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Welcome to Northern Virginia’s wildest night of Comedy.

Seriously...when improv meets sketch at a stand-up Comedy club, anything can happen. 

Cast Members
(The reasons we can't have nice things)

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Since February 2023

Katie Bull

Katie is a Northern Virginia native who enjoys pretending to be other people for money, but more often than not does it for free. She studied Theatre and Art History at VCU, and has appeared locally with RCP, DHTC, MCP, STC, and the Paragon Philharmonia. She can currently be found writing about herself in the third person.

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Since December 2024

Jackie Cheng

If Jackie was a pastry, she would be an egg tart: a crumbly crust but sweet, soft, and mellow center. Also she is yellowish. She enjoys being a mom, painting her nails, and scuba diving. She cannot play poker or American football well. She is excellent at navigating in small spaces.

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Since May 2026

Steve Cohen

Bio coming soon

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Since October 2025

Kyla Davila

 Kyla is from Haymarket, VA. She holds a CSC in Theatre from Northern Virginia Community College. She has taken Classes with Reflex Improv in the Washington DC Metro area since May 2024. 

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Since January 2026

Cyris Herrera

Cyris is from Fairfax, VA. They have been doing improv since middle school. They are a theater education major at GMU. They love improv and love the impact it leaves!

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Since December 2025

Tommy Maxson

Tommy was born and raised in Herndon, and has been doing improv since middle school. He’s currently a theatre student at George Mason University, and is always looking for more ways to be involved with theatre.

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Since October 2019

Samantha Mitchell

Samantha joined Dark Horse in Spring 2019 and has been joyfully causing theatrical mayhem ever since. A longtime member of Calamity, she’s learned to embrace the beautifully messy moments of improv and life. When she’s not performing, she’s unintentionally improvising her way through adulthood with the same energy she brings to a scene: a ridiculous amount of heart and zero shame. After serving overseas in the U.S. military, she’s back with grit, humor, and a vocabulary best reserved for trusted company.

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Since October 2025

Brandon Moon

Brandon grew up outside Chicago and has been in Fairfax since 2008–so he’s basically Suburban Obama. Despite being old as the hills by Calamity standards, Brandon is actually a tiny little improv baby. He gets off on the kind of comedy where you are only pretty sure that someone is joking. What a sicko! If you want any more personal info, he says to come talk to him after a show. A show that you paid for. With money.

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Since October 2025

Isabel Nemati

Isabel is a DMV-based improviser, theatre educator, and sometimes voice actor. Growing up in Northern Virginia, she was fortunate to feel supported and validated in her theatrical pursuits. She is passionate about giving children access to the skills and opportunities that theatre provides. Fresh out college and ready to take on the world, that is all there is to know about Isabel...for now. 

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Since September 2018

Natasha Parnian

Natasha is an improviser and director specializing in high-stakes characters and higher-stakes secondhand clothing choices. On stage, she instigates moments that bond her team through the collective realization that there is no turning back; off stage, she cannot choose what to make for dinner. Natasha is 10% talent (or prestidigitation-you decide), 90% unbridled enthusiasm, and 100% unsure if her homeschooled kids are learning math or just "yes-anding" their way out of long division. She spends her free time lecturing her chickens and potbelly pig on the finer points of long-form improv...however, her pig usually falls asleep during the opener, proving he has ZERO respect for The Harold AND her artistic pursuits.

EYE Candy

(Sweet shots of salty performers)

Special Guest (5/30)

Stand-Up Comedian Diane Ross

Diane is a psychologist, writer, and comedian. She has worked in public education for 30 years and is the author of First Generation Normal, a comedic memoir about growing up free-range to eccentric parents. Her new book, The Notebook Boy, debuts this spring. Diane's observational comedy is relatable and her down-to-earth style resonates with a vast audience. She entered the comedy scene because she believes humor has healing powers.

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IMPORTED GOODS

(The talent we are lucky enough to borrow)

CONTACT US

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Dark Horse Theatre Company, L.L.C.
hello@darkhorseva.com
Box Office and Administration: 703-537-1071
In Residence At

Grace in The Plains 6507 Main Street The Plains, VA 20198

ArtsHerndon 750 Center Street Herndon, VA 20170

St. Francis Episcopal Great, Falls, VA 22066

 

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