• HOME
  • the PLAYERS
    • The TEAM
    • our HISTORY
    • the STORE
    • book US
    • TWILIGHT! the musical

    Will    Burdin

    Picture
    16 Shows, 2006-2011
    Co-founder, Writer, Featured Performer, Guest Star
    After co-founding the troupe alongside Bryan Renaud in June of 2006, Will was able to appear through October 2007 before leaving the troupe as a full time member. However, he was a guest star in "Former Child Stars", "As Seen on Tv" and "Acid Reflux Gives Back" and returned as a featured player in "The Next Generation". He has also written sketches for almost all of the revues over the years. He is currently attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and most recently guest starred in Acid Reflux's New Year's Even Galas of 2009 and 2010. He then reprised many of his most classic roles in the Five Year Spectacular.

    Signature Roles:
    Dave (6 Raisin Man Sketches, 2007-2011)
    Eugene (Tying Knots [2006], Tying Knots 2.0 [2008] and First Contact [2009])

    Ben    Tennant 

    Picture
    23 Shows, 2007-2010
    Featured Performer


    After joining the cast in January of 2007, Ben quickly became an audience favorite with his Chris Farley-like humor and appeal. He has performed with many shows in the surrounding area, most recently as Tom Snout the Tinker in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Shakespeare on Clark in August of 2009. He appears alongside Bryan Renaud, Kasey Ostarello, and Julane Sullivan in Ryan Stasell's directorial debut short film Lakeview Everlasting, and can be seen in the 2010 gore-fest horror film Bloodface II. 

    Signature Roles: 
    Peter (Four episodes of The Soap Opera Series, 2009-2010)

    kasey   ostarello

    Picture
    17 Shows, 2009-2011
    Featured Performer

    A freshman at Ohio State University, Kasey joined Acid Reflux in March of 2009 as a guest star in "As Seen on TV". Besides only being featured in two performances, she refused to be a wallflower and came back in "The Next Generation" and quite possibly stole the show as the surprisingly psychotic Myrtle character in the second episode of the troupe's very own soap opera, "Are You Positive". She has performed twice with Shakespeare on Clark in Batavia and loves to sing.

    Signature Roles: 
    Myrtle (Four episodes of The Soap Opera Series, 2009-2010, 2 episodes of  Trying Times, 2011)
    Michelle Henderson (5 Sketches, 2009-2011)
    Betty (If I Only Had a Bran [2009] and If I Only Had a Black [2010])

    Ryan    Stasell 

    Picture
    12 Shows, 2007-2010
    Featured Performer, Writer, Guest Star 

    Ryan joined the cast of Acid Reflux in January of 2007 and was a regular member of the troupe through March of 2009. He has also written some of the most memorable Acid Reflux sketches in recent history - including "Smiley Face" and co-writing the original 'Soap Opera' sketch with Bryan Renaud. His passions include directing and graphic arts. He most recently appeared in a surprise reprisal of his role, "Thomas" in the final chapter of The Soap Opera "Are You Positive?" in March of 2010. 

    Signature Roles: 
    Thomas (2 Episodes of The Soap Opera Series, 2009-2010)


    Chelsea    Roberts 

    Picture
    11 Shows, 2007-2009
    Featured Performer, Writer


    Chelsea Roberts joined the cast of Acid Reflux for the season finale of the comedy troupe's first year. Though she wasn't given much to work with, she was instantly a stand-out amongst the cast and she returned in Weird Atomic Vampirates as a favorite of the audience. Also during this show, she joined the writing table and her work was featured throughout her final performance with Acid Reflux in August of 2009. 

    Signature Roles: 
    Maria (Two Episodes of The Soap Opera Series, 2009)

    Steven    Sledzinski 

    Picture
    8 Shows, 2009-2010
    Featured Performer, Writer


    Steven was one of the most notable additions to our cast as we launched our fourth year in December of 2009. A veteran of the stage, he quickly tackled his characters with expertise, and provided a brand new creative perspective the group. Though scheduling conflicts held him from returning for Acid Reflux Sucks on Broadway, he hopes to be back on the Acid stage very soon.

    Signature Roles: 
    RJ (2 Episodes of The Soap Opera Series, 2009-2010)

    Heidi    Butler

    Picture
    7 Shows, 2007-2011
    Featured Performer, Writer

    Heidi joined the cast of Acid Reflux as it threw itself into it's second year for Weird Atomic Vampirates. Though she wouldn't lend her talents to writing until much later, she inspired some of the most infamous Acid sketches of all time, including Shopping Buddies! Since leaving the troupe full time in December of 2008, she has since performed in  August of 2009 with The Next Generation, as well as our New Year's Eve shows of 2009 and 2010. She also returned in All-Star cast for the Five Year Spectacular.

    Sutton    Williamson

    Picture
    7 Shows, 2007
    Featured Performer


    Sutton became part of the cast alongside the rest of the players added in the large casting revamp of January, 2007. Sutton's final performance with the troupe was the run of Weird Atomic Vampirates in October of 2007.

    Erika    Davidson 

    Picture
    6 Shows, 2006-2007
    Featured Performer, Writer


    Erika, one of the four original players of Acid Reflux Comedy, not only graced the stage of six sketch revues but also lent her hand to the writing tables. Though her final performance with Acid Reflux was the run of "Gone Wild" in April of 2007, some of her sketches are still being featured in current revues, due to their timeless hilarity and appeal to our audiences. 

    Molly    King 

    Picture
    6 Shows, 2007-2011
    Featured Performer
    Guest Star "Five Year Spectacular" in  Trying Times.

    Molly also joined in January of 2007, and is widely-regarded as one of our strongest females ever.Her most signature character is the Mother in "Shopping Buddies", which was performed in many revues due to the high demand to always bring it back. Though her final performance with Acid Reflux was in December of 2008, she made a brief cameo in the filmed sketch Trying Times  in the Five Year Spectacular.

    Esther     Espino 

    Picture
    5 Shows, 2007-2011
    Featured Performer


    Esther joined the cast in January of 2007 with many of the other members, and quickly became known as 'the Gilda Radner to Ben Tennant's Chris Farley'. She was loud, proud, and most of all - unashamed to do anything. Every character she played was pitch-perfect and hilarious and she always left the audience wanting more. Her final performance with Acid Reflux was in "Gone Wild!" in April of 2007, until reprising many of the roles she created in our Five Year Spectacular.

    Jill    Nigh 

    Picture
    5 Shows, 2010
    Featured Performer

    Jill joined our cast just in time for our trip down the rabbit hole in "Acid Reflux in Wonderland" in March of 2010. She was incredibly excited to join Acid Reflux in their coveted spot in the 2010 Chicago Improv Festival's Teen Comedy Fest in May.  She has been acting for nine years and plans to continue her passion for theatre in the future. She also enjoys singing, dancing, movies, and eating. It's great. Scheduling conflicts and college barred her from returning to Acid Reflux in August of 2010, but she hopes to return whenever possible.

    Nikky     Prusinski

    Picture
    5 Shows, 2007 - 2009
    Featured Performer


    Nikky joined the troupe as it grew back in January of 2007. Though she left due to scheduling conflicts in April of the same year, she was able to join us again for two performances of "As Seen on TV" in March of 2009.

    Ben     Isacksen

    Picture
    5 Shows, 2007
    Featured Performer


    Ben joined the cast in January of 2007 and easily stole many of the scenes he was in. His dry humor meshed perfectly with the over-the-top antics of many of the other performers and he always complemented his scene partners accordingly. His final performance with Acid Reflux was in "Harry Potty" in August of 2007.

    Mary     Hurrell 

    Picture
    3 Shows, 2007 - 2011
    Featured Performer 

    Guest Star "Five Year Spectacular" in Shopping Buddies and Speed Dating.

    Mary joined the cast for "Harry Potty" in August of 2007 and quckly 'cast a spell' over the audience. She returned for a second show in August of 2010 to play Bella in Twilight! The Musical and Acid Reflux Sucks on Broadway. She made a breif cameo in two filmed sketches for the Five Year Spectacular. 

    Meredith     Lanan

    Picture
    3 Shows, 2009
    Featured Performer 

    Meredith was slated to perform alongside the original cast of Acid Reflux back in December of 2006, but scheduling conflicts resulted in her not being able to join the troupe until three years later! Her most famous role was that of Bianca in the Soap Opera series parts two and three, Peter's long lost daughter/lover/sister. Her most recent performance was 'On Ice' in December of 2009. 

    Signature Roles: 
    Bianca (2 Episodes of the Soap Opera Series, 2009)

    tommy   rivera-vega

    Picture
    2 Shows, 2011
    Featured Performer

    Guest Star, "Shipwrecked!" 12/16/11

    Acid Reflux is extremely proud to have Tommy as a part of our ensemble, considering his many fantastic accomplishments at such a young age. Born and raised in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, he is a recent graduate of Musical Theatre Major at North Central College. Chicago credits include: CATS - The Rum Tum Tugger (Jeff Award Winning Theatre - Theo Ubique) and AIDA - Dancer/Ensemble (Bailiwick Chicago).  He also played Taylor Lautner in the extended version of Twilight! The Musical. He made is Equity debut with  "Little Theater on the Square" last summer and just finished performing in the Puerto Rican cast of Spring Awakening. 

    Angela    Filippin

    Picture
    3 Shows, 2007
    Featured Performer

    Angela joined the cast alongside other members as the troupe launched itself into it's second year. She performed with Acid Reflux three times. Her final performance with Acid Reflux was in December of 2007, "Unaccompanied Miners". 

    Dylan     Draper 

    Picture
    2 Shows, 2010 - 2011
    Featured Performer

    Dylan has had a love for comedy and theatre for all of his life. He joined our cast as we launched our fifth year, performing in Sucks on Broadway and returning for the Five Year Spectacular. 

    Bessie     Tockstein 

    Picture
    2 Shows, 2008 - 2010
    Featured Performer 
    Guest Star in Acid Reflux in Wonderland in Are You Positive: Love, Lust...and Found

    Bessie joined the cast when it returned from hiatus in December of 2008 and launched itself into it's third year. Although this would be her only show with the troupe due to her pursuing of higher education, she will always be remembered as one of the troupe's strongest female performers. She appeared in a surprise guest role in "Acid in Wonderland" in March of 2010, playing the role of Maria in the final chapter of The Soap Opera Series (played by Chelsea Roberts in parts 1 and 2). 

    Peter     Dejongh 

    Picture
    2 Shows, 2006
    Featured Performer


    Peter was one of the four original members of Acid Reflux back when it was founded in 2006, though he would sadly not be able to stick around for long. However, in his two performances in December of 2006, he proved to be the ladies' favorite with his dry humor and....let's face it, gorgeousosity. 

    chloe   mokadam

    Picture
    1 Show, 2011
    Featured Performer

    Chloe is a sophomore at North Central College, where she majors in Theatre Performance and Art.  In her free time, she sings Jazz tunes, and slowly attempts to catch up on Lost (though she isn't quite sure how the third season ends yet). 

    Katie    Holloman 

    Picture
    1 Show, 2007
    Featured Performer


    Katie joined the cast for "Harry Potty" in August of 2007 and, for her, this was a dream come true. You see, she is obsessed with Harry Potter. Her talent provided a realism to the sketches she was in that kept them grounded and, in turn, made them even funnier. And how could you forget her scream at the end of "Blind Date"?



    Current    Members    
    of 
    Acid    Reflux    Comedy

    Create a free website with Weebly