO theaters, and is a happy patron of Logan Square Improv. In the fall of 2020, Karl attempted to buy Second City but never received a response.

ANNA BORTNICK

ANNA BORTNICK (Ensemble, she/her) is an actor and improviser originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She received her B.F.A. from Boston University and has trained at the Eugene O’Neill National Theater Institute. Anna also performs with the musical improv company, BABY WANTS CANDY and SHAMILTON (Edinburgh Fringe, The Second City) and is a current resident company member at iO Theater. www.annabortnick.com

CLAIRE FAVRET

CLAIRE FAVRET (Ensemble, she/her) writes and performs all around Chicago. She has contributed headlines for The Onion and Clickhole, co-wrote an episodic comedy podcast/radio play called A Winkle In Time, and has co-created many sketches with the sketch comedy group Cigarette Sandwich. On social media she’s @clairefavs.

ROSS TAYLOR

ROSS TAYLOR (Ensemble, he/him) is originally from St. James, Missouri and studied theater at Mizzou. Favorite Second City credits include: National Touring Company, performing at the Kennedy Center and Lyric Opera and understudying the e.t.c. Ross teaches improv at the Second City and Annoyance Theater, and performs weekly at the Annoyance with Missed Call and Tuesday Musical Improv. @rosstaylornyc

BREE BARTMAN (Stage Manager) is the Stage Manager for this production! For the past 10 years, she’s been hiding in the shadows at several theaters around Chicago, including The Second City and the long running show, Bye Bye Liver. When she’s not at Second City, you can find her slinging sass at Ed Debevic’s! Please enjoy the show!!!

TONY BELSITO (Musical Director) is the one behind the piano. Hello!

ANNE LIBERA (Director) is an Associate Professor and coordinates the degree in Comedy Writing and Performance at Columbia College Chicago. She is an Artistic Consultant and Director of Comedy Studies for The Second City. She served as Director of Pedagogy for The Second Science Project in partnership with the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago. Her directing credits include: The Madness of Curious George, Computer Chips and Salsa, The Second City Goes to War, Are You There God? It’s Me, Katniss Everdeen, and Second City touring productions all over the world.

Anne has presented on topics in improvisation and comedy for Aspen Ideas Festival, Code Conference, Chicago Ideas Week, Twitter, and guest lectured at the Stanford Business School and Northwestern University. Her book Funnier: A Theory of Comedy with Practical Applications will be published by Northwestern University Press.

Twitter:@AnneLibera1

Understudies

KRISTEN AVILES

KRISTEN AVILES (Understudy) is from the beautiful sunshine place of Staten Island, NY. After moving to Chicago in 2017 she is now a Chicago based comedian, improviser and beautiful singer. You can currently catch her sometimes in Clued-in (Second City), Shamilton (Second City), The Mermaids (Annoyance) or as an understudy for Alex Bellisle in Great Altercations right here in the e.t.c! If you want to follow along and see where she will be next, you can follow her on everything @kris10aviles

AVERY FORD

Avery Ford (He/Him) is an actor, writer, comedian originally from Houston, Texas. Avery attended Howard University and graduated from Colby College with a BA in Acting Techniques and a Bachelors of Education. He moved to Chicago in early 2023 and has since studied improv at iO Theater, Logan Square Improv, The Annoyance, CIC, and The Home Theater. He can be seen performing on the iO House Team Megalodonna, and is the Co-Creator of the monthly all black sketch show The Spades Table. Avery is grateful to The Second City for this opportunity, to his fabulous cast mates, and to his loving family. You can find Avery on all social media platforms at @Averyford200.

EMILY ANDERSON

EMILY ANDERSON (she/her) is a comedian and actor who studied Theatre and Creative Writing at Northwestern University. Favorite credits include Her Honor Jane Byrne (Lookingglass Theatre), understudying The Second City mainstage and e.t.c. revues The Devil Is In the Detours and Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone!, and solo show Mean to Me: An OCD Odyssey. She improvises with Whirled News Tonight (iO Theater), improv duo ME Time, and impersonates her own mother as the creator/host of the variety show, Doing Our Moms. Emily is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. You can follow her on Instagram: @emilytheobsessed and @doingourmoms

AUDREY SCHIFFHAUER

AUDREY SCHIFFHAUER (Understudy, she/her) is originally from Buffalo, NY, and has performed improv and sketch comedy in Chicago for seven years, including Second City, iO Theater, The Annoyance and CIC. She is excited to be performing with her friends again after missing comedy so much in the last year, although her cat Lily is not thrilled that she seems to be leaving the house more often.

AARON ALICEA

AARON ALICEA (he/him) is from the infamous Long Island, NY. He started doing standup in Columbus, OH in 2019, then moved to Chicago during the pandemic in 2021 (surprisingly an awful time to make such a massive life transition) and began exploring other comedy mediums. He has vast performance experience in improv, sketch writing, acting, and music from several theaters he calls home, like The Annoyance Theatre or The Pack Theater in LA. He has performed in hundreds of shows around the country, was a recipient of the Bob Curry Fellowship at Second City in 2023, is currently on the all-Latine comedy troupe Escándalo at iO Theater, and is working on several projects he’s excited to show you all. Follow this goofy, unmedicated Sagittarius on Instagram @theaaronalicea for updates. P.S. he loves his mom, dad, and siblings for all of the unending support and patience in him “figuring it out”.

NICK WILSON

NICK WILSON (Understudy, he/him) is an actor, improviser, and musician from the south suburbs of Chicago, Il. He’s a graduate of DePaul University, as well as Second City’s Conservatory program and the iO training center. He’s performed all over the city, mostly at iO, CIC and Second City, since 2016. His web series, Hammersmith: Hurdle of Dreams, for which he won Best Actor at the Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, went on to win at Filmapalooza in Paris and screen at the Cannes Film Festival.

LEO (Understudy Stage Manager, they/them) has been in the theater game for most of their life, and is thrilled to be spending time stage managing, producing, and directing this year. This has been especially true since starring their own production company, Destined For Chaos Productions, which will be putting up two original reviews this year. You will find Leo stage managing various things throughout the building, including the long-running shows, “Baby Wants Candy” and “RIFF”. You can also see Leo performing around town, often doing music improv, which they have enjoyed since graduating Second City’s Music Improv Conservatory last year. Leo is happy any time they are doing something in a theater and is thrilled to be a part of this show! Check out their productions @destined_for_chaos

BRIAN COOPER (Understudy Music Director) is singer, songwriter, musician, composer and educator who is originally from Nassau, Bahamas. Brian studied Music at St. Johns University for his undergraduate degree and McnallySmith College of Music where he received a masters in Piano performance. He is excited to be apart of the improv world. He teaches and performs at the Second City and the Annoyance theater. Brian Also affectionately known as Bryan Cee can be found performing with his band around town and throughout the Midwest.