Cast
![]() | PHILL ARENSBERG (ensemble) | |||
| Phill has been an ensemble member with Wing-It Productions for 10 years. He has appeared in Clues, Unspeakable Horrors, Live at the HUT, The Roast, and The Explorers Club. He has directed Quiz Show and It's Your Wonderful Life. He is thrilled to once again get his bard on with the incredible cast of The Lost Folio. In addition to acting, Phill loves cooking, soul music, and the nerdly arts. He lives in Seattle's Central District with Smokey the Cat. | ||||
![]() | MIKE CHRISTENSEN (ensemble) | |||
| Mike holds an MFA (Acting) from the University of Idaho and a BFA (Theater Arts) from the University of Nebraska (Kearney). In addition to performing with Jet City for the past 19 years, he has been seen in many other Wing-It Productions shows including It's Your Wonderful Life, The Irish Wake and Election Show (2004 & 2008). Mike directed and performed in the Vietnam war comedy Bunker 13, taking the show to the Piccolo Spoleto Theater Festival in Charleston SC in 2010 and the Hawaii Improv Festival in 2011. He also directed the hit Wing-It show Men of Action. Twisted Flick fans have heard Mike's voice in over ninety-five re-dubbed "B" movies over the past fourteen years. Mike is a Co-Founder of Wing-It Productions and Director of Jet City Improv and Twisted Flicks. | ||||
![]() | JEANNINE CLARKE (Costume Design) | |||
| Jeannine is a graduate of the University of Washington, where she studied acting and costume design. She has appeared in 13 shows with Wing-It Productions, including The Declaration, Shades of Gray, Lovetanic, Funbucket and It's Your Wonderful Life, and is a member of Twisted Flicks. She has designed costumes here for such shows as Clues, Shades of Grey, and was nominated for a Broadway World Award for her costuming of Men of Action. She has worked with Seattle Opera, The Eclectic Theater, Taproot Theater and Seattle Public Theater, among others, and acted in various indie films and commercials. | ||||
![]() | SAMANTHA HECKER (stage manager) | |||
| Sam is ecstatic that the stars finally aligned to get her back in the booth with Wing-It Productions. A native of Seattle, one of Sam's first gigs after graduating from Michigan State University was WIP's premiere of Dirty Laundry in 2009. Since then Sam has stage managed and (assistant) directed throughout the Puget Sound. Most recently Sam has been endeavoring with Jeannine Clarke to form Seattle Experimental Theater, and on SET's flagship production Where No Man Has Gone Before. As always a big thanks to the family, chosen and otherwise, and "take care of those you call your own and keep good company." | ||||
![]() | KYLE KIZZIER (ensemble, co-creator) | |||
| Kyle joined Wing-It Productions in 1995. Prior to that, he was a professional actor/improviser in Chicago, where he eventually became the Artistic Director for Chicago ComedySportz. Since joining Wing-It, he has performed in the flagship show Jet City Improv and was one of the original Twisted Flicks cast members. He has served as improv coach and trainer for new Jet City hires, and is one of the co-creators (along with Andrew McMasters and Phill Arensberg) of The Lost Folio. Kyle is also the director and creator of Wing-It Productions St. Patrick's day offering The Irish Wake. Kyle is a member of the Seattle Police Pipes and Drums band as a bagpiper. And if you make him mad enough, he may play them for you. | ||||
![]() | ANDREW McMASTERS (ensemble, director) | |||
| Andrew is the Artistic Director of Wing-It Productions (WIP), and works all over the country as an actor, director, trainer, and presenter. He directed PROJECT: B-Movie last summer and Rudolph: The Second Verse last December. He is proud to be working with such an amazing cast again, and loves seeing the magic of Shakespeare and Improv blending to make this great show. Thanks to all involved. And he has a dog. | ||||
![]() | RYAN MILLER (ensemble) | |||
| This is Ryan's 20th year of improv comedy, and his 12th with Wing-It Productions. He's done hundreds of Jet City Improv shows, as well as many Twisted Flicks and Wing-It Productions shows such as Bunker 13, Dirty Laundry, It's Your Wonderful Life, The Explorers Club, Late Nite with Satan, Reality World, PROJECT: B-Movie and Improv Lab | ||||
![]() | REBECCA PLETT (production manager) | |||
| After nearly 5 years of volunteering and managing front of house, Rebecca is super excited (!) to be working on her first show as a Production Manager with such a great cast. Rebecca is a member of R&R Improv and Waiting for Jenkins. And you’ll be able to catch her performing during Last Call (Saturdays at Midnight:30 on our stage!) with Mashed Potato Round-Up. | ||||
![]() | IAN SCHEMPP (ensemble) | |||
| Ian has been a part of Wing-It Productions since 2004, when he started performing in Jet City Improv and Twisted Flicks. Since joining, he has been seen in many shows, not the least of which include Wallflowers, Suave, Election Show, and previous versions of The Lost Folio. He is also the creator of the hit shows Shades of Gray, This Improvised Life, Unspeakable Horrors, Explorers Club, and Funbucket. Outside of Wing-It, Ian is half of the acclaimed duo Sisters of Sal and one-third of his critically lauded family, who he thanks and loves, not necessarily in that order. | ||||
![]() | GRAHAM TORDOFF (set design) | |||
| This is Graham's first production with Wing-It, after a lengthy span performing various duties with community theater groups in Alaska. He performs with long-form group Mashed Potato Round-Up, as well as R&R and with the Monthly Mash-Ups at Odd Duck Studios. Special thanks to his roommates Maddison and Julie, as well as their Venus Flytrap, Seymour. | ||||
![]() | LAURA TURNER (ensemble, costume design) | |||
| Laura spends her days teaching teenagers about literature so that someday they can create parodies of it. By night, she is a Jet City Improv ensemble member and performs with Lauren Skelton as The SheSpot, Seattle's awkwardly-cutest improv duo. She made her Wing-It debut with Quiz Show in April 2011 and most recently performed in It's Your Wonderful Life. At home, she writes sonnets and sings bawdy songs with her fiance Randy Miller and their Little Cat. | ||||
![]() | ELICIA WICKSTEAD (ensemble) | |||
| Elicia has been improvising since 1992. She is an ensemble member at Unexpected Productions and a founding member of the improv horror group Blood Squad. This is her eighth show with Wing-It, having most recently performed in Final Transmission. Improvising Shakespeare has always been one of her favorite things to do and she is especially pleased to be working with this talented & fetching cast yet again. Huzzah! She practices kindness to animals but sometimes eats them. | ||||
| ABBY POLZIN, JAMES TWEEDALE, RANDY MILLER, PHILL ARENSBERG (set construction) | ||||
| KELSEY TODD (poster design) | ||||
| NICK EDWARDS (trailer) | ||||











