Improv SpringBoard presents "No Apologies" Production Team

Director
Carrie Blubaugh (she/her)Carrie Blubaugh (she/her) has been an improviser in Kansas City for 11 years. She has written and performed sketch comedy. She most recently launched Act Your Age Improv and is teaching improv to older adults. You may recognize her as the 1st Runner Up in the 1st Annual Midwest Rant Championship. You may have also seen her perform with Comedy of Erin's improv troupe or The Bird House Teams, Egg, and the dramatic thriller improv team, Slow Burn. She performed many years with Variety Cups in festivals in Omaha and NYC. She is now very happy to be performing in her new duo group, Resting Friendly Face with co-teacher, Jill.

Director
Jill Gillespie (she/her)Jill Gillespie (she/hers) is an actor, improviser, instructor, and sketch writer based in Kansas City. You may know her from emoting VERY INTENSELY onstage with Bird Comedy Theater, KC Improv Company, Minnie Driver’s Many Mini Drivers, Anarchy Fun Time Show, Bookends Improv, Midnight Trainwreck, Babies, or when she recently won the Trios Tournament with the Cornholers. Now she's excited to be half of the duo Resting Friendly Face. Off stage, you can find her teaching movement classes (IG: RoomToBeYoga), coaching teams, hanging out with her cat Colin Robinson, check out www.JillGillespieKC.com.

Producer
Marian McClellan (she/her)Marian McClellan (she/her) took an improv class two years ago in an attempt to improve her communication skills at work. In spite of having no previous performance experience (or interest in it), she fell in love with improv and has been taking classes and performing ever since. The only aspect that she didn’t enjoy was the lack of representation on the stage, so she started Improv SpringBoard, which elevates the voices and talents of women and nonbinary folks through workshops and performance experiences. In their first year, they have produced six workshops and shows, two drop-in classes, and been invited to two comedy showcases.