Eric Farone

Eric has been doing Improv for over 20 years, most of it in Denver. He started learning improv in Chicago at The Second City, IO, Players Workshop, and at the Annoyance Theater. He then moved back to continue his exploration of the art. He directed and owned HeadGames for a time and then started the Acme Comedy Players. Eric and his wife Denise Maes then founded the Bovine Metropolis. They have been in business for over 15 years and operating the space at 1527 Champa for the last 11 years. He would like to thank everyone for the continued support and invite you to come down to the theater for a good laugh.

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Carl Anderson

Carl, a Players Workshop Grad (class #5), and Bovine instructor/corporate trainer, has been performing improv in the Denver area for over 15 years. He has been in 3 Bovine sketch shows (Bleep the What?!, Jovial Delinquents and Thank You For Saving My Pathetic Life). On the Spot since 2005, Sanscript Players, Biography Co Host, Denvers Next Improv Star Judge, Moo Crew, Blood and Mints Coach, numerous improv groups around Denver, 13 short films, and 2 really long full length D rated films. Carl is the inventor of "The Deluxe" hairstyle.....it never caught on.

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Don Patarino

After being turned down to pursue his dream job as a Laker Girl, Don turned to improv. A proud graduate of Players Workshop West (#17), he is now focused on coming up with the next great acronym as well as trying to understand why the word abbreviated is so long. Don's next dream gig is to star as the crab Sebastian in the Little Mermaid.

Host

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Rick Rothenberg

Rick Rothenberg has been performing improvisational comedy in Denver since 1998 with all sorts of people and groups. He will soon be seen in the comical yet erudite "Makeshift Shakespeare" and the cooperative yet competitive "Denver's Next Improv Star". Rick is fascinated by the many parallels between architecture, nature, computers and improv. He also owns an iPad.

Lights / Sound

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Yvette Rebik

Yvette loves to make people laugh! Improv officially took over her life in 2005 (Bovine Class #29 graduate) and she just can't get enough. She just moved to Chicago with her boyfriend (and fellow Bovinian) Dave Karasik to further pursue their dream of performing improv and sketch comedy in the big city! She's written and performed in 8 ACME sketch comedy shows at the Bovine. She was Lady Capulet in "Redneck Romeo & Juliet" at Dangerous Theatre and a player in "Biography" at the Bovine in 2010. She was a cast member in "On the Spot" from 2007-2011, the "Thursday Night Throwdown" house team MooCrew from 2008-2011, and performed in various other improv groups around Denver. She's also proud to say she was in the Final 4 in "Denver's Next Improv Star" 2010 and was the Featured Improviser for GroupMind Foundation's Denver Spotlight in December 2010. Yvette was a teacher at the Bovine and loves working with students! Outside of the theater, she was Tizzy on The Dom and Jane Show on MIX 100. She's very excited for her new adventure in Chicago!

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Royce Wood

Royce Wood holds a B.A. in Acting from the University of Northern Colorado. At the Bovine, he plays with Nancy's Apartment, and is honored and amazed to play with Makeshift Shakespeare! You can visit is website at RoyceWood.net for a full resume and more information.

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