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EXTRA PERFORMANCE ADDED! 
Wednesday, January 29th 8pm

January 23rd - February 2nd, 2025

Mary Cattell Theatre

From the writer of Moonstruck, Outside Mullingar is a compassionate, delightful work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love. Anthony and Rosemary’s romantic journey is heartbreaking, funny, and ultimately deeply moving.

 

CAST

Rosemary - Debbie Ryan Sampson

Anthony - Tom Kearney

Aoife - Kathy Racine

Tony - Harry Hultgren

 

CREW

Director – Adrianne Cury

Stage Manager – Karen Arnold

Assistant Stage Manager – Holly Striska

Assistant Stage Manager - Chuck Lichtenauer

Costumes – Beth DiMarco

Dialect Coach - Susan Gosdick

Dramaturg – Mike Huth

Lights – Mary Ellen Schutt

Makeup & Hair – Kat Creedon

Props – Pat Huth

Set Design – Mike Huth

Set Construction – Tim Feeney

Set Painting – Angelee Johns

Sound – Jack Calvert

 

TWS Annual Chairs

Mary Ellen Schutt (box office), Vacant (costumes), Courtney Beresheim (dramaturgs), David M Rodriguez (PSCC), Eddie Sugarman (stage management), Joe Mills (hospitality), Danny Parrott (bar), Mike Janke (house management), Linda Bugielski (lighting), Kerri Mummert (hair/makeup), Mark Maclean and Bridget Bittman (playbills), Laura Leonardo Ownby (props), Ginny Richardson (publicity), Imani McDaniel (set design), Harry Hultgren (set construction), Ann Marie Hultgren & Jennifer Rakvin (paint), Pat Politano (sound)

 

TWS Annual Techs

Benton Bullwinkel (lights), Ann Marie Hultgren (paint), Danna Durkin (costumes), Angelee Johns & Kathi Campbell (prop/furniture room), Bill Hammack (sound)

Annual Production Chair - Haruka Lee

Technical Director - Imani McDaniel

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

October 16th - October 26th, 2025

Lou & Nancy Schauer Mainstage Theatre

Perfect for all blood types! Sink your teeth into a fang-tastic, fast-paced farce filled with laughs and mayhem.

We recommend it for audiences ages 13 and older.

Run Time is approximately 90 minutes with NO Intermission

Content Warning: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors contains sexual situations, strong language, and comedic violence.

ASL SHOW: Saturday, October 25, 2pm

Cast

Actor 1 - Dean Popadopoulus

Actor 2 - Mark MacLean

Actor 3 - Erin Blaber

Actor 4 - Pam Poldonar

Actor 5 - KC Driscoll

Crew

Director Greg Kolack

Stage Manager Haruka

Assistant Stage Manager Kristin Ripoli

Assistant Stage Manager Shea Corpora Brant

Box Office Mary Ellen Schutt

Co Costume Chair Maureen Blaber

Co Costume Chair Jeanine Kupec

Co Dramaturg Courtney Beresheim

Co Dramaturg Michelle Michelini

Co Hospitality Joe Mills

Co Hospitality Amy Doehring

Co Hospitality Peg Callaghan

House Managers Tim Gannon

Lighting Chair Cal Turner

Hair & Makeup Chair Christy Wielosinski

Co Annual Production Chair Haruka

Co Annual Production Chair Harry Hultgren

Program Editor Mark MacLean

Program Editor Bridget Bittman

Props Chair - Designer Mary O'Dowd

Co Props Chair Mary Ellen Schutt

Co Props Chair Lori Proksa

Publicity Ginny Richardson

Set Construction Chair John Baderman

Set Designer Imani McDaniel

Set Painting Chair Mary Kuhn

Sound Chair John Mueller

Artistic Director Greg Kolack

Technical Director Imani McDaniel

Dialect Coach Andrew Pond

Assistant Technical Director - Chris Sanderson

Birthday Candles

September 26th - October 6th, 2024

Mary Cattell Theatre

This poignant Broadway hit, about the extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life, explores the highlights and heartbreaks of 100 years in just 90 minutes. “For my money, Birthday Candles is precisely why people go to the theater.” – Chicago Tribune

CAST
Ernestine (Actor 1) - Linda Cunningham
Kenneth (Actor 2) - Jason Nisavic
Alice/Madeline/Ernie (Actor 3) - Leslie Ryal Beebe
Matt/William (Actor 4) - Jason Kilarski
Billy/John (Actor 5) - KC Driscoll
Joan/Alex/Beth (Actor 6) - Allison Fradkin

CREW
Director – Carrie Lee Patterson
Stage Manager – Angelee Johns
Assistant Stage Managers – Mary Van Nest & Bea O’Brien
Costumes – Janet Venzon
Dramaturg – Shannon Gannon
Hospitality – Joe Mills
Lights – Mary Ellen Schutt
Makeup & Hair – Ashley Masciola
Playbills – Bridget Bittman
Prop Design - Patricia Huth & Peg Callaghan
Sandwich Sunday – Rossann Baker-Priestley
Set Design – Stephanie Bullwinkel
Set Construction Chair – Jon Mills
Set Painting Chairs – Cheryle McKay & Kathy Kusper
Sound Design – Bill Hammack
Technical Director - Imani McDaniel

 

The Other Place

FEBRUARY 15 - 25, 2024

MARY CATTELL THEATRE

Juliana Smithton is a successful neurologist whose life seems to be coming unhinged. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, past collides with present and the elusive truth about Juliana boils to the surface.

 

 

Cast

Julianna - Laura Leonardo Ownby of LaGrange Park
Ian - Mike Janke of Downers Grove
The Woman - Christina Preto-Abernathy of Westchester
The Man - Benton Bullwinkel of Lemont

Crew

Director – Greg Kolack of Elmhurst
Stage Manager – Angelee Johns of Willowbrook
Ass’t Stage Man. – Debbie Ryan Sampson of La Grange
Box Office – Mary Ellen Schutt of Westmont
Costume Chair - Beth DiMarco of Brookfield
Costume Chair - Jennifer Miller of Indian Head Park
Dramaturg – Katie Hedrich of LaGrange Park
Hospitality – Joe Mills of Westchester
House Manager – Mike Janke of Downers Grove
Lighting Chair – Cal Turner of Naperville
Lighting Chair - Linda Bugielski of Westmont
Make-up Chair - Ashley Masciola of Woodridge
Program Editor – Mark MacLean of Willow Springs
Props Chair – Tim Feeney of Downers Grove
Publicity – Ginny Richardson of Burr Ridge
Set Construction – Tim Gannon of LaGrange Park
Set Designer - John Baderman of Hinsdale
Set Dressing - Tim Gannon of LaGrange Park
Set Painting - Jennifer Rakvin of La Grange
Sound Chair – Carol Suda of Palos Hills
Video Production – David Rodriguez of Lombard
Video Production - Maddox McDonald
Technical Director – Imani McDaniel of Chicago

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