Bruce Phillips is an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago and has performed at the Annoyance Theatre in Trigger Happy (directed by Mick Napier), The Boy Scout Musical, Burlesque is More, and My So Called After-Life. In addition to Hitch*Cocktails he performs in Clued In - The Improvised Murder Mystery. Bruce also directs and performs with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Bruce is a Jeff Award winner for Artistic Specialization for his work designing the robots in Heddatron at the Steppenwolf Garage in 2011 for Sideshow Theatre Company, where he is an artistic associate. He was most recently seen on tour with Second City Theatricals on board the Norwegian Dawn.

C.J. Tuor graduated from the Illinois State Theater Education Program and the Second City Conservatory. He performed in Second City's Life Hacks in 2015, and aboard the Norwegian Dawn in 2016.

C.J. founded Hitch*Cocktails and performs improvised suspense/comedy every Friday at The Annoyance Theater. He plays with Clued In: An Improvised Murder Mystery, and writes for Jackbox Games.

He would like to thank his friends, family and amazing wife.

Cynthia Bangert is a Chicago native, actor, improviser and teaching artist with a BFA in Theatre Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She has trained at iO, One Group Mind and is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory.

In addition to performing with her dearest pals in Hitch*cocktails and Clued In, she can be seen playing at iO with her Harold Team Macbeth. She teaches in both the Kid and Teen and Adult programs at The Second City Training Center as well as at Bubbles Academy, an arts integrated preschool. She is afraid of small fires and giant spiders.

Alex Young has been performing comedy and theater in Chicago since 2009. She is an original member of Hitch*Cocktails, has previously performed with Second City Theatricals on the Norwegian Breakaway in 2016, and she has also originated the role of Tammy in the published play Tammy: The Coming of Age Story About a Girl Who is Part T-Rex.

Favorite cocktail: a bourbon Manhattan.

Peter Corey is stoked to join his other "Nefarious Fellows" for Hitch*Cocktails & Clued In. Very rarely does he get to drink to excess and still be coherent enough for improv, but he's glad he's found that niche in the city. Peter has trained with the iO Training Center, Second City, and performs at both regularly. He currently also produces and performs in his Tuesday Night show, Ten Dollar Comedy at Judy's Beat Lounge (Second City's Training Center) and does other various acting gigs around the city.

Caleb hails originally from Arlington, Texas and attended University of Houston where he studied Theatre and Film. He was a member of the CSz Houston ensemble for four years before moving to Chicago in 2010. Caleb is a founding member of Hitch*Cocktails, and is part of several wonderful teams in Chi-town.

Caleb travels across the country performing short form with Mission IMPROVable's red team, and was an ensemble member of CSz Chicago for four years. He is the former coach of Loyola's improv troupe, the 45Kings.

Jason is a Chicago based improvisor and instructor, with a BA in Theatre from Rowan University. He has over 15 years of performance experience, and is a graduate of the iO program. He has extensively studied genre-based and game-based improv, and in addition to being a founding member of Hitch*Cocktails, he is currently an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago. Jason has also been a teaching artist for both CSz Philadelphia and CSz Chicago, as well as Philly Improv Theater.

Bri Fitzpatrick originally hails from Seattle, WA, and holds a BA in Drama and Theatre studies from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She is a graduate of The Second City Training Center's Conservatory and Music Improv Conservatory program, as well as a current member of The Second City Training Center's Musical House Ensemble. She can be seen performing regularly in Chicago with ComedySportz, Baby Wants Candy: The Improvised Musical, Anarchy: An Improvised Rock Opera, Thirsty, Storytown, and The Greatest Story Never Told. She has also worked as a teacher of improv, acting, and musical theater to young people of all ages for over six years and is thrilled to pass on her enthusiasm for the stage!

Matthew is the musical director for Hitch*Cocktails.

He plays and composes for comedy and improv shows at all the usual places. Other Annoyance credits include Shark Tank, Y2Gay, and Steamworks. On Sundays, he can be heard with Night Brunch at the Playground.