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Tag: pop culture

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

Laugh, Cry, Sigh: The Journal (2016)

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Cheryl

Laugh, cry and sigh with us! My next show runs this month – the return of Seattle Experimental Theater’s “The Journal”, July 14 – 23 at the Ballard Underground in Seattle. Advance tickets available for $18 at Brown Paper Tickets ($20 at the

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Acting, Seattle improv, performances, pop culture

A Life Lived Long and Prosperous

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Cheryl

I am very sad to hear about Leonard Nimoy’s passing. My path only crossed briefly with his – when I moderated his panel at the Emerald City ComicCon 2010 (just days after my knee injury and surgery) and briefly again in Calgary

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Acting, Biography, Seattle pop culture, star trek

Thoughts on “Muppets Most Wanted”

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Cheryl

I’ve already established that the Muppets are pretty important in my life. I was happy when Disney bought the Muppets (finally) so that they could come out of retirement. Sure, I knew it probably meant more Muppets in advertising, but hell, that’s

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Biography disney, Muppet, muppets, pop culture

Delusions of Glamour

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Cheryl

Last night, an audience member approached me in our theatre’s lobby after my performance in TheatreSports. “Hey there… you see my husband standing over there?” [She indicated a tall bald man leaning on a railing across the room.] “He said you really

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Acting, Biography, Humor improv, performances, pop culture

What I Learned from “The Sims”

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Cheryl

For almost two years, I worked for Maxis, a division of EA, on various Sims games including an expansion pack for The Sims 1, game text for Sims 2, and game production and design for various console and handheld titles like The

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Biography, Games, Humor biography, pop culture

Life as Origami: Muppets in Space On Stage

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Cheryl

There have been certain moments in my life where it feels as if a majority of my disparate life experiences are combining to inform a particular critical moment. In some cases, it’s not entirely surprising – like the feeling that all that

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Acting, Biography, Humor, Seattle biography, improv, muppets, performances, pop culture, star trek

A Cloudy Day in Space

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Cheryl
Cheryl poses in front of a wall of show posters with a space age hairdo and a blue halter dress.

Last night was the second of six performances in our run of “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, a Star Trek original series-themed improv show. When we go to the audience for suggestions, the one that tends to be most impactful is

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Acting, Seattle, Technology performances, pop culture, star trek

This Trailer Not Yet Rated

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Cheryl

On Friday night, I had the pleasure of visiting a theatre in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district that specializes in classic films and features in-theatre beverage and dinner service. I’d never been there before, but my boyfriend brought to my attention the fact

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Humor, Seattle muppets, pop culture

The Secret Starfleet

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Cheryl

I’ve mentioned it in passing, but I’m in rehearsals for a full-length improvised comedic parody of the Original Star Trek series. It’s called “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” and we open June 23rd. (If you’re in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area or

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Acting, Seattle growing up, performances, pop culture, star trek 1 Comment
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