Dave Thurston teaches our beginning and advanced improv classes. A graduate of the world famous Second City conservatory. He has also completed advanced improvisational training at iO Chicago and the Annoyance in Chicago. He is a 7 veteran performer, director and instructor at Theater 168 where he created the recurring characters, Carl Thompson (half 10 year old boy, half bulldog) Stephon Veardsly (the slightly confused sophomore at ASU) and Baby Moose, the dumbest party animal alive. He is an alumni of ASU’s Barren Mind and Farce Side comedy hour where he wrote and performed the news and played the running role of love struck Johnny No Knees.

As a standup comic Dave has studied under Tony Vicich and regularly features Nation wide. Dave has performed at the Tempe Improv, Celebrity Theater, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, The Comedy Spot, Casinos, The Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, The Del Close Theater, The Family Room, and Second Cities E.T.C. Stage. Dave has also studied under Mick Napier, Michael Gellman.

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