Whitney Rumble is a performer and jewelry designer based in Philadelphia.

Brendan has been improvising in Philadelphia since 2013, performing in teams such as Sabotage, 1816, Overlook, Skeletons Etc, Stay Dead the Improvised Horror Comedy and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie. He is the proud owner of four cats and 250ish composting worms, none of whom pay him any mind.

James Knight (he/him) is a Philadelphia based stand-up comic and writer. James is regular performer in the Crossroads Comedy Theater shows Study Hall: Comedy Inspired by Lectures and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie, a member of Philly’s award winning short-form improv group The N Crowd, and is the head video producer and writer with Philadelphia’s premier all-POC sketch & improv group, NYTEShift.

James is also a contributor to the satire website Flexx Magazine. James has performed at and has had his sketches performed at the Black and Funny Festival (MN), Philadelphia Fringe Festival (PA), Cinder Block Comedy Festival (NY), Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (Canada), Chicago Sketch Fest, We The People Improv Festival (PA), The Black Friday Comedy Marathon (PA), Good Good Comedy Theater (two sold-out nights), and Philadelphia Public Access TV station PhillyCam. James directed and was a writer on Crossroads Comedy Theater’s Halloween sketch show, A Nightmare On Jawn Street: Liberty Hell and was head writer for the production in 2019.

Currently, he is the host of the Critical James Theory Podcast and co-host of Crossroads’ Lockin’ Up: A Black Pro-Wrestling Podcast. Should you encounter one in the wild, suggested talking points are new sneakers, hip-hop from the years 1985 – present day, and pro wrestling.

Stacie Lyons is a comedian based in Philadelphia. She performs with Study Hall: Improv Inspired by College Lectures and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie, and is a podcast co-host of We Need to Talk About This Movie.

Andrew is an improviser, actor, writer, and current borrower of a 2008 Hyundai Elantra.

Mike Marbach (he/him) is a Philly native and the founder / Executive Director of Crossroads Comedy Theater. Mike has been studying, performing, and teaching improv since 2005. He has taken classes with iO Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, and the UCB Theater in NY as well as numerous workshops from improv instructors from across the country. Mike worked with Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) from 2009 until it’s closing in 2020 due to COVID-19. In those years Mike served as Education Director and Artistic Director as well as director, performer, and instructor. During the pandemic, Mike moved to Indianapolis to be with family and started Crossroads Comedy Theater. Though he is currently living in Indianapolis, Mike oversees Crossroads shows and classes in Philly and travels back and forth when the stars align. Mike is the director / creator of long running Crossroads shows including Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie and the host of various podcasts for the Crossroads Podcast Network. When not doing Crossroads things Mike likes to watch tv / movies, go bowling, or work on a new celebrity impression.

Tanya is an actor, improv performer, writer, host and theater instructor. Tanya performs regularly with her improv teams Daddy Issues and the NCrowd. Tanya is also 1/4th member of the sketch comedy team The Rhubarbs. Tanya currently performs with Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie at Crossroads Comedy Theater.

Wilfredo is an improviser, writer, and sketch comedian from New Jersey. He is currently based in New York.

Fred is a performer, composer, teacher, and facilitator based in Ithaca, NY. He has worked as a solo performer as well as with various theater companies in Philadelphia and New York City to help create original theatrical works. As a facilitator, he uses the principles of improvisation and theatrical collaboration to help individuals become more effective leaders and to help high-performing teams work together more productively. He currently teaches improv through Ithaca Improv. Before moving to NY, Fred studied, performed, and directed improv at the Philly Improv Theater. Before that, he was a Latin and Ancient Greek teacher, holding a degree in Classical Philology from Harvard University.

Marcely Jean-Pierre is a Philly-based comedian, improviser, writer, and performer from Willingboro, New Jersey. He is a head writer and performer for sketch and improv troupe NYTEShift and regularly performs improv with The N Crowd and Study Hall. A former improv instructor at Philly Improv Theater, Marcely also co-produced and directed sketch comedy shows and has coached and directed improv teams at PHIT.

Among his many comedic inspirations are Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Key and Peele, Steve Carell, In Living Color, SNL, Martin Lawrence, and kids as well… Marcely also sometimes rhymes things unintentionally and has a background in writing and performing spoken word poetry. He is also social worker by day and occasionally sleeps at night.

Matt Garren has been performing improv for five years and was a member of former Philly Improv Theater house teams Guillotine, Dunk Tank/Dream Tank, and PG-13, as well as the indie team Kid Handsome.

Victor Tran is a Philly based improviser. When he’s not performing, he’s busy not doing physics. Watch your blood pressure, people.

Daralyse is an author, an actor, and an activist. When she’s not crying, she’s laughing. For more about her work, check out daralyselyons.com.

Andrew is the technical director for Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie.

Gab is a writer, performer, and Big Anxious Hottie based in LA. She studied improv at PHIT (Philly) and UCB (LA), and placed as a finalist in the Sundance Institute’s Episodic Writing Lab, and the Sundance/YouTube New Voices Lab for her comedy pilots. For every new follow she gets on Twitter by MIDNIGHT, Mike Marbach will personally send you $245: @gabbottoni

Jon Plester is a writer, filmmaker, and comedian based in Chicago. His work has appeared on Paste, McSweeney’s, CollegeHumor, and Funny or Die, among others.

Kelly Conrad (she/her) is a Philadelphia based actor, comedian, and teaching artist. Kelly currently performs with Crossroads comedy theater’s Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie and is on the podcasts Evesdropping and The Beacons Are Lit. Kelly can also be seen performing with NYTEShift – an all POC comedy troupe. Kelly has performed with sketch team The Decoy and improv house team Hooch at Philly Improv Theater, as well as Theater Unspeakable’s American Revolution, Anti Gravity Performance Project’s Deary Diary LOL, and most recently in WHYY’s Albie’s Elevator.