Small World Improv Jam

Noah Fitzer took their first improv class at the PIT in January 2023, a few months after graduating college and moving to New York from the South. Through improv, Noah has felt encouraged to embrace their unique comedic voice, and by extension to appreciate parts of themself that once felt harder to love. Noah is a member of The Artist Formerly Known As: CRUD!, one of the PIT Ensembles teams, which performs bi-monthly at the Loft. Beyond improv, Noah is a singer-songwriter and Broadway enthusiast. In May 2023, their original one-act musical, “Four’s A Party,” premiered at the New York Theater Festival, also marking their NYC directorial debut.

Katie Parkinson discovered her love of improv when she followed her twin brother Jeff into after-school improv classes in 7th grade. She’s continued to study short and long form improv ever since. In high school, she began performing around the Seattle area. She was even prom-posed to during an improv show her senior year. Katie received her BFA in acting from SUNY Purchase in May, 2023, where she studied clowning, physical comedy, improv, mask, and regular plain acting. Since moving to the city, she and her brother have performed several times as a duo and she’s been a regular at the PIT jams. She’s also an avid hiker, a tea enthusiast, and a cozy video game fanatic.