Michelle Billingsley

Michelle started off on a good foot with life and quickly tripped.  She’s just not that coordinated.

Born on a small farm in West Michigan, Michelle was raised on goat milk and frequently beaten by nuns.  Actually just brow-beaten.  But still!

After graduating from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Theatre Performance, she understudied Detroit Second City Touring Company and acted in various theatre projects, independent films, industrial videos and commercials.

She traveled the country in the Auto Show circuit for a few years and as a result, has developed a severe allergy to wearing high heels around new cars in carpeted convention halls.

Michelle started singing in college for the fun of it.  And so far only a handful have asked her to stop.  They don’t really appreciate that kind of thing at the zoo.  Scares the giraffes.

Elizabeth Dowling

Elizabeth’s life has been like a fairy tale – though she is still stuck in the part of the tale with endless impossible tasks and barriers to surmount. 

She grew up in South Carolina from six or seven generations of South Carolinians, which pedigree means she could join the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), but she doesn’t, so there. 

Elizabeth's gone lots of places and done lots of things.  Here are a couple of them, chosen at random:  she was an AmeriCorps volunteer with City Year, she studied acting at the Drama Studio London (it’s in the UK) and she spent six months performing The Opera of Health for elementary schools all across the US. 

She came to Chicago years ago to pursue an acting career, and has been in hot pursuit ever since.