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height:380px; font-size: 12px;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/parisgreen.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style2 style3"><a href="http://belmontburlesque.com" target="_blank">Paris Green</a>, <a href="http://belmontburlesque.com" target="_blank">Belmont Burlesque</a>, Executive Producer</span><br /> Paris Green is the director and producer of the critically acclaimed burlesque troupe, The Belmont Burlesque Revue. She fell in love with burlesque when she saw her first striptease as a wee lass in the windswept fields of Kansas and has been finding creative ways to take her clothes off ever since. Paris has been a featured performer in the Best of the Midwest Burlesk Festival, Varietease Cabaret, Vaudezilla Productions, Viva La Muerte s Hot &amp; Heavy Burlesque, Mo Roses New American Review and the Late Night Late Show and has made special appearances for the Howard Brown Health Center, AIDSCare, Camenae Theatre Ensemble and the Gay Games. Paris has served as an expert on burlesque for syndicated radio host and columnist Dr. Laura Berman, the KC Stage, the Daily Northwestern, Medill News Service and many other fine publications.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/redhotannie.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4"><a href="http://www.redhotannie.com" target="_blank">Red Hot Annie</a>, <a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com" target="_blank">Vaudezilla</a>, Executive Producer</span><br /> Red Hot Annie began as  and remains  a pinup model since 2003. With an extensive performance background to draw on (having performed in nearly 50 bona fide theatre productions in about 13 years), she turned her attentions to burlesque in early 2008. In short order, she has become one of the most recognizable and visible faces in Chicago burlesque, blending comedy, sexiness, and storytelling into a crowd-pleasing style. In July 2008, Red Hot Annie paired up with Dick Dijon to create Vaudezilla Productions, which has become a major force in Chicago by redefining the burlesque bar show and setting a new standard for burlesque variety shows. In 2009, she began expanding her presence beyond Chicago, making appearances at the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival and the Texas Burlesque Festival, both of which have accepted her again in 2010. She regularly pops up all over the midwest and welcomes performance inquiries from other states & countries. Ask anyone, and they ll tell you: Red Hot Annie really knows how to make the wieners boil! </p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/dickdijon.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4"><a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com/cast.html" target="_blank">Dick Dijon</a>, <a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com" target="_blank">Vaudezilla</a>, Executive Producer</span><br /> Keith Emroll is an Executive Producer and the Technical Director of Chicago's Vaudezilla Productions. In almost four years, he - along with Red Hot Annie - has played a significant role in the production of close to 300 burlesque performances and has helped position Vaudezilla as the pre-eminent burlesque organization in Chicago. In addition to his extensive work behind the scenes, he conceived and wrote Vaudezilla's critical and box-office smash hit "Rollin' Outta Here Naked: A Big Lebowski Burlesque." Keith has also popped up now and again on the stage as well (going by the moniker "Dick Dijon"), playing several small roles in "Rollin' Outta Here Naked," and occasionally serving as Your Semi-Capable Host (tm) at random Vaudezilla shows. He's your priest, your shrink, your shoulder to cry on, and the rock you can cling to. And if he can't do it, then it probably didn't need to be done in the first place.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/saucyjack.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4"><a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com/cast.html" target="_blank">Saucy Jack</a>, <a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com" target="_blank">Vaudezilla</a>, Main Stage Host</span><br /> Saucy Jack became a fan of burlesque shows when he became infatuated with one of the women in them. He wasn t stalking, he was invited. Seriously. He began hosting with Vaudezilla in Chicago in late 2010, and has since become the regular host of Vaudezilla's monthly show Lincoln Fair as well as their live band show Burlesque Bandstand. In his time spent earning an M.F.A. in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University he became an Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, and thus can pretend to kick your ass with a variety of weapons. He even performs some boylesque now and again when the inspiration strikes.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/foxytann.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4"><a href="http://foxytann.com" target="_blank">Foxy Tann</a>, Main Stage Host & Featured Performer</span><br /> bio coming shortly.</p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/alybockler.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4">Aly Bockler, Main Stage Host</span><br /> Aly Bockler was born standing up and talking back! She has worked on-air in both radio and television since the early 90's from Los Angeles to Chicago. Loaded with quick wit, captivating charms, a devilish laugh and a zest for adventure, Aly embodies all that is fun and nothing thats forgettable. Tune into Aly every weekday morning from 6-8am on "You & Me This Morning" on WCIU, the U-tv! </p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/misstamale.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4">Miss Tamale, Main Stage Host</span><br /> Tamale is a comedian and interdisciplinary performer based out of Chicago. She was named the 7th funniest Lesbian in America by Curve Magazine and one of Chicago s Top 30 Under 30, twice, by the Windy City Times. She explores gender performance through both burlesque and drag, earning her an invitation to take part in the highly acclaimed LOLA Project. Her gender performance pieces have earned her a standing spot with the Windy City Blenders, an international gender performance troupe, on every one of their tours. She s been riding motorcycles since 2009 and is proud to serve as the Vice President of the Dykes on Bikes® Chicago. Tamale holds degrees in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Technology Management from the University of Arizona and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media from Columbia College Chicago. </p> </td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><img src="/images/shirleyknot.jpg" height="150" width="100" alt="windy city burlesque festival"></td> <td align="left"> <p class="body"><span class="style4"><a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com/cast.html" target="_blank">Shirley Knot</a>, <a href="http://www.vaudezilla.com" target="_blank">Vaudezilla</a>, Opening Night Party Host</span><br /> Shirley Knot is Chicago's performer extraordinaire with a fabulous derriere. She thrust herself (figuratively and quite literally) into the Chicago creative scene by doing comedy, dancing and emceeing. Her silliness is coupled with edginess that makes her endearing yet unpredictable. With this kinky comedienne, you are surely not going to expect what Shirley Knot has up her sleeves. </p> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <br /><br /> Special thanks to Jack Midnight for serving on the Executive Production team for WCBF 2010/2011. </td></tr> </table> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> <p class="body">&nbsp;</p> </div></td> </tr> </table> <div id="skyline"></div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1738223-5"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> </body> </html>