KAREN SANDVOSS

Karen is currently a musical director and improviser at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago and studies piano under Laura Hall (Whose Line Is It Anyway). She’s performed with The Second City, IO’s MINT (Musical Improv Night), The Un-Scripted Theater Company (San Francisco), and Pan Theater (Oakland). Before moving back to her hometown of Chicago in 2019, Karen facilitated corporate improv gigs throughout the Bay Area and performed with her indie troupe Jurassic Pope (known for their improvised puppet shows). A musician most of her life, Karen has played various instruments with multiple bands from 60’s surf to synth pop. When she’s not in a theater, she’s a property manager and the co-host of the podcast Records & Real Estate.