Who Else Have I Worked With? Current and former Wicke International clients include: The Cupid Players Chicago’s premiere musical sketch comedy group, performing the longest running revue in the history of the legendary iO Theater. The Chicago Reader named them the "Best Sketch Comedy Group in Chicago," Time Out Chicago declared them a "Must See," and the Chicago Tribune calls them "a show worth catching!" Jablonski! John Sviokla and Sherra Lasley performing sketch comedy at it’s finest. Raw, vulnerable, biting comedy that provokes laughter and thought in equal proportions. Time Out Chicago says, "Spot on... The two-person Jablonski team nailed it!" All that, and "the Carol of the Bells" performed by a chorus of chickens! Journey to the Center of the Uterus: Adventures Infertility! Kathleen Puls Andrade's hilarious and moving one-woman show.  Deftly applying humor to a serious subject, Kathleen takes the audience through her experiences dealing with infertility. Inspiring, educational, and just a great, funny story, it's a Journey worth taking. Laugh Out Loud Theater New ownership, a remodeling, and new crack team of Chicago improvisers brought Laugh Out Loud to life at its Grand Opening in 2008.  Now it is THE place for hilarious improv comedy in Chicago's Northwest suburbs, and easily the best theater located under a bridal store in the world. Matter Dance Company Voted "Best Dance Company in Chicago" for two consecutive years in the Chicago Reader Best of Chicago awards, MDC isa truly excellent troupe performing accessible and surprising dance that appeals to the dance novice as well as the veteran. Their third full-length concert Revolving Doors is host to the newest works from the most up-and-coming choreographers and dancers in Chicago. Mere Fluff Robyn Scott & Bill Larkin's sketch comedy programme, featuring satire, impersonations, mime, performance art, puppetry and original musical numbers.   The Chicago Tribune says, "Somewhere, George Burns & Gracie Allen are in stitches."  Centerstage Chicago says, Mere Fluff will "leave you doubled over, laughing and, eventually crying."  The New American All-Stars 5 of Chicago's ballsiest improvisers form up to become the Improv Comedy Super Team.  No suggestions. No mercy. No apologies. Just shut up and pay attention. The New American All-Stars:  Everybody else is not as good. Off Off Broadzway Burlesque-inspired sketch comedy combining sharp writing with catchy songs for an all original musical revue.  These sexy ladies slay the audience with their figures and their foul-mouthed, offensive senses of humor.  What do you get when you mix desperation with a hint of stupid and a dash of vodka?  You guessed it. the tim & micah project Seasoned sketch artists Tim Soszko & Micah Philbrook test the boundaries of conventional sketch comedy.   Centerstage Chicago called their work "hilarious...unbridled comic genius...an Editor's Pick" and Time Out declared it "oblique and exhilarating...a Critic's Pick." The Union Twisted sketch comedy from the twisted wedded duo of Corey Rittmaster & Monique Madrid.  The Union takes typical relationships and situations to a surprising dark side with playful sense of the bizarre.  So wrong, but you'll feel so alive.

Other PR & marketing experience includes: Head of PR, The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival 2008 - Present The world's largest festival dedicated exclusively to the art of sketch comedy and a Chicago institution.  Promoting SketchFest involves months of work that culminate in 2 insane weeks of performance and press coordination.  It's a beautiful monster and I'm proud to be a part of it. Marketing Director, pH Productions, NFP.  2006 - 2008 A cast member since pH was founded in 2002, I also eventually took the position of Marketing Director and enthusiastically went to work.  It was at pH that I cut my teeth in marketing & PR, and learned much about media relations, working with a shoestring budget, and employing guerrilla marketing tactics.