Who is Search Engine Improv?

Law Tarello made his Broadway debut fall 2005 as William Barfeé in the hit musical The 25thAnnual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  An original cast member of the cult show MORTIFIED as well as contributing writer in the book based on the show.  Law’s improv training includes: The Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City, NY.

Armed with a lifetime of dedication and a degree in Theatre Arts from the SUNY Fredonia, he has worked consistently on a professional level in many facets of the entertainment industry.  He can be seen in over 30 national television promos and commercials. Currently an Adjunct Professor of Improvisational Theater at State University of New York, College at Brockport, Law finds great fulfillment in translating his professional performance experience into academic expression. 

For more information and media visit LawTarello.com

Callid Keefe-Perry is an Educator, Artist, and Community Builder. He serves as the National Coordinator of the Transformative Language Arts Network; offers educational consulting in the areas of interdisciplinary and Arts integration; and has been an executive board member on the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling.  By training and certification he has been a public school teacher, focusing on English Language Arts and Social Studies.  By inclination he is a creator, always making something new.  He has been involved in public performance since 11, when he first indulged his passion for storytelling, adding to it later with improvisation, which he has been performing since 2000.

Callid also moonlights as a theologian (yes, really) where his research is about the intersection of creativity, imagination, and faith. He believes that the Arts are a huge part of a life well lived, and loves finding ways to expose others to the energy and life that can be found in theatre, especially improvisation.

For more information and media visit CallidKeefePerry.com. 

John Forrest Thompson relocated to Rochester from Chicago where he studied improvisation at the Annoyance, Second City, and the iO Chicago Theaters under instructors that included iO co-founder Charna Halpern, Jeff Griggs (author of Guru: My Days With Del Close), Jason Chin, Liz Allen, Jimmy Carrane, Jon Lutz (SNL, 30 Rock), Peter Gwinn (The Colbert Report), and Joe Bill (co-founder of the Annoyance Theater).

While in Chicago, Thompson performed with and co-founded several ensembles including Laslow, The Mellencamp Kids, Rumpus, Beelzebuddies, The Frankie and Johnny Hour, and the iO Chicago Theater house team Airbourne.  He was also a member of the nationally touring hit show Dirty Water which the Chicago Tribune called “Best of the Fringe” in 2005.  Locally, he teaches improv workshops and classes independently as well as at the Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office.  In addition, John directs and mentors local improv troupes like “The Broken Couch” and “Tom’s Basement.”