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Available Cupholders
2025 Sarasota Improv Festival
Available Cupholders
Available Cupholders
2025 Sarasota Improv FestivalAvailable Cupholders a is two-decade old group of improv and comedy acting professionals based in Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA. Their chemistry and charisma are unmatched in the world of improv and it shows in their incredible level of play on stage. Members of Available Cupholders have worked for Second City, Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, iO and Annoyance in Chicago, Improv Acadia in Maine, Impro Theatre in Los Angeles, and are the founders of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in their native Austin. They have played nearly every festival in the country and many abroad including the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Through membership in NACA in the 2000s, they toured colleges and universities. Their members have also won numerous awards for improv and theatre including Best Actor/Actress in the Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin” edition. They exist to have as much fun as possible and spread the good word about improv far and wide.
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These guys know comedy like an anvil knows gravity.
Available Cupholders Cast
Michael Joplin
Kaci Beeler
Jeremy Sweetlamb
Ace Manning
Bill Stern
Michael Joplin lives in Los Angeles and performs at Impro Studio and UCB. He has also studied with The Groundlings and Pack Theater. Before moving to LA he taught and performed in Austin Texas for 20 years at The Hideout, ColdTowne, and MerlinWorks. He studied theatre and dance at the University of Texas, and has been voted Austin’s Best Actor, but most importantly, he’s excited to be performing with his fellow Cupholders.
Kaci Beeler (she/they) is a visual artist, improviser, writer, and stage/film/voice actor based out of Austin, TX. Kaci has been performing improvisational theatre since 2003 and has toured to over 85 cities and 11 countries to perform and teach. Some career highlights include being named Best Actor/Actress in the Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin" Awards, studying with the PUNCHDRUNK theatre company in London, and improvising in character for HBO’s WESTWORLD experience. Kaci is a writer and actor on the new TV sketch comedy pilot LAWN PARTY, currently in production in Austin. You can hear Kaci on national TV and radio daily as the chief brand voice for Domino’s.
Jeremy Sweetlamb is a lifelong student, director, actor, teacher, promoter, producer, and defender of improvised theatre. For over 20 years he has lived and trained in Chicago, LA, and New York before returning to his native Austin, TX. He has recorded a comedy album: Beardedlamb Sings Along to the Urban Cowboy Motion Picture Soundtrack. He has performed with Bill Hader and Bob Odenkirk at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. He started one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country in Out of Bounds. He continues to embrace failure gracefully by teaching middle school theatre and trying to be a good partner and Dad to two lil bitties.
Ace Manning has been performing improv for over 20 years. He has studied the craft in Jeremy Sweetlamb's living room, at iO and Annoyance in Chicago, and under many other fine teachers of improvisation and acting. He is back in Austin, Texas after a lengthy stint as a mainstage player for Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. He regularly performs with The Knuckleball Now in addition to his work with Available Cupholders.
Bill Stern spent his young adulthood improvising theater on the streets and stages of Austin, Texas. After college Bill spent a year traveling to America’s colleges and theaters with touring comedy company and best friends, Available Cupholders. Recently he spent four months on a cruise ship doing sketch and improv for the Second City. Now back on land, Bill’s home is Chicago where he can be seen doing comedy at iO Theatre and Annoyance Theatre. Check out his latest projects, Cigarette Sandwich Sketch Comedy Podcast and Power Half Hour at CigaretteSandwich.com.
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Festival Workshops
Our offerings allow you to learn from the experts with intimate trainings led by Festival artists from across the country and around the world. Featuring workshops in a wide range of improvisational styles and techniques, there is something for improvisers of all experience levels at the 2025 Sarasota Improv Festival. All workshops take place Saturday, July 19.