Meet the Wizards and Witches of
TSTNBN
Aubrie Alexander
Slytherin
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Aubrie Alexander is a Los Angels native, and raised by entertainment industry family. Musical theatre and dramatic work is what got her into performing, but improv/character work is what makes her the happiest. She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a BA in Theatre and has continued to study with Gary Imoff & Cal Bartlett on the Milton Katselas technique, as well as comedy and improv at The Groundlings and LA Connection Comedy.
Russ Gooberman
Slytherin
Founding Member
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Russ is a native of Brooklyn, NY. Russ is a 2x Webby Award winning writer for his work on BoingBoingTV. As an improviser, Russ (an IO West graduate) is on another Fantasy themed improv team Drunkards & Dragons. As an actor, he appears in Galantis’s viral music video, Peanut Butter Jelly and a number of viral videos on the intrawebs. He also is host of the podcast AI-ffected,
JB Bauersfeld
Gryffindor
J.B. has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The People V. OJ Simpson, and in commercials for KFC, and Southwest Airlines. He has studied at Groundlings and iO West and regularly performs on 4 different improv teams. J.B. moved to Los Angeles from Kansas, where he was a Sports Broadcaster for 10 years prior to pursuing a career in acting. J.B. played soccer, football, basketball, and track & field in High School before an absolutely mediocre college basketball career at Emporia State University (KS). He currently stays fit through tennis, CrossFit, and dodging cars on his bicycle.
Stephanie Pressman
Ravenclaw
Founding Member
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Stephanie Pressman is an actor / producer / host from Atlanta, GA. When not performing Harry Potter Improv she can be found running FashionablyNerdy.com. She has been seen on NBC’s Parks & Recreation, in Buzzfeed Videos, Hosting Geek360, Comikaze All Year Long, The Agents of SHIELD Aftershow, or as “Susan” in the web series Stalking LeVar. Stephanie’s favorite fandoms include Harry Potter, Buffy, Pokémon and her family (her husband and her met while performing with TSTSNBN and they have a two tiny wizards and a witch-in-training). Stephanie is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AGVA.
Martin Mandela Marrow
Slytherin
Stephen Ji
Gryffindor
Past Wizards Include: Gian Molina, Bonnie Gordon, Erika Ishii, Anastasia Washington, Patrick Estrada, Alex Salem, Sheldon Price, Lauren Champman, Naomi Murden, Melanie Recker, Kate Hackett, Michael YiChao, Becky Sanders, Steve Kaufmann, Crystal Franceschini, Justin Baker and Tami Hillberry,