Second City’s Evil Stepchildren
![Michael Pieper was born in rural western Nebraska into a family of farmers, but knew immediately his interests lay elsewhere.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/medill.wordpress.offload/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/02/PIEPER-2-cropped-1024x680.jpg)
By Jessica T. Gable Michael Pieper approaches the craft of acting from very serious, ancient traditions. For him, the craft is rooted in Native American shamanism and his method of accessing a character is anchored by a very strong sense of spirituality. But he applies those traditions as a teacher at the premiere comedy institution […]