Cast
Meet the team
Kaysie Bekkela
Kaysie Bekkela is full time student and your friendly neighborhood barista by day and comedic wonder by night. Fun Fact: Kaysie is a Dramaturgy/Criticism major at The Theatre School at DePaul-graduating this spring! Kaysie has been doing improv for one whole year! Her favorite accessory is a crazy fun lipstick!
Shelby Doubek
Shelby Doubek is a comedian, writer, and osteologist (also known as a scientist of bones). A graduate of Loyola University Chicago, she studied biology and psychology. By day, she works at The Field Museum, and at Loyola University Chicago doing research and as a teacher’s assistant. By night, she performs with her independent improv team, Cautiously Optimistic, and other super cool improvisers around the city. Her work has been produced at the iO Theater, Stage 773, and The Second City Training Center.
Alicia Felbab
Alicia Felbab is delighted to be part of Secret Origins Improv. She is a student at The Second City, studying acting and improvisation since 2015. She has performed improv at The Second City Training Center, The Crowd Theater, The Playground Theater, and Stage 773. When Alicia is not performing, she enjoys spending time entertaining her pets and creating music.
Sarah Frasco
Sarah Frasco is a human woman who is occasionally funny. A native of New Jersey, Sarah graduated from Georgetown University in 2015 and completed the Second City Comedy Studies program in 2016 through Columbia College of Chicago. She is currently making her way through the Second City Conservatory along with other projects. Her personal super heroes are Yoko Ono, Stevie Nicks and Khloé Kardashian.
Instagram: @friasco
Twitter: @FrazzleDazzle21
Mike Hover
California-grown Mike Hover is a big kid pretending to be an adult. Mike’s comedy training includes Second City, ComeysportzLA, and watching old sitcoms on MeTV. He can been seen performing stand up and improv on various stages around Chicago. Mike does have one TV credit: being eaten by a dinosaurs on the SyFy channel, which helps fill up bios like this one. Mike uses his film degree to take photos and make short films of Legos (Instagram @lego_funtime). When he has free time he solves mysteries around the Midwest with his wife and dog.
Justin Parlette
Justin Parlette is a comedic actor and nap enthusiast. He has trained at The Second City, The Annoyance, and with Jimmy Carrane. Justin’s credits include shows throughout the Chicagoland area with the Bearded Devitos and Uncle Bobo. He co-created the critically-acclaimed and audience-ignored web series DEAD WAIT, and once came very close to accidentally killing Stan Lee at a party. Justin lives in Chicago with his wife and their many cats.
Zach Schreiber
Zach has performed improv on stages across the city for some time now. He thinks that Thor 2 was a pretty good movie.
Chelsea Tobey
Chelsea Tobey has been a student at Second City since 2014, focusing on writing and improvisation. Growing up, she was surrounded by superheroes, as her father is an avid collector of all things Marvel. Chelsea cannot wait to become a superhero or villain herself and battle! Excelsior! @ChelseaTobey
Wesley Whitaker
Wesley has been acting and improvising in Chicago for the past five years and is currently in the Music Improv Conservatory at Second City. Favorite roles include Dr. Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Show and Jamie Wellerstein in The Last 5 Years. Although not a superhero himself, he has been a fan of Marvel since the first Iron Man film (even actively watching Agents of SHIELD), his favorite Marvel movie happens to be Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Jennifer Allman
Jennifer Allman is an actor/improviser originally from Atlanta, GA. She recently celebrated her 1 year Chicago-versary by battling this city's nastiest villian: Jeppson's Malört. Chicago credits include: Hug it Out (The Annoyance), Dog Sees God (Eclectic Full Contact Theatre), Jungle Book (Theatre-Hikes), The Masks We Wear (Donny's Sky Box), and United We Stand, Divided We Are (The Second City Training Center). Catch her improvising around town with Bearded Devitos. Jennifer is SUPER stoked to be performing with Secret Origins. Get it? Super? www.jenniferallman.com
