Cast
![]() | MOLLY ARKIN | |||
| Molly is so thrilled to be a part of this amazing cast of Go Tigers! and her first Wing-It production. Molly was born in Hollywood, CA, so it only made sense to become an actor. She went to school in New York, Seattle, and Boston for various levels of education. She is a current company member at Unexpected Productions where she has been in Magnum Farce, Blank Slate, Honky Tonk, and Man of the Hour as well as some other gems and performs almost weekly in TheatreSports. Molly is also very proud to be the fourth member of Blood Squad. Lots of love to Beekies for all of your support. Also to Mom, Dad, Phyllis and Emmet for being the best soccer family. | ||||
![]() | JON AXELL | |||
| Jon is a graduate of the University of Washington where he spent four years as a performer and one as the director of UW's improv troupe, The Collective. With Wing-It Productions he is a teaching artist with the education program and a regular cast member of Jet City Improv and has appeared in Twisted Flicks, Time Quest, Clues, Election Show, Over and Through, and most recently Funbucket, with guest appearances in This Improvised Life and Most Extreme Improv Ninja Challenge. He was the creator and director of the courtroom comedy Objection! with Wing-It in the summer of 2009. | ||||
![]() | JEREMY BROWN | |||
| Jeremy moved to Seattle in 2006 from the Great Lakes state of Michigan. He has been working with Wing-It Productions for 3 years and has been on stage in such shows as Dirty Laundry, Over and Through, Clues, and Objection!. He's lent his technical talents to shows like Election Show 2008 and Lease: Seattle's Own Rock Opera as well. Jeremy is very excited to be a part of the wildly talented cast of Go Tigers!, and expects to get a red card and thrown out of every show. | ||||
![]() | CHRIS DEWAR | |||
| From kindergarten to Senior year of high School, Chris played soccer every fall, with the exception of his sophomore year in high school when he took time off the field to perform in a one-act play. Since then Chris has gone on to graduate from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in Theatre Arts. Today Chris is a Jet City Improv cast member and you may have seen him in such Wing-It Productions shows as Hogwash: An Improvised Tall Tale, Reunion Tour, Lease: Seattle's Own Rock Opera, Lovetanic, and Funbucket. Chris can also be seen performing frequently with his sketch comedy troupe Ubiquitous They (www.ubiquitousthey.com) in and around Seattle. Outside of performing, Chris is the current Education Director for Wing-It Productions and is also a teaching artist for the Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, and Youth Theatre Northwest. Chris would like to dedicate his performance to his father, Big Al, who taught him to love sports and watched every one of his soccer games. | ||||
![]() | GRAHAM DOWNING (director) | |||
| Graham has been improvising with Wing-It Productions since before he could grow a beard or see R-rated movies by himself. Go Tigers is his first venture into the world of directing. In no particular order Graham would like to thank: Brandon Jepson and Andrew McMasters for there constant advice and assistance; Stephani Thompson for providing emotional support; his amazing cast; his friends; his housemates; Danniel "Trail of Tears" Linn; and his parents, who are incredible. This show is dedicated in its entirety to the loving memory of Frank Downing. Thank you for coming, and please enjoy Go Tigers!. | ||||
![]() | NICK EDWARDS | |||
| Nick is delighted to tread the sidelines and cheer on the Tigers this season. Nick graduated from Western Washington University, where he received a BA in Theatre Arts (as well as minors in Film Studies and Latin). You may have previously seen him improvising in Funbucket, Adventure Playhouse, Lovetanic, Lease, Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas, The Declaration, Hogwash, as well as some Duos down at the Market Theater. He has also performed scripted productions with ArtsWest, Balagan, GreenStage, Ghostlight Theatricals, Northwest Playwrights Alliance, Rough Play Productions, and Theater Schmeater. Nick is a member Jet City Improv and The Beta Society. Much love to Brenda for all her hustle. | ||||
![]() | KATE JAEGER | |||
| Kate has been with Jet City Improv for six years. She is active in the Seattle theatre community as an actress, director and educator. Recent Wing-It Productions shows include Lovetanic, The Irish Wake and Lease. Kate teaches at the Seattle Children’s Theatre and Youth Theatre Northwest and is currently touring to schools with Book-It All Over performing Johnny Appleseed. She is also the every-other-month host for Annex Theatre’s Spin the Bottle. Go Tigers! | ||||
![]() | STEVE LANGE | |||
| Steve grew up in Cincinnati, OH, listening to hip-hop and watching horror movies. He has been acting since he was 5, received his B.A. in Theatre Performance from The College of Charleston, SC, and trained at Second City in Chicago before coming to Seattle. He most recently appeared in Wing-It Productions' Bunker 13, D.R., Breaking News, The Irish Wake (2007), Clues (2006), and CUT!. He is also a proud member of The Beta Society, with whom he directed his first film, JUNKBUCKET ("He's not a garbage man, but he's come for your junk"). He would like to thank Wing-it for restoring his love of improv and for being comprised of cool, genuinely supportive people. | ||||
![]() | MIKE MURPHY | |||
| Mike has been improvising since '98 as an alternative to digging through the trash for answers. Mike has appeared in shows like The Irish Wake, DartMondo and Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas where Mike played the titular character. "The real pleasure of this show... is in seeing exactly how Murphy will wreak havoc on this delicate nostalgia; he's quick on his feet, with a wicked glint in his eye and a mischievous smile that draws you in..." - Richard Morin (The Seattle Weekly). Mike also plays the drums and paints portraits of oddities. | ||||
![]() | NATASHA RANSOM (stage manager) | |||
| Natasha graduated cum laude with a BA in Theatre Arts (emphases in Acting and Theatre History/Dramaturgy) and a Minor in Musical Theatre from Santa Clara University. She currently acts, improvises, stage manages, and sound designs with local fringe theatres, and is a new member of The Beta Society. During the day, Natasha teaches drama at Seattle Children's Theatre and Youth Theatre Northwest. Come see her perform in Adventure Playhouse, starting again on March 20th at Wing-It Productions! Seriously! You better be there! | ||||
![]() | DESTINY SUND | |||
| This is Destiny's fifth Wing-It Production. She enjoys being part of the "Wing-It" family, and has benefited greatly from all the talent and love in this theater. Destiny has been performing improv since 1998 when she took her first Improv class from Wing-It. She is co-owner of The Confectional, which makes life delicious! She lives with her amazing husband Justin and a cat named Rizzo. The house is full of love and fur. Destiny hopes her kid scores at least one goal for Graham tonight, and thanks him for this innovative show. | ||||
![]() | JUSTIN SUND | |||
| Justin's on-stage prowess and behind-the-scenes magic has dazzled Wing-It audiences since 2001. Justin has directed several breathtaking shows with Wing-It, including the mega-hits Dirty Laundry, Lovetanic and Lease: Seattle's Own Rock Opera. Performance-wise, Justin was a member of Jet City Improv for seven years, has lent his voice to over 50 Twisted Flicks, and also performed in Wing-It's über-hit Election Show, winner of the Edward R. Murrow award for Comedic Excellence. Destiny, his wife, is awesome. | ||||
![]() | STEPHANI THOMPSON | |||
| Stephani has performed with Improv Faction and is a member of the Seattle Neutrino Society as well as performing in Hogwash, Jet City's Last Call, Shades of Gray, Show in Your Mouth and Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas. Stephani couldn't be more excited to be apart of this show and is flattered to be able to perform alongside some of Seattle's most talented improvisers. She also enjoys burlesque, physical theatre and clown and will someday combine all those talents into one big talent ball called Stephani's McAwesome Talent Ball of Goodness and she will sell tickets to go and see it. Contact Stephani for more info. | ||||
![]() | DOUGLAS WILLOTT | |||
| Douglas is a professional performer, director, and educator. He has performed with Jet City Improv since 1996 (and still enjoys it immensely). He is also performs with Improsia, as well as in various scripted shows throughout the Northwest. He has created and directed critically acclaimed long-, short-, and medium-form improvisational shows over the years, including Election Show (with John Boyle), Suave, Wallflowers, Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas, and is the current director of Funbucket. He has performed in various improv festivals across the country including Twin Cities, Miami, San Francisco, Phoenix, Seattle, and on the main-stage at the Chicago Improv Festival. He also writes and performs sketch on stage with The Cory and Doug Show and on film with The Beta Society. | ||||













