Kristen Schier is the Artistic Director of The Philly N Crowd, which performs weekly shows at The Actor's Center. Before coming to PHIT she taught improv for Delaware Theater Company, Drexel University, and The Actor's Center.

Kriste has a B.F.A. in Theater Arts from the University of the Arts and has been working in Philly as a professional actor, improviser and teacher for several years. She has worked with Commonwealth Classic Theater Company, Ego Po, and Vagabond Acting Troupe. She has appeared in many productions including the originally created Art of War, which received a Barrymore Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble.

Kristen has studied clowning intensively with Giovanni Fusetti. She has also studied improv at The Second City and at the Annoyance in Chicago. She has taken workshops and classes with such improv notables as Michael Gelman, Jill Bernard, Asaf Ronen, Mick Napier, Susan Messing and Mark Sutton as well as members of the UCB Theater in New York City.

When she is not on stage, Kristen is incredibly absent minded and susceptible to fraud.

WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT KRISTEN:
"Great enthusiasm, very funny, and never rude, condescending or inattentive to those in class" - "makes a strong effort to address the individual needs of each student, and gives very specific feedback" - "I was able to shake my crush on her at the end of each class, but then of course it began again at the start of the next" - "She really made the class fun and helped us open up to working with each other." - "Really gave me a lot of confidence in my abilities."