Dana Meecham
Dana has loved theater since her first performance as “the month of January” in the first grade. Since then, she has been privileged to train and perform on stages at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, the Heidelburg dinner theater, Second City Detroit, and the Michigan Actors Studio. After a 20 year hiatus, Dana feels blessed to have reconnected with her creative side at Westside Improv and looks forward to bringing her own brand of crazy town to the stage. When not performing, Dana practices Reflexology, enjoys homeschooling her daughter, teaching Martial Arts to children, spending time with her family, friends & critters (dogs, cats, bearded dragon, gliders. Yep, a zoo), and Pokemon hunting.
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Nina Arora
Nina has been living in a constant mid-life crisis since the age of 16. She started learning Improv Comedy in 2008 and realized that playing pretend life on stage is way more fun than real life. When not at Westside, you can find her aimlessly wandering around her garden or reading self help books.
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Matt Iwinski
Matt fell in love with comedy at a very young age mainly due to his parents who introduced him to classic comedys such as (I Love Lucy, the Honeymooners, Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, Monty Python, and so so so many more). He then in 2010 enrolled in The Second City Chicago where his love of Improv exploded. Today Matt can be seen performing Improv around the Chicago suburbs and even online as part of a Global Improv group. Where will his adventures take him next?? Tune in to find out.
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Becky Lankheet
Becky is an introvert who loves numbers, Excel and all things math related. All these things do not add up to performing improv on stage... yet here we are. It started with an Intro to Improv class in 2019. She eventually slipped through the cracks and had the honor of joining Shade Tree. She is most famous for acting like an exhausted mom of 2 boys.
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Chrissy Woj
Chrissy Woj is a storyteller, improviser, and adventurer. She got her improv start in 2018 at The Second City Training Center and if it weren't for a global pandemic, she'd be a graduate of the SCTC Music Conservatory by now. She fell in love with Westside in 2019 and hasn't looked back. When she's not throwing herself on the stage or pretending to be a child, you can find her writing words in various formats or running around Disney World, pretending to be a child.
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Christine Guare
I have no idea what I am doing. I signed up for a Westside Improv class in April of 2018. I found myself taking three more classes at Westside and becoming a professional student of improv. I'm thankful Jeff Ash created a new team at Westside in 2020. I can proudly say, I'm on Shade Tree, these people are the nicest f*%$#er's ever. I am a stay at home mom of three boys and swear A LOT. Thank you Westside community for getting me out of my house and keeping me sane. Again, I have no idea what I am doing.
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Brian Litteral
Brian stumbled into the Sea Of Love known as Westside Improv in January of 2017. He now has over a dozen real-life adult friends, all from Westside. When Brian is not playing make-'em-ups with his friends, he's writing, avoiding household chores, geeking out, or annoying his teenagers. Brian is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and adoption.
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Jon Ksiazek
Jon Ksiazek began his training at Second City in Chicago in 2012. After a few years away, Jon picked up improv again at Westside in 2016. When he’s not improvising, Jon works as a civil rights lawyer. You cannot convince him that gif is pronounced with a hard g.