andrew beck
Andrew has a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received his B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Oregon. He has taught workshops in theatre and Improv all over the country and he has taught formal Improv classes at Oregon State University and in the fall and Winter of 2017-8 at Linn-Benton Community College. He is a current member of the Resident Acting Company at Bag&Baggage Productions. Andrew is a founding member of No Filter Improv and is a current member of the Long Con Improv Group in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Andrew has performed in venues all over the US, in a Castle in Ludlow, England and as part of the Podium Festival in Moscow, Russia from crowds of 4 to over 5500. He would like to thank his family, friends and his two cats, Joker and Lucky(#bigpussin), and, of course, his lovely wife Katie, who jets all around the country on her own acting adventures.
dakota cloud
Dakota is over the moon to join these whack-a-dos on stage! He started his improv journey a decade ago in the Willamette Valley while attending OSU. He has been both a leader and a team player in various improv troupes. Additionally, he has acted in various plays, musicals, and sketch comedy shows. Beyond the stage, Dakota spreads his love for theater by teaching improv classes and nurturing young talents at a children's camp every year.
jacquelle davis
Jacquelle Davis studied acting at Willamette University. She is an actress, improvisor, writer, and Fight Choreographer. She has performed at various theaters in the Portland area. Her favorite roles include Jane Fonda in That Pretty Pretty; Or the Rape Play, and Haskell in The Delays by Sara Jean Accuardi. She is currently working as a Fight Choreographer in the Portland area and writing her next Two Woman Sketch Show: JK Squared with her Best Friend Kaia Maarja Hillier. She would like to give a huge shout out to the No Filter crew for continuing to bring smiles even when the times are tough.
cassie Greer
Cassie trained in the MFA Acting program at Florida Atlantic University; the BA Theatre, History, and Music programs at Goshen College; and in the 9th Certification group of Fitzmaurice Voicework® teachers. Before relocating to Oregon in 2011, she performed as part of Lateral Plosion Improv Comedy and studied with Second City and Viola Spolin teachers. She currently freelances in the PNW theatre, film, commercial, and voiceover wolds as an actor, director, producer, stage manager, educator, acting and voice coach, editor, project manager… pretty much any creative endeavor she can get her hands on. www.cassiegreer.com
Kaia Maarja Hillier
Kaia is thrilled to be making some crazy fun with these ridiculous people! Kaia is a Theatre Vertigo Company member, a core member of OPS Fest and a company and board member of the Pulp Stage. She also works as a costume designer around P-town. Recent acting credits include: April in The Best of Everything (Bag&Baggage), Nora in Assistance (Theatre Vertigo), Jane in BOX (The Pulp Stage), Prince Hal in Henry IV (OPS Fest), and Jessica in A Maze (Theatre Vertigo). Shout out to Mom (otherwise known as Lena-Liis Kiesel) and her sister Clara-Liis for all of their undying support and love.
Peter Schuyler
Peter is a founding member of No Filter Improv, having never done improv before 2016, and being scared to death by it. He is a proud member of FUSE Theatre Ensemble. Previous to Portland hid did a lot of work in NYC where he was a board member for NativeAliens Theatre Co, the Director of Development for Dysfunctional Theatre's Classics Series, a tour guide for the Greenwich Village literary Pub Crawl, and a critic at large for Nytheatre.com/Indie Theatre Now. In PDX he has worked with numerous companies including Artists Repertory Theatre, Bag & Baggage, Badass Theatre Co, FUSE, triangle productions!, Northwest Classical Theatre Company, Portland Actors Ensemble, Northwest Children’s Theater and Salt & Sage. When not on stage, he enjoys cooking, kayaking, singing, plunking on the ukulele, and spending time with his family.
Gary Strong
Gary has been regularly performing Improv in the Pacific Northwest for over 10 years now. His professional career started as one of the inaugural members of the Resident Acting Company at Bag&Baggage, and he is currently an Associate Artist for several local theatre companies. Since college Gary worked with several local improv and outdoor theatre companies performing for audiences all over Oregon. He has performed at Bagby Springs, the Oregon coast, and various venues over the Willamette Valley. Some of his more memorable work includes The Pillowman (as Michael Katurian), Midsummer Night's Dream (as Oberon), and The Merry Wives of Windsor: Or the Amorous Adventures of the Comical Knight Sir John Falstaff (as the comical knight Sir John Falstaff). Gary would like to personally thank his wife Lindsey Strong; he could not be funny without her dedication, support, and permission.
michael winder
Michael Winder has been performing, writing, and directing in Oregon since 2011. Past productions include Constellations, I Am My Own Wife, Sea Wall, and Venus in Fur. Michael created and managed the free Midsummer Arts festival in Albany, OR, from 2013-2020. But this is all window dressing - really he's all about that improv, having performed in various troupes in the mid-valley for the past 10 years.