Current Members
Philip Skeen
"Vespa"
President
Improv? 😂 I put the "improv" in improve 💪 the grind never stops 💯 married to the comedy 🎭 Proverbs 31:6 🙏 Philip is a third year computer science major from Norfolk, Virginia.
Tara Cochrane
"Grey Goose"
Treasurer
Tara is a midwestern baby that the Whethermen found outside of a local fire station. In thanks, she devoted her life to studying the ways of improv. Tara is a second year from Chicago who's majoring in Economics and English.
Mel Josephson
"Flex Seal"
Publicity Chair
Mel is a second year that plans on studying public policy. She spends her free time working as an unpaid agent of the UVA athletic department, Currently, Mel awaits a lucrative NIL deal with Wawa.
Jack Wolff
"Jiffy Lube"
Vice President
Jack was lost in the woods at age 5 and raised by a pack of wolves who gave him both his last name and improv prowess. Since then he has been found and taken in by the Whethermen. Now Jack is taking random classes hoping to accidentally stumble into all of the requirements for a major by 2027.
Caitlin Durgin
"Joann Fabrics"
Member
Caitlin, short for "Crustacean", is a half fish-half human hybrid who learned humanity through the power of improv and friendship. She is in her first year planning to major in chemical Engineering, for only legal reasons, after she was conjured from Woodbridge Virginia.
Matthew Bach
"Beyblade"
Member
Matthew Bach II is the twenty second in a long line of improvisers, tracing back to the court jester brother of Johann Sebastian Bach. Johann's ghost compels him to do improv, but he one day hopes for the downfall of all comedy. In the meantime, he studies electrical engineering and computer engineering.
Arianna Jobst
"Webkinz"
Member
Arianna’s four years at UVA have been dedicated to the Sisyphean task of playing Where Has My Finger Been on an endless loop. Please challenge her to a thumb war if you see her in person— it is the only way to free her .
Max Tavatli
"Kool-Aid"
Member
“Max”, as you know him, is actually a high-tech dummy, which the Whethermen rent. Max refers to the small man behind the curtain who controls the voice and physical movements of the creature. The original model came with boobs, but, due to controversy, those were disposed of to create a stunning portrait of masculinity.
John Barnes
"Kleenex"
Member
John is excited to be a part of mainstream improv after being a part of underground and indie rock group 'AJAR'. He is the most problematic member of the group as he sleeps through most beginning of Sunday practices. Outside the Whethermen, he is currently a third-year media studies major from Arlington, Virginia.
Jack Ireland
"Danimals"
Gig Chair
After his breakout roles in "Hello, Dolly!" and "Big Fish" for the First Year Players, fame hit Jack hard, and he has since fallen off -- relegated to doing improv in hopes of another big break. Despite his last name, Jack is not actually Irish, and many have lobbied a petition to change it due to its misleading nature. Popular and more accurate submissions include "Jack Handsome," "Jack Funny," and "Jack Is A Second Year Music And Media Studies Major With A Minor In Leadership from Richmond, Virginia."
Bryce Kirkland
"Trix"
Bryce Kirkland
A rebel at heart, Bryce has decided to go against the grain and her namesake. Rather than fulfill being the frat boy she was named to be, she chooses and lives through improv.
Also going against the grain, she is a sociology and media studies double major hailing from New Jersey amongst the sea of NOVA engineers
Farooq Khan
"Levi's"
Member
Farooq Khan is the result of a middle school science fair project where children were placed in rooms and made to watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on repeat while exclusively consuming root beer and gushers. Farooq escaped the experiment recently and the Whethermen are supplementing his diet with improv comedy. If you need to find Farooq, he’ll most probably be lying in his bed, replaying the most embarrassing moments of his life in his mind.