Chris Oechsel - October 18, 2010
(photo by Michael Todd Emery)


Chris Oechsel interacts with the audience during an improvisational piece on diversity during a MWAH! performance on November 8, 2010 at Freedom Middle School in Berwyn, Illinois. From left in the background are troupe members Christian Honn, Mason Ridenour, and Rob Delgado.
(photo by Paul Iwanaga of the Berwyn Life newspaper)
Chris Oechsel - July 14, 2007
(photo by Linda Bischoff.)

My Name: Chris Oechsel

My age / sign: 17 / Scorpio

Where I was born: Downers Grove, Illinois

My current home town: Naperville, Illinois

My school / year in school: Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois – Junior (2010-2011)

My favorite subject in school: Math and/or science

My favorite food: Pasta

My favorite TV show: Storm Chasers

My favorite actor: Russell Crowe

My favorite musical artist or group: Yellowcard or Blink-182

My hobbies: Singing, acting, running, and playing baseball

My personal hero and why: My older sister because she is always positive no matter what life throws at her.

My best friend and why: Tim because even though we are different in many ways, we can still hang out and talk about anything.

What you’d probably find in my iPod: rock, alternative, and show tunes.

What you’d probably find under my bed: Nothing

Most of my time on the computer is spent: On Facebook

The best advice I ever got: Be true to who you are no matter what.

The best day I’ve had so far: Making the top 20 runners in conference while my team won its 11th straight conference championship.

The worst day I’ve had so far: When my grandma passed away.

What makes me laugh: Skits from Classic Saturday Night Live.

My proudest moment so far: Knowing that every time I perform with MWAH! there’s at least one kid out there whose life I’m changing.

One thing I simply can’t stand: Chinese food.

One thing I’d like to change about myself: I’d like to have more patience.

Fifteen years from now I want to: be happily married and have a successful job.

The reason I want to is: because these are the starting points to a happy and successful life.

The three words that best describe me: Sociable, understanding, helpful