Duluth: An Improvised Midwest Murder

Blaine Wohlgemuth

Performer
Blaine Wohlgemuth is a Chicago-based performer who loves getting weird on stage. He’s appeared in everything from farcical door-slammers like Noises Off to fang-filled classics like Dracula, and even starred in the indie film A Few More Steps. When he’s not acting seriously, he’s seriously improvising—most recently in iO’s Duluth: An Improvised Midwest Murder, where true crime meets Midwest.

Bobby Swanson

Performer
Bobby Swanson is an improviser, writer, and tabletop game designer from Chicago. He has been performing improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy for over 10 years. He has studied acting, improv, and writing at the Second City Conservatory Program, iO Theater, The Annoyance Theater, Acting Studio Chicago, and more. He currently performs with Duluth and Fleeced.

Brody Gibas

Performer
Brody Gibas is a Chicago-based improviser and performer, born from the waters of Bay City, Michigan. Outside of Duluth: An Improvised Midwest Murder, you can catch Brody and his improv team Pandora's Box at their monthly show at The iO Theater, as well as other venues across Chicago. In his free time, you can find Brody at a coffee shop *intending* to read, and walking the aisles of a used video store.

Devan Seaman

Performer
Devan Seaman (she/her) is an improviser slash actor slash dog momager. Originally from Orlando, she has a dusty BFA and many years of themed entertainment experience under her belt. She can be found performing in Chicago with Duluth Improv and Phony Award Winning Musicals at the iO Theatre. Check her out on Instagram at @AllDogsGoToDevan.

Emma Tolley

Performer
Emma Tolley is a Virginia Commonwealth University Theatre alum who came all the way to Chicago to pursue acting and improv comedy. She mainly performs in To What End?, a sketch and improv group she co-founded, and Duluth, an improvised Midwest murder.

Kaleb Lightfoot

Performer
Kaleb Lightfoot (he/him/his) Is an Arizona-born writer, director, and performer. With a Theater Studies background from Northern Arizona University, he strives to inject theatricality and compelling storytelling with his improv and sketch. Kaleb's recent pursuits had him directing one of his favorite improv teams in Chicago: Whimsy Lohan in Zilla: the Improvised Kaiju. You can find him on stage with Creature Feature, a ghoulish late night movie mash where the vhs has been damaged and demons are summoned to fill in the missing gaps of the film with...improv!

Kimberly Miller

Performer
Kimberly Miller is so happy to be returning to The Minnesota Fringe Festival. She previously directed festival favorites "De Hjerteløsen: The Heartless", and "Summers in Prague." A native of Brainerd, MN, Kim currently resides in Chicago. Fun fact: Kim has lived in all the locations of the cinematic masterpiece, "Fargo," and is also living proof that you can take the girl out of Minnesota, but you can't take the Minnesota out of the girl. Enjoy the show!!!

Kyle Greenberg

Performer
Kyle Greenberg is an comedian and tennis coach in Chicago, Illinois. He has trained at the Second City and claims to read a lot of book as well. He hopes to be known for his beautiful and powerful YouTube channel.

Liz Gordon

Performer
Liz Gordon is a native from Owensboro, KY and moved to Chicago in 2020 to pursue improv comedy. After graduating from the Second City Conservatory in 2022, she wrote, produced, and starred in a two person sketch comedy show called Just My Imagination in January 2024. Liz wrote, produced, and starred in an original play called Quandary in February 2025 at the Annoyance Theatre. Liz can be seen performing in Duluth: An Improvised Midwest Murder on Thursdays at the iO Theatre.

Will Poole

Performer
Will Poole is an improviser born and raised in Chicago and boy does it show - they are bean shaped and reflective. They were trained by Logan Square Improv and CIC Theater, and then released into the wild to perform in improv and sketch shows with friends and ensembles all across Chicago. As someone who proudly puts ketchup on a hotdog, Murder in the Midwest is a daily reality.

Zoe Zuidema

Performer
Zoe Zuidema (she/her) is a podcast producer by day and an improviser, running coach, and good friend by night. A graduate of the Second City Conservatory, she's performed improv and sketch all over Chicago. She's psyched to be in the Twin Cities with you all. @yourfriendzoe

Walter Mueller

Creator/Performer
Walter is a Chicago-based improviser and an international award-winning caricature artist. He is the co-creater of Duluth: An improvised Midwest Murder and spent his whole life living in the Midwest as research.