Meet Our Squad
Get to Know the Dynamic Team Behind the Laughter
Dylan Oakes Rohde founded Backline in 2011 teaching improv classes in the basement of a small art gallery. Raised in small town Nebraska and graduate of Wayne State, Dylan then trained and performed at the top 2 improv theatres in Los Angeles (UCB and iO) before moving here to teach. Now he travels the country (and the world) teaching improv, helps run the Omaha Comedy Fest (also founded), a junkie for karaoke, plus working on a number of other projects including an animated series.
Nataliy Hasik joined Backline in 2019 as a student who wanted to up her game as a Dungeon Master. One thing led to another and whoops she became the first permanent House Manager. She still can’t do voices, but her tenure here has taught her invaluable life lessons (and a lot about lights and sound). When she’s not on stage (which is usually), she’s 3D printing jewelry and Magic the Gathering accessories (see her Etsy).
Sam Hatfield, a performing musician and event host in Omaha since 2020, joined the Backline community by taking a Sketch Writing Class in July 2022 – and officially came aboard the Backline team as a tech director in January 2023! She’s now a regular musical improviser and occasional standup comedian.
