NEOPOLEON: The Musical!

ALLEN LUCAS (MUSIC DIRECTOR) has been performing music and comedy in Chicago, Illinois for nearly a decade. He has degrees in Comedy Writing and Performance and Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago and is an instructor and the curriculum designer of the music improv program at the iO theater. He can be seen performing with The Armando Diaz Experience, and Blueprint at iO, and with Shamilton and Baby Wants Candy at the Second City. When not performing, Allen loves playing the piano, learning fancy new tricks in Microsoft Excel, and finding opportunities to show off how good he is at doing the worm. He can be found on Instagram @the_orange_allen.

CALVIN CHERVINKO (LOUIS-ALEXANDRE BERTHIER) is an actor, writer, and recent cat dad based out of Chicago, IL. This is his first time performing at The Annoyance and he couldn't be more excited! Chicago theatre credits include being in the choir of Highland Park Players production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Charles Spurgeon in Hope is Born for Candlelight Carols at Moody Bible Institute, and playing Qui Gon Jin in The Trade Federation at Otherworld Theatre Co. Some film Credits include: Greg in Dirty Business (Decoded), Kerry in Turn Over (Johnny Carson Foundation), and Jimmy in The Lifeguards (41 Film Productions). Calvin is beyond excited to be a part of this project and will try his best to not break on stage (no promises). He would also like to thank all his peeps for their support!

Chris is thrilled to be making his Annoyance debut as a Music Director with the team of Double Trouble. He works as a Piano Teacher, Music Assistant/Copyist, and Composer in NYC. He co-created and composed A Very Bloody Christmas Carol, which premiered at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago in 2019. He recently received his MFA from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. A Chicagoland native, he's very grateful to be back to enjoy the best food any city has to offer. @gierymstagram

Danny Sabo is an actor and improvisor based in Chicago. Recent credits include Steamworks: The Musical, Sorry: Summer Camp, and Christmas Karen 1 & 2! You can currently catch him at the Annoyance Theater in Little Orphan Boy and Y2K: The Musical, and performing with Sorry Improv. Thank you for supporting live theater!

DARYN ROBINSON (TRISHA) is a Chicago-based comedian originally from Washington, D.C. She currently understudies for The Second City Touring Company, and previously wrote and performed in The Second City's Black Excellence Revue and She The People. You can see her perform with Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical, Improvised Jane Austen, iO House Team: Birdlady, and My Best Friend is Black (two-time winner of Chicago Reader's Best Comedy Show!). Daryn holds an MFA from Northwestern University and her writing has been published in The Onion. Follow her on IG @daryn_2dream.

Declan Grogan is a Chicago Based writer and comedian. He's best known for his scripted comedy podcast "My Town" about a boy with the ability to read minds. He's also known for being able to whistle in a really sick way that sounds like a space lazer. He is known.

Elizabeth Fulton (she/her) is an award-winning writer, director, producer - and a breakfast sandwich connoisseur. She is a faculty member at the Second City Training Center and a graduate of Second City Training Center's writing and conservatory programs. You can find her around town producing, writing, performing, and directing shows like America Runs on Women, Christmas Karen 3, Deep Dishin', Intentional Dimension, Eight Drinks Minimum, Tindred Spirits... and social media managing for Y2K: A 90's Musical... and she's bad at remembering what else to include in her bio, so you can find out what she missed by following her on Instagram @elizahhhhhhope - 6 h's because 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 were taken.

EMMA SAMSON (SWING) is a writer, actor, and improviser born and raised in Chicago, IL. She is a graduate of Marquette University, where she received her BFA in Digital Media and Communications, developed a love for comedic short film-making and the Milwaukee Bucks. You can see her perform as part of Series Regulars at iO Theater, Funny You Should Care, Open Door Sketch, and follow her for the latest and many photos of her cats at @em.c.samson on IG.

ERIC JOSE MENDOZA (PEDRO) is a Mexican-American versatile tenor. He is thrilled to be part of this show! Mendoza has performed with the Chicago Symphony Chorus under the direction of Maestro Ricardo Muti. He has a strong passion for his culture and for Music Education, he has given a lecture and masterclass at the "Berklee College of Music" about the evolution of Mexican Music and has brought this concert to places in Europe such as Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic. His previous operatic and musical theatre experiences include: Sorcerer from Aztec Human Sacrifice, Riley/Hortensio from Kiss me Kate, Chino from West Side Story, Snout from Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Ottavio from Don Giovanni, Alfred from Die Fledermaus, and Monostatos from Die Zauberflöte. Catch up with upcoming performances on social media platforms @TenorEJMendoza

A writer/producer on the show and one half of the "Double Trouble" duo, Gabby Seed is a sketch/musical comedian and comedy writer from northeast Ohio. She is a graduate of the Second City Writing program and holds an MFA in Comedy Screenwriting from DePaul.

Jordan is an actor/comedian originally from Akron Ohio. Since moving to Chicago he has performed in sketch shows It’s Giving Thanks and Final Girlies at iO. Jordan also does stand up and co-hosts the comedy dating show Meet Cute. He’s excited to be in Never Not Murder and show off his dramatic side.

KAITLYN CHIOSTRI (DEB) is a Chicago-born and Chicago-based theatre and film actor. She is absolutely thrilled to be returning to Annoyance Theatre after her debut in "Y2K: A 90's Musical". You can catch her here later this summer performing the titular role in "Gums: A Shark Movie Parody Musical"! You can also catch Kaitlyn singing, with her wonderfully talented friends, in cabarets throughout the city, and nearly every weekend performing as the Queen at Medieval Times. Kaitlyn wouldn't be able to do any of this without the support of her friends and family! She is proudly represented by Talent X Alexander. Find more info, or just stop by to say hello, at kaitlynchiostri.com or on Instagram @kaitlync310

LIAM RYAN (UNCLE RICO) is a Chicago based actor and improviser excited to be getting the performer discount at the Annoyance bar again! You can catch him at various improv shows around the city, currently Improvised Romantasy and Starship Edsel at Otherworld Theater. His most recent theatrical credits include Network at Invictus Theater and Die Hard 4 Your Luv at The Factory Theater. Outside of performing Liam enjoys desperately trying to make rent. Instagram: @liamhlryan.

Mary Ferguson, originally from Scranton PA, is a comedic actor, writer, and improviser celebrating her third year living in Chicago. This is her third mainstage production at The Annoyance and she's delighted to be back. You can find Mary performing here and there, or haunting your local cemetery.

MICAH MIXON (GERMAINE DE STAEL) is making her debut as Germaine De Stael in this year’s production of Neopoleon! She is a graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in musical theater and a minor in American Sign Language. This is her second show at The Annoyance and she is incredibly grateful to be here. She is thankful to God, her loving parents, notable educators (especially Grace Jeong), and her extremely supportive friends for getting her here. She hopes to continually make them proud. Some of her favorite past roles include understudy for the Armelia McQueen and Nell Carter tracks in Drury Lane’s Production of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sketch Comedian in Final Girlies and Final Girlies (Director’s Cut) at iO Theater, and Sketch Comedian in It’s Giving Thanks at iO Theater. You can find her on Instagram @micahmixon.

NIC NIGHTINGALE (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE on 6/11) is a Chicago-based comedian, actor, writer, and lover of Diet Coke. Originally from Indiana, he has been doing comedy since 7th grade when he quit playing sports (he sucked), and his family told him he must find a summer activity (thanks, Mom!). He is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and has also trained at iO, UCB, and the SAK Comedy Lab. Nic performs and writes monthly with his team, “Secret Family”. Outside of improv and sketch, Nic is a stand-up comedian and has worked for Virgin Voyages, Disney Cruise Line, and the Tokyo Disney Resort. Follow him on Instagram @nvnightingale or visit his website at nicnightingale.com.

Zach Decker (he/him) is originally from Indianapolis but has lived and performed in Chicago for the past seven years. He was recently seen playing Nick in It's Christmas Goddamnit here at the Annoyance and can currently be seen in the West Coast Improv Explosion at the Rhapsody Theater on Morse. Zach is a proud graduate of the Second City Conservatory and Indiana University Bloomington. All my love to Jen and June. (@realzachdecker)