Annie Bankes
Managing Director | Hometown: Ajax, ON
As a native Ajax-ian, Annie grew weary of sunny skies and green pastures, and turned to Toronto in search of smog and traffic delays. She began her improv career by accident at The Second City Toronto. After completing Second City's training program, Annie started at the ITC where she was fortunate enough to study under many great instructors including artistic director Kevin Patrick Robbins and Alison Hogg.
Annie has also trained with Pat O'Brian, Jason R. Chin and Jeff Griggs (i.O Chicago); as well as Eric Hunicutt (i.O. West, LA), Rich Talarico (SNL, MadTV), Susan Messing (Annoyance Theatre), and i.O Theatre's co-founder and improv guru Charna Halpern.
Annie currently performs weekly with the uproarious femme-fatale team WDWMKR, and is a cast member of ITC's flagship show Munchausen. Outside of improv, Annie is an avid collector of degrees and diplomas, and currently possesses a diploma in Film and Television Production, as well as a Counseling diploma, half a Psych degree, and is working on a degree in Social Work.
Annie performs with...
Cameron Algie: Cameron has studied with Jet, Charna, TJ & Dave, Joe & Mark, Armando, Sean, Sean, Kevin, Kevin, and a whole bunch of other amazing people.
Janet Davidson: Janet Davidson is an improviser and performer who has performed in Toronto, Chicago, New York and North Carolina as part of the all female improv team WDWMKR (pronounced "widowmaker").
Matt Folliott: Matt Folliott is an Improviser/ Comedian/Actor born and raised in Toronto and currently performs with the groups E.Y.C.I , Impatient Theatre co. Standards & Practices and 2008 Cage Match runner ups The Jeremy Birrell Show.
Kirsten Gallagher: Kirsten Gallagher began doing comedy at Queen's University, writing and performing in revues for campus comedy troupe Queen's Players. She is a graduate of the Second City conservatory program and has studied and performed with Bad Dog Theatre and the Impatient Theatre Co.
Jess Grant: Jess has studied the Harold exclusively at ITC and has learned from the following great improv warriors: Wayne Molinski, Sean Magee, Alex Tindal, Sean Tabares and Kevin Patrick Robbins. Thus far, she has received instruction from Jill Bernard, Susan Messing, David Razosky and Andy Eninger.
Wayne Molinski: In September of two thousand five, Wayne stood naked and nervous as to what direction he wanted his life to go. Then in a blinding flash of obviosity, longform improv rose up and said "I may just look like a path for now but if you choose to follow me I will turn into a road." So Wayne followed and a road it did become.
Paloma Nunez: Paloma Nunez has been studying and performing improv for over 6 years! She is in love with it and has travelled across North America to study with Dave Razowsky (Second City Los Angeles), Joe Bill & Mark Sutton, Bill Arnett, Jason Chin, Rachel Mason and more (IO Chicago).
Kevin Patrick Robbins: Kevin is the founder and artistic director of the Impatient Theatre Co. and the developer of the ITC Training Centre's core curriculum. He has been a featured instructor at the Chicago Improv Festival and is a lead instructor at the annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival.
Mandy Sellers: Mandy began improvising with the Impatient Theatre Co. in 2005, where she studied under Kevin Patrick Robbins, Sean Tabares, Allison Hogg and Jason Johnston. She was also part of the Harold Team Disco Turkey, which was featured at the 2006 Toronto Improv Festival.
Kevin Whalen: Kevin Whalen has studied and performed improv for more than eight years. Kevin performs with and loves the ITC Harold team Standards+Practices. Kevin also co-produces a swinging improv show called Key Party as well as the homemade movie night freak out known as My Tapes! Kevin can also be seen performing with some of Second City's brightest up and comers every sunday on The Bench.
Kevin Williams: Kevin has spent the past three and half years studying closely with artistic director Kevin Patrick Robbins whom he now performs with on the house team DHARMA. He recently returned from Chicago, where he was studying at the famous iO Theater.
As a native Ajax-ian, Annie grew weary of sunny skies and green pastures, and turned to Toronto in search of smog and traffic delays. She began her improv career by accident at The Second City Toronto. After completing Second City's training program, Annie started at the ITC where she was fortunate enough to study under many great instructors including artistic director Kevin Patrick Robbins and Alison Hogg.
Annie has also trained with Pat O'Brian, Jason R. Chin and Jeff Griggs (i.O Chicago); as well as Eric Hunicutt (i.O. West, LA), Rich Talarico (SNL, MadTV), Susan Messing (Annoyance Theatre), and i.O Theatre's co-founder and improv guru Charna Halpern.
Annie currently performs weekly with the uproarious femme-fatale team WDWMKR, and is a cast member of ITC's flagship show Munchausen. Outside of improv, Annie is an avid collector of degrees and diplomas, and currently possesses a diploma in Film and Television Production, as well as a Counseling diploma, half a Psych degree, and is working on a degree in Social Work.
Annie performs with...
Cameron Algie: Cameron has studied with Jet, Charna, TJ & Dave, Joe & Mark, Armando, Sean, Sean, Kevin, Kevin, and a whole bunch of other amazing people.
Janet Davidson: Janet Davidson is an improviser and performer who has performed in Toronto, Chicago, New York and North Carolina as part of the all female improv team WDWMKR (pronounced "widowmaker").
Matt Folliott: Matt Folliott is an Improviser/ Comedian/Actor born and raised in Toronto and currently performs with the groups E.Y.C.I , Impatient Theatre co. Standards & Practices and 2008 Cage Match runner ups The Jeremy Birrell Show.
Kirsten Gallagher: Kirsten Gallagher began doing comedy at Queen's University, writing and performing in revues for campus comedy troupe Queen's Players. She is a graduate of the Second City conservatory program and has studied and performed with Bad Dog Theatre and the Impatient Theatre Co.
Jess Grant: Jess has studied the Harold exclusively at ITC and has learned from the following great improv warriors: Wayne Molinski, Sean Magee, Alex Tindal, Sean Tabares and Kevin Patrick Robbins. Thus far, she has received instruction from Jill Bernard, Susan Messing, David Razosky and Andy Eninger.
Wayne Molinski: In September of two thousand five, Wayne stood naked and nervous as to what direction he wanted his life to go. Then in a blinding flash of obviosity, longform improv rose up and said "I may just look like a path for now but if you choose to follow me I will turn into a road." So Wayne followed and a road it did become.
Paloma Nunez: Paloma Nunez has been studying and performing improv for over 6 years! She is in love with it and has travelled across North America to study with Dave Razowsky (Second City Los Angeles), Joe Bill & Mark Sutton, Bill Arnett, Jason Chin, Rachel Mason and more (IO Chicago).
Kevin Patrick Robbins: Kevin is the founder and artistic director of the Impatient Theatre Co. and the developer of the ITC Training Centre's core curriculum. He has been a featured instructor at the Chicago Improv Festival and is a lead instructor at the annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival.
Mandy Sellers: Mandy began improvising with the Impatient Theatre Co. in 2005, where she studied under Kevin Patrick Robbins, Sean Tabares, Allison Hogg and Jason Johnston. She was also part of the Harold Team Disco Turkey, which was featured at the 2006 Toronto Improv Festival.
Kevin Whalen: Kevin Whalen has studied and performed improv for more than eight years. Kevin performs with and loves the ITC Harold team Standards+Practices. Kevin also co-produces a swinging improv show called Key Party as well as the homemade movie night freak out known as My Tapes! Kevin can also be seen performing with some of Second City's brightest up and comers every sunday on The Bench.
Kevin Williams: Kevin has spent the past three and half years studying closely with artistic director Kevin Patrick Robbins whom he now performs with on the house team DHARMA. He recently returned from Chicago, where he was studying at the famous iO Theater.