Lilly is a Chicago native and became active at the Annoyance Theatre at the age of 14.  She has trained extensively in acting, voice, improv, dance and film. Take a look for yourself…….. 

ACTING: Ric Murphy (Depaul Thtr. Conservatory),    Maria Jaskot- Inclan (Wright College)

                  Ron Stetson ( The Neighborhood Playhouse- New York City)

VOICE:  Phyllis Griffin (Depaul Thtr. Conservatory),  John Frisco (Wright College)

IMPROV: Mick Napier / Susan Messing /  Mark Sutton/ Joe Bill/ Rebecca Sohn  (Annoyance)           

                    Bob Dassie / Jen Bills / Jason Chin/ Paul Grondy /  Noah Gregoropoulos  (I.O.)

                    Patty Demaat / Tim O’Malley / Jet Eveleth /

                    Michael Gellman / Anne Libera  ( Second City Conservatory)

DANCE:   Ballet- Homer Bryant / African- Idy Cis / Tap & Latin- Gallery 37 Multi. Cultural

                   Dance Company                              

ON CAMERA: Jane Alderman

With such an impressive training history it is of little wonder that Lilly has performed in venues from New York to Chicago. She is currently  teaching at the Annoyance training space and preparing to tour with Second City later this month.  Below, is a short list of Lilly’s performance  experience.

The LIL Talent Show                                                            The Annoyance

President Bush Is a Great Man                                            The Annoyance

Grabass                                                                                     The Annoyance

Rudolph & The Grinch                                                          The Annoyance

Second City National Touring Company                           Second City

No Country For Old White Men                                           Second City- Mainsatge

Campaign Supernova                                                             Second City E.T.C

Disposable Nation                                                                   Second City E.T.C.

The Grouch by Jack Helbig                                                  Second City

5^th & 6^th Annual Chicago Improv Fest                             Atheneum Theater

The Del Close Marathon                                                       Upright Citizens Brigade-NYC

2002 Funny Women’s Festival                                           The Black Orchid

The Cougars                                                                             I.O. Chicago

The Edge Comedy Showcase                                                Elbo Room & Beat Kitchen

The MISSFITS & Trigger Finger                                         The Playground

Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding                                                       Piper’s Alley

Frosty The Snowman                                                            Comedy Sportz

Lilly has also done television film and voice over work with McDonalds,  Leo Burnett, NBC   Walgreens ,  Board of Edu.- Plum Pictures, Alberto Culver, US Cellular Wireless, and Fantasma Productions.

Megan Grano

Meg Johns is a native Virginian who moved to Chicago in 2003 to pursue an artistic life of performance, writing, and comedy. She has trained in improvisation at iO Chicago and the Annoyance Theater, performing in a variety of sketch, improv, and scripted original shows. Some of her favorites have been playing with her all-female comedy group Chewties!, and creating the show Love is Dead: A Necromantic Musical Comedy, which ran in Chicago and went on to showcase at The Fringe Festival in NYC in 2008.  Meg began teaching at The Annoyance in early 2008 and there directed her first full-length original show, Chasing Dumb, which she and the cast collaboratively wrote. Most recently, Meg was a part of The New Colony’s party ensemble show FRAT, and is currently working on TNC’s 3rd show, Tupperware, a musical to debut in summer 2009. Meg can be seen with her musical/improv/sketch collaboration Friendship Soulmate Porno, in the Late Night Tit Bits Burlesque show at The Annoyance, or teaching and directing improv troupes around Chicago.  She hopes to do more of everything in the future—continually thriving within each new project and expanding her artistic endeavors into new and exciting places.