Performers

Paul Burke is a native Sacramentan. He discovered improv in 2004 when he attended a drop-in workshop on a whim and fell in love. He loves improv because it is a very honest and intimate comedic form. He travels extensively throughout the country to bring a taste of the national improv scene to the Greater …

Born and raised in Sacramento, Steve Purcell is new to the improve scene. At the urging og Lori, Steve first attended the Thursday Playground at Blacktop and soon after joined the team. Steve is very active in non-profit work and has a passion for helping others. He is also an avid video game nerd and has a …

Local Sacramento State graduate, Kevin Brown has found a balance to his life. He reads about a book and a half each day, while making homemade meals, and writing book reviews. While in college, Kevin had a fling with an art form called improv and continues to do it today. Kevin has accepted social media …

Kimberly Warren was raised in Springfield, Vermont. While in high school she took part in the school’s annual musicals, sang in the school’s choir, and studied set design. During her senior year she wrote a one-act play that was selected to be performed for the community. After high school, she attended Green Mountain College in …

Betsaida LeBron has always had a passion to entertain. At seven years old she would host a talk show in her living room and, with no one in attendance, she was also every guest. She has performed children and community theater in high school and later in college. She was introduced to Improv at a …

Raised in Roseville, Rebecca Valdez is an energetic administrative assistant at an environmental law firm in downtown Sacramento. Rebecca’s interests range from true crime books and movies, to psychology and dream interpretation. She loves playing cards and games, music, and sleep. Rebecca is a free-spirited extravert, an animal lover, and has a small chocolate addiction. …

Gordon Sharp has spent his entire life in preparation for performing improvisational theater; he just didn’t know it… Then, in early 2011, Tina Fey introduced him to the world of Improv comedy. It proved to be his Great Moment of Discovery. He immediately enrolled in improvisational performance classes, began to study Improv theory, and developed …

Born and raised in Sacramento, Lauren Celiceo works as a substitute teacher in the after-school enrichment programs in the San Juan Unified School District. She was introduced to the Improv scene when she started attending the Thursday night Playgrounds here at Blacktop Comedy. Lauren loves camping, movies, and margaritas (no salt). She religiously watches Doctor …

Linda Williams is a recent transplant from Colorado and couldn’t be more excited to be a part of Blacktop Comedy! Her theatre debut was a single performance playing the title role in Sleeping Beauty, during which she went running off stage crying when the Prince tried to kiss her. She was four. Linda came out …

Jonathon Al Milby, he was never into any type of Theatre or Drama, until Senior year of high school while taking a Psychology class. The teacher required that every student did a type of skit on a certain mental illness. Jonathon got the first feeling of being in front of an audience while doing his …

Lori Wynant has always loved the Theater and Stage. When she was a little girl she dreamed of being an actress. During High School she was an active member of the Drama Club and had multiple comedic roles in various shows. Lori’s fondest memory of High School Drama was when her scene partner cut class …