DAVID KNOELL is the Artist-in-Residence for Improvisation at Concordia University Chicago.  He has worked as professional actor and improvisor for over fifteen years in Chicago, Orlando, Seattle, and New York.  David is a member of Actors' Equity, the professional union for actors and stage managers.  He also teaches and directs theatre and improvisation at Lake Forest College and Harold Washington College in Chicago.  He is a resident director at Stage 773, and produces two long-running shows, JAM SANDWICH (Second City Training Center) and COLLEGE IMPROV NIGHT (The Playground Theatre).  He is also the executive stage manager with Performing Arts Educators and oversee's productions at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC.