David Hunter is the co-founder and Executive Artistic Director of GreenRoom Productions.  He majored in Theatre Ministry at Judson University with an emphasis on improvisation and spent 3 years training with the Second City Training Center.  In addition to GreenRoom Productions, Dave is the Technical Director / Artistic Associate for CYT Chicago, Theatre Producer / Recruiter for Judson University, and head of video production for GreenRoom’s video business. Acting credits include the Detective in Didit and Didit Again, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Hysterium in A Funny Thing…Forum, Frederick in Noises Off, and countless improv shows.  Recent directing credits include Jekyll & Hyde, Screwtape Letters, Into the Woods, The Apple Tree, and Mulan.  He lives in Elgin with his beautiful wife Martine and 2-year-old daughter Samantha.

Matthew Aldis is a co-founder of GreenRoom and graphic designer for the majority of the group's marketing. Some of Matthew's GreenRoom credits include Austin in Austin's Cheek, Phillip in A Day in the Life of Phillip Poopeshoote, the Baker in Into the Woods, Jekyll in Jekyll & Hyde, ensemble in all GreenRoom's previous sketch shows, and over a hundred GreenRoom improv gigs. Matthew has toured the Community Theatre circuit, too.  Recent acting credits include The Dentist and Voice of the Plant in Little Shop of Horrors, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Professor Plum in Clue the Musical, Fezzywig in Christmas Carol, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing...Forum, Bun Foo in Mille, and Rick Steadman in The Nerd. Directing credits include Robin Hood, Scrooge the Musical, Honk, Seussical the Musical, The Crucible, Les Miserbles and Little Shop of Horrors for CYT.  Matt has also received formal training from Second City's Conservatory program.

Kerry Cox has been with GreenRoom for nine years.  She graduated from Judson University with a Bachelors in Marketing.  Recent credits include Thoroughly Modern Mille (Mrs. Meers), Funny Thing Happened (Erronius), Grease (Rizzo), Into the Woods (Witch), Didit Again (Chine Tween), and Fiddler on the Roof (Chava).  Her first show with GreenRoom was when she was a Junior at Judson, in the Dawson’s Creek parody, Austin’s Cheek. She played “Chloe”, a weirder, more whining version of “Joey” from Dawson’s Creek.  Directing credits include Cinderella, Thouroughly Modern Mille, Alice, Seussical the Musical, Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Music Man, Charlotte’s Web, Annie, Wizard of Oz and Robin Hood.  She currently lives in Elgin with her husband Ryan and dog Soto.

Taylor Kras began his GreenRoom journey almost eight years ago. Since then he has performed in numerous improv, sketch comedy shows, and Surreality Episodes like The Challenge and The Real World: GreenRoom. He has choreographed numerous CYT and Judson University productions including Alice!, The Apple Tree and The Music Man. Upcoming projects include Godspell (Judson) and Footloose (CYT). Stage credits include Funny Thing…Forum (Hero) Into the Woods (Jack), Grease (Doody), 42nd Street (Billy), Aladdin (Genie), Joseph (Judah), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (LeFou), Pocahontas (John), Robin Hood (Prince John).  Film credits include Jake in the PSA Fire Safety in the Dorms. Taylor also tours as an actor in A Place to Grow with guest performers Amy Grant & Mark Harrison.  He is currently enrolled, for his final year, at the Illinois Institute of Art for Graphic Design.

Amanda Spenner has been with GreenRoom since August of 2007, and is thrilled to be performing with her fellow GreenRoomers! Amanda has performed with GreenRoom as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as various roles in Stupid Cupid, as Ethel/ Tap Ensemble in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and as a Protean in A Funny Thing Happened…. She has also performed the roles of Jan in Grease, Shprintze in Fiddler on the Roof, Napkin/ Tavern Dancer in Beauty and the Beast, Maria in Twelfth Night, and Rootie in Graceland. Directing credits include The Music Man; Narnia, the Musical; and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Harvey, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Philadelphia, and The Importance of Being Earnest. In addition to her 15 years of dance experience, she also teaches theater and dance classes for CYT and the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.

Jenny Olson has been a proud member of GreenRoom since November 2008.  Her passion for acting began with her involvement in Christian Youth Theater, and she continued grow as a performer through the theater program at Judson University.  Jenny has preformed as Mrs. White in Clue the Musical, Hippolita in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  While at Judson, she directed the chapel drama ministry where she continued to improve on her writing, directing, and acting while using her gifts to glorify God.  She is currently a teacher at Dundee Middle School where she teaches 6th grade Literature and Language Arts.

Kat McKeown is the newest member of GreenRoom since in December of ’09 after ten months of GreenRoom’s reality show “Becoming GreenRoom”. Kat has been training in theater arts since she was in Jr. High School and has performed in over twenty musicals. She enjoys teaching many different forms of theater for many different CYT areas. Past GreenRoom credits include Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Ensemble in Jekyll and Hyde. Favorite past shows that Kat has been blessed to be apart of are You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Les Mis, Seussical, and Music Man. She is intensely excited for this coming year of GreenRoom.

Paul Gunsul has been the piano player for GreenRoom Productions for almost nine years.  He took his first organ lesson when he was five years old and grew up playing music for family, friends, and church.  At twelve years old, he discovered that written music was not required to play music and began developing his ear by listening to the radio and playing what he heard.  In December, he earned his Ph.D. in mathematics and loves to teach mathematics at Rock Valley College.

Brooke Kras happily lives in Crystal Lake with her son (Taylor) and her mom (Doris-otherwise known as Ruby.)  Brooke currently works with Willow Creek Community Church McHenry County as the Director of Production and Curriculum for Promiseland children’s ministry.  GreenRoom acts as her second job and monthly therapy.  She loves being GreenRoom's Production Manager.  Meeting all the new people in the shows is a highlight. Brooke has also worked with CYT as Director of five musical productions including Little Women, Annie, and Scrooge.  In addition Brooke has designed lights, make-up, and stage-managed with CYT.