Cast


MIKE MURPHY as Uncle Mike
 
"To me this isn't a comedy show. Our brand of 'edu-tainment', should leave your mind more full than a thought-steak. In addition, I have been allowed by my parole officer to refrain from taking my medication. Thus, the performance, shall be enlightening on multiple fronts. If this were a battle, every Saturday I would be General Sherman, and the stage would burn like a Georgian Plantation in the noonday sun. Watch out, the first three rows will get soaked."
 
 

Amanda Carlson (stage manager)
 
Amanda has been improvising since 2007, performing with Cure Improv, WireTap and The Ministry of Exuberance. Her recent credits include Stan Wells' Being Human and The Ministry's TGIF: The Goodsons Improvised Family, with guests performances in Wing-It's Funbucket and BreakOut Improv. She has previously tripped the lights fantastic for Wing It's Rudolph: The Next Verse and The Roast. She would like to thank her husband for her new last name and whatever he has under the tree for her this year.
 

KELI CARENDER
 
Just back from studying in Oxford and performing with the Oxford Imps at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Keli is thrilled to be a part of another Wing-It production, especially one involving Christmas! Her previous Wing-It experiences include Cut!, Reality World Season 2, and Burning Bridges. She can also be seen performing at Live Girls! Theater and with the Seattle Neutrino Society. When not performing, Keli is doing other things, such as: living on another continent, teaching math, or riding the ferry. She would like to thank her parents for being so wonderful, and for picking her up from the ferry at 11:30 pm on oh so many occasions.
 

GRAHAM DOWNING
 
Graham Downing likes to pretend that he is dark and mysterious and likes Halloween more then he likes Christmas, but he can't help but love everything that comes with this Winter holiday. Graham has been a cast member with Jet City Improv for a little over a year and half and before that appeared in many Wing-It Productions show such as Wallflowers, Cut!, Clues and Reality World. This is his first time assistant directing a show and hopes you enjoy it. He'd like to thank his parents and hope that if they do come to this show they forgive him for whatever happens.
 
 

CHRIS LUNDGREN (Live Music)
 
Chris has been playing music for live, and reasonably alive, audiences for a long time. Born in 1961 and raised in Southern California, Chris came to Seattle in 1995 for a fabulous career in radio. He now works in sales and marketing for a residential lighting company. You do the math on that one. Chris spends his time away from Jet City working, reading, writing, working out and avoiding the sun and outdoor activities with a vengeance that borders on the psychotic. Chris has a potty mouth and is rarely allowed to speak during Jet City productions. Chris has scored more than 70 motion pictures for Twisted Flicks series and can probably reenact any giant bug movie from the 50's on demand. Chris would prefer you don't demand this.
 

GEOFF NUNN
 
Geoff is excited to make his Wing-it debut with Uncle Mike. He has a B.A. in Theater from Loyola Marymount and has also studied with the Oxford School of Drama. Geoff has worked locally with the Young Shakespeare Workshop and behind the scenes with Theater Schmeater. Uncle Mike marks Geoff's official return to the stage after a hiatus to earn his Masters in Museology, which is only marginally more practical than earning a Masters in Acting.
 
 

MANDY PRICE
 
Mandy hates Christmas and feels that Uncle Mike's ruining can only make it better. She has previously appeared in LoveTanic, Dirty Laundry, Inferno and Puppet TV with Wing-It Productions and is a Jet City Improv cast member. She is a transplant from Chicago where she improvised and acted at The Second City, iO, The Annoyance, GayCo and Laugh Out Loud Theatre. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Mandy has a BA in Theatre from Belmont University and fights against her accent every day. Many thanks to Douglas Willott for the opportunity to join this merry band of elves. Doug is the reason for the season. Amen.
 
 

IAN SCHEMPP
 
Ian Schempp has been a member of Wing-It Productions since 2004, when he joined the cast of Jet City Improv. Ian has been seen in show such as Wallflowers ("Julius Hauberk"), Suave (" I.S."), and CUT! ("The Director"), as well as in Theater Schmeater's production of Adventures in Mating ("Waiter"). Ian was also a founding member of the award-winning Sisters of Sal. He would like to thank his wife for being amazing, and America for making Christmas rock again! If you were thinking of getting him something for Christmas, he already got Guitar Heroes III, so...socks?
 
 

ELICIA WICKSTEAD
 
Elicia is happy as a little drummer boy to be performing in her fifth Wing-It Production. Previous shows here include Shades of Gray, Lease, Lovetanic and Lost Folio. She's improvised as an ensemble member with Unexpected Productions since 1994 and is one of the co-founders of the improv horror group Blood Squad. Elicia is filled with Christmas love for this wonderful cast & crew - especially Uncle Mike, because he needs it the most.
 

DOUGLAS S. WILLOTT (director)
 
Douglas joined Jet City Improv in 1996 at the tender young age of 17. As a member of Jet City Improv, Doug helped form the high school education program teaching technique and team building to the improvisers of tomorrow. With Wing-It Productions, Doug created and directed The Swing It Midnight Review, co-created and co-directed The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show with Brandon Jepson, and Election Show with John Boyle. Locally, Doug has worked with various theaters including Macha Monkey, Theatre Babylon, Live Girls, and Consolidated Works. Doug also worked on the Bill Nye series "Eyes of Nye" and was featured in the award winning short "Squatch on the Rocks" featured on Evening Magazine and in SIFF.