[NEohioPAL]HABITAT FOR INSANITY ANNOUNCES THE CAST OF IT'S NEWEST REVUE

Ferguson, Rick rferguson at woio.com
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Habitat For Insanity Sketch Comedy and Long Form Improv group will present
it's latest revue..."Homeland Security Blanket" "or "Charlton Forget your
Gun" for a three weekend run starting Sept 20th. Below are bio's of all the
writers and performers who put the show together. Quite the talented group! 

Performance Schedule
What: Habitat For Insanity Sketch Comedy and Improv Show "Homeland Security
Blanket or Charlton Forget Your Gun"
When: September 20th and 21st, September 27th and 28th & October 4th and 5th
at 8PM
Where: Cleveland Black Box Theater - (Cabaret Dada's Theater Space)
   1210 W. 6th Street (at Lakeside in the Warehouse District)
For more information, contact: 216-367-7133
For Reservations call: 216-696-4242, follow the prompts for the Cleveland
Black Box Theater


Habitat for Insanity Cast Bios

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Rick Ferguson
Director/Producer and Founder

Rick was born in Venezuela to Canadian parents and was raised primarily in
Canada, with some stints overseas in England and Australia. Rick spent a
year at theatre school in Montreal before attending film school in Toronto
at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute where is received a B.A.A in Media Arts.
While working in Toronto at CTV television, Rick took improv classes at the
Second City Training Centre in Toronto.  In 1996 he moved to Cleveland and
started working at WOIO/WUAB TV. He is currently the senior writer/producer
for the promotions department, where he helped develop and execute WUAB's
new brand "The Block".  He joined Cabaret Dada Improvisational Theatre in
1999, and recently graduated The Second City Cleveland Conservatory program.
Last year he successfully directed and produced Habitat for Insanity's first
revue. Earlier this year he also wrote and performed in his Second City
Conservatory show "Darwin, Lose or Draw".  

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Derek Koger
Assistant Director/Writer

Derek basically grew up in a theatre. His father was a director in Michigan.
He moved to Cleveland in 1997 and began doing local and regional theatre. He
has played numerous roles in the last few years, including Al in the
Katharsys Pictures film "Diamond Dragon, Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing,
and Glendower/Vernon/York in Henry IV (both for the Cleveland Shakespeare
Festival).  Last March, he graduated from the Second City Conservatory. As a
writer, his work has been seen in Dobama Night Kitchen productions of The
Gulf and Luv(sic), in the first revue for HFI, and the Cleveland
Conservatory production of Darwin, Lose, or DRAW! (where he worked with most
of the Habitat crew).  As his "Clark Kent" job, Derek is an Actor/Teacher
for Great Lakes Theater Festival and a freelance graphic designer.

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Jim Fath
Head Writer/Performer
Jim has been performing Improv in Cleveland for over 3 years. He is a Second
Cleveland Conservatory Graduate and founding member of Habitat for Insanity
.  He is currently starring in Flanagan's  at the PowerHouse in the Flats.
Other credits include being a featured writer for Omnicide Entertainment and
numerous appearances as a stand-up comic in the tri-state area. (Tri-state
being Ohio, Michigan & Pennsylvania) When Jim is not on stage he can be
found instructing Improvisation at Second City Cleveland Training Center or
working at Progressive Insurance Company.
  
 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Michael Francis Martone
Head Writer

Michael Francis Martone is a Lakewood based performer, instructor, and
free-lance writer for such publications as Maxim, TV Guide, InfoPro, Modern
Humorist,  and Mad Magazine. Michael teaches comedy writing for the Second
City Training Center and is a March 2002 graduate of their improv
conservatory. Mike's work can be found in the books "Rough Draft  "101
Damnations"  and the upcoming "More Mirth of a Nation". He is NOT the same
person as "Michael Martone", the witty, urbane, erudite essayist from
Indiana. But thank you for asking

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Matt Zitelli
Performer/Writer

Matt has been acting since he was a wee lad and is a graduate of The Second
City Cleveland training center. He currently waxes comedic as part of the
cast of Something Dada. When Matt isn't doing the improv/comedy scene, he is
an art director at the illustrious WaveWalker Design based in Hudson doing
things like this website. He is thrilled to be part of HFI and would like to
thank the cast and crew for their support and sharing their copious amounts
of talent. "Also I want to give a big shout out to Pittsburgh, my old home
town! Yinz rock all of... OW!"

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Rich Jones
Performer

Richard Jones thrilled family and friends at the tender age of three when he
was able to distinguish between random pieces of six different jigsaw
puzzles, and effortlessly put them together. Since then he has done nothing
to live up to this early promise. 

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Ed Ackerman
Performer/Writer

"Big" Ed is what they call him, "Special" is what he is. A new comer to HFI,
Big Ed graduated from The University of Akron in Spring of 2000, and
immediately slammed head first into the comedy scene. He has studied and
performed stand-up and improv comedy for the last two years and has since
then joined the ranks and talents of the cast of Cabaret Dada, Cleveland's
Premiere Improvisational Comedy Theater, as well as performed numerous
stand-up venues through out North East Ohio. He has also found time to make
appearances in three independent movies, his latest, he plays the character
of Stan, the lead characters comical and off-beat best friend, in the movie
The Snowline, written and directed by Christopher Young. Big Ed would like
to thank the cast of Habitat For Insanity, and the cast of Cabaret Dada, for
the patience, guidance, friendships and support along the way. Big Ed is
currently working harder each day to becoming America's newest and huskiest
teen idol! 

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Marlene Kelly
Performer/Writer

Marlene Kelly has been performing since the tender age of seven when she
charged admission to her family and friends to watch her sing ABBA songs on
her parents' ping pong table. She is a recent graduate of the Second City
Conservatory where she performed in the sketch comedy revue, The Good, The
Bad and the Eulogy or Cleveland Rocks (and Other Geological Formations).
Currently, she is a member of the Something Dada Improvisational Theater.
When not performing, Marlene is the internet marketing manager for the
Grammy award-winning Cleveland music label, Telarc Records. She is thrilled
to be a part of the talented cast of Habitat for Insanity and would like to
thank everyone at HFI for being such a funny and functional family.

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Doug Rossi
Performer/Writer

Doug is a veteran actor/director/writer/teacher who's performed with most
every major theatre in the area. A few favorites include Louis in both parts
of "Angels in America" at Dobama, the title role in the world premiere of
"Renfield" at CPT and Dr. Prentiss in Orton's "What the Butler Saw" at Beck.
In an interesting historical side note, he made his professional directing
debut on this very stage more than five years ago. He's also a recent
graduate of Second City's conservatory and a member of Cleveland's newest
improv comedy troupe: The Flat Pack, which performs at the Powerhouse pub on
Thursday and late Friday nights. In his spare time he worships Gary Oldman
and his love belongs to Meg.

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Jeff Etters
Writer/Performer

Jef can be seen at least three times a night on about seven different
channels you've never heard of as a cast member and writer for the late
night television show Last Call Cleveland. He's also slated to get seduced
and have his face eaten off in the upcoming sci-fi flick Dead Planet. Jef's
short comedy Plan B will be seen this November at the Ohio Independent Film
Festival. He is currently studying at The Second City and is also a part of
the sketch comedy group Suburban Legend. Jef would like to thank all of the
terrific people at HFI for letting him play! 

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Margi Herwald
Performer/Writer

Margi Herwald¹s name is pronounced with a hard "G," therefore DO NOT call
her Marjie, Marge, Maggie or Margo. Her improvisational past includes
performing in Soap Scum and Law and Order at Dobama¹s Night Kitchen and
being a founding member and manager of the SOCKS Improv Comedy Troupe. A
playwright trained at Northwestern University by the guy who wrote Gladiator
and Star Trek: Nemesis, Margi¹s words have appeared in DNK¹s The Gulf,
Luv(sic), and M3000. By day, she pens not-so-funny news stories for the
Cleveland Jewish News and wins Cleveland Press Club awards. Margi hates
tomatoes, has read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10 times, and
once had a dream she was a robot-fighting CIA agent who ate raw steak.

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Gretchen Thomas
Performer/Writer

A native of a small town in PA, Gretchen Thomas is now a permanent fixture
on the Cleveland improv scene.  She graduated from the first class of the
Second City Cleveland Conservatory program.  She is currently a cast member
at Flanagan's Wake and has been involved in enough good productions to make
it seem like she actually knows what she's doing.  She thrilled to be member
of Habitat for Insanity.  She has a cat.  She hates to drive. She knows
where you live.

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Meghan Rowell
Performer

Relatively new to theater in general, Meghan entered the improv scene in
March '01 enrolling in Second City Cleveland where she is now a member of
the conservatory. She can be seen performing in the Second City student
improv jams, and singing karaoke on the tabletops of your local favorite
watering hole. When trying to be a responsible adult, Meghan works as a RN
at University Hospitals of Cleveland. She is thrilled that HFI picked a
rookie to be part of such a motley bunch of talented writers and performers.
She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.
Big ups to my peeps on LT9 for covering my ass. This one's for you dad! 



 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Adam Brooks
Musical Director/Performer

Adam Recently moved to Cleveland from the Boston Area and is currently the
Musical Director understudy at The Second City Cleveland. He also performs
with the Flat Pack and is thrilled to be working with HFI

 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 
Jackie Pope
Choreographer/Performer

Jackie has been an accomplished dancer for the last 12 years. She is a
recent Kent State Graduate and currently works as a pre-school teacher. She
has also been busy as a choreographer over the past year, doing numbers for
the previous HFI show, a recent Second City Conservatory show and some work
with Lakewood Middle School. Jackie is thrilled to be working with HFI again
this time. She also has never taken a Second City Improv class in her life.








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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Habitat For Insanity Sketch Comedy and =
Long Form Improv group will present it's latest revue..."Homeland =
Security Blanket" "or "Charlton Forget your Gun" =
for a three weekend run starting Sept 20th. Below are bio's of all the =
writers and performers who put the show together. Quite the talented =
group! </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Performance =
Schedule</FONT></B></P>

<P><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">What:</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> =
Habitat For Insanity Sketch Comedy and Improv Show</FONT><B><I> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">"Homeland Security Blanket or Charlton Forget Your =
Gun"</FONT></I></B><I></I>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">When:</FONT></B> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial">September 20<SUP>th</SUP> and 21<SUP>st</SUP>, September =
27<SUP>th</SUP> and 28<SUP>th</SUP> & October 4<SUP>th</SUP> and =
5<SUP>th</SUP> at 8PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Where:</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> =
Cleveland Black Box Theater - (Cabaret Dada's Theater Space)</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">   1210 W. 6th Street (at Lakeside =
in the Warehouse District)</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">For more information, =
contact:</FONT></B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> 216-367-7133</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">For Reservations call:</FONT></B><FONT =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#FF0000" =
FACE=3D"Arial">216-696-4242</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">, follow the =
prompts for the Cleveland Black Box Theater</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P ALIGN=3DCENTER><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Habitat for Insanity Cast Bios</FONT></B></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Rick =
Ferguson</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Director/Producer =
and Founder</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Rick was born in Venezuela to Canadian =
parents and was raised primarily in Canada, with some stints overseas =
in England and Australia. Rick spent a year at theatre school in =
Montreal before attending film school in Toronto at Ryerson =
Polytechnical Institute where is received a B.A.A in Media Arts. While =
working in Toronto at CTV television, Rick took improv classes at the =
Second City Training Centre in Toronto.  In 1996 he moved to =
Cleveland and started working at WOIO/WUAB TV. He is currently the =
senior writer/producer for the promotions department, where he helped =
develop and execute WUAB's new brand "The Block".  He joined =
Cabaret Dada Improvisational Theatre in 1999, and recently graduated =
The Second City Cleveland Conservatory program. Last year he =
successfully directed and produced Habitat for Insanity's first revue. =
Earlier this year he also wrote and performed in his Second City =
Conservatory show "Darwin, Lose or Draw".  </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Derek Koger</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Assistant Director/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Derek basically grew =
up in a theatre. His father was a director in Michigan. He moved to =
Cleveland in 1997 and began doing local and regional theatre. He has =
played numerous roles in the last few years, including Al in the =
Katharsys Pictures film "Diamond Dragon, Borachio in</FONT><I> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Much Ado About =
Nothing</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, and =
Glendower/Vernon/York in Henry IV (both for the Cleveland Shakespeare =
Festival).  Last March, he graduated from the Second City =
Conservatory. As a writer, his work has been seen in Dobama Night =
Kitchen productions of</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">The Gulf</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Luv(sic</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">), in the first revue for HFI, and the Cleveland =
Conservatory production of</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Darwin, Lose, or DRAW!</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> (where he worked with most of the Habitat =
crew).  As his "Clark Kent" job, Derek is an =
Actor/Teacher for Great Lakes Theater Festival and a freelance graphic =
designer.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jim Fath</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Head =
Writer/Performer</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jim has been =
performing Improv in Cleveland for over 3 years. He is a Second =
Cleveland Conservatory Graduate and founding member of</FONT> <FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Habitat for Insanity </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">.  He is currently =
starring in</FONT> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Flanagan's </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> at the PowerHouse in the Flats.  Other credits =
include being a featured writer for</FONT> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Omnicide Entertainment </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">and numerous appearances as a stand-up comic in =
the tri-state area. (Tri-state being Ohio, Michigan & Pennsylvania) =
When Jim is not on stage he can be found instructing Improvisation =
at</FONT> <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Second City Cleveland Training =
Center </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">or =
working at Progressive Insurance Company.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Michael Francis Martone</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Head Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Michael Francis Martone is a Lakewood =
based performer, instructor, and free-lance writer for such =
publications as Maxim, TV Guide, InfoPro, Modern Humorist,  and =
Mad Magazine. Michael teaches comedy writing for the Second City =
Training Center and is a March 2002 graduate of their improv =
conservatory. Mike's work can be found in the books "Rough =
Draft  "101 Damnations"  and the upcoming =
"More Mirth of a Nation". He is NOT the same person as =
"Michael Martone", the witty, urbane, erudite essayist from =
Indiana. But thank you for asking</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Matt Zitelli</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Matt has been acting since he was a =
wee lad and is a graduate of The Second City Cleveland training center. =
He currently waxes comedic as part of the cast of Something Dada. When =
Matt isn't doing the improv/comedy scene, he is an art director at the =
illustrious WaveWalker Design based in Hudson doing things like this =
website. He is thrilled to be part of HFI and would like to thank the =
cast and crew for their support and sharing their copious amounts of =
talent. "Also I want to give a big shout out to Pittsburgh, my old =
home town! Yinz rock all of... OW!"</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Rich Jones</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Richard Jones =
thrilled family and friends at the tender age of three when he was able =
to distinguish between random pieces of six different jigsaw puzzles, =
and effortlessly put them together. Since then he has done nothing to =
live up to this early promise.</FONT> </P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Ed Ackerman</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">"Big" Ed =
is what they call him, "Special" is what he is. A new comer =
to HFI, Big Ed graduated from The University of Akron in Spring of =
2000, and immediately slammed head first into the comedy scene. He has =
studied and performed stand-up and improv comedy for the last two years =
and has since then joined the ranks and talents of the cast of Cabaret =
Dada, Cleveland's Premiere Improvisational Comedy Theater, as well as =
performed numerous stand-up venues through out North East Ohio. He has =
also found time to make appearances in three independent movies, his =
latest, he plays the character of Stan, the lead characters comical and =
off-beat best friend, in the movie The Snowline, written and directed =
by Christopher Young. Big Ed would like to thank the cast of Habitat =
For Insanity, and the cast of Cabaret Dada, for the patience, guidance, =
friendships and support along the way. Big Ed is currently working =
harder each day to becoming America's newest and huskiest teen idol! =
</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Marlene =
Kelly</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Marlene Kelly has =
been performing since the tender age of seven when she charged =
admission to her family and friends to watch her sing ABBA songs on her =
parents' ping pong table. She is a recent graduate of the Second City =
Conservatory where she performed in the sketch comedy revue,</FONT><I> =
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Good, The Bad and =
the Eulogy or Cleveland Rocks (and Other Geological =
Formations).</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">  Currently, she is a member of the Something Dada =
Improvisational Theater. When not performing, Marlene is the internet =
marketing manager for the Grammy award-winning Cleveland music label, =
Telarc Records. She is thrilled to be a part of the talented cast of =
Habitat for Insanity and would like to thank everyone at HFI for being =
such a funny and functional family.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Doug Rossi</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Doug is a veteran =
actor/director/writer/teacher who's performed with most every major =
theatre in the area. A few favorites include Louis in both parts of =
"Angels in America" at Dobama, the title role in the world =
premiere of "Renfield" at CPT and Dr. Prentiss in Orton's =
"What the Butler Saw" at Beck. In an interesting historical =
side note, he made his professional directing debut on this very stage =
more than five years ago. He's also a recent graduate of Second City's =
conservatory and a member of Cleveland's newest improv comedy troupe: =
The Flat Pack, which performs at the Powerhouse pub on Thursday and =
late Friday nights. In his spare time he worships Gary Oldman and his =
love belongs to Meg.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jeff Etters</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Writer/Performer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jef can be seen at =
least three times a night on about seven different channels you've =
never heard of as a cast member and writer for the late night =
television show Last Call Cleveland. He's also slated to get seduced =
and have his face eaten off in the upcoming sci-fi flick Dead Planet. =
Jef's short comedy Plan B will be seen this November at the Ohio =
Independent Film Festival. He is currently studying at The Second City =
and is also a part of the sketch comedy group Suburban Legend. Jef =
would like to thank all of the terrific people at HFI for letting him =
play! </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Margi =
Herwald</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Margi Herwald=B9s =
name is pronounced with a hard "G," therefore DO NOT call her =
Marjie, Marge, Maggie or Margo. Her improvisational past includes =
performing in</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Soap Scum</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> and</FONT><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> Law and Order</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> at Dobama=B9s Night Kitchen and being a =
founding member and manager of the SOCKS Improv Comedy Troupe. A =
playwright trained at Northwestern University by the guy who =
wrote</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Gladiator</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> and</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Star Trek: Nemesis</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">, Margi=B9s words have appeared in =
DNK=B9s</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The =
Gulf, Luv(sic),</FONT></I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">and</FONT><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> M3000</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">. By day, she pens not-so-funny news stories for the =
Cleveland Jewish News and wins Cleveland Press Club awards. Margi hates =
tomatoes, has read</FONT><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> Harry Potter and the Prisoner of =
Azkaban</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> 10 =
times, and once had a dream she was a robot-fighting CIA agent who ate =
raw steak.</FONT></P>

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<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Gretchen =
Thomas</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Performer/Writer</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A native of a small =
town in PA, Gretchen Thomas is now a permanent fixture on the Cleveland =
improv scene.  She graduated from the first class of the Second =
City Cleveland Conservatory program.  She is currently a cast =
member at</FONT><I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Flanagan's Wake</FONT></I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> and has been involved in enough good =
productions to make it seem like she actually knows what she's =
doing.  She thrilled to be member of Habitat for Insanity.  =
She has a cat.  She hates to drive. She knows where you =
live.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Meghan =
Rowell</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performer</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Relatively new to theater in general, =
Meghan entered the improv scene in March '01 enrolling in Second City =
Cleveland where she is now a member of the conservatory. She can be =
seen performing in the Second City student improv jams, and singing =
karaoke on the tabletops of your local favorite watering hole. When =
trying to be a responsible adult, Meghan works as a RN at University =
Hospitals of Cleveland. She is thrilled that HFI picked a rookie to be =
part of such a motley bunch of talented writers and performers. She =
would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support. =
Big ups to my peeps on LT9 for covering my ass. This one's for you =
dad!<BR>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Adam Brooks</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Musical =
Director/Performer</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Adam Recently moved =
to Cleveland from the Boston Area and is currently the Musical Director =
understudy at The Second City Cleveland. He also performs with the Flat =
Pack and is thrilled to be working with HFI</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2 COLOR=3D"#000000"> =
<<...OLE_Obj...>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jackie Pope</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Choreographer/Performer</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Jackie has been an accomplished dancer =
for the last 12 years. She is a recent Kent State Graduate and =
currently works as a pre-school teacher. She has also been busy as a =
choreographer over the past year, doing numbers for the previous HFI =
show, a recent Second City Conservatory show and some work with =
Lakewood Middle School. Jackie is thrilled to be working with HFI again =
this time. She also has never taken a Second City Improv class in her =
life.</FONT></P>
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