Guest List

Stef Alexander AKA P.O.S – Rapper/musician

William Alexander – Author

Matt Allex – comedy performer/podcaster

Bernie Armada – improviser/musician/professor

Stephanie Wilbur Ash – writer/editor

Robyn Stoller Awend -print-maker

Josh Awend – improviser

Fred Beukema – improviser/musician

Kenny Blumenfeld – weather expert/documentarian

Thomas Boemer – executive chef/corner table restaurant

Rita Boersma – improviser/teacher

Beth Loraine Bowman – visual artist

Joe Bozic – comedy writer/improv teacher

Ira Brooker – writer

Anne Byrd – Theater professor/director/playwright

Alexei Moon Casselle – musician/educator

Sam Choo – MPR news

Jayson Clark – Rapper/writer

Peter Clowney – radio & podcast producer/manager

Jeremy Cohen – Director/Playwrights Center

Bill Corbett – comedy writer

Jeannine Coulombe – playwright

Marlaine Cox – metal worker/sculptor

Shanan Custer – actor/writer/director

Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl – muralist/teacher

Heather Doyle – Metal Sculptor/teacher/Chicago Fire Arts Center

Jennifer Eckes – singer/actor

Mark Ehling – writer/filmmaker

Rick Ellis – writer/journalist

Michael Fallon – writer/book arts

Jon Ferguson – director/actor/designer

Matt Fugate – stand up comic

Jacquie Fuller – radio host/writer/singer

Courtney Gerber – museum professional/consultant/doula

Tim Gihring – writer/editor/museum guy

Trent Gilliss – On Being/radio/podcast

Sam Graber – playwright

Jeff Greene – musician

Elly Grzesiak – writer/puppeteer/producer/composer

Adler Guerrier – visual artist

Jocelyn Hagen – composer

Samantha Baker Harris – actor/improviser/musician

Michelle Hensley – director/artistic director

Cory Hinkle – playwright

Laura Holway – choreographer/producer

Kate Hopper – writer/educator

Lindsey Hoskins – sex educator

Kevin Houle – theater director

Emily Jabas – actor

Josh Jabas – actor

John Jodzio – writer

Damian Johnson – improviser/educator

Jeff Kamin – host/producer/improviser

Karen Kasel – visual artist

Katie Kaufmann – actor

Brendan Kelly aka BK-One – dj/producer

Molly Keenan – RetroFutures Designs

Brian Kiley – comic/writer

Colin Kloecker – Works Progress

Dan Kois – Writer/Editor/Mom & Dad are Fighting podcast

Eric Knobel – improviser/video maker

TJ Kudalis – video maker/editor

Mary Lahammer – journalist/TV personality

Lars Leafblad – connector/Bush Foundation

Scott LeGere – musician/producer

Nels Lennes – improviser/improv teacher

Seniz Lennes – theater teacher/improviser/photographer

Adam Levy – Songwriter/musician/teacher

David Lewis – McNally Smith Dir. of Career Services/concert promoter

Aaron Lichtov – RetroFutures Designs

Rick & Ahna Logan – comedian/actor/teacher

Chris Lynch – Musician

Hannah Lynch – photographer/musician

Nancy Lyons – Clockwork Active Media/Geek Girls Guide

Shanai Matteson – Works Progress

Rob McGinley Myers – podcaster/educator/writer

Ben McGinley – videographer/podcaster

Elizabeth McQueen – Musician/artist

Kelly Munson – Graphic Designer

Eriq Nelson – improviser/educator/Star Studios

Steve Nelson – MPR Program Director/Musician

Autumn Ness – actor

Anthony Newes – Musician

Jason Noer – B-Boy/breaker/choreographer

Tina North – singer/actor

Leann Olsen – Geekiana

Dave Olson – Audio engineer/producer

Kate O’Reilly – creativity strategist

Esther Robinson – Filmmaker/Film producer/ArtHome

Doug Ocar – improviser/improv teacher

Lemmo Pew – web comic artist/game designer

Nora McInerny Purmort – writer/community builder

Amy Rea – writer/author

Patrick Rhone – writer/technology consultant

Stacia Rice – actor/producer

Sean Roderick – musician

Kim & Quillan Roe – musicians

Butch Roy – improviser/improv teacher

Diana Saez – writer/comic

Gina Sampaio – writer/storyteller

Camille Scheel – writer

Wade Scheel – potter/artist

Susannah Schouweiler – editor/arts journalist

Stacy Schwartz – photographer/event producer/writer

Philip Sheppard – composer/educator

Amy Schweickhardt – actor

Kurt Schweickhardt – actor/director/teacher

Jen Scott – improviser/musician/writer/arts educator

Jen Scott Again!

Davis Senseman – attorney

Reed Sigmund – actor

Susan Shehata – musician/actor/healer/teacher

Quinton Skinner – writer

Suzi Q Smith – poet/activist/performing artist

Todd Smith – writer

Benny Solberg – FrozBroz/musician

Michael Sommers – master puppet builder/performer/teacher

Justin Staggs – video & filmmaker/teacher

Scott Stulen – visual artist/dj/mixed media artist

Carolyn Swiszcz – painter/video maker

Carrie Thompson – photographer

Peter Haakon Thompson – conversation & participation artist

Charlie Van Stee– musician

Paul Von Stoetzel – film maker/writer

Stephanie Watson – author

Eric Webster – Actor/voice-over artist/writer/producer/teacher

Brian Wecht – Musician/comedian/theoretical physicist

Tim Wick – comedy writer/podcaster/theater producer

Meghan Wilker – Clockwork Active/author/podcaster

Joshua Will – comedy writer/performer/producer

Mac Wilson – radio host

Sarah White – musician/photographer

Jena Young – comedy writer/podcaster/theater producer/comedian

Adriana Zabala – opera singer/educator

Laura Zabel – Springboard for the Arts/actor

Lacey Zeiler – actor/musician

John Zeiler – actor/song & dance guy

Robert Zeitlin – psychologist/author

Dennis Zerwas – photographer

Andrew Zimmern – Chef/TV Host/writer

Lee Zukor – idea explorer/musician/writer