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| John Briggs is a native of the Capital District, and moved back to the area after living in Washington DC. He first started harnessing his comedic muscles while studying and hosting a radio show at Marist College. John would like to thank everyone for pushing him to pursue his goal of becoming an Improv actor. |
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| During Michael Burns’s (Co-Director) highly productive youth, he dabbled with busking, briefly sang with a folk trio, and occasionally stage-managed for The No Elephant Circus. He studied theatre at SUNY Purchase, then improv with David Shepherd in New York. There, Michael directed for the American Modern Dance Theatre and the American Folk Theatre, and was a member of The Big Apple Experience, a short-lived but cleverly named improv troupe. Michael started the first incarnation of MopCo in 1995, and resurrected the group due to popular demand in 2005 after a brief hiatus. Currently, Michael teaches video production and art at The Charlton School, a residential facility for adolescent girls with emotional and learning difficulties. |
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| Cindy Campbell is a native of Long Island, where she became interested in theater and music at an early age. She has performed for over 20 years in various venues, including the 1998 Lake George Jazz Festival. She currently studies Jazz and enjoys Zumba at The School of the Arts, at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs. Cindy is absolutely thrilled to be a part of such an amazing and talented group of improvisers. |
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| Mary Darcyis a television/radio producer and an owner/editor of Alloveralbany.com. A firm believer in doing things that scare the hell out of her, she weighed improv and bungee jumping, and, well, here she is. While new to improv, Mary has always been active in theater. Most recently she read with Frank McCourt at Symphony Space's Bloomsday Celebration on Broadway and played Joan in “The Guys” at Capital Rep. If James Lipton ever asks, what turns her on is kindness, her favorite sound is her husband's laugh and the profession she would not like to attempt is bungee jumper. |
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| Peter Delocis Already a seasoned veteran improvisor, Pete was thrilled to throw his lot in with Mopco. (He can claim to have worked with more local improv companies than anyone in the Capital Region.) Pete has studied with the Upright Citizens Brigade.Recently, he has been seen in "Hadrien VII" and "All My Sons" at Hubbard Hall. Perhaps the most important and energizing quality Peter shares with his fellow company members: his truly maniacal laugh. |
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| Brittany Leigh Glenn is a recent graduate from SUNY Plattsburgh. Most recently she has performed with the SUNY Plattsburgh Theatre Department, the College Theatre Association, and Essex Theatre Company. Brittany has also worked professionally with various groups of theatre students on acting, dancing, and improv. She is delighted to join the Mop and Bucket Company. She began performing improv as a freshman in college and is proud to call herself a member of this amazingly talented group of improvisers. |
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| Jon Kimlicko was born into a show biz family. His father, Franklin, is a classical guitar teacher and his mother, Sheila, is an opera singer. Becoming an improviser was the logical result of this union. Jon is a graduate of the Second City Training Center in Chicago. He also completed the improv programs at both Improv Olympic and the Annoyance Theatre also in Chicago. Jon is a singer and a songwriter. One of his children’s songs, ” Extinction” got an Honorable Mention in the John Lennon Song Writing Contest. Jon is proud to be part of Mop & Bucket. |
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| Kat Koppett (Co- Director) is a 25-year improv veteran, including stints with Theatresports companies in New York City (Freestyle Repertory Theatre) and San Francisco (BATS Improv). In 1995, TheaterWeek Magazine named Kat one of the year's "Unsung Heroes" for her creation of the improvisational theater format, Spontaneous Broadway, which is now performed regularly all over the world. Her acting credits include the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank both Off-Broadway and in the Soviet Union; Rosalind in As You Like It with the Manhattan Stage Company and Fiddler on the Roof with Theodore Bikel. She has been seen in television ads for Pillsbury, Quaker Oats, and Dr. Pepper (she was a Pepper!). In 1998, her short play, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, was a winner in Playground's Emerging Playwrights Festival in San Francisco. Kat holds a B.F.A. in Drama from NYU/Circle in the Square and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology. In addition to performing, Kat is the founder of Koppett + Co., a consulting and training company specializing in the use of improvisation and storytelling to enhance workplace effectiveness. Her book Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning was published in 2001 by Stylus Publishing, Inc. Kat's favorite improvisational endeavors involve her daughter, Lia. http://www.koppett.com/ |
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| Kristine Leyden a resident of the Capital Region, started with improv in high school in a teen theater troope that specialized in educating the public on social issues. She performed in a few plays in college but then took a 10 year hiatus from performing to work as an RN. Her love and desire to perform returned after seeing a mop and bucket show in late 2011. After taking several classes, she formally joined the company in the summer of 2012. |
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| Mark S. Meritt has written musicals and screenplays that agents represented, performed piano on national television including once doing Name That Tune with Rosie O’Donnell, and received honors and citations for academic work on sustainability. He holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Cornell and an M.A. in Ecology and Society from CUNY. Mark teaches the revolutionary Simply Music piano method, writes songs for all ages through theoffhandband.com, offers Songwriting Workshops and other services through potluckcreativearts.com, and regularly tries to be a more centered husband, father and person. He's downright tickled pink to tickle ivories for MopCo. More at marksmeritt.com. |
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| Raised in rural New York, Justin K. Rivers studied film at Boston University, where he joined the improv troup Liquid Fun. Moving to Los Angeles, he worked as a theater sound designer and as a driver for a TV studio. He now lives in Cranesville, where he writes radio plays and grows obscure cider apples. |
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| Alexander Stern Favorite roles include David O. Selznick in "Moonlight and Magnolias", Bernard Nightingale in" Arcadi"a, and Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood in "It’s a Wonderful Life: the Live Radio Show". Alexander recently appeared in the Capital Rep production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
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| Amy Tierney Tess Nightingale, Beatrice the Bingo Lady, Susanna the Velociraptor and multiple characters all with the name Gina have been living inside Amy’s head until Mopco let her bring them to the stage to play. Amy brings strong characters and sweet, soulful music to the lot. Outside of the 9-5, she is professionally trained as a liturgical musician/cantor and leads and directs in this capacity. She holds designations in public speaking and is even certified as a ghost hunter! Her interests and talents keep her pretty busy, so you never know where you’ll find her next! Mopco claims ownership on Friday nights, though. |
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| Alex Timmis began his improv career in college on a dare. At a party, a friend encouraged him to try out for his troupe thinking he'd have a knack for it. He bombed, but found himself smitten. A semester later he joined the ranks of No Laugh Track required, the premiere improv troupe at SUNY Geneseo. In his two years there he explored long and short form comedy, performing in competitions in Rochester and Buffalo. Alex is ecstatic to add to mix of wonderful improvisers and all around wondrous people of MopCo. |
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| John Van Stone After many years of being trapped behind cubical walls, Johnny V. is finally free to pursue his life's dream as a professional live musician! Currently he likes to hang out with various and sundry musical ensembles, and especially enjoys accompanying the Mop & Bucket Company because they smile and laugh alot and make really yummy food. |
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