About: Mei Sands

May 29th - June 8th, 2025

Lou & Nancy Schauer Mainstage Theatre

Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.

This show is generously sponsored by Boiler Equipment Company.

CAST
Belinda Blair/Flavia Brent - Sara Schilling of La Grange
Brooke Ashton/Vicki - Christy Wielosinski of Lyons
Dottie Otley/Mrs. Clackett – Jennifer Miller of Indian Head Park
Frederick Fellowes/Philip Brent - Mike Janke of Downers Grove
Garry Lejuene/Roger Trampalene - RJ Cecott of Naperville
Lloyd Dallas - DanMurphy of Darien
Poppy Norton-Taylor - Karen Arnold of Westmont
Selsdon Mowbray/The Burglar - Tim Feeney of downers Grove
Tim Allgood - Chris Olson of LaGrange Highlands

CREW
Director – Greg Kolack of Elmhurst
Stage Manager – Cal Turner of Naperville
Assistant Stage Manager – Debbie Vaccarella of Oak Brook
Assistant Stage Manager – Mary Van Nest of Western Springs
Costumes – Pam Podolner of LaGrange Park
Dialect Coach – Andrew Pond of Chicago
Dramaturg – Katie Hedrich of LaGrange Park
Lights – Linda Bugielski of Westmont
Makeup & Hair – Jaime Sandoval of Oak Park
Props – Shea & Nick Corpora Brandt of Lyons
Set Design – Imani McDaniel of Chicago
Set Construction – John Baderman of Hinsdale
Set Painting – Jennifer Rakvin of La Grange & Ann Marie Hultgren of Indian Head Park
Sound – Joe Mills of Westchester

MISERY

February 13th - February 23rd, 2025

From the terrifying Stephen King novel. Come meet your "number one fan."

CAST

Annie Wilkes – Tammy O’Reilly of Western Springs

Paul Sheldon – Rob Nardini of Naperville

Buster – Jim LaPierta of Berwyn

CREW

Director – Greg Kolack of Elmhurst

Assistant Stage Manager – Kristin Ripoli of Westmont

Assistant Stage Manager – Christy Wielosinski of Lyons

Box Office - Mary Ellen Schutt of Westmont

Costumes – Jaime Sandoval of Oak Park

Fight choreographer – R.J. Cecott of Naperville

Lights – Cal Turner of Naperville

Makeup and Hair – Leslie Ryal

Program Editor – Mark MacLean of Willow Springs

Program Editor – Bridget Bittman of Plainfield

Props – Mike Janke of Downers Grove

Props – Kathi Campbell of Brookfield

Publicity – Ginny Richardson of Naperville

Set Construction – Tim Gannon of LaGrange Park

Set Design – Stephanie Bullwinkel of Lemont

Set Design – Benton Bullwinkel of Lemont

Set Painting – Jennifer Ravkin of La Grange

Sound – Zoe Michaels of Glen Ellyn

Technical Director - Imani McDaniel of Chicago

Murder On The Orient Express

May 30 - June 9, 2024

Lou & Nancy Schauer Mainstage Theatre

Agatha Christie’s greatest detective’s most thrilling case! A tycoon is murdered on the world’s most luxurious train. Isolated with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on Hercule Poirot to find the murderer before they strike again!

Cast

Hercule Poirot                      Tim Feeney of Downers Grove

Monssieur Bouc                   Joe Mills of Westchester

Mary Debenham                 Beth DiMarco of Brookfield

Hector MacQueen               Dean Papadopoulos of Orland Park

Michel the Conductor         Chad Hamilton of LaGrange Park

Princess Dragomiroff          Kathy Kusper of Hinsdale

Greta Ohlsson                      Stephanie Williams of Brookfield

Countess Andrenyi             Christy Wielosinski of Lyons

Helen Hubbard                   Cheryle McKay of Oak Brook

Colonel Arbuthnot              KC Driscoll of LaGrange Park

Samuel Rachett                   Rich Kropp of Roselle

CREW

Director – Greg Kolack of Elmhurst

Stage Manager – Sharon Sobotka of Hinsdale

Assistant Stage Manager – Ann Serafin of Chicago

Assistant Stage Manager – Kathleen Campbell of Brookfield

Costumes and Make-up – Lori D’Asta of La Grange and Peggy Carlson of La Grange

Dialect Coach - Andrew Pond of Chicago

Dramaturg – Mike Huth of LaGrange Park

Lights – Benton Bullwinkel of Lemont

Props – Gina Palmer of Lombard and Kathi Campbell of Brookfield

Set Design – Imani McDaniel of Chicago

Set Construction – John Baderman of Hinsdale

Set Painting – Mary Kuhn of Naperville

Sound – Zoe Michaels of Lombard

Technical Director - Imani McDaniel of Chicago