Michael Guthrie has been involved in theater since high school and performing improvisation and theatrical productions since 1992. He was introduced to improv and became a cast member of Comedy Sportz in Kansas City. He moved to Los Angeles and worked with a number of theater groups, including Los Angeles Theater Sports, and received instruction from Keith Johnstone, one of the founders of modern improvisational acting. He started his own company for a short time while in LA, and has produced two short silent comedies. A native of the Washington DC area, he now resides with his wife and pooch in Wauwatosa, WI.
Melissa Neumann was born and raised on the East Side of Milwaukee. She developed an interest for performing at age 8 after seeing an episode of “I Love Lucy.” Never shy and always expressive, she had her first real experiences in theatre at age 11, taking a class with the Milwaukee Rep offered at her school. The dream of being a serious actress was given up in college after realizing this wasn’t what she wanted (and it bored her), but she knew she still wanted to perform, as well as write. She has since started writing full-length plays, doing dramaturgy, and getting a lot of performance experience in classes. Melissa doesn’t have a lot of legit performance experience (except the occasional shocking of a passerby for fun), but give her time. She credits her influences in her works and herself from such people as Theda Bara (her idol), Clara Bow, Myrna Loy, Anita Berber, Barbara Stanwyck, and Louise Brooks, musical acts Panic! At The Disco, Lady Gaga, and Flyleaf, and movies “Moulin Rouge!,” “Cabaret,” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” as well as aspects of the Victorian Age and Roarin’ 20’s. She is currently attending UWM, studying playwriting, dramaturgy, acting, and a sprinkle of dance.
Greg North is a proud member of the MUTES with a BA at UWM in Theatre Studies. His theatrical history includes appearing in such plays as THE TINKER'S WEDDING, MOONCHILDREN, PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!, EINSTEIN'S DREAMS, THE CRUCIBLE, THE ODD COUPLE, AND CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. Moving into the realm of film and television, Greg has appeared in OUT OF NOTHING, NEW DAY, PUBLIC ENEMIES, TRANSFORMERS 3, CONTAGION, THE CHICAGO CODE, LINCOLN'S SECRET KILLER, and BOSS. While not performing, Greg fills in his time as a screenwriter and playwright. Having written and directed multiple stage plays, Greg is currently co-directing/producing with Fjosh Redbeard his first feature film: BABY BLUE EYES through Rush Creek Productions.
Fjosh Redbeard was a dashing cat burglar and diamond thief. His safe cracking and mechanical skills being so world-renowned he was inducted into the illustrious Pink Banana Gang, and became a collaborator with The Alchemist. With the PB gang he even knocked off such high profile joints as the Skylight Theater, the Off-Broadway Theater, and the Tenth Street Theater. He was also known to have heisted a little in the film industry. Last Fjosh was heard of he had stolen the royal family jewels. Rumor has it that after hawking the treasure he changed his name and reinvented himself as a film tycoon.
