SECOND NATURE IMPROV
USC's Premiere Long Form Improv Team
S I N C E 2 0 0 2
THE ALUMNI
CLASS OF 2004
NICK CLARK
Nick Clark (BA, Theatre) is a founding member of Second Nature. He is currently pursuing acting in Los Angeles, and can be seen in a number of online shorts.
BRENDAN JOYCE
Brendan Joyce (BFA, Screenwriting) is a founding member and former director of Second Nature. He is currently in Istanbul.
CLASS OF 2005
EVAN GAUSTAD
Evan Gaustad (BA, Theatre) is a founding member of Second Nature. He is currently pursuing acting in Los Angeles. Recently, Evan was the lead in The Magnificent Charlie Greene a short film directed by fellow 2N Alumnus Eddie Quintana. He can also be seen in several nation-wide commercials, and on television - recently onThe Unit and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
CLASS OF 2006
DAVE CRABTREE
Dave Crabtree (BA, Film) is a founding member of Second Nature Improv. He is currently a producer/editor for FOX Reality and a producer for Eyestorm Productions. He also films shorts with the sketch comedy troupe Tremendosaur.
NICK DAZE
Nick Dazé (BA, Theatre, English) is a founding member and former director of Second Nature Improv. He is currently helming a successful startup company and thinks he might run for Congress in a few years.
CLAY LARSEN
Clay Larsen (BA, Theatre; BA Fine Arts) is a founding member of Second Nature. He currently performs at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre on the Harold Team Empty Threat. At the UCB, Clay has trained with Matt Besser and Matt Walsh.
TOM MCMILLAN
Tom McMillan (BA, Fine Arts) recently moved back to Los Angeles, and is currently working at Warner Brothers.
EDDIE QUINTANA
Eddie Quintana (BA, Film) is a former director of Second Nature. He recently directed the short film The Magnificent Charlie Greene, and currently performs with the ComedySportz Sunday Company.
JAIMEY WIENER
Jaimey Wiener (BA, Communication) is a founding member of Second Nature. She currently works with the HBO Comedy Festival.
CLASS OF 2007
JOHN DARDENNE
John Dardenne (BA, Film) is a former director of Second Nature. He is currently training with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, where he has studied under Matt Walsh, Sean Conroy, Andy Daly, and Shira Piven. In addition to improv, John performs stand up comedy at The Comedy Store, and has been featured by CNN, The Guardian, and TIME. View John’s website.
CLAY ELLIOT
Clay Elliott (BFA, Theater) has finished up his final year at USC.
JACQUELINE GABARDY
Jacqueline Gabardy (BS, Biology; BA, Italian) was the Fracas! event coordinator for 2007. She is currently in graduate school studying to become an acupuncturist and taking improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She can be seen performing around LA with Fiasco!, Sleuth, J-ing Off, and Okay, Awesome! Check out her awesome food blog: sweet beet & green bean
CLASS OF 2008
ANNIE BARIA
Annie Baria (BA, Film) is currently pursuing a career as a writer in Los Angeles. She has trained extensively with The Groundlings. Annie also interns for George Clooney’s Smoke House production company.
ALEX GARCIA
Alex Garcia (BA, Film) is currently pursuing a career in producing and acting in Los Angeles. While at USC, he starred in the popular Trojan Vision sitcom “Birnkrant 616“, and has also appeared on General Hospital and As The World Turns. He also enjoys being behind the camera, where he produces, writes, and directs film and television. Most recently, Alex produced an independent 35mm short film titled “It’s a Wonderful Death” and an independent high definition feature film titled “S.E.R.E”.
JUSTIN MICHAEL
Justin Michael (BA, Film) is currently writing and acting in Los Angeles. His comedic shorts have been screened at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre in New York, the Anthology Film Archives, andChannel102.net. Recently, his short film, TestiPals!was picked up by the Fuse Network. Justin performs around Los Angeles with the sketch troupe Tremendosaur.
JACOB REED
Jacob Reed (BA, Film; BA, Fine Arts) is a former director of Second Nature. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he performs weekly at iO West withRoberto Alomar. Jacob is one half of the sketch comedy duo, Tremendosaur, whose work has been screened at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre in New York, on the cable television channel Current, and all over the internet. As an artist and designer, Jacob’s work has won numerous awards and been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.
CLASS OF 2009
DAN LIPPERT
Dan Lippert (BA, Theater) lives in Los Angeles where he spends his time trying to be an actor and improviser. He’s studied at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre and he performs regularly with his improv group Here We Go… Dan can also be seen every once in a while doing sketch shows with current Second Nature member Devin Field. Last week, he used his training in voice, movement, and classical acting to pretend he was smelling a bowl of cajun gumbo while auditioning for a Joe’s Crab Shack commercial. He did not get the part.
MAX SCHNELLER
Max Schneller (BA, Theater) currently resides in Los Angeles, spending his time acting, improvising and writing.
CLASS OF 2010
NICK ELIAFAN
Nick Eliafan (BA, Communication) is currently somewhere in the greater Los Angeles area. He likes your shirt.
ALLISON RASKIN
Allison Raskin (BFA, Screenwriting) is finishing up her last year at USC.
BEN SKIER
Ben Skier (BA, Film) currently divides his time between LA and Massachusetts, and may or may not be writing a screenplay about aliens.
CLASS OF 2011
CHRIS AGUILA
Chris Aguila...
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson (BA, Economics) is from Chicago, IL. Back in Chicago, Chris took classes with The Second City, where he helped form the improv troupe Backhanded Compliment. The group roamed the countryside of Chicago, performing at The Second City and Lakeshore Theater until disbanding in 2004. In addition to improv, Chris enjoys thoroughbred horse racing, and wearing Hawaiian shirts.
ZACHARY SIGELKO
Zachary Sigelko (BA, Film) is from Chicago, IL. Zachary has worked with the Lyric Opera, the Redmoon, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and Strange Tree theater companies, has taken classes at Second City, and has studied circus arts at the Actors Gymnasium. He collects typewriters, cameras, figural light bulbs, and old hats.
CLASS OF 2012
RHIANNON BROGAN
Rhiannon Brogan (BA, Theatre) is from the Bay Area, CA. Rhi dabbled in some improv while at high school, and still loves it today. When she's not playing on stage with the Second Nature crew, she enjoys getting hyphy at social functions and making jokes about how she's half White, half Filipino.
CHRISTIAN DALY
Christian Daly....
DEVIN FIELD
Devin Field (BFA, Screenwriting) is from Seattle, WA majoring in screenwriting. Throughout high school he appeared in a variety of plays, both through his school and Seattle Public Theater. Devin has also pursued stand up comedy and was a regular performer at Giggles Comedy Club in Seattle. He also helped found the Broduction Company, an online sketch comedy troupe, and he has also worked as a staff writer for the PBS ecucational children's series, BizKid$. Apart from improvisation, Devin's ambitions rarely extend beyond morbid obesity.
CLASS OF 2013
IAN CARR
He's grown a beard since this photo was taken.
Lila Scott
Still wears glasses, still adorable.
Shelby Fero
Shelby, Shelby, Shelby....
CLASS OF 2014
Charlie O’Connor (BA, Theatre) is from London, England. He was the primary member of his high school improv troupe Exit Stage Right and has taken improv classes with members of the London Comedy Store Players at the London Comedy School as well as UCB LA. As well as improv, Charlie loves music (including playing several instruments), effeminate clothing, and drinking tea.
CHARLIE O'CONNOR
SAM SONENSHINE
Sam Sonenshine (BA, Theatre) is from New York, NY. He's studying acting and writing and loves the theater, but his first and ultimate love is being a baseball fan. Second Nature has been his first foray into the world of improv, and he looks forward to continuing with it. He's relatively laid back and tends to misplace things easily.
CLASS OF 2015
KEVIN CHANGARIS
Kevin Changaris was a Critical Studies student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Kevin is an avid performer, acting in numerous short films and productions in conjunction with his film studies. In addition to performing with Second Nature, Kevin has a SAG card which he uses to get discounts on rental cars.
SARAH KHASROVI
Sarah Khasrovi is does not talk English. IS good improv. Born of Persia and Russian - good friends. Employs theatre improv comedy and the volleyball. Is at USC which is like very much. Hope for Communications is well. BA.
TOMMY WAAS
Tommy Waas (BFA, Screenwriting) is from Houston, Texas. Long involved in theatre, Tommy joined Second Nature his freshman year when an unmarked white van pulled up beside him at a stoplight and a gaggle of hooded figures emerged and kidnapped him. The intervening years of malnutrition and Stockholm Syndrome have shaped Tommy into the performer he is today.
Philip Labes
Philip Labes (Theater) is from West Palm Beach, Florida and boy oh boy is he excited to be on this page!!!
CLASS OF 2016
GLORIA MATTHEWS
Gloria Matthews (BS, Electrical Engineering) has never been to Europe and never will. Damn Socialists.
ZACH DUNN
Zach Dunn was the greatest international superspy the 1960s had ever seen. But after being thawed out from cryofreeze in the 1990s to defeat the notorious Dr. Evil, he discovered that the world wasn't as "groovy" as it used to be. So he started studying screenwriting at USC and took sketch and improv classes at UCB. Now he's a senior, so all freshmen better stay OUT of Senior Hall unless they wanna get creamed!!!
CLASS OF 2017
Say ahoy to Max Engel: English/Philosophy major and patron of comedy. World-renowned inventor of Max-Scenes and secret addict of Ralph Lauren catalogs.
Max Engel
Jamie Sanger
Here's Jamie Sanger: troupe director! Voted in by 0 votes, Jamie studies film I guess and opera on the side. Resident dingus and wears berets during sex for the 'aesthetic'. A gifted lyricist when it comes to songs that already have lyrics.
CLASS OF 2021
Eli Börk
This is Eli Börk, a Computer Science (Games) major with a penchant for improv. Other notable aspects are his large collection of shoes, large collection of games, and his large eyebrows.
Jonathan Krone
Jonathan is a Narrative Studies major from Los Angeles and a graduate of the UCB Improv Program. He is also the Editor in Chief of Sack of Troy, USC's Second Best Satire Newspaper and the President of USComedians. He enjoys long walks on the beach, clichéd lists, and meta jokes in his bio. When he's not doing improv comedy, you can find him not studying, not doing his homework, and not hanging out with his friends.
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Kelsey Loech
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