Meet the Cast!
adriana russell
Adriana Russell previously performed and took classes with East Bay Improv for several years before becoming part of Stone Soup. Improv provides a wonderful balance for Adriana's work as a Marriage and Family Therapist (www.adrianarussell.com).
dan rosenthal
Dan Rosenthal was a member of Harvard's improv troup On Thin Ice. While in college, he also wrote, directed and performed a series of one-act comedies as a member of The Third Party, an ensemble that included comedic writers, improvisers and actors. Dan has also performed stand-up comedy in NYC
emily duffy
Emily has performed with East Bay Improv, and Pan Theater. In 2005 she appeared with her MondrianMobile at the "Just for Laughs" Festival in Montreal, Quebec. She is also the director of the Bay Area's annual ArtCar Fest, the West Coast's longest running festival dedicated to decorated vehicles. Emily has created two ArtCars herself, and has exhibited artwork for more than a decade including her 1800 pound sculpture, "The BraBall." (http://www.artcarfest.com)
jennifer simmons
Jennifer is tickled to be a founding member of Stone Soup Improv. Following the untimely end of Blind Boogie Workshop, Jennifer's first improv troupe, she performed, directed, and taught classes with East Bay Improv. Jennifer has improvised for corporate and community events, and led youth workshops with Empower Youniversity. Jennifer loves improv because she gets to sing and dance and it doesn't have to be good.
jonathan stern
Jonathan stumbled onstage at East Bay Improv while returning from the restroom and never left. His love of improv stems from his deep affinity for the random. He is currently exploring written improvisation on his blog. When not improvising Jonathan conducts business meetings in genre and occasionally flies his airplane.
ryan fuller
Ryan began his improv career in the Comedy Sportz Minneapolis high school league sometime in the early 90s--his team proudly took home the "meaningless trophy" and he's been hooked on improv ever since. He went on to found and direct the troupe Liquid Fun at Boston University, perform with SpinProv and PANTs in Boston, The Laughing Stocks in Chicago and Seven Foot Baby in New York. He was the executive director of the musical comedy revue Special K! at the Kellogg School of Management in 2006 and had a staring roll in "The Jacobs Job". When he's not doing comedy, Ryan is making powerpoint slides.
special thanks to:
diana stern