Michael Barin is originally from Chicago, and has been studying/performing improv since 2006. He has completed the improv training programs at iO and the Annoyance Theater, and is also a member of the independent improv group Legitimate Beef. He is very excited to be a part of White Rainbows.
Stanley Chong is originally from Texas where he learned to act in the church and through various Jesus camps. He was also involved with the puppet ministry and eventually started making puppets do inappropriate things, which lead to his excommunication from the church. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and afterwards moved to New York to pursue his Broadway dreams. Stanley studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and with the Upright Citizens Brigade before moving to Chicago for the Second City Conservatory. His favorite pastimes are fried chicken, BBQ, white rice, chopsticks and laundry. He is also a mathematics major at a local University. Stanley is very excited to be a part of the White Rainbows ensemble and looks forward to many more shows.
Heather Dean is an improviser, entertainer and dance enthusiast. She has taken improv and sketch writing classes at Second City, and a recent graduate of the IO Training Program. She is a member of The Vagabonds, an incubator team at The Playground Theater. She just completed a two month run of Realitease, an improvised reality TV show. She played “Jaya Nicols: the drunken bisexual.” Heather is a cast member of NightLight, an interactive and highly themed comedy show. She is also 50% of the show ”HD & EM in the AM/PM”- a morning talk show styled improv show. Heather and Ever Mainard(EM) had great success embodying Tina Turner for their previous run of HD & EM. She is excited to work with The White Rainbows crew.
Armand Fields is stupidly excited about this show and this cast! Shout outs to Jesus, my mom, Kelly Beeman, Matt Utter, GayCo.,Ling Ling, and Second City for all believing in me. “Without You I’m Nothing”-The Great Sara Bernhard (WINK-SMILEY-FACE)
Becca Levine grew up in the Colorado wilderness. She has performed throughout Denver and Chicago. She has been trained, so don’t worry. Many thanks to a dreamboat of a cast, and to supportive family and friends. She’s happy you’re here.
Kevin Reader currently studies improv at iO. He can be seen around town performing sketch comedy with World’s Best Dad and The Other Other guys. Kevin also has a Master’s degree in Theatre History. He’s not gay. Someone just got inned! Take that Kevin!
Matt Utter is a Detroit native, like Madonna and Tim Allen. He devotes his adulthood to deconstructing his conservative Catholic upbringing. Matt graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Creative Writing. He has studied comedy writing at Second City and improv at iO. Matt would like to thank the White Rainbows crew for being the best people to create with. He would also like to thank Connie for always listening, his siblings for putting up with him, Charlie for being Charlie, and his parents for buying him My Little Ponies when he was a kid (and for everything else, too).
Arianna Wheat hails from Los Angeles. More specifically, she comes from the Valley, the suburbs of Los Angeles. This is the part almost never shown in movies, because it lacks the glamor of Beverly Hills or the Blockbuster marketability of some crime-ridden areas. While her training is primarily in theatre arts, she is ecstatic about facing the many fears and challenges that come with doing sketch comedy. This is her second show with the White Rainbows crew and she is thankful to be involved, and for the continued opportunity to fulfill her New Year’s resolution of living boldly. She is currently saving up money and taking donations so that she can take classes at Second City, iO, Annoyance, or really, anyone who will take her.
