WRITING TEAM:

Adrian Ruvalcaba

Aiden Byrne

Ela Banerjee

Margaux Poupard

Matthew Beld

Sam Heft-Luthy

ACTING TEAM:

Charlie Lavaroni

Isabel Gonzales

Max Seijas

Meghann Hayes

May Simon Ramos

Tavis Kammet

Director: Nicole Odell (she/her)

Nicole is a director, actor, writer, and improviser. A Bay Area native , she earned her B.A. in Drama from SFSU and completed the Conservatory program at Second City Hollywood. She has appeared in comedy festivals around the country and on stages throughout the Bay. She first began working with KML in 2015 as an actor and writer, and began her role as Artistic Director in 2021. Nicole maintains that after this process she is totally fine, in actuality she is 2 Blessed 2 B Stressed, and she resents you for even asking.

Head Writer: Kate Elston (she/her)

Kate has had the joy of working on 20+ KML shows since 2014. By day, she’s a video producer for an international news outlet. She's also a mom to a kooky four-year-old who's gotten really into poop jokes lately and it kinda rocks tbh.

Stage Manager: Dani Spinks (she/her)

Dani has been working in theater for over a decade with her company Dreams on the Rocks. She co-founded Eclectic Box in 2023.Dani is a director, writer, set and lighting designer and sfx makeup artist.She's excited to work with Killing My Lobster in 2025.

Go to www.dreamsontherocksproductions.com to see what shows she has coming up

Charlie Lavaroni (they/she/he)

Charlie is a bi-coastal actor and teaching artist. They have done shows in the bay.. like, um, like shows at theatres and stuff. Some favorite credits include, ah, um….. like, ya know, roles that they have played. Oh geez. Did I mention Charlie has done shows?? Ah. *looks artound* Heh. Look, stop asking me about the shows Charlie has done- just go to their website to find out more about their artistry: www.charlielavaroni.com

Isabel Gonzales (she/her)

Isabel is a fifth generation SF native, a student, writer and actor with a background in improv and musical theater. Attended Bay Area Theater Sports as a kid and later attended classes with The Groundlings over zoom during the Covid-19 lockdown. This is her first Sketch of Speed performance and hopeuflly not her last. When she's off stage, she's working one of her three jobs, trying to write or hiking with her dog.

Max Seijas (he/him/The Gay She)

Max has been living that crustacean life since 2024 and has been vibing ever since. Most recently seen as Billy Haines in "Joan Crawford Superstar" with Intentional Theatrics, you can catch him either playing D&D with a questionable accent or doing a bunch of gay theatre in the bay, and he wouldn't have it any other way. Also, Protect the Dolls!

Meghann Hayes (she/her)

Meg is a comedian and educator in San Francisco, celebrating 13 years with Killing My Lobster. She started as a fetus so DON'T buy her a drink. Off stage, you can hear her on Vicious Cycle, a comedy podcast about periods and the people who get them.

May Simon Ramos (they/them)

May has been a proud lobster since 2018 and is excited to return to another KML show! They perform in various theatres throughout the Bay Area, most recently at Shotgun Players (How to Defend Yourself), SFBATCO (The Day the Sky Turned Orange), and Hillbarn Theatre (RENT). They also perform as the burlesque artist Demi Inferno! (@demi.inferno) They hope you love the show and are inspired to create joyful chaos of your own.

Tavis Kammet (he/him)

Tavis has been acting in the bay area since the time of the dinosaurs. His first show was titled "Fire" and was super hot. He has previously worked for KML a bunch of times and is super happy to be coming back. Last summer he brought a commedia dell'arte version of Cinderella to the Edinburgh Fringe that he wrote and directed. During the day Tavis works as a Theater teacher at Hayward High school and has just closed his final show for the year...this afternoon.

Adrian Ruvalcaba (he/him)

adrian is a bay area based standup, improviser, clown, and writer (and lower case enthusiast) he was awarded The 2023 Killing My Lobster’s New Voices in Comedy Fellowship, and runs the critically acclaimed variety show, Jokeland (JokeOakland on ig) and Comedy at the Peacock Lounge. He would like to know if you are currently mad at him? Tell him on @adriandoescomedy

Aiden Byrne (he/him)

Aiden is a copywriter and creative director who moonlights writing sketch comedy—check out some ohis work at AidenHByrne.com. When not slinging hot ads, you can find him playing music, running in Golden Gate Park, and being bitten by his hairless cat.

Ela Banerjee (she/her)

Ela Banerjee has previously written for KML shows like Mythed Opportunity, Let's Do the Sex, J'Accuse, and Lobster Boil. She has taught sketch writing to both kids and adults (and loves it!). Ela is also the co-creator of the web series Sad SAC: Sad Second Asian Child. When she's not writing, Ela works for the oral history nonprofit, Voice of Witness.

Margaux Poupard (she/her)

Margaux Poupard, despite her very French name, didn't grow up in France, but in the equally glamorous Burbank, California. A comedy writer with a film background, her pilots have done well in competitions like the LA Comedy Film Festival and Stowe Story Labs. She lives in the Bay Area, works as a freelance copywriter, writes sketch comedy with Killing My Lobster, and co-hosts a pop culture nostalgia podcast called Old Millennials.

Matthew Beld (they/them)

Matthew is a writer, storyteller, and emcee living in San Francisco. They teach writing at KML and have written for KML shows Good Grief, The Skin We're In, and Look! We Have Friends. They perform around the Bay Area, at theatres and back alleys, and you can catch them every month co-hosting the Strut Queer Open Mic in the Castro.

Sam Heft-Luthy (he/him)

Sam is a writer and actor originally from Seattle Washington. He's previously written and acted for KML, including To Bard or Not To Bard (2019, Writer), Let's Do The Sex (2022, Actor), and Sketch on Speed (2025, Actor). He's currently reading books about infant motor development to prepare for a role as The Creature in Theatre Lunatico's Frankenstein, running October/November 2025.