Stacey Hallal joins to talk about Ruby Rocket, Private Detective; an improvised noir show, animated web series, comic book, and soon to be podcast. Stacey has been devoted to comedy in Portland and Chicago for over 22 years and has appeared and taught at more than 100 festivals across the United States and Canada. She is the founder and Managing/Artistic director of the Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Oregon as well as the founder and Artistic Director of the All Jane Comedy Festival. While in Chicago, Stacey completed the iO, Annoyance, and Second City training centers. She went on to complete the prestigious Directing Program at Second City where she also performed, taught improv and comedy writing, and assistant directed the main stage. Stacey is the creator of Ruby Rocket, Private Detective, an improvised noir comedy live show, podcast, web cartoon, and now comic book with artist Sam Neimann. Stacey also uses improv to help blue chip corporations better understand and communicate their brand stories. Over the past 18 years, Stacey has worked with 200 brands including Fossil, Old Spice, Cheerios, Shure, Adobe, and many more. https://www.rubyrocketpi.com/