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Freedom!
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of LaughterFreedom!
Freedom!
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of LaughterCelebrate Independence Day with FST Improv! Sure, you know the story of the American Revolution. Red coats vs. colonialists. Taxation without representation. Hotdogs and fireworks. But do you know the back, back, backstory behind the major historic events? Join our cast of patriotic improvisers as they celebrate the birth of our great nation and reveal an untold story of the American Revolution in this never-before-seen musical.
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Kevin Allen
Tayler Bungo
Sarah Durham
Kathryn Parks
Joshua Thomason
Danielle Trzcinski
Christian Corpora
KEVIN ALLEN is a writer, videographer, content creator and actor. He moved to Sarasota from Chicago, where he studied and performed improvisation at iO and The Second City. He earned theatre and English degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he was a member of the legendary Comedy Wars ensemble. Kevin is also a writer and performer in the FST sketch group and was a contributing writer for the 2022 FST cabaret production, “Laughing Matters.”
TAYLER BUNGO is an actor, writer, and storyteller. She’s returned to Florida’s gulf coast after most recently living in Boston, Massachusetts where she studied and performed at Improv Asylum and Improv Boston. Tayler has done storytelling for The Moth’s StorySLAM competition and was part of the first all-female/non-binary musical sketch team at Gold Comedy called Bloomsday. She now performs with FST improv, including FST’s musical improv cast Treble in Paradise, and a couple indie teams in St. Petersburg, FL.
SARAH DURHAM is a comedian and writer from Campbellsville, Kentucky, raised on Mel Brooks and Billy Graham. She is the Head Writer for FST Sketch and is the Improv Associate for FST Improv. At FST, Sarah is the Executive and Artistic Assistant to the Managing Director and is a writer for the Cabaret Stage and Children’s Theatre. Some of her recent credits include Cinderella, Laughing Matters, and Deck the Halls. She hopes to continue to write joy into people’s lives
KATHRYN PARKS is a filmmaker, actor, singer, and Sarasota-native. Her short films, 50 Words and Her Place, have received the honor of “Best Florida Film” - both of which she wrote, produced, and starred in. Kathryn has performed at professional theaters throughout Southwest Florida and has been making up songs on the spot with FST’s musical improv group since 2017. She graduated from University of Miami with a degree in Theatre Arts. kathrynparks.com
DANIELLE TRZCINSKI is a Florida-based actress and writer who recently moved from NYC back to her hometown - St. Petersburg, Florida! Favorite roles include the Map in Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer On Tour as well as Anastasia Steele in Spank! The Fifty Shades of Grey Parody. She also cowrote, produced, and starred in the girls night out musical comedy Little Black Dress! which played 26 cities on tour. daniellet.org
CHRISTIAN CORPORA is an actor, improviser, and writer, who trained at Groundlings and UCB in Los Angeles. Christian once famously starred as a barista in a regionally-airing vision insurance commercial from which he was ultimately cut (but that’s show biz, baby). He credits That’s So Raven with his love of character-based comedy. Christian has proudly never been voted out of Survivor.
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