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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

JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 4, 2024

LOU & NANCY SCHAUER MAINSTAGE THEATRE

George Bernard Shaw’s immortal classic! Henry Higgins accepts a bet that by simply changing the speech of a Cockney flower seller he will be able to pass her off as a duchess. The beloved play on which My Fair Lady was based.

 

 

Cast

Professor Henry Higgins – Danny Parrott of Arlington Heights

Eliza Doolittle – Ashley Kennedy of Catati, California

Colonel Pickering – Tom Viskocil of Woodridge

Alfred Doolittle – Rob Cramer of LaGrange Park

Mrs. Pearce - Jennifer Miller of Indian Head Park

Mrs. Higgins - Carolyn Redding of Westmont

Mrs. Eynsford Hill – Lori D’Asta of La Grange

Clara Eynsford Hill – Lauren Fontanetta of Lombard

Freddy Eynsford Hill – Jason Kilarski of Western Springs

Cockney bystander – Dennis Burke of Downers Grove

Cockney bystander - Rex Nyquist of Clarendon Hills

Female Ensemble – Sharon Opila of Brookfield

Male Ensemble – John Mueller of Lemont

Parlor maid - Jennifer Rakvin of La Grange

 

Crew

Director – Ray Frewen of Downers Grove

Stage Manager – Bill Hammack of Lisle

Ass’t Stage Man. – Linda Roberts of Burr Ridge

Bar Manager - Danny Parrott of Arlington Heights

Box Office – Mary Ellen Schutt of Westmont

Costume Design - Patti Roeder of Oak Park

Costume Chair - Linda Bremer of Western Springs

Dialect Coach - Ray Frewen of Downers Grove

Make-up Co-Chair - Kat Creedon of Brookfield

Make-up Co-Chair - Julie Tomek Campo of Darien

Dramaturg – Margo Rife of Western Springs

Hospitality – Joe Mills of Westchester

House Manager – Mike Janke of Downers Grove

Lighting Chair – Mary Ellen Schutt of Westmont

Program Editor – Mark MacLean of Willow Springs

Props Co-Chair – Sandy Cook of Willowbrook

Props Co-Chair – Sharon Sobotka of Hinsdale

Publicity – Ginny Richardson of Burr Ridge

Set Construction – Harry Hultgren of Indian Head Park

Set Designer - Rob Cramer of LaGrange Park

Set Dressing – Eddie Sugarman of Western Springs

Set Painting Co-Chair – Mary Kuhn of Naperville

Set Painting Co-Chair - Jennifer Rakvin of La Grange

Sound Chair – Pat Politano of Brookfield

Tech Director - Imani McDaniel of Chicago

 

 

NOVEMBER 17-19, 2023

MARY CATTELL THEATRE

In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating.

***Recommended for ages 13+ due to language and content.***

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Cast

Ava Peña

Brooke (Brooks) Simmons

Cooper Brown

Giovanni Sprovieri

Haven Marginean

Lola Podolner

Reaghan Watkins

Tess Larmon

 

Crew

Greg Kolack                                           Director

Sophie Imielski                 Assistant Director

Lily Ruiz                                    Stage Manager

Mireya Brkic         Assistant Stage Manager

Aiden Leonard     Assistant Stage Manager

Georgia Marzo                                 Costumes

Sophia Smykowski                          Costumes

Mia Cozzi                                           Costumes

Maddox McDonald                                 Props

Annie Scodro                                            Props

Ellie Baldwin                                             Props

Maeve Charlton                                       Lights

Caroline Busch                                         Lights

Rita Hynes                                                Sound

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