Stage name: Rhonda Ealy
City of residence: Bend
Favorite quote: “Don’t die, blondie.” ~ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Favorite movie: "Rushmore"
Favorite game: Majong

As an owner of a busy Organic coffee roaster and café, Rhonda began taking Improv classes with Michelle Johnson of Bend Comedy Mill in hopes of dealing with stress and staving off Alzheimer’s. She would never have guessed that three years later, she would be regularly performing Improv with an audience, much less succeeding Michelle as director of the group.

Other interests include sitting on the Board of Bend Theatre for Young People, a non-profit performing Arts School.

Stage name: Judi Van Houweling
City of residence: Bend
Favorite quote: "No more soup for you! Next!" ~ The Soup Nazi
Favorite stage production: "West Side Story"
Car of Judi's dreams: Porsche Boxster

Judi credits her skills as a performer to her work for 26 years as a classroom teacher where she always had a "captive audience." She has performed comic improv with Triage for the past three years and has recently signed on as an actor with Buckboard Productions, which specializes in dinner theater murder mysteries.

Stage name:Angela Dean Lund
City of residence: Sisters
Favorite quote: “Just smile and wave boys. Smile and wave.” ~ Skipper from Madagascar
Guilty pleasure: People Magazine (but have been tabloid free for weeks!)
Favorite stage production: Guys and Dolls

Angela got her start in the comedy circuit back in 1975 when she performed one-girl variety shows for her family. She showed multiple talents by lip synching to the Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" and by reenacting cat food commercials. Angela took a few years off from comedy to add three children to her fan base. Listen close during her performances and you can hear at least one chanting, "Mom, you're nuts." Angela doesn't despair because of her critics, though. She's ever ready to lip synch to the Captain and Tennille. When not making people laugh, Angela can be found working at Angeline's Bakery in Sisters and volunteering at her children's schools.

Stage name: Peter Gunby
City of residence: Bend
Favorite Central Oregon restaurant: Backyard barbeque
Favorite actor: Jack Black
Favorite actress: Cate Blanchett
Favorite dessert: Watermelon

Peter's defining characteristic is his clumsiness; running into people with quirky humor, he stumbled into Improv, and has fallen flat on his face on stage. To finely hone his talent for accidents, he participates in dangerous outdoor activities with reckless abandon. When he's not injured or in traction, Peter may be found working as a human resources consultant. using offensive analogies or drawing meaningless diagrams. Peter was recently quoted, "Triage has been cheaper than therapy and I'm making progress--I don't mind when people laugh at me as much."

Stage name: Carolyn Platt
City of residence: Sisters
Favorite actors: “Alan Rickman, Dustin Hoffman, John Lithgow

Carolyn poses as a middle school drama teacher. She figures if she can make people believe that’s what she is, then she can be one. She’s also the art teacher making things out of junk and recycling just about everything including intentions, her “to do” list, and dust bunnies. She always lives in cities that start with "S” (Seattle, Sisters, and Salt Lake). After the insanity with students all day, Carolyn wants to play. Also, being required to think fast in improve is a great work out for a boomer brain.

Stage name: Lisa Bergren-Fetrow
City of residence: Sisters
Favorite quote: “"Who do you have to know to get a break in this town?!" ~ from The Producers
Guilty pleasure: Reese's Peanut Butter cups
Favorite actor: Cary Grant
Favorite actress: Myrna Loy

Lisa has been in love with performing arts since she was a youngster. She appeared in several high school plays--often in the background. After taking time off to earn a Bachelor's degree in Criminology and get married, she returned to the stage. She has participated in Sisters community theatre groups since the 1980's and in a CTC production of "Oliver." She started taking improv classes from Michelle Johnson and has not looked back. "I love the goofiness and the chance to perform."