BA #053: Erin Whitehead

December 1, 2014

On the fifty-third Box Angeles improviser Erin Whitehead (UCB) stops by Studio 309. She discusses gluten / IBS, riding horses as a youth, why she dropped out of high school, the origins of her improv group Wild Horses and more!

 

 

the BA #053 breakdown —
– Twitter and meaning of Girl with a Tail.
– Box rants how far sighted people are pompous and Erin rants gluten / IBS.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Massachusetts, North Carolina & California and losing a dad at a young age.
– Jumping horses competitively and getting into theatre in junior high.
– Dropping out of high school and attending Emerson College in Boston for writing.
– Getting into improv and moving to Los Angeles.
– Odd jobs like teaching / nannying and having a chair thrown at you.
– Getting an agent and starting at UCB.
– Wild Horses and performing at the Bentzen Ball.

For more Erin, follow her on Twitter @girlwithatail.

 

Guest Beer — North Coast, Red Seal Ale
Guest Wine — Charles Schaw