Amanda Hirsch As a kid, Amanda felt more at home on stage than anywhere else. Now she believes that your life is your art. She also believes other things, but she is very shy about sharing her opinions. Amanda discovered improv by accident, hence proving the improv maxim that mistakes are gold. You can also see Amanda in The Shower and online at Creative DC. She is thrilled to be in a troupe with her brother, Jordan.

Jordan Hirsch The performing arts have always played a big role in Jordan's life. He met his future wife while starring in Guys & Dolls in high school. He met most of his college friends singing and directing a cappella with the University of Maryland Generics. He met some of his best DC friends thanks to WIT's training program. And now he's pleased as punch to be a part of JINX along with his sister, Amanda. When he's not performing with JINX, you can catch Jordan in iMusical, which debuted in Fall '06 and will be back in early '07.

Sean Murphy has been working with WIT since 2002. He is a graduate of the WIT training program, is a founding member of the long form improv house team JINX, and credits WIT for giving him the courage to embark on an acting career. Sean has had small roles on HBO's The Wire, Court TV's Missing Persons Unit, and the Kennedy Center's production of Die Walkure. He was also the lead in the well received short film, Offline. One of Sean's most personally momentous credits was being an extra on the Coen Brothers project, Burn After Reading. Sean also needs to get over himself.

Once someone told Aparna Nancherla not to quit her day job. So in order to achieve this lofty goal, she a) got a day job and b) held onto it for dear life. No, but seriously folks, Aparna adores all things comedy. Beginning with stand up, she made a niche for herself as willing to work for styrofoam peanuts. However, ever seeking to get better, one day after a exhaustive Google search on "improving (as a comedian)", she ended up at the WIT website, and then in WIT classes. Long story longer, she socially climbed her way into the arms of JINX. Huzzah to anyone who read this in its entirety. Bonus points for the gung ho attitude.

Michelle Swaney is having trouble writing this bio because, being a lawyer, she generally writes only in the IRAC structure (Issue, Rule of Law, Analysis, Conclusion). Sometime in the past, Michelle performed with Boston College's improv troupe, My Mother's Fleabag, and then with East Bay Improv in California. Then she did very little that was creative for many years. Not long ago, Michelle signed up for WIT's training program and fell in love with improv all over again. It was like "The Bridges of Madison County," except that movie sucked. Michelle is married to a handsome genius.

Honora Talbott started performing improv at Amherst College in Mr. Gad's House of (you guessed it) Improv. Upon graduating with a Theater and Dance Major and forced to disappoint many with the confession, "No, I'm not a dancer, my major just has a deceptive title," she felt compelled to self-medicate herself with the old familiar drug of improv comedy (luckily for her, the drug took her back). She's now thrilled to be a new member of JINX and is currently pursuing a professional acting career. In addition to attaining her Theater (and Dance) B.A. from Amherst, she has trained at Michael Howard Studios and the American Conservatory Theater. Apparently, she's also quite fond of parentheticals.

In fourth grade Greg Tindale told his math teacher that when he grew up he wanted to be an architect or a stand up comic. Greg has grown up and now he is a real estate agent and an improvisational comedic actor. Other dreams Greg had as a ten year old that he came really close to fulfilling but failed to succeed at include owning a copy of XMen #1, flying a space ship with Chewbacca, and wrestling Hacksaw Jim Duggan for the Intercontinental Belt. A habitual athlete, in 2005, Greg realized there is no glory in organized sports for adults and decided to hang up the cleats. Improv now fulfills his need to be part of a team. Greg still jumps rope for an hour before every JINX show to loosen up.

Joe Uchno By day, Joe is a mild mannered engineer. Pocket protector, taped glasses; the whole deal. By night he is a surly pirate, or a condescending vampire, and once a highly suggestive stewardess with a heart of gold. This is not magic and Joe is not a superhero. This is due to the wonder that is improv. After spending his formative years in Pennsylvania, Joe moved to New York City and discovered improv at the UCB Theatre. Having settled in DC in 2005, Joe is now a student at WIT and tickled pink to be a new member of JINX. Joe hopes to see you soon, and that you'll join him in his quest to bring the pocket protector back to prominence.