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About
the Company
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Brad
Fortier is an actor, director, and instructor at the Brody theater.
He has worked with Big Belly, and Hal Foreen in Portland,
as well as Unexpected Productions in Seattle. He was the
creator/director of The Bards and Generic Hospital
for the Brody Theater, and has been teaching at the Brody since
1998. Brad has performed at the Kansas City Improv Festival, the
Chicago Improv Festival, The Berlin International festival, and
the Seattle International Festival of Improvisation. A charter member
of the Brody company, he's worked with us since 1996. brad@brodytheater.com |
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Marilyn
Divine has been a member of the Brody Theater company since
1999. A known raconteur with an active internal life, she chose
to channel her energies into the theater, rather than unleash them
on the public at large. She also spends her time mastering the tonsorial
arts, and is the proud mistress of an elderly pooch and two cats.
marilyn@brodytheater.com |
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Todd
Greblo.
Returning to civilization after too many years in the retail industry
and a second appearance on Canadian television, Todd was reacquainted
with his love of improvisation through the Brody Theater Training
Program and made his triumphant return to the stage during the summer
2001 Harold & Gamepiece shows. A one-time disciple of Keith Johnstone,
Todd has attended TheatreSports tournaments in Edmonton, Seattle
and Los Angeles, as well as the Loose Moose Theatre Summer School
in Calgary. Our radio show, The Listeners, on KBOO-FM, was Todd's
brainchild. His other passions include records, books, pucks, waves,
stars and guitars. todd@brodytheater.com |
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Tom
Johnson
is Artistic Director and founder of the Brody Theater. Tom has directed
and perfomed in more than 30 different shows at the Brody, including
"Game Piece", "Monologic," "Citizens of Brodavia, Unite!", "Service,
" and Human Textuality. He has also performed and/or taught
in Kansas City, Chicago, Berlin, Vancouver & Victoria, B.C.,
Graz, Austria, Slovenia, and at Seattle's International Festival
of Improvisation. He is a fanatical collector of old movie posters
and 8mm and 16mm films. tom@brodytheater.com |
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Kerry
Leek is a charter member of the Brody Company, and has appeared
in every show from the 1996 Damn Dirty Apes through 2007's
Human Textuality--in total over 600 performances in more
than 35 different shows, as well as appearances at the Kansas City,
Seattle, Vancouver BC, and Chicago improv festivals. She has no
intention of slowing down, and is thrilled to be in her eighth season
at the Brody. Kerry is very active in the swing dance community
and is an avid Aikido student. She also loves crosswords and oatmeal
cookies. kerry@brodytheater.com.
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Lisa
DiDonato joined the Brody company in early 2003, first appearing
in Generic Hospital. She discovered rather late in life that she
is an actress. She'd spent years wandering around the house entertaining
her cats with amusing tales, impressing them with her Russian accent,
singing little ditties, never realizing there might be a human audience
for her talents. When not on the stage, Lisa spends long hours wading
through incomprehensible prose (red pencil in hand) and enjoys tending
her garden. lisa@brodytheater.com.
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Jim
Waigand joined the company in Fall 2003, first appearing in
SCARY MOVIE, and has attended the Vancouver, BC, improv festival.
Jim's often on his bicycle when he's not at the Brody, and he's
an accomplished infielder. He attempts to make a living as a freelance
writer, but would rather spend his time backpacking, baking cookies,
gardening and generally running around Portland. Jim, meanwhile,
considers himself the world's most ineffectual superhero.jim@brodytheater.com |
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Beau
Brousseau has been performing and loving improv non-stop since
1993. A New England native, he took his love of improv to Los Angeles
in 1996. For the next nine years Beau worked with sketch & improvisational
groups throughout the L.A. area, permforming on the stages of The
Comedy Store, The Ice House, The Laugh Factory, and Paris Hotel
& Casino in Las Vegas. 2004 brought Beau to Portland and to The
Brody Theater. He also enjoys massive quantities of coffee, almost
anything from the 1970's, and bacon. |
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Devin
Harkness has worked with The Brody Theater since 2003. He began
his improv life in 1995 with Seattle's Unexpected Productions where
he improvised from the tech booth, adding the sound of crickets,
wind, and gunshots to scenes that needed them. He also performs
around Portland with his other improv group, Next Best Thing. |
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Manuel
Hall It was in the fall of 2001, after three seasons touring
with Portlandıs Miracle Theater, that Manuel decided he need a new
stimulus, but was at a loss at to what that would be. While trying
to find more information on the internet about his newest crush,
Stephnie Wier, then a player on Fox's 'Mad TV', he found it: improvisation.
He began training with the Brody and joined the cast in 2004. He
is also a founding member of two other improv troupes, Next Best
Thing and 5 Days Shy. When not on stage, Manuel spends quality time
with friends and loved ones, sometimes cooking delicious meals for
them. He's also been known to give the best hugs this side of the
Western Hemisphere...want one? |
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