Jablonski! is John Sviokla and Sherra Lasley performing sketch comedy
at it’s finest. Raw, vulnerable, biting comedy that provokes laughter
and thought in equal proportions.
Sherra Lasley
Originally
from Iowa, Sherra Lasley started performing at an early age, doing many
shows at the three theatres in the state. Since arriving in Chicago,
she has studied improv at the Second City and iO Theater, eventually
performing with the iO Harold teams Skeleton Attack and Go-Go
Manifesto. She also became a member of sketch comedy group Grandma
June's Sewing Circle, where she met her future comedy husband, John
"Svi" Sviokla. When the group went on hiatus, the two felt their
comedic views were just starting to blossom and formed Jablonski!
Sherra can also currently be seen performing and drinking with the cast
of
Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play, in an open run at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.
John Sviokla
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, John
Sviokla is an an accomplished writer, performer, director and waiter.
He has been involved with various incarnations of innumerable groups
in Chicago and Boston, including "Cornered By Squirrels," a
Loyola-based improv and sketch troupe which was loved by audiences,
lauded by critics, and litigated in 2004 for slander by Jesse Jackson
and the Rainbow Coalition, after an all-white performance of
Raisin in the Sun. As it turns out, the Reverend has considerably strong objections to the theatrical use of color blind casting.
Director Brian Posen
A Chicago native, Brian Posen is the
founder and Executive Producer of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival,
the largest sketch comedy festival in the nation, hosting over 100
sketch comedy troupes, 800 artists, and over 10,000 patrons every
January. He is also the founder and director of the Cupid Players,
called the "Best Sketch Comedy Group in Chicago" by the
Chicago Reader, and currently performing the longest running sketch revue in iO Theater's history,
Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide to Relationships. In
addition to these credits, Brian been active in the Chicago theater
scene for over 20 years as an actor, producer, director, and teacher.
His B & F Productions has received several awards including ‘Jeff’
and ‘After Dark’ awards. He is a senior faculty member at the Second
City Training Center, where he has been teaching improvisation for 16
years, as well as teaching at Columbia College Chicago for 15 years.
PerformInk has called Brian Posen one of the most influential people in the Chicago theater scene.
