Sue Nelson

Sue has been studying improv since January 2014 and has studied under teachers from nearly ever major improv school in the country. At PHIT, Sue studied under Cailtin Weigel, Mike Marbach, Steve Kleinedler, and Kristen Schier. In addition she has studied at the Annoyance Theater in NYC under Andrew Tisher. She's taken workshops with Susan Messing (iO, Annoyance), Rachael Mason (Second City), Rob Gentile (iO West), Amy Larimer (PIT), Jess Ross (UCBTLA), Corin Wells (UCBTNY), Elana Fishbein (Magnet), and Anthony Oberbeck (Annoyance).

Sue is a former member of PHIT House Team PG-13 (directed by David Donnella) and retired PHIT House Team Masher (directed by Nick Gillette). Currently she is a member of the independent improv team Ladybird. Previously she produced and co-hosted the PHIT variety show Lady Bits and was a writer, actor, and producer for the independent sketch team Barbara Bush.

Sue has performed improv at festivals throughout the US, including the Del Close Marathon (NYC), the Hartford Improv Festival, Charm City Comedy Festival (Baltimore), SteelStacks Improv Festival (Bethlehem, PA), Second Best Fest (Richmond, VA), and the Philadelphia Improv Festival. She's also performed sketch at the Crossroads Comedy Festival (Indianapolis) and at Philly Sketchfest.

A lifelong performer, Sue is a classically trained singer who sang throughout high school and later in college with the Penn State Women's Chorale (directed by Prof. Jayne Glocke). Outside of performing she works for a bridge and spends most of her time plotting how to spend more time with dogs.