BEVERLY ARTS CENTER  (Family Activities) The Beverly Arts Center is a vibrant and multifaceted not-for-profit organization serving the Chicago metro area with high-quality programs in dance, visual arts, music, film and theater. The 40,000 square foot space houses a 400-seat theatre, art gallery, exhibition spaces, music and dance studios, art classrooms and event rental spaces including a courtyard and light-filled atrium. Founded in 1967 and located in Chicago’s historic Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood, the BAC is also home to an extensive community outreach program.

MARY BRANCH (Dancer, Move Me Soul) is a principal dancer at Move Me Soul Dance Company of Chicago, IL. She began dancing at age 7 and has trained with Move Me Soul since 2011. Mary has studied and performed with Move Me Soul at the Edna Manley College of the Performing Arts, Kingston, Jamaica and is currently a part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project. In 2015 Mary trained with the “Dancing Dolls” of Lifetime television. Mary has a certificate in Child Development and works as a preschool teacher. Mary is the proud mother of twins and believes that dance is an opportunity for her to give herself “to tell a creative story.”

OSCAR BROWN  (Guitar/Bass) is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer from Chicago. Recent theater credits include The Gospel at Colonus (Lead Guitar) at The Court Theater; Women of Soul (Guitar) at Mercury Theater; and Blue Heaven (Lead Guitar), Grandma’s Jukebox (Lead Guitar/Vocal Arranger/Band Leader), and the Plays With A Purpose series at Black Ensemble Theater. Oscar is very excited to be making his debut with Chicago Shakespeare Theater! Follow him on Instagram: @ojoose.

JOHNATHAN CAMPBELL (Drums, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center) is a drummer from Bronzeville, Chicago. He started playing drums at 3 years old, and was musically raised in church and an after-school program called Intonation Music Workshop that he has been with for 13 years as a student and 3 years as a music instructor. Johnathan has performed at countless venues including the House of Blues, Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and more, as well as performing with musicians such as John Stirratt of Wilco. Johnathan is also an Elmhurst University college student (class of 2026) studying Jazz. This is Johnathan’s second musical and most definitely not the last.

JANYCE ELENIA CARABELLO (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Northlight Theatre, Teatro Vista, Raven Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Theo Ubique, Emerald City Theatre, Marriott Theatre. REGIONAL: Indiana Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, First Folio Theatre, TheatreSquared. TV: Chicago PD (NBC). COMMERCIALS: Discover Credit Card, Coors Light, Orbit Gum, ULTA Beauty, The Onion, Illinois Secretary of State PSA, 2026 FIFA World Cup. EDUCATION: MFA in acting Candidate, The Theatre School at DePaul University. Janyce is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.

BRASSEL CHANEY (Dancer, Move Me Soul) is a principal dancer at Move Me Soul Dance Company of Chicago, IL. He began dancing at age 7 and trained with Move Me Soul since 2012. Brassel has studied and performed with Move Me Soul at the Edna Manley College of the Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica and is currently a part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project. He was recently featured with Damon Locks and the Black Monument Ensemble. He describes dance for him as “an emotional outlet.”

CHIH-JOU CHENG (Dancer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Ensemble in The Dream King (Teatro Vista); Ensemble in The King and I (Drury Lane Theatre); Connie Wong in A Chorus Line (Metropolis PAC); Tiger/Stella in Miranda (Impostors Theatre); Above the Water, physical theatre (Dawn Theatre Project); Taking Root, dance (New Vision Dance Company). INTERNATIONAL: Rocky in The Promises from the Sea (Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Taiwan). TELEVISION: feature skate dancer on Saturdays (Disney channel). EDUCATION: MA in devised performance practice, Columbia College Chicago.

ANDRES ESTRADA (Bass, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Featured Arts Partner in Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks The Comedy of Errors and ShakesFest. CHICAGO: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble; World Music Fest. EDUCATION: Lincoln Park High School.

JOSE “iasEL” GONZALEZ (Spoken word) is an actor, poet, and storyteller. He is the host of Legal Aliens—a podcast about living in America from an urban Latino perspective—as well as the host and producer of La Sala—Cuentos from the Latino Living Room, a storytelling series that features comedy, spoken word, and music. Previous Chicago Shakespeare credits include being an Arts Partner for the Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks productions of The Comedy of Errors and ShakesFest, as well as appearing as a featured performer in the streaming event TO BE in 2021 and 2023.

JARQUEZE HALLEY (Dancer, Move Me Soul) is a principal dancer at Move Me Soul Dance Company of Chicago, IL. He has been dancing for 15 years and has trained with Move Me Soul for 10 years. Jarqueze has participated with Move Me Soul in collaborations across the Chicago land, including Black Dance Legacy Project and Museum of Contemporary Arts, as well as internationally at the Edna Manley College of Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica. Jarqueze has also danced alongside prominent artists such as the Usher in his Las Vegas Residency, Shawnna, and KeKe Wyatt, as well as up and coming Chicago artists including Mikey Everything and Hasaan Honus, in addition to many music videos. Jarqueze is happy to join Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks this summer.

CINDY JOHNSON (Dancer, Yin He Dance) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. DANCE: Aerial Dance Chicago (2 seasons), Yin He Dance Company, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater (apprentice 2020-2021), Rivet Dance Company, Echo Modern Dance Collective. EDUCATION: BFA in Dance, Western Washington University. INSTRUCTOR: Choreographer for Park District of Oak Park Performing Arts Program.

NOELLE KLYCE (Vocals, Text) holds an Acting BFA ('18) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her most recent theatre credits include Marianne Angelle in The Revolutionists (Oil Lamp Theater and UIUC Illinois Theatre), Sergeant Emita in Ezekiel's Wheel (MPAACT), a featured vocalist in ShakesFest: A Chicago Shakespeare Community Cabaret (Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks), Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival), Lady Macduff/Hecate/Donalbain/Menteith in Macbeth (Hoosier Shakespeare Festival), and Maven in It’s Just Like Coming to Church at Black Ensemble Theater (nominated for a 2022 Black Theater Alliance Award for The Eartha Kitt Award: Best Featured Actress in a Musical).

RAVEN LEWIS (Dancer, Move Me Soul) is a principal dancer at Move Me Soul Dance Company of Chicago, IL. She began dancing at age 6 and has trained with Move Me Soul since 2014. Raven has studied and performed with Move Me Soul at the Edna Manley College of the Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica and is currently a part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project. Raven has had opportunities to perform in a spring break tour in Texas as a backup dancer for Keisha Cole. She has also choreographed for two partnering projects with Move Me Soul and the Museum of Contemporary Art. She describes her dancing as “having a conversation without words.”

HEYUE ANNIE LIU (Dancer, Yin He Dance) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: TO BE 2023. CHICAGO: Seasonal Dancer at Yin He Dance. DANCE: Chicago Live Festival 2022. Chicago Lunar New Year celebrations. The 20th Anniversary of The Hong Kong University Alliance. EDUCATION: MA in Landscape Architecture, Washington University in St Louis. BE in Civil, Southeast University, China. Annie used to be Student Head of The Dance Troupe at Southeast University.

NATHAN MOHILL (Guitar, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Featured Arts Partner in Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks The Comedy of Errors and ShakesFest. CHICAGO: Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center Afro-Caribbean Jazz Ensemble; Latin Jazz Fest. EDUCATION: Ravinia Jazz Scholars Program. AWARDS: Ravinia Jazz Scholars Awardee.

ZAHRAH MUHAMMAD (Text) is a teen actress, model, and dancer trained by Chicago Performing Arts and Move Me Soul. She made her theater debut as a child with the Lab Theater as the Mouse in Alice in Wonderland. She has also played July in Annie with the Sandridge Players. She has made television appearances in HBO's LoveCraft Country and Showtime Original The Chi. Zahrah was a featured model in Sally Blood's Red Dress Series that received international attention. She is currently a part of Move Me Soul's Teen Dance Apprenticeship. Zahrah aspires to be a professional model and actress.

MEREDITH NOËL  (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Black Girl Joy workshop (Shattered Globe Theatre). REGIONAL: Nina Simone: Four Women (South Coast Repertory); the ripple the wave that carried me home, A Christmas Carol, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, The Village of Vale reading, Flood reading (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); Brainstorm (The Coterie Theatre); Crowns, The Wiz, The Parchman Hour, Oliver Twist, The Hampton Years, A Christmas Carol, Zeiders (Virginia Stage Company); Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill, Grotesquerie Lake reading (American Dream Theatre). EDUCATION: BA in english with a concentration in theatre, Norfolk State University; MFA in acting and directing, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

ANGELINA ORTIZ (Trumpet, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Featured Arts Partner in Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Dream and ShakesFest. CHICAGO PERFORMANCE CREDITS: After School Matters Showcase; Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center Teen Arts Tuesdays; UIC Jazz Festival; Ravenswood Block Party Jazz Show; Puerto Rican Parade in Humboldt Park. AWARDS: 2019 IHSA Music Competition State Champion. Angelina recently participated in a program with the Berklee School of Music in Puerto Rico and received a scholarship award to continue study with them in Boston.

ESTEBAN ORTIZ-VILLACORTA (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: The Groom in Blood Wedding, As You Like It, The Last Stop on Market Street (Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts). REGIONAL: The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre. EDUCATION: BA in theatre and Certificate in musical theatre Candidate, Northwestern University. (He/Him).

JUWON TYREL PERRY  (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: To Be 4/23, 2021 and 2023. CHICAGO: Gospel at Colonus (Court Theatre); Dreamgirls (Paramount Theatre); Sister Act (Geva Theatre); Spring Awakening (Porchlight Theater); Madagascar (Marriott Theatre); Ragtime (Music Theatre Works). REGIONAL: Dreamgirls (North Carolina Theatre); Ragtime (Griffin Theater). EDUCATION: BFA, Columbia College Chicago; Black Box Acting Academy. Juwon owes his love of music to his late father: Joe Charles Perry Jr., who himself was a musician whose musical taste knew no genre. Love galore to his family and guardian angels; “ya’ll are the music in me!” @juwontyrelperry

ADRIAN RUIZ   (Keys, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks productions of Dream and ShakesFest. CHICAGO: Destiny of Desire (Goodman Theatre); Aguijon Theatre Company; and clubs including Green Mill, Winter’s, and Andy’s Jazz Club, among others. REGIONAL: Frank Catalano, Von Freeman, Luis ‘Perico’ Ortiz, Brenda K. Starr, Van Lester, Willie Garcia, Jesse Charbonier, Ernie Adams, Frankie Vazquez, Frankie Negron, Alison Ruble, The Drifters, Kayvan Vega, Joan Collaso, Papo Cocote, Tony Vega, Los Bandoleros, Pedrito Martinez, Victor Miranda, Grammy Nominated Angel Melendez and his Mambo 911 Orchestra, Grammy Winners Roberto Vizcaino and Raul Pineda. INTERNATIONAL: Havana Jazz Festival. OPERA/DANCE: Harris Theatre; Roosevelt Theatre; Joel Hall Dancers; Luna Negra Dance Company. FILM: Stormy Weather (Composer); Rose Theatre (Composer). Adrian is a teacher with After School Matters.

PETER SIPLA (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Passion, Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet. CHICAGO: The King and I (Lyric Opera of Chicago); South Pacific (Drury Lane Theatre); Newsies, City of Angels (Marriott Theatre); The Wizard of Oz, Miss Saigon (Paramount Theatre); Cambodian Rock Band (Victory Gardens Theatre); Passage (Remy Bumppo); Juno, Blood and Gifts (TimeLine Theatre Company); The Jigsaw Bride, Macbeth (First Folio Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Oak Park Festival Theatre). REGIONAL: City Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Disney Cruise Line. FILM: A Man Called Otto. TELEVISION: Station Eleven (Max); neXt (Fox); Chicago Fire (NBC). EDUCATION: BA in theatre, North Central College.

ERIC TROY, SR  (Keyboards) CHICAGO: Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Great Women in Gospel, Doo Wop Shoo Bop, Just Like Having Church, Black Playwrights Festival (Black Ensemble Theater); Clara: The Clara Ward Story; It Just Don’t Shake Off (Open Door Theatre Company). EDUCATION: BA in music pedagogy, cum laude, Chicago State University. AWARD: Black Theater Alliance’s Best Musical Director, 2013.

AMANDA ROSE WALKER (Actor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Sinister workshop. CHICAGO: Grease (Drury Lane); You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hello, Dolly!, The Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre); Love, Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody (Apollo Theatre). REGIONAL: Mamma Mia, Women in Jeopardy, Honky Tonk Angels (Cortland Repertory Theatre). EDUCATION: BFA in musical theatre, Ball State University.

ALEXIS WILLIS (Text, Dancer, Flute) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks Dream. CHICAGO: Goose and Gert (Kerfuffle); Footholds 2020 (The Imposters Theatre Co.); #Who’s Next: The Musical (Collaboraction Studios, Chicago); Fabulation, or The ReEducation of Undine (Pulse Theatre Company Chicago). EDUCATION: BA in theatre, Columbia College Chicago. AWARDS: 2016 Most Promising Actress Award (The Black Theater Alliance Awards). Alexis has done local commercial work. Born and raised in Chicago, she discovered a passion for performing in her early 20s. Alexis is a visual artist as well as a dancer, singer, musician, writer, and actress.

LIV BEHR  (Understudy) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Beth in Merrily We Roll Along (The Dolphin Show); On-Stage Understudy in The Battlefields of Clara Barton, Becca in Escapeland (American Musical Theatre Project). REGIONAL: Josephine in Lennox Mutual (Candle House Collective). EDUCATION: BS in theatre and english creative writing, Northwestern University. AWARDS: Schuman Award, DeSales University Shakespeare Scholarship recipient.

TEAGAN EARLEY (Understudy) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Parade (Theatre Nebula); Queer Eye, Sing Out (The Second City); Dory Fantasmagory (Young People’s Theatre); Hershel (Strawdog Theatre). OFF BROADWAY: The Shaughraun (Storm Theatre). REGIONAL: Come Blow Your Horn (The New Theatre); Out of the Blue (Weidner Center); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival); Jesus Christ Superstar (Stadium Concert). FILM: The Golden Sarcophaga, Reverse, Come Together. TV: Chicago Fire (NBC). CONCERTS: Kristin Chenoweth, Todd Rundgren, Rita Moreno. RECORDINGS: EPIC (Billboard #2 Debut Album). EDUCATION: BA in theatre, University of Notre Dame. AWARD: Sundial Film Festival – Best Performance.

AIDEN McCOY (Understudy) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Benny in In the Heights, Daniel Beauxhomme in Once on This Island (NU Arts Alliance). REGIONAL: Richie Walters in A Chorus Line (Arts Express). EDUCATION: BS in theatre and industrial engineering Candidate, Northwestern University. AWARDS: 2021 Monte Award for Best Actor, 2021 Jimmy Award Nominee.

SEAN ZUCKERMAN (Understudy) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Nick Bottom in Something Rotten, Indecent, Violet, Me…Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall (Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts); A Peculiar Inheritance, The Secret of Camp Elliott (The Waa-Mu Show, Northwestern University). EDUCATION: BA in theatre and Certificate in music theatre, Northwestern University. AWARDS: Sarah Siddons Society Scholarship Award, 2022.

TOR CAMPBELL (Director & Choreographer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: (Upcoming) Assistant Director Birthday Candles (NorthlightTheater); Assistant Director Right to Be Forgotten (Raven Theatre); Assistant Director A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre). REGIONAL: Dreamgirls (Cupcake Theater); Still Standing (The Broadwater). INTERNATIONAL: Disney Revue, 90’s Musical Revue, Divas Musical Revue (Venetian and Sands Macau). FILM: Lover’s Discretion. EDUCATION: MFA in directing Candidate, Northwestern University.

ROBERT REDDRICK (Music Director, Drums/Conductor) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Pump Boys and Dinettes (Porchlight Theater); Women of Soul (Mercury Theater); Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Steppenwolf Traffic Series); Project! (Free Street Theater). DRUMMER: Guys and Dolls, Raisin!, Caroline or Change (Court Theatre). AWARDS: seven-time recipient of Black Theater Alliance’s Best Music Director; Joseph Jefferson Production–Revue for You Can’t Fake the Funk (Black Ensemble Theater), Joseph Jefferson Production Musical–Large for Caroline or Change (Court Theater). Robert has been the Resident Music Director at the Black Ensemble Theater since 2009.

JASMINE B. GUNTER (Associate Director) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: The Revolutionists, Jump (Northwestern University); Assistant Director Intimate Apparel (Northlight Theatre). OFF BROADWAY: Reroute (24 Hour Plays: Nationals). REGIONAL: Lost Girls, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Hangar Theatre); Intimate Apparel (SUNY Brockport); Lines in the Dust (Geva Theatre Center). EDUCATION: MFA in directing, Northwestern University

DIANA MUHAMMAD (Assistant Choreography, Executive Director of Move Me Soul) is an Educator, Community Activist and Artist in Chicago, IL. She has been the Managing Director of Move Me Soul Dance Company since 2012. She is the Dance Teacher at Beasley Academic Center and Lead Resident Mentor for Dance Teachers in Chicago Public Schools. She has been dancing, teaching, and choreographing throughout Chicagoland since 1996. She is a former dancer with Chicago’s Najwa Dance Corps. Diana has a BS in Elementary Education and a Juris Doctor both from DePaul University. She has had extended studies in dance at Northeastern Illinois, Columbia College, and Loyola University. Diana is committed to building “excellence in art, education and character in young people.”

HANNAH CLARK (Scenic Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: As You Like It, Sweat (Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts). EDUCATION: BA in drama, UW Stevens Point; MFA in stage design Candidate, Northwestern University.

BEN ARGENTA KRESS (Costume Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: The Battlefields of Clara Barton (co-designer Lia Wallfish); Me…Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall, Sweat (Northwestern University’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts). REGIONAL: Baltimore Center Stage, Baltimore Center Stage Mobil Unit, Everyman Theatre, Rep Stage, Washington Stage Guild. EDUCATION: BFA in psychology and theatre, Kenyon College. MFA in stage design Candidate, Northwestern University.

WILLOW JAMES (Sound Designer) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Chlorine Sky (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Alaiyo (Definition Theatre); How Blood Go (Congo Square Theatre); Blues for an Alabama Sky (UIC Theatre). REGIONAL: American Players Theatre, Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis, Alleyway Theatre. EDUCATION: BA in theatre, Connecticut College. AWARDS: Joseph Jefferson Nomination for Sound Design, 2022; Black Theater Alliance Award for Best Sound Design, 2022. Willow is also a teaching artist with Court Theatre.

NATHAN LABRANCHE (DJ) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Debut. CHICAGO: Assistant Sound Designer for The Crucible, Q’Bros The Mixtape; Sound Designer: Passage, Gloria (UIC Theatre). DJ for UIC Spark in the Park 2018. EDUCATION: BA in theatre design, production, and technology, University of Illinois at Chicago. AWARDS: Michael Merritt Award 2022. Nathan is a multimedia designer at VelocityEHS.

EMMA LYONS (Scenic Arts Partner) A professional abstract artist, Emma is honored to be a Shakespeare in the Parks Scenic Arts Partner for the third year in a row. Amidst creating her distinctive Abstracture paintings and presenting them to both the local art fair scene and private collectors, she gratefully embraces the opportunity to reconnect with her first love, theatre. CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: ShakesFest and DREAM. LIVE ART: Prada, OnTour Brewing Co., Fulton Street Collective. CHICAGO ART EXHIBITS: VibrantCast Gallery, Fulton Street Collective, Workbox, Dye Salon, Philz Coffee, Gadabout. Art lovers and collectors can find her work on her website EmmaLyonsArt.com, in person at multiple summer art fairs throughout Chicago, and on social medias all under @EmmaLyonsArt.

TYLER MEREDITH (Verse Coach) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. CHICAGO: The Cherry Orchard, Twilight Bowl, Graveyard Shift (Goodman Theatre); Campaigns, Inc. (TimeLine Theatre Company); A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Theatre); Mystery of Love and Sex (Writers Theatre); The Columnist (American Blues Theater); You Can’t Take it With You (Oak Park Festival Theatre). REGIONAL: A Phoenix Too Frequent (American Players Theatre); At the Wedding, My Father’s War, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (TheatreSquared); Hamlet (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks). TELEVISION: Chicago Fire (NBC). EDUCATION: Interlochen Arts Academy, School at Steppenwolf, BFA from University of Illinois-Chicago. Tyler is represented by Gray Talent Group.

BOB MASON (Casting) celebrates 23 years as CST’s Casting Director in September. Among the 150 projects he has shepherded, his personal favorites include SIX: The Musical (CST, Broadway); numerous Shakespeare titles with Barbara Gaines and Sondheim productions with Gary Griffin; Rose Rage, directed by Edward Hall (CST, Duke on 42nd St); Ride The Cyclone (CST and MCC), directed by Rachel Rockwell; and The Moliere Comedies, directed by Brian Bedford. Prior to casting, Bob enjoyed a career as a Jeff Award-winning singer and actor.

SHANNON GOLDEN-STARR (Stage Manager) CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Measure for Measure, I, Banquo, Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors, Q Brothers Christmas Carol, Fight Night, Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. CHICAGO: Frankenstein, Act(s) of God, Plantation!, Hard Times, Moby Dick, Thaddeus and Slocuum: A Vaudeville Adventure (Lookingglass Theatre Company); The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Frederick (Chicago Children’s Theatre); The King of the Yees, Uncle Vanya, Carlyle, Soups Stews and Casseroles: 1976, Feathers and Teeth (Goodman Theatre); The Mutilated, Simpatico (A Red Orchid Theatre); This Wonderful Life (American Blues Theater). REGIONAL: Peninsula Players Theatre. EDUCATION: BS in stage management, Ball State University.

PAIGE WHITSON-MARTINI (Program Lead/General Manager) oversees arts administration and leads the Theater's community engagement programs and WorldStage presentations. REGIONAL: Arden Theatre Company (Gypsy; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Magic 8); The Old Globe (Julius Caesar); Point Loma Opera Theatre (Cendrillon, Trouble in Tahiti, Dido and Aeneas); Theatre Contra (The Lesson). INTERNATIONAL: Shakespeare400 Festival (Measure for Measure; Shakespeare’s Sister; “Domestic Shakespeare”); Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (First Stage: Jette Parker Young Artists Program). EDUCATION/TRAINING: MFA in Arts Leadership, DePaul University; MA in Shakespeare Studies, King’s College London; Arden Professional Apprenticeship.