Fall Team Performers!

Sarah Adams is a born and raised Virginian who works for UVA in her dream job: neuroscience research. When she’s not geeking out over brain scans, you can find her with her improv troupe, at dinner with friends, or relaxing by the river — preferably with a furry friend!

Deborah Arenstein has performed with Big Blue Door for 9 years, and credits improv with keeping her children alive. Her offstage life also includes her nonprofit consulting group, Board Whisperers, Irishdoodle Libby, partner Larry Goldstein and kickboxing.

Jordan Breeding is a comedy writer and video producer best known for his work rebooting the Cracked YouTube channel before starting his own channel “Dr. Jordan Breeding.” He currently lives in Charlottesville with his wife and three kids. This is his first improv run with Big Blue Door.

Todd Kasen was born and raised in the suburbs of New York, Todd Kasen uprooted his life to move to the greener pastures of Charlottesville in 2016. During the weekdays, Todd spends his time engineering all sorts of neat stuff, but when off the clock, he enjoys skiing, hiking, and hanging out with Sonic the sugar glider. Todd has a fond appreciation of lasers and traffic signs. He performed with Big Blue Door before Covid.

Debby Prum. In grade school, Debby’s diminutive size and smart aleck attitude often attracted the ruffians of Smalley Elementary, large children who routinely chased her home from school. As she ran, she’d hurl clever insults their way, which only enraged them. Despite the inefficacy of her technique, she’s continued to use humor to survive, but now pays more attention to content, audience and timing. To see her essays, short stories, and paintings, check out her website.

Keaton Ray is a personal trainer. He’s also an actor you might see performing in ads or shows on your very own teevee. He dreams of someday being in a horror movie.

Marjory Ruderman is a writer of fiction, humor, and public health reports. She has performed with all the best Big Blue Door improv groups, and her spring 2020 debut as a coach was so stunning, the entire world went into lockdown. She is very modest.

Rachel Showalter has a sharp sense of humor, which means many “regular” people are frightened of her. She’s considered quitting her day job to perform improv fulltime, but the spaceship offered her tenure. Her devotion to her offspring is apparent in the way she tenderly holds their secrets, unless she’s onstage. She has performed and coached many Big Blue Door groups.

Teja Vadlamudi is a technology startup enthusiast who currently lives in Ruckersville with his wife and two cats. His passion in life is discovering tasty meals under $10 (inflation adjusted). Last summer he performed with Big Blue Door’s Story Saturday. This is his first improv run.

Brian Weisbrod has performed and coached for Big Blue Door for many years. He is tall, emotionally intelligent and recently married (sorry, ladies!). He has some kind of job somewhere and likes to chase groundhogs in his free time. He’s studying German in preparation for the end days.

Adrienne Wood is a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Virginia, where she studies social behavior. She lives with her husband, two hounds, and a cat. This her first performance run with Big Blue Door.