Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical

Andrew is a local performer, and rider of Lime Scooters. His favorite knots include: square knot, adjustable grip hitch, and a Windsor. At one point, he was a cub scout.

Austin Packard is an improviser, performer, and producer, originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago credits include "Little Orphan Boy," "Tuesday Musical Improv" and "Shark Tank: The Musical" at The Annoyance, "RIFF," "Baby Wants Candy," and "Wheel of Improv" (host/producer) at The Second City, "Phony Award Winning" at iO Theatre, and "Lost Realms" at Otherworld Theatre. He is also one half of the award-winning music improv duo – "Lost In Time." @austinpack

Bruce Phillips (he/him) is an actor and improviser in Chicago. Previous credits include: The Boy Scout Musical (Original Cast), Ask Your Doctor, DankTank, Burlesque is More, Hitch*Cocktails, Clued In: The Improvised Murder Mystery, and FRIGHT. (THEATRICAL): Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not (u/s performed, The Second City), X (Clark/Cole u/s, Sideshow Theatre Company), Münsterspiel (John, The Plagiarists), Anna Karenina (Karenin, Lifeline Theater). Bruce is a Jeff Award winner for his work designing robots for Heddatron at the Steppenwolf Garage. He currently performs with Malarkey Theater, LOL Theater, and was the primary understudy for Second City’s 110 and 111th Mainstage Revue, and is currently understanding for their 112th Revue currently in process. He is a faculty member at The Annoyance and co-directs the long-running show Trigger Happy. Learn more at brucetheactor.com.

Craig is thrilled to be reprising his role in Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical! He works in manufacturing and enjoys traveling and playing board games. He's an Eagle Scout and attended Philmont when he was 17.

Edgar Nevarez is a theater and film artist currently based in Chicago. He was a recipient of the 2021 NBC/Second City Bob Curry Fellowship and is currently directing Little Orphan Boy The Musical at The Annoyance. Edgar can also be seen performing at several theaters throughout the city on weekly shows such as HitchCocktails, Flex, Kohl's Cash, Escandalo, Wheel of Improv, and many more. Edgar graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2017 where he studied Film/TV. For updates on the work he is producing to help pay off his massive amount of student debt follow @edgarinator on Instagram.

Jason is excited to return to The Annoyance, where he was last seen in the original Steamworks the Musical. Jason is the artistic director and co-owner of Malarkey Comedy - producers of both ComedySportz and Trapped in a Musical - and can be seen in those shows most weekends. Prior to Malarkey, Jason was the co-founder and arttistic director of pH Productions. Thanks to Mick, Jen, Lisa and Bruce for this opportunity.

Jayson Brooks is a multiple time Jeff Award-nominated actor, poet and musician whose main pastime is writing love letters to the Chicago arts scene. Local theatre credits include I Hate It Here and A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Ragtime and A Wonderful Life (Porchlight Music Theatre); Passing Strange (Bailiwick Chicago). He performs with some of Chicago's best musicians in an eponymous project, (formerly The Uptown Sound) and has toured the US and Europe with his work. He is a former governor of the Midwest chapter of The Recording Academy, a WXRT All-Star honoree, and was appointed by the city as a Chicago Cultural Ambassador to Italy.

Originally from Boston, Mantas has been in several Annoyance productions over the years including Co-Ed Prison Sluts, The Boy Scout Musical, Invisible World, Splatter Theater, It's Christmas, Goddamnit!, as well as producing his own solo show creatively entitled, "Mantas!" He's excited to return to The Annoyance and would like to thank Mick and Jennifer for the opportunity to grace their lovely stage once again. In his spare time, Mantas is a late innings pinch hitter for the Boston Red Sox.

Ryan J. Hurdle is a writer, composer, actor, improviser, and musician from Romeoville, Illinois. He’s appeared onstage at Annoyance in Shark Tank the Musical (a Parody), Oy! A Hanukkah Show for Everyone. You can often see him in Voila The Improvised Musical at the iO Theatre. You can listen to music and watch funny stuff if you follow him on Spotify, Youtube, Instagram, Apple Music, and everywhere else @ryanjhurdle.

Zachary is so excited to be a part of this production and put his 13 years of scouting experiance to use! He has performed in previous Annoyannce shows such as Splatter Theatre and Steamworks the Musical. He is a senior at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where he is studying a BFA in acting. He would like to thank his roommates and family for their love and support.