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Mathew
Schreiber
is one of
the founding
memebers
of Freefall
and finds
it to be
his favorite
form of
theater.
He has trained
with Clifford
Henderson
and Dixie
Cox's Fun
Institute,
True Fiction,
Keith Johnstone,
Shaun Landry,
Asaf Ronen,
James Grace,
David Razowski
and others.
As for scripted
theater,
he trained
with Ian
McRae and
has had
the pleasure
of being
directed
by Marcia
Taylor in
"The
Gift"
and by Robin
Aronson
in "The
Last Noel."
He also
enjoys producing
original
music
and sound
design
for theater
and dance
productions.
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Marian
Oliker
began studying
theater
improvisation
in 1999
with Clifford
Henderson
and Dixie
Cox and
has never
stopped.
She is a
founding
member of
Freefall
Improvisational
Theater.
Her early
training
was as a
dancer,
with a BA
in Dance
from UCSC
and has
studied
theater
with Greg
Fritsch,
Nina Wise,
and many
others.
She is currently
in private
practice
as a psychotherapist
and is the
author/
performer
of the much-loved
solo show,
"Mariama:
A Tale of
Freedom
and Grace."
As a dance
teacher,
social worker,
and improviser
Marian is
happiest
when risking
everything
for one
authentic
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April
Green
holds a
BA in Theatre
Arts from
Bethany
College
where she
was awarded
Dramatist
of the Year.
After college,
she held
an acting
internship
with the
Lexington
Childrens'
Theatre
in Kentucky
teaching
and performing
for kids.
Over the
last nine
years she
has enjoyed
her many
roles in
various
community
productions
and improv
shows around
Santa Cruz.
She loves
her Freefall
family who
push her
to develop
this wildly
satisfying
craft. When
she is not
on stage
April loves
to hike
in the mountains,
play guitar,
travel and
cook. |
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Bob
Giges’
fascination
with improv
has traversed
the arts:
He’s
improvised
jazz as
a string
bass performer,
explored
modern/contact
dance’s
spontaneous
inventions,
and has
studied
and performed
theater
improv for
over three
decades.
His acting
improv teachers
have included
Wilma Marcus
Chandler
(Cabrillo
College),
Cliff Henderson/Dixie
Cox (Fun
Institute),
and Greg
Fritsch
(UCSC);
he’s
workshopped
with Keith
Johnstone,
Asaf Ronen,
True Fiction
Magazine
members
(especially
Diane Rachel,
Regina Saisi,
Barbara
Scott) among
many others.
Bob has
taught theater
improvisation
in UCSC’s
Summer Session
since 2006.
Co-authored
with Theater
Arts Professor
Edward Warburton,
Bob’s
article
on dance
and digital
media
in the February
2010 issue
of Leonardo
(MIT Press)
touches
on the audience’s
involvement
in improvised
performance.
Bob has
performed
with Freefall
since its
inception
and continues
to find
it to be
a wild,
thrilling
ride. |
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