Cast and Production Staff bios
Kelley Cody-Grimm, Artistic Director and Head Writer
Kelley has been doing improv for over 25 years (Impossible! She must have started when she was ten! Yeah, okay, we'll go with that). She studied theater at Florida State University and got the opportunity study Shakespeare under Broadway Producer Joseph Papp. She began her professional acting and improv career with Mental Floss, a Miami improv troupe and then became Artistic Director of her own improv group, The Eclectic Company, also in Miami. She has performed with the improv groups Dad's Garage and Bric Players in Atlanta. In addition to her theater and improv work, Kelley has appeared in the films, Havana, Gentleman in Black, Thunderboat Row, The Unholy, Another Time, Another Places, Phaedre and Stranger Voices, to name a few. She lives in Duluth, GA with her husband Max and her two children Amber and Daniel.
Jared Davis
Jared is a graduate of Shorter College in Rome, GA (BFA in Theatre Performance). Jared's show credits include Smoke on the Mountain (Dennis), Hello, Dolly (Ambrose) Dark of the Moon (John, Witch Boy), West Side Story (Chino), Chicago (Amos Hart), Bye Bye Birdie (Hugo Peabody) Sound of Music (Capt. Von Trapp), and Annie (Daddy Warbucks). He has appeared in the ensemble of several other productions including Jekyll and Hyde-The Musical, Godspell. Jared's other passion is for Improvisation. He currently performs and is a founding member of with The OTC Comedy Troupe and recently coached the Christian Youth Theater of Atlanta's Improv Group to a National Third Place finish in San Diego.o.
Tonya Grace
Tonya Grace first begin performing comedy in Birmingham, Alabama in 2001 at The Comedy Club Stardome. She later graduated as an English major from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Tonya is also an actress. Her latest film to be released is "Ebony Knight the Movie". Furthermore, she loves to write and is a contributing writer for Spoken Magazine. In addition, Tonya is a mother of two, wife, and English teacher. Her children and students inspire her to perform improv. Their motto is "Whenever you get the opportunity to act a fool and get away with it, don't pass it up".
Amy Morrow
Amy Morrow is a resident actor, teacher, and all around goof ball! In fact she's the biggest kid in the world! No seriously, you can find her during the day at Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta where she lets her creativity flow! But in all seriousness, she's worked with several companies around town like The Process Theatre, On Stage Atlanta, and Tell Tale Theatre both on stage and off. Also she is exploring the world of on camera work in KidStuf Live! with North Point Ministries. She is glad to be apart of the OTC so laugh, cry, and enjoy!
Adrian Petty, Assistant Director
Adrian got his acting start as a child writing plays for his fifth grade class. He moved onto community theatre and touring church drama group in college. After graduation, he got extra work in movies and started directing kids in drama groups. Improv caught Adrian’s attention in 2001 when he started performing with the Bric Players, where he met Kelly Cody-Grimm, also in the group. Since then, he also went on to perform with the Blank Stage Players. Currently serving as and actor and assistant director with the OTC, Adrian is enjoying working with the many talented people in the group.
Dulce Sloan
Dulcé is local actor and stand-up comedienne. She graduated from Brenau University's Women's College in 2005 with a B.A. in Theatre Performance. She has performed at many theatres along the east coast. Most recently in the role of 'Lauren' in "A Sunday Afternoon at Loehmann's" at the Ansley Park Playhouse. She can also been at various venues in the Atlanta area doing Stand-up Comedy; those including The Funny Farm, Laughing Skull Lounge and Phat Comedy at 255 Tapas Lounge.