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Get
To Know Us. Member Bios We're
more than just pretty faces (but you DO think we're pretty, right?) We have even prettier brains! (but when you describe us
to people, please lead with "pretty faces".)
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Aidy moved to Chicago from Phoenix to attend Columbia College where she graduated with a BA in
Theater. Since then, she has studied at iO, The Annoyance, and Second City. She improvised with Hunter Family Crest, You
are Not Alone, and Radical Concepts all at iO. She both co-wrote and performed in Jacoby's Promise, Imaginary Friend, and
Scientology: The (Unauthorized) Musical all The Annoyance theater. In 2008 Aidy's two-person sketch group, Sea Lions, both
performed and led a workshop at Duke University. Aidy also has the pleasure of performing completely improvised musicals
with Baby Wants Candy.
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Amanda has been performing in Chicago for over ten years. In addition
to her work with Virgin, she currently performs on the Second City etc stage, where she has written and performed in four
revues. She is an alumnus of the Second City Las Vegas and the Second City National Touring Company. She has improvised with
Sirens, Baby Wants Candy, The Armando Diaz Experience and ComedySportz. Amanda is from Auburn, Massachusetts and is a graduate
of Providence College in Rhode Island. Amanda Blake Davis is
represented by Grossman & Jack Talent, Chicago, 312.587.1155
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The founder of Virgin Daiquiri,
Dina has been performing improvisation in Chicago for the past 15
years. She has toured and directed for The Second City National Touring
Company. Dina is also a fixture at the illustrious iO Chicago where she
performs numerous times a week and teaches regularly. This past year,
Dina produced, directed, and co-wrote her first pilot BRING IT IN (starring
some members of Virgin Daiquiri). You might recognize Dina from a
small stint as Nicholas Cage's secretary in The Weather Man or as an
incompetent mom who couldn't close her plastic bag in a recent Ziploc
commercial. Dina is represented by The Geddes Agency, Chicago, 312-787-8333
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Meagan got her start “acting” as a mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry, but over
time found her heart to be on the stage. She toured with the Second City National Touring Company, co-wrote and starred
in three Awesome Shows, co-wrote and starred in This Day In History with her brother, and is proud to perform improv regularly
with The Armando Diaz Experience, Deep Schwa and of course, Virgin Daiquiri. In 2007 her group Ragdolls was accepted
into the HBO US Comedy Festival in Aspen, CO. Meagan is represented exclusively by Grossman & Jack Talent, Chicago, 312-587-1155.
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Nancy Friedrich: Recent roles include Mary Warren in The Crucible with
Infamous Commonwealth Theatre,Tammy in The Last Barbecue at
16th Street Theater, Jennifer (Jeff Nomination for Lead Actress in a Play) in The Dastardly Ficus and Other Tales of Woe and Misery with Strange Tree Group, Collaboraction's
Sketchbook 7 and 8, and "Mary Dobbs/Shana" in Chasing Dumb at
The Annoyance. Nancy is an ensemble member with Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, where she has played "Trudy" in Betty's Summer Vacation, wrote for two 24 Hour Projects, and understudied and went on for the role of "Keely" in Keely and Du. Nancy wrote and performed two one-woman
shows,Oceany Flutter and Dingbat. In 2008 she took Dingbat to
the NYC International Fringe Festival and received Critics Choice in Timeout NYC. Nancy was featured at the 2009 Chicago solo
section of the TBS Just for Laughs Festival. Nancy
is proud to improvise on the teams"Henrietta Pussycat" and Virgin Daiquiri, and writes and performs with the sketch group PennyBear. Last year Nancy played The Security Guard in the NBC pilot State of
Romance, and more recently played Nancy in the Connie Banks The Actor.com. Nancy Loves being a Virgin Daiquiri! and she is represented by ARia Talent, Chicago. 312-850-9671
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Niki found her love for performing in London, England, where she grew up as a military brat. She moved to Chicago to study improvisation with a BA in Theatre from
James Madison University. Niki
wrote and performed Immaculate Deception, Disposable
Nation, and Pratfall
of Civilization* on The Second City etc. stage where she was nominated for a Jeff Award
as “Best Female Performer in a Revue”*. Prior to the resident stage, she toured with Second City’s National Touring Company. She has studied improvisation at Annoyance Theatre, Second City, and
iO. She also studied physical theatre at London’s
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She
is a member of the musical improv group “Baby Wants Candy”, where she performed at both the Edinburgh and Piccolo-Spoleto
Fringe Festivals. Her one-woman show, “Photosynthesis of God and Man” was performed at IO, and the Upright Citizens
Brigade Theatre in New York, as well as other festivals in Chicago. Most recently she performed at Writer’s Theatre in The
Maids by Jean Genet. Her
television credits include, The Beast, ER, ESPN’s Mayne Event, Top Chefand two seasons of NBC’s improvised comedy Sports Action Team. Niki also teaches workshops in team building, improvisation, leadership
and communication. She has worked with companies
such as McDonald’s, BCG, Notre Dame University, Comcast, and Maytag. She is a proud member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Niki is represented by Aria talent, Chicago 312-850-9671.
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Nicky has been performing improv and sketch comedy
in Chicago for over 10 years. She
is a proud alumnus of the Second City Etc stage where she co-wrote and
performed in three original revues: Immaculate Deception, Disposable Nation and Pratfall of Civilization. Nicky
was also a member of The Second Touring Company and was fortunate to be a part
of a 2004 USO tour in Kuwait and Iraq.
This past fall, Nicky was a guest star on TNT’s new series, Leverage,
where she played an assistant and was able
to show off her awkward flirting skills.
She performs regularly at iO (formerly Improv Olympic) with the fabulous
Virgin Daiquiri and
Armando
Diaz and performs completely improvised
musicals with Baby Wants Candy at
the Apollo Theater. She
also
teaches improv at The Second City and is a proud member of SAG, AFTRA and
AEA. Nicky
is represented by Aria
Talent at 312-850-9671.
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As well as being a current cast member of the Second City's ETC, Beth currently
performs with the all female group Virgin Daiquiri at iO Chicago and the
musical improv group Baby Wants Candy at the Apollo theater. She is a
former member of The Second City National Touring Company and The Second City
Denver where she co-wrote and performed the original review How I Lost My
Denverginity. Beth has
taught workshops and classes through the Second City and ComedySportz theaters.
She is also a copywriter. So if you need selling, she'll sell
you. Beth is proud to be one half of the improv duo Dual Exhaust who was
named by The Chicago Sun-Times as one of the "top 10 comedy duos of the
past 10 years”. Beth is represented by ARia Talent, Chicago. 312-850-9671
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Abby McEnany performs with Virgin Daiquiri at the iO theater in
Chicago. She currently tours the country with The Second CIty
National Touring Company. She also performs
with Sirens. Abby was one-
half of the two-person show "A&E" that played at The Second City's
Unhinged Series. She has been performing improvisation and sketch
comedy in Chicago for 15 years
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Colleen has performed around Chicago for ten years. She can be seen improvising
weekly with the veteran teams Deep Schwa and Virgin Daquiri at IO Chicago, where she is also an instructor for the IO Training
Center. As Alice, the New Girl in Prison, Colleen sings and dances with Chicago's longest running musical "Coed Prison Sluts"
at the Annoyance Theater every Friday night. In addition, she understudies the Second City Mainstage show "America All Better"
and the Second City original theatrical "Rod Blagojevich Superstar." Colleen's all female ensemble, Ragdolls, was selected
to showcase their original sketch show "Moist" at the 2007 HBO Comedy Festival. Working with companies all over the world,
Colleen is a Core Facilitator and Actor with Second City Communications. She has had the unique pleasure of working with major
global firms to train, entertain and produce customized voiceover and video material. In collaboration with Robyn Scott and
our amazingly talented friends in the improv community, Colleen can be seen as Darcy in an original web series called "Darcy
& Tess". She is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent, Chicago, 312-587-1155
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Jessica Robbins has been playing
guitar for Virgin Daiquiri for nearly two years. She was trained in piano and chorus and started performing at an early age. In
2004, Jessica graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and moved back home to further invest in education and
music. Over the last few years Jessica has performed as a singer/songwriter at great venues around Chicago including The
Beat Kitchen, The Elbo Room, The Grafton, Lakeshore Theater, and held a residency at Uncommon Ground and Costello's. Jessica has
also developed her education consultation business, Real Time Learning, which will soon open a music section for students.
Her debut EP, Mixed Numbers, was released in 2008. She has performed on the podcast Chicago Acoustic Underground and has
been a part of The Infamous Commonwealth Theatre's 24 Hour Project for the past two years as a musician. She will begin to
work on a full length album in the Spring of 2009. You can fnd Jessica's music on itunes and cdbaby and her myspace page, www.myspace.com/jessmrobbins
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Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Sue has been living and improvising in Chicago for over a decade
now. She is an proud alumnus of Penn State University. She has toured internationally with the Second City Touring Company,
and is a co-founder and ensemble member of the sketch comedy group, 'Brick'. She has created her own short films, written
a children's book and created an animation, all of which she has yet to do anything with. Sue also works the "Ad Game",
copywriting commercials, creating viral videos and participating in Client Presentations. Sue is represented
by Innovative Artists, Chicago. 312-832-1113
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In addition to performing
at iO Chicago, Mary currently improvises with the Sirens. She is a former member of The Second City National Touring Company
as well as Stir-Friday Night. Mary has appeared in The Second City’s series Unhinged, with The Crying Diamonds as well as a two-person sketch show entitled, “Arranged Marriage”.
She has taught workshops and summer classes at The Second City, Kidworks Theater and The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Most
recently, Mary was featured in the film “Irregular Fruit” which has been named “Best Comedic Short”
in the Lake County Film Festival. Mary is represented by Grossman and Jack Talent, Chicago, 312-587-1155.
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