Cassie Ahiers is a director, writer, and comedian from Minnesota. After completing a degree in Theater Directing from Columbia College Chicago, she became active in the city’s comedy community. She directed four web series, dozens of sketch shows, toured as an improviser, wrote an original musical, and ran a DIY comedy club in her apartment’s unfinished basement. Eventually she began working for The Second City where she directed the National Touring Company, devised and directed the theater’s youth and teen show, and taught students from ages 4 to 80.

In 2019 she moved to Los Angeles to work in television and see the sun again. She is currently the acting coach on the Nickelodeon sitcom Side Hustle. Cassie's most recent directing projects; Spiraling (a sketch comedy pilot) and Remora: a modern folktale (short film) are currently playing at festivals across the nation.

Cassie directs work that is invariably playful and absurd, while often exploring social themes. Her family nickname is “Walleye Queen,” which is a fishing joke, in case you had any doubts about just how midwestern she is.