MAIN CAST
Meet the current cast of Improv Speakeasy.
AREE WITOELAR
Aree is the brains of the operation. Literally. Aree has studied neuroscience, engineered artificial intelligence and tasted brain curries. Aree is the founder, artistic director of Impro Neuf International. He is a passionate champion for diversity, creating All-Asian player teams Rice Eaters and Monosodium Glutamates, promoting cross-cultural shows in Impro Neuf International presents Cloud Atlas, teaching improv in Denmark, Estonia, Romania and even online cameos in India with a fusion team Koh-i-Noorway.
JOHANNE HOFSETH
Johanne is our free spirit. When not dancing zorba with senior ladies, she's hula-hooping with business people or rolling around on the floor with her contact improv students. Johanne's mind feeds on silliness. Falling down the rabbit hole, she found the absurd world of improv where she can feel embarrassed and in love at the same time. That's the best feeling in the world. Johanne is a contact improvisation teacher and performer and one of the mainstays in Impro Neuf ensembles and in teams After Eight Tits, Skipping Dinner, Månemodus, and half of the duo Pusekatt.
Photo: Frederik Tellerup
BRIGITTA PETO
Brigitta is our architect. Trained in iO in the grueling summer heat, Brigitta is well adept at various structures. Born in the musical halls of Budapest, Brigitta is deep inside a full-blown Norwegian, infiltrating the Norwegian society as a tandem “Gudrun & Kjersti” under the codename Gudrun, happily skiing in un-ski-able terrain. Brigitta is a core member of Oslo Impro Festival 2019, and has credits performing in Norway, US and Denmark as one half of the veteran duo Petunias, Fuh Kyeah, and the experimental Dutch-speaking show Going Dutch.
NATALIA WYDRA
Natalia is our hitwoman. A retired film usher in small town Poland, no cultural references pass through the cinema without her approval. Codenamed Kjersti of Kjersti & Gudrun, she walks silently amongst the unaware society, ready for a precision strike. Natalia is part of the longstanding tandem Petunias, Fuh Kyeah, Destiny, and plays the titular heroine of Improv Speakeasy’s Alice in Improvland in Norway and Estonia.
ROSA MOLINA
Rosa is our strategist. Hailing from Catalonia, her flair for the dramatics is as deep as the chocolate for churros. A playwright and director by training, Rosa was lured into the arts of the unscripted and has been an important part of Impro Neuf, playing in Hee! Haa! Who?, and the Clap, among many.
CARLOS MORENO
Carlos is our plot twist. With roots in Madrid, he was based in Copenhagen for over a decade before landing in Norway. His Carlos-shaped body has been seen in stages, backstages, inconceivable theatres and underground venues all around the globe. Passionate about theatre and storytelling, he enjoys bridging different artforms together to tell emotionally engaging stories. You can read his poetic-prose and short stories in the book “La ciudad desdoblada”. He has been a regular performer at ICC Theatre and Inconspicuous Comedy. Carlos appreciates kindness, courage and celebratory pop-corn.