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Ladies and gentlemen, the Blue Blanket Improv players!!!

Marc Samuels started studying improvisation while still in grade school, began formal studies in junior high, and by high school was an active performer in improv comedy. He continued to perform regularly while receiving additional training in a wide variety of workshops, college (California State University Northridge), at The L.A. Connection (in southern California), and eventually he became a performer with Second City (in Santa Monica). He then switched gears and became lost in the swirling stew we call "life." After dabbling in TV production, film (with Mr. Bill), training monkeys in the Middle East, and traveling about aimlessly, he eventually settled down in the happy-go-lucky field of medicine as an occupational therapist. Upon his return to California, Marc ran free improv workshops for more than a year in San Francisco before founding Blue Blanket Improv. When not working or performing, Marc enjoys kayaking, wind surfing, raising his dog, and being a father.

Paula Christensen burst upon the acting scene in junior high and high school, bringing down the house as "Vito Corleone" in her sixth-grade drama club's production of The Godfather. At 18 she discovered improv in a big way -- as a washerwoman at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. It was a place where she could get paid for spitting, cussing, and insulting people. A great foundation for life in show biz. These days, you can find PC directing the Costermongers, teaching “Meet and Greet," and performing as Rosie Hawkins every year for the Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace. She has also volunteered as a drama teacher at her local elementary school. For fun, Paula likes to sing jazz and play with her donkey, who pulls a cart?

A confirmed luddite, notorious cynic, and devout liberal from the hardscrabble hills of eastern San Diego County, Chris "TruthMaker" Johnson sees the world as equal parts Lord of the Flies and Star Trek (original, not Next Generation). Chris doesn't own an iPod, Tivo, or anything from Wal-Mart; believes in evolution, the JFK assassination theory, and personal responsibility; knows that humans have never been to the moon; and feels relatively certain that he is currently under NSA surveillance. Despite spending most of his waking hours barricading himself against the onslaught of a rapidly deteriorating American society, Chris still finds time to ride his bicycles, swim with the dolphins, and watch lots of TV.

Ushering in the Improv 2.0 era, Steve Ketchpl has joined Flickr, Gabbr, and Zooomr in the Great Ultimate Vowel Drop. Stvvv first made his mark on the improv movement in college, receiving many imaginary standing ovations and earning a swift rejection from his college improv troupe. Never one to be intimidated by failure, Ktchl spent the next decade psyching himself up to get right back on that horse. Fortunately for us, he now finds himself a member of Blue Blanket Improv. When he's not on stage, .stv counsels web startup companies on user strategies and vowel retention. In his spare time, KTchPLL enjoys lending money to people he doesn't know.

Roslyn Ramsey grew up on the wrong side of the tracks (actually underneath the tracks) in Gary, Indiana (nothing like the song!). She moved to Half Moon Bay, California with her twin sister at the age of 13 and never left. (Nirvana!) After completing high school, it didn't take long for RR to figure out that college wasn't for her. So she up and joined Pacific Bell, er SBC, uh AT&T -- whatever the ballpark is called these days -- and spent the next 20 years climbing telephone poles and diving down manholes. (Again with the sewers, see above -- Gary, Indiana.) "Roslyn!" played drums in a garage band for seven years (they did leave the garage, once), has dabbled in filmmaking (Twins Turning 30) and paints by process (you don't want to know!). Ms. Ramsey has improv'ed with Life Plays and performed stand-up comedy with The Hysterical Housewives in Half Moon Bay. Her hobbies are body boarding, gardening, and living in the moment.

Terri Sarappo attended Emerson College with the likes of Denis Leary (who never talked to her), Mario Cantone (who never talked to her), and other great comedians (who never talked to her). She moved to San Francisco in the '80s and got the improv bug, attending Jim Cranna’s improv workshop at Fort Mason and drinking heavily with her fellow performers afterward. Later she moved to New York City and got a real job in the media business, got married, became a mom, and then moved back to the Bay Area during the Dot.com gold rush. In 1995, she was bitten by the performing bug again and joined the Hysterical Housewives. She has performed stand up in clubs around the Bay Area as well as at corporate events. Longing to perform with other talented performers, she joined Blue Blanket Improv this year. In her spare time she enjoys being mocked by her tween daughter, doing the laundry, and walking the dog.

Blue Blanket has seen many great players pass through its company.