Lacy Alana

Lacy Shawn
Primary Theater	The Hideout Theatre Salvage Vanguard Theater ZACH Theater
Years Active	2010-Present

History

Lacy completed levels 101-601 at the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation. In her first year of improvising, Lacy also took all of the other classes offered by Merlin Works, including Improv Singing 101-301 and several "Improv Labs." Lacy has also taken classes at The Hideout Theatre, and has taken workshops with a wide variety of traveling instructors (Joe Bill, Patti Stiles, Susan Messing, Rachel Mason, Rafe Chase, David Razowsky, Stephen Kearin, Tim Orr etc.

Since starting to improvise, Lacy has been cast in mainstage shows at The Hideout Theatre (Strange Worlds, Kenjutsu, The International Show, and TheatreSports), Coldtowne Theater (Sci-Fi Saturdays), The Institution Theater (Only Three Will Survive) and with Gnap! Theater Projects (The Professor: Improv Inspired by Doctor Who). Lacy has played in The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, The Improvised Play Festival, Unscripted New York, and Improvaganza (in Hawaii). Lacy is an active member of RhinoDino, The Delightfuls and The Known Wizards, a Merlin Works teacher troupe.

Lacy currently teaches adult improv classes at Merlin Works and is the Special Needs Program Director at The Hideout Theatre.

Lacy directed the Fourth Run of TheatreSports at The Hideout Theatre with Ryan Austin, and regularly directs Maestro and The Fancy-Pants Mashup.

Current Troupes

• RhinoDino
• The Known Wizards
• The Delightfuls

Shows

• The Cagematch
• The Derby
• The Fancy-Pants Mashup
• Maestro (2000-)
• Only Three Will Survive
• Pick Your Own Path
• The Professor (second run at Salvage Vanguard Theater)
• Sci-Fi Saturdays
• Strange Worlds
• The Sword of Merlin Works
• Theatresports
• "Kenjutsu"
• The International Show

Festivals

• "The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival"
• "The Improvised Play Festival"
• "Improvaganza" (in Hawaii)
• Unscripted New York

Previous Troupes

• Stone Airplane (Disbanded)
• Wait OK Now (Disbanded)