Family Improv Meets: SUMMERTIME! Cast

I have been performing in improv shows since 2017. I enjoy improv mostly as a excuse for an adult to be spontaneous and play. Most of my working career has been in the semiconductor engineering field. LOVE Sci-Fi / Fantasy and my main hobby is making memes. Originally from Amarillo Texas, in the middle of no-where, which explains my interest in widely different areas.

I started going to improv shows over 15 years ago. The players seemed to have so much fun and that motivated me to start taking classes in 2014. Since being in shows since 2016, I have learned a lot about teamwork and thinking creatively. My hobbies include exercise, reading books and having a good belly laugh at least once a week.

I fell in love with improv comedy several years ago. I started taking improv classes to add fun to my life. After an Air Force career, and working in the corporate world, I needed to get out of my box.  Improv teaches the spontaneity I needed. I joined Family Improv about 12 years ago. Surrounding myself with funny, encouraging, and creative people really improved my quality of life. We should all take time to laugh; it’s good for the soul.

Improv came into my life by way of my amazing students. I’ve been teaching drama to homeschoolers for over a decade and we’ve loved incorporating improv into our classes. Family Improv has been a huge help to us along the way and I’m so grateful they brought me into the fold to join the fun.

Kris recently appeared on two episodes of TLC’s Long Lost Family and discovered that unscripted dialogue did not come easy for her. Enter improv classes. And a fondness for off- the-cuff chatter was born. Recently retired, she’s found that she works harder now than ever before. Author of two books and currently working on number three.

Mary Kim became interested in improv after attending an improv show at The Second City in Chicago right after graduating from college when she was on an acting road tour. Many years later, she had the opportunity to attend an improv class and really enjoyed it. Mary Kim loves improv because it requires living in the moment, which is great for the soul! She joined Family Improv in 2018 and has been actively involved ever since.

Joshua started his improv journey with a class in 2017 at his homeschooling co-op and never looked back. Since then, he has worked with various groups and has been with Family Improv since 2022. Joshua loves improv for so many reasons but they can all be summed up in one word, life. Improv is a beautiful, hysterical, microcosm of life. And it is that microcosm that's made Joshua the man he is today.

James loves Family Improv because it allows some of the people running around in his head the chance to come out to play.  Improv is teaching him to create in the moment and to rely on and follow his teammates.  James’ wife and three kids have all done improv as well!  When not doing improv James loves to mountain bike, sail, watch British detective shows, read, and watch his kids perform on stage.