Friday Night Live! is Buffalo State's student improv troupe. Its performances are held on several Friday nights throughout the semester. Free tickets are offered on a first come-first served basis!
Want to be a part of FNL? Auditions are held for current Buffalo State students at the end of every spring semester. Keep watching for audition details!
Richard Satterwhite is a part-time faculty adviser for Friday Night Live (FNL). An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University Department of Theatre, Satterwhite has over 30 years experience as an actor for stage, film, and commercials and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association (A.E.A.).
A professional improviser, Satterwhite is formerly with the CSz Buffalo group from which he retired after 20 years as a performer, serving on the board of directors, and acting as the vice president in charge of corporate training, advertising, and special projects.
Satterwhite can now be seen performing with the Improv Revolution twice a month at the Screening Room.
For more than 20 years, he has worked as a part-time workplace consultant working with INVIZION and Korn Ferry-Hay Group, which specialize in organizational and human capital developmental educational programs that utilize a theatrical modality in their training.
Satterwhite currently works for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as the patient engagement specialist, where he specializes in leadership development, communication, team dynamics, and the patient and family experience. A prostate cancer survivor, diagnosed with the disease in 2007, he’s a founding member of MANUP Buffalo, Inc. (Men Allied for the Need to Understand Prostate Cancer), a grass roots prostate cancer awareness group started in 2008 and committed to educating men and their families about the impact of prostate cancer.
A certified lay health adviser, Satterwhite has conducted numerous prostate cancer awareness presentations in the Western New York area, as well as helping to create, organize, emcee, and chair the MANUP Buffalo Inc. Cruisin’ for a Cure Car Show and Free Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Event, held every September on the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center campus.
Ezra Bedoya is a junior theater major looking to bring a big energy to Buffalo State's performance scene. Appearing in FNL and The Drowsy Chaperone as Aldolpho this semester, he is looking forward to bringing a lot of smiles to the stage.
Roselynn Corrado is a senior theater major. This is her second year performing with FNL, and her first as a team lead. Past credits at Buffalo State are Manny/Mars in The Space Between, and Frenchie in Cabaret.
Corey Gorski is a junior at Buffalo State, is from Marilla, N.Y. and is pursuing a major in theater. Buffalo State credits include Cabaret (Fritzie), Joyland (Laurna), and The Space Between (ensemble).
Brayton Lydell is a senior at Buffalo State College, finishing up his last semester in the television and film arts program and Friday Night Live. Improv has given him the perfect outlet for using all the stupid voices he practices on long car rides, and he’ll miss FNL dearly when he graduates. Come see him be a fool for fun at any one of our performances this semester- or better yet, all of them!
Andy Noel is a senior theater major who acts and makes beats. Holla!
Sabrina Parsons is a K-12 art education major with a concentration in ceramics and drawing. She likes cheese, chocolate, and tea, so please bring her some if you can.
Colin Taylor is a junior television and film arts student and likes to make people laugh. Here's a fun fact: He once broke his knee while riding heelys. He is a new member of FNL and is honored to be a part of this amazing group.
