About Us

• Forest Kinsey is best known as a film director and writer for stage and screen, although he’s also an experienced comedian, actor, and teacher. He has a passion for weird and overlooked approaches to conventional stories, and especially enjoys creating and viewing mixed-media projects. He loves birds, good food, and playing piano.
• Forest was voted 2nd Best Filmmaker in Kansas City (The Pitch KC, 2025). He directed An Anarchy Heist Show (Best of Venue, KC Fringe 2025), co-wrote Sketches From the Fourth Dimension (Best Original Script, KC Fringe 2024), independently produced and featured in DramaUrge (Audience Choice, KC Fringe 2021), and directed Keith’s Bread Saga (Best Local Film, KC Underground Film Festival 2020).
• Forest co-directs and is a head writer for The Anarchy Fun Time Show, KC’s longest running live sketch comedy show, performs with The Bird Comedy Players at The Bird Comedy Theater, KC’s best comedy club (The Pitch KC, 2021-2025), and is a member of the Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition of Kansas City, although he’s usually busy during their Wednesday meetings…

Jill Gillespie (she/hers) is an actor, improviser, instructor and indie team coach, sketch writer and performer, yoga teacher, and library nerd. You may have seen her performing with improv groups around Kansas City (The Bird Comedy Players, KC Improv Company, Babies, Bookends, Resting Friendly Face) or in sketches by Minnie Driver’s Many Mini Drivers or The Anarchy Fun Time Show. If you want to catch her performing RIGHT NOW, you can find her featured in the podcasts KC Revival, Audio Obscura, and new for 2026, Dead Wives & Kids with Knives, her Stephen King book club show. In her very sparse moments of free time, you can find her teaching yoga and group fitness classes (IG: RoomToBeYoga), coaching improv teams, or hanging out with her cat Colin Robinson. www.JillGillespieKC.com