Cast

Caitlin Barlow plays the eco-friendly and ultra PC Ms. Cecelia Cannon on TV Land's comedy series "Teachers." The series revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America's youth even though they don't really seem to have their own lives together at all. Barlow, along with the other members of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces the series alongside showrunner Ian Roberts.

Coincidentally, Barlow was an actual elementary school teacher and earned her M.A. in Bilingual Education from DePaul University. She taught fourth grade in Chicago Public Schools before moving to Los Angeles and becoming a writer and actor. A native of Illinois, she earned her B.A. in History from Illinois State University in 2006. After graduation, she taught English in Osaka, Japan, for a year and then returned to Chicago in 2007 to pursue teaching and performance opportunities.

In Chicago, when she wasn't trying to get nine-year-olds excited about fractions, Barlow was active in the Chicago comedy community, performing in various improvisation and sketch comedy shows at the iO Theater, The Annoyance Theatre and The Second City. She acted in several comedic shorts including "Tool T-Shirt," which won the 2011 Just for Laughs Festival's award for Best Comedic Short. She helped form The Katydids in 2009, and soon thereafter, the group began performing improv shows at various black-box theaters in Chicago. They then moved on to comedic shorts, sketch shows and eventually their web series "Teachers."

In her free time, Barlow volunteers with 826LA and hangs out with her baby Charlotte, husband Frank and their cat Jack in Los Angeles.

Cate Freedman plays the untraditional Ms. A.J. Feldman on TV Land’s hit comedy series “Teachers.” The series, based on the hit web series of the same name, revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America’s youth even though they don’t really seem to have their own lives together at all. Freedman, along with the other members of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces “Teachers” alongside Alison Brie (“Community”) and showrunners Ian Roberts and Jay Martel (“Key and Peele”).

Born and raised in Chicago, Freedman is an alumna of iO Chicago and The Second City National Touring Company. Freedman guest-starred on the MTV series "Mary + Jane" and appeared in feature "The Disaster Artist" directed by and starring James Franco. Freedman has also acted in a number of films and shorts and on series that have been featured on Comedy Central, HBO and The Esquire Network as well as a handful of major online networks including The Onion. Freedman earned a Best Actress nomination at the 2011 Midwest Independent Film Festival for her performance in the Vimeo improvised series "Break-Ups."

Freedman currently resides in Los Angeles.

Kate Lambert plays the upbeat yet emotionally fragile Ms. Caroline Watson on the TV Land hit comedy series “Teachers.” The series, based on the hit web series of the same name, revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America’s youth even though they really don’t seem to have their own lives together at all. Lambert, along with the other members of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces “Teachers” alongside showrunner Ian Roberts.

Lambert is an actress, writer, producer and improviser. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, she lived in Chicago, where she performed in The Second City's 101st Mainstage revue “Let Them Eat Chaos.” BUST called her "sardonic and spot on," and shorts in which she acted and wrote have been featured on The Huffington Post, MTV, The Onion, Cosmopolitan, MoveOn.Org, Feministing and CollegeHumor.

She has done voiceover work for "American Dad," has appeared on "The Today Show" and "Last Call with Carson Daly" and has performed at festivals and theaters across the country including EW PopFest, TBS Just for Laughs, Upright Citizens Brigade in New York and Los Angeles and La Jolla Playhouse. She is an alumna of The Second City Touring Company and iO Chicago.

Kathryn Renee Thomas stars as the bitter and brutally honest Mrs. Deb Adler on TV Land's hit comedy series "Teachers." Based on the hit web series of the same name, it revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America's youth even though they really don't seem to have their own lives together at all. Thomas, along with the other members of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces "Teachers" alongside showrunner Ian Roberts.

Thomas is an actor, writer and producer who has performed in venues in New York City, Los Angeles and the Alaskan high seas and has credits with The Second City, the iO Theater and The Annoyance Theatre. While pursuing a BFA in Theatre and a BA in English at the University of Michigan, she had the honor of performing for legendary playwright Arthur Miller in "An Arthur Miller Celebration," which was directed by Tony nominee Mark Lamos. Thomas has been recognized by Detroit's Between the Lines newspaper, which gave her a Wilde Award for Best Actress in an Original Production for her portrayal of Dottie in "Before and Laughter" (Planet Ant Theatre), and she was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Gold Coast Film Festival for her performance in the "Teachers" web series.

Katie O'Brien plays the naive and well-intentioned Ms. Mary Louise Bennigan on TV Land's hit comedy series "Teachers." The series revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America's youth even though they don't really seem to have their own lives together at all. O'Brien, along with the other members of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces "Teachers" alongside showrunner Ian Roberts.

Originally from Omaha, NE, O'Brien moved to Chicago, where she performed with the iO Theater and Second City and was the youngest cast member to perform in Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss and What I Wore" with Broadway in Chicago. Embracing the Chicago improv culture, O'Brien met and fell in love with her best friends The Katydids, and the group did shows and later created "Teachers." O'Brien also appeared on "Key & Peele," "The Today Show" and "@midnight with Chris Hardwick."

O'Brien currently lives in Los Angeles with her fiance and her dog, a.k.a. "her son," Murrie. She is a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen and is perpetually fascinated by Mariah Carey.

Katy Colloton stars as the narcissistic Ms. Chelsea Snap on TV Land's hit comedy series "Teachers." Based on the hit web series of the same name, it revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America's youth even though they really don't seem to have their own lives together at all. Colloton, along with the other member of The Katydids, writes, stars in and executive produces "Teachers" alongside showrunner Ian Roberts.

Colloton received her BA in Theater and Psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. After college, she moved to Chicago, where she performed with the Second City House Ensemble, iO Chicago, The Playground Theater and The Annoyance Theatre. She was selected to perform her solo material at Just for Laughs Chicago and appeared in the award-winning Vimeo series "Break-Ups," and Time Out Chicago called her the "breakout" performer at the 2013 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival.

Colloton has appeared on "Corporate," "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "@midnight with Chris Hardwick." Additionally, Colloton has developed TV for NBC Universal and a feature with Bluegrass Films and Scott Stuber.