CHRISTINE CANNAVO (Cathy McCarthy) has been performing improvisational comedy for over 10 years. She is a founding member and Creative Director of Boston Comedy Theatre, a troupe that specializes in corporate performances and training, an alumni member of ImprovBoston, and has performed with The U.S. Improvisational Theater League. Cannavo was one of six improvisers chosen to represent the United States at the "Just For Laughs Improv Championship" last year in Montreal. This pivotal role of Cathy McCarthy, Soloway's Irish Catholic girlfriend, will be the first time Cannavo has appeared in a Faith Soloway production.