THEY
are some of Southern California's
best corporate comedy performers.
But who are THEY?
Bel
Baca
Bel
is our resident Woman of the World. Being born and raised in Brazil,
she is of Spanish, American and British descent. She has appeared
in numerous plays including No Exit, The Vagina Monologues,
Steambath and Stay. She also appeared in several musicals
and short films. While in Orlando she was at the famous SAK Comedy
Lab, known for spawning Wayne Brady. She also performed in Laughing
Gas in South Florida and helped found the Los Angeles all-female
troupe Snot Sexy.
Justine
Barron
Justine
Barron is our resident Alien Life Form, recognized for her off-the-wall
characters and scenarios. Justine has trained and performed improv
in NY, Miami, and LA, with the Second City, Groundlings,
Upright Citizens Brigade, and Gotham City Improv,
as well as several South Florida groups. She co-founded South
Beach's Model Citizens and writes sketch comedy and original
sitcom scripts. In her spare time, she cultivates a trademark
"neurotic beach bum" persona. To make the ends meet, Justine consults
for nonprofit organizations, helping them function as bigger and
better businesses and maybe help some people.
Shawn Bordoff
Shawn
is our Resident Canadian. Performing comedy improvisation since
1993, he taught improv at the Vancouver School Board from 1996-2005
and with the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2002-2005.
In 1997-98, Shawn and his comedy partner Matthew Warburton wrote,
performed and produced (with Chum TV) the 13 episode comedy Punk.
Since them, Shawn has been working steadily as a professional
actor. You may have seen him perform with Angelina Jolie in Life
or Something Like It. Shawn constantly emphasizes the importance
of teamwork. He believes that the sum of all parts is always greater
than any amount of individual effort. Shawn was part of a team
that won best film at the 2002 ReelFast Film Festival for their
entry Tierheim. Click
here for Shawn's website.
Brian
Breiter
Brian
is our resident Legal Counsel. An attorney by trade, he has audiences
suing for relief from laughter. Brian studied at LA's prestigious
Groundlings theatre, and has earned a quality reputation. He is
a long-time member of the critically acclaimed Liquid
Radio Players performing an improvised radio play, and
performs sketch comedy at the ACME
Comedy Theatre as a member of the ACME Company. Brian
is also a member of the troupe Laughing Gas and can certainly
beat your ass in court.
Jen Dawson
Jennifer
is our resident Girl Next Door. She attended New World School
of the Arts and studied at David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company
in New York City, making her NYC debut at Gallery Players playing
a 75-year-old retired cabaret singer in Mittelschmerz. She has
appeared on numerous television projects and corporate videos,
having appeared on AMC's Mad Men and served as co-host
for the cruise line industry's shopping program, All Ashore,
as well as hosting Air Canada's in-flight television duty-free
shopping program Essential. She also appeared in the recent
independent feature film, Quick Pick and helped found the
all-female improv troupe, Snot Sexy.
Philip
Hersh
Phil
is our resident Madman. He has appeared in numerous films including
American Asian, Freedom's Gate (Bronze Remi Award
- Worldfest), Ay Mijo! (ABC Talent Development Program),
Nerd Wars (Dragon Con Winner for best spoof) and the role
of Jacob's Boss in A Secret Handshake (DVD Release). For
Television, he appeared in various projects such as the critically
acclaimed I Survived (Monitor Award), Marilu Henner's
Shape Up Your Life, HouseCapades, Mostly True Stories,
and the Announcer for the Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant.
Favorite Stage Performances include the role of Rabbi Michael
Wolfe in the Off Broadway smash hit Grandma Sylvia's Funeral,
Michael Brick in The Ritz, Oscar in Professor Bernhardi,
Nick in Bedroom Farce, working with Danny Glover Read
Me A Story (National Tour) & being a sketch troupe member
of Punch 59. His voice can be heard in various films, commercials,
video games, & radio shows. To see even more of his credits, you
can view his IMDB listing by clicking
here.
Todd
Rice (Director)
Todd
is our resident Know It All and has done just about everything.
He has appeared in several plays and independent film and had
a brief but uncredited appearance in The Fugitive with
Harrison Ford. He worked for the Speaker of the House in Washington,
DC, did cost-benefit analysis for the FAA, and worked on the floor
of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Todd has performed with Improv
Olympic in Chicago (now called IO), Cirque de so Lame,
graduated from the Second City and is in the cast of Laughing
Gas. Todd is currently working on several video projects.
Click here
for Todd's website.
Ethan
Smith
Ethan
is our resident Mensch. Ethan is castable in just about everything
and is constantly working on commercials, films and just about
anything else. Ethan has been seen in the feature films Big
Trouble, Thanks to Gravity, and All About The Benjamins
and had a featured role in an episode of CSI: Miami. He
was also featured in the pilot episode of Dexter on Showtime.
And all that was before making his way to Los Angeles. He is also
a troupe member of Laughing Gas. Ethan also writes original
music and is an accomplished pianist.
Paula
Tracey Wilson
Paula
is our resident Mermaid. Paula works with the Faery Trail Theater
as the Mermaid Princess Lí Ban. She also has performed for several
years in murder mysteries throughout Southern California, though
without her fins. She has been seen in many television productions
including an appearance on The Girls Next Door on E!Entertainment
Television, though she was not one of Hef's girlfriends. She has
performed live at Six Flags Great Adventure and has studied for
TV/Film, Commercials, improv and even Shakespeare. She is a soprano
from New Jersey, but not on HBO. She was an fine art consultant
and brings her artistic skills now to our corporate comedy. To
see even more of her credits, you can view her IMDB listing by
clicking
here.
Headshots of Todd Rice and Ethan
Smith appear courtesy of Bob
Lasky.
