Nicholas is a performer and teaching artist for The Liberators, the host and associate producer of The Moth StorySLAM, and a regular performer and educator for Portland Center Stage. Kessler also writes, creates and performs sketch and comedic videos with the good people of Bad Reputation Prods. Kessler has been teaching improvisational acting for 15 years and will be performing this summer with The Dream Team, The Stumptown Improv Festival, and The Second City later this year.