Dylan co-founded Kickstand Comedy in 2014, and has performed at The Bridgetown Comedy Fest (Portland, OR), Bumbershoot (Seattle, WA), the Del Close Marathon (New York City), Out of Bounds Comedy Fest (Austin, TX), The Stumptown Improv Festival (Portland, OR), and later this year in the show MONDO at the Vancouver International Improv Festival (BC).

In 2016 Kara co-founded the Kickstand Improv Comedy Training Center. She has performed all over the US at festivals such as: The Del Close Marathon in NYC, Out of Bounds in Austin, TX, Stumptown Improv Festival, and at Vancouver International Improv Festival in Vancouver, BC. Currently you can catch Kara improvising in Secret Aardvark and performing in her comedy character shorts “Impressions of Human Beings” @kaymocomedy on Tik Tok.

Kristen Schier is an actor, improviser, teacher, and clown. She has extensive improv teaching, directing, and performing experience. She holds a BFA in Performing Arts from the University of the Arts where she taught Acting for Non-Majors, Improvisation for the Actor, and first-year Acting Studio. She has toured all over the country teaching and performing at various festivals such as the Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater, Chicago Improv Festival, Vancouver International Improv Festival, Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam, and more. Kristen is the former Co-Artistic Director of Curious Comedy in Portland Oregon and former Improv Producer at the Philly Improv Theater. She has studied improv at Second City, Magnet Theater, and Annoyance. Kristen has also studied Physical Theater, clown, extensively with Pig Iron Theater company and Movement Theater Studio.

Cimberly is originally from Oklahoma, so yeah technically a transplant, but she has lived in Portland longer than anywhere else. She has studied improv and performed at Kickstand (In-Person) and Upright Citizens Brigade (Online).

Justin found improv in 2013 and has been performing ever since. Known for his improv groups J Names and Death Hammer he has performed at SF Sketchfest, Out of Bounds, Del Close Marathon and the Vancouver International Improv Festival.

In addition to being an improv performer and instructor, Rachel Rosenthal is the owner of Let’s Make a Website!, a one-stop-shop for design & development of professional Squarespace websites. She works with small businesses, like Kickstand, to make sure their sites are always fresh and fully functional!

Michael Knackstedt is a Portland, Oregon-based improviser, actor and writer. Michael has trained at Kickstand Comedy Space, The Liberators Training Center, Curious Comedy Theater, The Ape Theater and Deep End Theater in Portland.