Gerold Oliver is a nashville native who has been performing professionally for over 10 years. He has been seen on stage at TPAC, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and Studio Tenn. He is very excited to be sharing the stage with a talented cast!
Homeschooled by church clowns, Maegan Hall has been making audiences laugh since she was 9 years old. She got her start in puppetry and ventriloquism, toured professionally after high school, and somehow turned “playing pretend” into a career that has included acting, modeling, and creative direction. These days, she bounces between improv, puppetry, acting, producing…
Mark has been performing for more than three decades across the Midwest and East Coast. After spending over 16 years in New York City, the Dunn family now calls the Franklin area home—where their seasonal allergies have truly found a place to thrive! Mark loves performing with Oddity, teaching improv, and taking every opportunity to…
Janelle is a fan of awkward moments, interesting people, and loves a snaggletooth. She moved to Nashville from Southern California in 2022, which sparked her “yes” phase, quickly evolving into her “yes, and” phase, thanks to the community at Oddity Improv. She’s the mom of two girls, wife to Chris, and lessor to a Scottish…
Nadia Benavides is an actress and writer born and raised in Los Angeles, CA with a range of credits from dozens of national and regional TV commercials and TV co-star roles. She has also lent her voice to local animation projects. She refined her comedic skills at improv and sketch comedy schools such as UCB,…
Barry is an award-winning filmmaker, comedian, and actor. He’s appeared in countless commercials, videos, and independent films. He had a long-running, puppet-driven family stage show for many years, and was Nashville’s TV horror host for a while. With training from The Second City in Chicago, Barry is a long-time fixture in Middle Tennessee’s improv scene. He also frequents film festivals…
Ben Francisco is a proud member of the main company of Oddity Improv. In addition to his performances on stage with Oddity, his work spans commercials, short films, and background roles in an Amazon series. While he thrives onstage and in front of the camera, his greatest joy comes from spending time with his wife…
Stepping into the room at 6’4″ tall and weighing a sturdy 200lbs, this blue eyed gentle giant is gonna make you laugh, giggle, and ponder thoughts. He does work and things during the day and improv and other things during the night. He has a job and hobbies. He’s just like you! yada yada yada…
Grace is an actress & improviser born and raised in Nashville, TN. Grace loves spending time with her fiancé, Austin, and their angel-baby-dog, Pepper. Having trained for film + TV work at The 4th Wall acting studio, completing the full improv training circuit with 3rd Coast Comedy Club, and training with & performing as an Oddity Improv…
Preston Earnest turned his high school football concussions into a surprising new passion—acting. After trading his high school football helmet for a spotlight in the high school musical, he was hooked. Since then, he’s performed all over the country with traveling theater groups, sketch teams and even brought some Disney magic to life as a…
