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Improv Life: “A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol” 2016

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Cheryl

This holiday season marks my fourth year of performing the role of Belle/Mrs. Cratchitt in “A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol” at Unexpected Productions. (We typically double-cast, so I have been sharing the role with Sarah Scheller since joining the cast.) With opening night

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Acting, Seattle improv, performances, pop culture

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 31, “Runner’s Choice”

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC faces their greatest moral challenge yet: do the needs of millions suffering from VITAS outweigh the needs of one elderly woman taken against her will as a human sacrifice? Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 30, “Ritual Delivery”

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Cheryl

Ma1nfram3 attempts to rob a bank of data in broad daylight as MMFEC finishes their political mission. The team gets surprisingly busy during a month off (TWO of them have dates?), and gangs up to surprise Ma1nfram3 with a birthday party. And

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 29, “Five Shadowrunners and a Cyberleg”

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Cheryl

Elsie and Fang try to get a prison inmate new cyberlegs in exchange for critical information. Ma1nfram3, Cromwell and Mordecai prepare for a bank heist, but not without a few bumps along the way. Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 28, “Making friends, Breaking Files”

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC isn’t done with political intrigue – after getting most of them off easy, everyone in MMFEC must go undercover to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep 28 is

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 27, “Retreat from Politics”

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC continues in their pursuit of Emile Corrigan – Governor Brackenhaven’s now-missing Chief of Staff – at the behest of Seattle DA Dana Oakes. But they overstay their welcome and find themselves in deeper than they ever intended… Watch all episodes of

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 26, “A Swift Retreat”

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Cheryl

“Constructively Destructive” shadowrun team MMFEC dips their toes into a world of political intrigue, starting with a stealthy HR invasion and ending with minors at a bar? Emile Corrigan proves elusive yet… Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 24, “MMFE to the Rescue”

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC goes to the mall to discover Cromwell’s whereabouts, and finds themselves winging a high-speed train heist with no time for planning and life-or-death stakes. Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep 24 is embedded at the

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 23, “We’re On A Boat”

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Cheryl

Per Wuxing’s request, MMFEC has positioned themselves atop the Empress, a container ship bearing Wuxing goods and with a proverbial target on its bow. They face a fierce battle against violent Yakuza to defend the merchandise and the ship, but it turns

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 21, “Back to School”

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Cheryl

In Episode 21, Ma1n decides to stay with MMFEC at Fang’s behest (for now), and the team pursues a split mission: with Elsie undercover in an environment only she can decipher; and the rest of the team on a stealth run to

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch
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