This year's COMMEDUS INTERRUPTUS roster! -- posted February 1st, 2010
ZANE -- DIRECTOR/PERFORMER
Zane Fried is a junior majoring in Cinema-Television Critical Studies. Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska by traditional midwest values inspired a deep need to get the hell out of Nebraska in Zane. He migrated to the west coast and found himself quite content with the weather, beautiful girls, and lack of bestiality. In his free time Zane enjoys reading, cooking, watching movies, and fighting crime.
Zane loves performing improv comedy as it gives him a great outlet to make fart noises and pantomime vulgar sexual acts in public. Try talking to him for a few minutes after a show and you’ll realize that up close he’s much prettier than you give him credit for.
BRAD -- BUSINESS MANAGER/PERFORMER
Brad Wergley is a junior majoring in Cinema-Television Production. Born and raised in Herndon, VA, Brad decided to go to California for school because he heard it was sunny. He loves playing board games such as Balderdash, Risk, and of course Cranium. He also enjoys Rock-paper-scissors, but more as a way to pass time than anything else.
Brad aspires to be as similar to Jack Bauer as possible. All he wants is for someone to say, “Hey, you kind of remind me of Jack Bauer,” and he’ll die happy. Brad is ecstatic to be a part of Commedus Interruptus because it means he gets stay connected with his inner child by playing make-believe games all the time.
ROB -- Performer
I'm currently a Junior B.F.A. Acting major at USC. When not in class or doing a show I like to spend my time enjoying homemade things. Like cookies and tweed suits. Actually who doesn’t like to spend time enjoying anything that can be enjoyed? Like dancing in the kitchen while making an omelet. Or feigning indifference about what you dreamt last night.
I don’t like appendicitis, bees, or nickel (I’m allergic). My worst fear is a bee with a nickel-tipped stinger that will give me appendicitis. I kid you not. Oh, and I also like Commedus.
THOMPSON -- Performer
From the cherub-like state of a three year old, Thompson Aplin has been fascinated with drawing Dinosaurs. Naturally this passion led him to pursue film and theater at USC, as well as improvisational recorder soloing, which he does on his own time.
Thompson grew up in Hawaii, but has also lived in such exotic locales as Madison Wisconsin, Monterey California, and Homer Alaska. This makes Thompson feel pretty worldly and important (feelings that will probably be his undoing). He has studied improvisation with The Atlas Improv Company, Ultimate Improv LA, The Gutherie Theatre, and The Groundlings, but would really prefer to live his own life and not be defined by “things” or “words”.
Thompson's greatest ambition is to appear in a high budget disaster movie and then point out the obvious dangers of a situation by yelling. Things he might like to yell include "We're completely surrounded by lava", "the T-Rexes are regrouping", or perhaps "That’s no iceberg, its a bear!!". In the meantime, Thompson will likely resort to these and other yells during the majority of upcoming lawn shows. Beezle.
JAKE -- Performer
Jake Minton was born back in the fall of '89 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to a man and a woman. When he's not improvising, he can be found in his usual haunts: mainly local bowling alleys and back alleys. His favorite juice is orange juice, his favorite bands are Metallica and The Beatles, and he's not too hard on the eyes, neither.
Jake's greatest dream in life is to somehow find a way to get paid copious amounts of money to do improv and whatever. Overall, he's a pretty laid back guy and would love to meet you and your parents.
NEWBIE PROFILES
DAMIEN -- Performer
Damien is a Freshman majoring in Gerentology and was born in Hoboken, New Jersey as the youngest son of 8, most of which were human.
At the age of ten Damien dropped out of primary school to circumnavigate the globe fighting and besting each continents champion. During his free time Damien enjoys skiing, water polo, golf, and camping.
His social security number is 5Z$-8%-19#8. His favorite sports pro team is Brazil. When pressed about his proudest moment he would probably say "When my horse and I finally managed to cross the mountains of Appalachia".
JOEY -- Performer
Joey was born in a very small foreign part of the world called New Jersey. He was promptly stolen away to the grand state of California by his parents at the young age of one, at which point, as per was tradition in the Millin family, he began his training in the art of assassination.
At a young age he decided to take up acting in order to not only aid his stealthy skills for assassination but also to hide his true identity. Lucky for him, being raised in North Hollywood allowed him to take up the craft of acting without drawing too much attention as a crazy or a leper. Showing much promise in his skills as an assassin,
Joey was sent to USC to learn how to better market his trade for the real world. At this University he studies to become a Business Major with a minor in Theatre with the goal of some day finding and joining a sect of Shakespearian accountants in Italy who run hits for the mob on the weekend. Till then he’ll just do fun stuff. Like improv. Oh right, forgot to mention, he does improv too.
CAROLYNE -- Performer
Carolyne is a freshman (soon to be sophomore) Theater Major at USC. She is also, undeniably, a girl. She grew up in Auburn Maine and then found it fit to travel as far from there as possible for college.
Since her early days playing witch hunt at Catholic School (I kid you not... she played burn the witch... usually playing the role of the witch) she has learned that boys do not have cooties and has taken to doing improv comedy with 7 boys.
When not improvising Carolyne is probably sleeping or eating copious amounts of food or at the gym to make up for her copious amounts of food eating... (grammar?)
Her mother is an english teacher... who'd'a thunk! Carolyne enjoys snuggies, snuggling of any kind, puppies, and chocolate, of Commedus (obv.) ((She also apologizes for the excessive amount of aside statements)).