NEWS
The Book of Briarshire at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
June 2019
The wonderfully entertaining Book of Briarshire is headed in its full form to the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival! It will be taking place at the Broadwater Second Stage at the following days and times:
6/8 at 10pm
6/16 at 11am
6/23 at 10:30pm
6/29 at 5pm
6/30 at noon
Pockets' Three Year Anniversary
April 12, 2019
Pockets celebrated our 3-year anniversary at our weekly Friday night show Bermuda at ACME Comedy NoHo.
Serial Killers at the Sacred Fools Theatre
February - May 2019
I have had the time of my life playing Wormleg, the nervous but well-meaning wizard, in fantasy comedy The Book of Briarshire at the very fun competition show Serial Killers at the Sacred Fools Theatre. We won five shows in a row during the regular season, earning us a spot in the playoffs and after winning playoffs round 2, we're now headed into the semi-finals!
Basic at The Groundlings School
January 2019
I am continuing my never-ending improv education at The Groundlings School. I am excited to see what they have to teach me and to continue to hone my craft.
Coursera Graphic Design Specialization
November 2018
I have completed all 5 levels of CalArts' Graphic Design Specialization on Coursera online. It was very fun and will hopefully translate to some wonderful show posters and other fun projects moving forward.
Pockets at the Red Rocks Improv Festival
September 15, 2018
Pockets was delighted to return to the Red Rocks Improv Festival in Cedar City, Utah for the second year in a row!
Bermuda
May 2018
Pockets, along with other former iO West main stage Harold teams Secret Twin and Linoleum City, will be hosting a weekly show at ACME Comedy Hollywood Fridays at 8pm called Bermuda starting in May.
The Armando Show LA at the Revolution Theater
May 2018
The Armando Show LA will be performing Fridays at 10pm at the Revolution Theater for the month of May.
Pockets at Finest City Improv
April 28, 2018
Pockets has been invited back to San Diego's Finest City Improv for a performance with their cage match winners Sweet Puppy at 9pm on April 28, 2018.
Pockets at the Phoenix Improv Festival
April 21, 2018
Pockets will be performing at the 17th Annual Phoenix Improv Festival at 6pm on April 21, 2018 at the Herberger Theatre Center in downtown Phoenix.
Pockets' Two Year Anniversary
April 17, 2018
Pockets celebrates two fantastic years by performing on April 17th at 8pm at Comedyland at the Highland Park Bowl!
Baby Wine LA at ACME Comedy Hollywood
April 13, 2018
Baby Wine LA is very happy to start a biweekly run at ACME Comedy Hollywood!
Beach Body
March 17, 2018
Beach Body, a brand new Second City Hollywood long form improv team, has our first show at 9pm on March 17th, 2018.
iO West Closed
February 24, 2018
iO West closed its doors on February 24th, 2018. At the time of its closing, I taught level 1 improv, and was a member of the following teams:
Pockets - main stage Harold team
The Armando Show - rotating main stage team
Baby Wine West - biweekly main stage team
Burly - hosted DCT show
Reflektor - hosted Loft show
Pockets at the San Diego Improv Festival
February 16, 2018
Pockets will be performing on February 16th at Finest City Improv in San Diego as part of the 5th Annual San Diego Improv Festival.
Teaching iO West Level 1
January 2018
I am so excited and proud to begin the new year as one of the newest members of the iO West teaching staff!
Pockets at the 8th Annual Red Rocks Improv Festival
September 22, 2017
Pockets is excited to be a part of the 8th Annual Red Rocks Improv Festival in Cedar City, Utah!
The 2017 iO West Del Close Awards
September 14, 2017
WINNER MVP: Debbie Fry
WINNER Best Harold Team: Pockets
The Armando Show at iO West
August 26 and September 9, 2017
I am very honored to have been invited to play with the Armando Show at iO West on August 26th and September 9th! The Armando Show features a cast of some of the most veteran players at iO West, with a new guest monologist each week.
Pockets at the San Francisco Improv Festival
August 18, 2017
Pockets will be performing in the 2017 SF Improv Festival at 7:30pm on Friday, August 18 on the PianoFight Second Stage.
Reflektor's Two Year Anniversary
July 14, 2017
iO West improv team Reflektor celebrated its 2-year anniversary!
iO Salutes Debbie Fry
June 3, 2017
I am very honored to have been, well, honored, by iO West as part of their iO Salutes series. Having a whole show dedicated to me was overwhelming but lovely.
Pockets at the Phoenix Improv Festival
April 22, 2017
Pockets will be performing at the 16th Annual Phoenix Improv Festival at 10pm on April 22, 2017 at the Herberger Theatre Center in downtown Phoenix.
Pockets' One Year Anniversary
April 18, 2017
Pockets celebrates one wonderful year! Here's to many more!
Margie Haber Studio
April 2017
I have had the incredible experience of taking Margie Haber Studio's Advanced Intensive. What an incredible class!
Burly
March 19, 2017
All-female improv team Burly came together after a workshop at iO West with Holly Laurent. Holly now coaches the team, and the ladies couldn't be happier.
Signed with It Model Management
February 24, 2017
I am very happy to announce that I have signed with It Model Management as my commercial and print representation!
Killian's Commercial Workshop
January 2017
I took the wonderful Foundation Class at Killian's Commercial Workshop.
Bush League at the San Diego Improv Festival
February 18, 2017
Bush League will be performing on February 18th at Finest City Improv in San Diego as part of the 4th Annual San Diego Improv Festival
Pockets at the San Diego Improv Festival
February 17, 2017
Pockets will be performing on February 17th at Finest City Improv in San Diego as part of the 4th Annual San Diego Improv Festival
Old Regular Opening for Zumpf!
November 26, 2016
Old Regular opens for legendary improv duo Zumpf! at the Pack Theater at 8pm November 26th!
Old Regular at the LA Indie Improv Festival
August 6, 2016
Old Regular, a two-person improv team featuring Debbie Fry and Franky Guttman, will be performing at the 2016 LA Indie Improv Festival on a MOVING PARTY BUS! Hop on at 2106 Hyperion Ave at 8:15pm.
Pockets
April 19, 2016
Tonight is the first performance of Pockets, iO West's newest Main Stage Harold team!
Pockets performs every Tuesday at iO West!
Bush League at the Phoenix Improv Festival
April 14-16, 2016
Bush League will be performing at 10pm April 16th as part of the 15th Annual Phoenix Improv Festival.
Reflektor Presents: New-Fashioned
March 5, 2016
Reflektor begins the run of its new show, Reflektor Presents: New-Fashioned, Saturdays at 11pm in the iO West DCT. Every week, Reflektor will host interesting and innovative teams that are pushing the boundaries of improv past the usual Harold and montage.
Bush League at the San Diego Improv Festival
February 11-14, 2016
Bush League will be performing at 8:30pm on February 11th at Finest City Improv in San Diego as part of the 3rd Annual San Diego Improv Festival
Pack Theater Janniversary Show
January 26, 2016
I had the honor of performing in the Pack Theater's final Lady Invitational as part of its three year anniversary show.
Funny Women Festival
December 2-5, 2015
Lady Reflektor and Manhunt International have both been selected to perform in the improv showcase at this year's Funny Women Festival at iO West.
Reflektor Extended
November 2015
Reflektor's run has been extended for a second time at iO West and will continue to perform Saturdays at 7pm in the iO West DCT.
Corra at Home at the World Arts Film Festival
October 15-17, 2015
Corra at Home is an official selection of the 2015 World Arts Film Festival.
Bush League
October 2015
I am very excited to be joining long standing iO West Main Stage Harold team Bush League starting this October!
Bush League performs every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8pm.
The Armando Show
October 3, 2015
I have been given the great honor of hosting the iO West Armando Show on October 3rd at 9pm.
The 2015 Del Close Awards
September 1, 2015
Winner: Student of the Year
Corra at Home at CGIFF
August 6-16, 2015
Corra at Home is an official selection of the 8th Annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival.
Corra at Home at the Colorado International Film Festival
July 2015
Corra at Home won the award for Best Dramatic Directing at the 2015 Colorado International Film Festival.
Fussy at the LA Indie Improv Festival
July 18, 2015
MSW house team Fussy will be performing in the 2015 LA Indie Improv Festival.
Corra at Home at the SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
April 20-25, 2015
Corra at Home is an official selection of the 2015 SENE Film Music & Arts Festival.
Corra at Home at the Mountain Film Festival
February 2015
Corra at Home won Best Screenplay at the 2015 Mountain Film Festival.
Corra at Home at the Hollywood Festival of New Cinema
Feb 22-25, 2015
Corra at Home is an official selection of the Hollywood Festival of New Cinema, which is a part of The Film Festival Network.
Corra at Home at the Pasadena International Film Festival
Feb 14, 2015
Corra at Home has been selected for the Pasadena International Film Festival. It will be screening at 10:15pm on February 14th at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 Movie Theater, with a Q&A following at 11:45pm
Corra at Home at the IndieFEST Film Awards
Nov 2014
Corra at Home won an Award of Merit at the November 2014 IndieFEST Film Awards.
iO West Honor Roll
Oct 1-22, 2014
I have been selected as the Level 4 representative for iO West's first Honor Roll show on the Main Stage. Show dates are Oct. 1, 8, 15, & 22 at 8pm.
The Corra at Home Trailer is Up!!!
May 10, 2014
The trailer for the short film Corra at Home can be found on the Neon Colony website.
Corra at Home features Debbie Fry and Bryan Scott Cooper, and was written and directed by Jesse James Rice.
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