Comedy in Chicago! An Interview with Holly Bender

We’re back

Welcome back to season two! We are so excited to be back. In this episode, we talk about the future of the podcast, what’s been going on in our lives, and answer some fun Q&A questions. Stay tuned for future episodes with either Hannah, Kayla or both! Love you all! Thank you for the support

Comedy in Chicago! An Interview with Holly Bender

This weeks episode of “So, What’s Next?” we interview Holly Bender. See below for more of Holly‘s information. As a native of the Chicago suburbs, and now a Chicago resident, Holly has her feet on the ground when it comes to comedy in Chicago. Experienced in both improv and sketch comedy we discuss how she tackles creating new shows and the ups and downs of the process. Q and A form: https://forms.gle/diMNemwtHRPD7JCj6 [https://forms.gle/diMNemwtHRPD7JCj6] Holly Bender (she/her) is an alumni of Millikin University where she studied musical theatre and minored in dance. Since moving to Chicago comedy has been her biggest passion. She has performed in various sketch shows at the Second City, The Annoyance Theatre, and Bughouse Theatre. In the past year, Holly completed the conservatory grad program at The Second City and created her own production company. In addition, she filmed her own musical improv special with Dry Bar Unscripted, wrote and performed in the Omaha Fringe Festival, and consistently improvises around Chicago! Follow Holly: @holly_from_chicago @hfc_productions

Character Work

On this week’s episode of “So, What’s Next?” Hannah and Kayla dive into character work. They discuss ways they approach it as well as how they stay in the moment on stage. This episode was a suggested topic from our google form. Do you want your topic to be an episode? Fill out the form and we might pick it! Google Form:

All About Opera: an interview with Abbey Engelmann

This weeks episode of "So, What’s Next", we have a special guest! Hannah and Kayla interview Abbey Diana Engelmann. We discuss the opera world and the differences between auditioning for opera and musical theater. We also discuss vocal health and gender representation in opera. Give it a listen and follow Abbey on instagram for her upcoming events! @abbey.diana.engelmann www.abbeydiana.com [www.abbeydiana.com]   Submit questions for an upcoming Q&A episode here: https://forms.gle/1r3pUgMbgMTFVu6E7 [https://forms.gle/1r3pUgMbgMTFVu6E7]

Mini-Games!

This episode of "So, What's Next" Kayla and Hannah have fun with some classic games! After some tough "would you rather" questions, they dive into general/random trivia. To finish off the episode the listeners get to learn a little bit more about Hannah and Kayla. Enjoy! Google Form: https://forms.gle/y5DpWw1awSgin9F67