Todd Obuchowski (Mr. Pants)
- became the two school mascots for The University of Miami, where he learned he had a talent for making people laugh and acting like a total weirdo. Todd went on to become a graduate of Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Clown College, and traveled the U.S. for a year as the Sears Goodwill Ambassador and Advance Clown for The Greatest Show on Earth. He is a graduate of iO, The Second City Training Center, and The Second City Conservatory where he was awarded the inaugural Avery Schreiber Scholarship For Students Who Excel in Physical Comedy. Todd also spent a year as a featured performer and comedy juggler at The Excalibur Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV. Todd currently performs with numerous improv teams around the city including the children's shows Storytown and Hogwash. In some way, shape, or form over the last ten years, Todd has performed for literally hundreds of thousands of people, in over 40 states, and ten times as many cities. he has appeared on national and local television, usually doing something ridiculous. Todd continues to live, write, and perform in Chicago- and he loves eating cereal.
Matt Noonan (Mr. Nostrilburger)
- has studied at Second City, iO Theater and The Annoyance. He is a co-founder and writer of the sketch group Creepy Hug and TheSportsHernia.com, a satirical sports Web site. Matt has performed at the I3 Improv International Festival, the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival and in delicious pizza parlors.
Dacey Arashiba (Mr. Apron)
- Dacey completed the iO Theater curriculum in 2008 and performs improv with Babyfight. He has a Creative Writing degree from the University of Minnesota. In a previous life, he played guitar for Bone Club and has a song about 17 minutes into "D2 - The Mighty Ducks."
Wolfgang Stein (Mr. Shoes)
- a native of Wisconsin, Wolf moved to Chicago to pursue his dream of comedy. Ever since he worked at Phantom lake YMCA Camp he has wanted to be in a kids show. Wolfgang graduated from the iO Training Center, The Second City Conservatory, and has performed with the team Halibut and the iO team Gold Star. He has short films at shortvision.com. He would like to thank his students who remind him that with laughter is the best way to learn. He likes to tie his shoes sitting down.
Christine Klein (Ms. Boots)
- Hailing from the sunny Southwest, Christine moved to Chicago in the pursuit of cold weather. After graduating from Arizona State University in 2006 with a degree in theatre, she packed her bags and moved across the wide ocean to study in London at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts- receiving a Post Grad Degree in Classical Theatre. Upon moving back to the States and having played more boy characters than girls, she found herself at iO and in the presence of some pretty cool catsperforming with the House Team "GoldStar." You can also catch her making kids laugh with the improvised children's show Hogwash. She is currently pursuing her masters degree at Columbia College Chicago in Arts, Media, and Entertainment focusing on Performance Management in the hopes of one day running her own theatre company.
Chris Terry (Mr. Shortpants)
- One would have thought Chris’s theater career ended the day he turned down an audition to be the “Redrum” kid in The Shining because (as the then-4-year-old told his parents) “You didn’t ask me first!” Yet, here he is, back working in small theater and film gigs, waiting for his next big role in a Stephen King movie (or a radioactive spider to bite him and give him really cool powers instead of radiation poisoning). The Chicago native is a graduate of The Second City and iO training centers and performs regularly with the awesome improv quartet Baby Fight! He was also a paste dealer in the now-in-post-production independent film, “Blood Baby.”
And yes, that IS a Members Only™ jacket on Mr. Shortpants, if you were wondering.
Laura Zhang (Ms. Bookworm)
- a transplant from a tropical island in China, Laura moved to the windy city to see snow falling and savor deep-dish pizza. Her first acting experience was playing grandma in Little Red Riding Hood when she was 12. Since then, she has trained with the Chicago Acting Studio, Second City Conservatory, iO Theater and appeared in some off-off-off-Broadway plays. She is super stoked and forever grateful to be part of the AnkleTodd’s Show season 3 cast! Other than studying to become a teacher, she is also kung-fu fighting with an improv group called BabyFight in the neighborhoods of chi-town. Hi-yah!
Christina Piazza (Ms. Tutu)
- graduated with a Theatre BFA in Acting from Texas State University. She worked with Austin ComedySportz for many moons before ultimately moving to Chicago (via L.A. and New Orleans). She has studied with Second City Conservatory, Acme Comedy Theatre, Annoyance Theatre, iO West and iO Chicago and can also be seen performing around town in her 2 person show “Slightly Altered". Christina quickly sizes up a room by how much dance space it has -the more, the better! In her spare time, she takes belly dance classes, dreams of being a drummer, and volunteers with Literacy Chicago and RFB&D.
Amanda Murphy (Ms. Do-re-mi)
- has worked in musical theater and comedy throughout Chicago, Toronto and New York. She studied voice in the B. Music Program at Dalhousie University in Canada, at AMDA and Ballet Arts in NYC, and at The Second City here in Chicago. Also a music director and composer, she has written songs for several sketch shows, and written the music and been co-lyricist for two musicals ("four play" and the currently running "Never Have I Ever"). She is currently a member of Battle-Prov at Comedy Sportz, an alumni of Infinite Sundaes, and a choral singer. Amanda loves her family, and thanks them for making her crazy schedule possible!
Matt Ulrich (Mr. Booth)
- has studied with both IO and Second City. Matt can be seen around town performing with Baby Fight and any other show that will have him. He is honored to work with such a great group of clowns.
