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AIDY BRYANT
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 BLAKE DAVIS
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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DINA FACKLIS

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 O'BRIEN FLANIGAN
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
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 LINDGREN
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 BeastERESPN’s Mayne EventTop 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 MARGOLIS

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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BETH MELEWSKI

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

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 MURRAY
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
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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SUE SALVI
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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MARY SOHN

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.