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STEEP THEATRE COMPANY COMPANY MEMBERS James Allen Jonathan Edwards Jim Poole Kendra Thulin Jonathan Berry Alex Gillmor Egan Reich Robin Witt Lucy Carapetyan Nick Horst Joel Reitsma Brendan Melanson George Cederquist Ashleigh LaThrop Melissa Riemer in memoriam Brad DeFabo Akin Cynthia Marker Michael Salinas Patricia Donegan Peter Moore Joanie Schultz Peter Dully Caroline Neff Julia Siple ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Matthew Chapman Lauren Lassus Alison Siple Dan Stratton Maria DeFabo Akin Kristin Leahey Simon Stephens Brandon Wardell Thomas Dixon Emily McConnell Assoc. Playwright Chelsea M. Warren BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jessica Schrey David Bock Doug Passmore Sonya Dekhtyar President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Dave Bartusek Ian Galleher Ted Lowitz Elizabeth Moore Kelly Carpenter Molly Johnson Anne Marie Shawn Sackett Kelly Fitzgerald Stu Kiesow Dumas Mitchell STAFF Peter Moore Staci Weigum Egan Reich Stu Kiesow Artistic Director House Manager Literary Manager Graphic Designer Kate Piatt-Eckert Caroline Neff Lee Miller Ella Silverman Executive Director Casting Director Photographer Operations Intern Julia Siple Lucy Carapetyan Gregg Gilman Managing Director Casting Associate Photographer FRIENDS OF STEEP Heidi Brock Sara Foster Katie Kett Christine Rousseau Reid & Jennifer Diane Galleher Jennifer Collins Craig Steadman Quinn Broda Barry Grant Moore John C. White John Dunnigan Neil Jain Jon Putnam Steep Theatre Company is supported in part by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Alphawood Foundation, the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Sol R. Kaufman Family Foundation, the A.L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation, and the Rothman Family Foundation. Steep Theatre is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres and Theatre Communications Group. STEEP THEATRE COMPANY 1115 West Berwyn, Chicago, IL 60640 www.steeptheatre.com [email protected] (773) 649-3186 Steep Theatre Company proudly presents the World Premiere of Hinter by Calamity West CAST (in speaking order) Maria Baumgartner . Aurora Adachi-Winter Frieda Richter .............................................Lauren Sivak Klara Müller............................................... Sigrid Sutter Elizabeth Hummel ......................................... Sasha Smith Lorenz Schlittenbauer .....................................Nate Whelden Inspector Herzog.......................................... Peter Moore* George Siegl ............................................. Alex Gillmor* Andres Gruber.............................................. Jim Poole* Viktoria Gabriel ...........................................Eunice Woods Cazillia Gruber......................................... Melissa Riemer* UNDERSTUDIES Maria Baumgartner / Klara Müller ......................... Hilary Schwartz Frieda Richter / Cazillia Gruber............................ Denise Hoeflich Elizabeth Hummel / Viktoria Gabriel .......................... Amber Sallis Lorenz Schlittenbauer / George Siegl............................ Tony Rossi Inspector Herzog / Andres Gruber .......................... Stephen Smith PRODUCTION STAFF Director .............................................Brad DeFabo Akin* Stage Manager ........................................Lauren Lassus** Scenic Designer ............................................Lauren Nigri Lighting Designer ............................................Pete Dully* Costume Designer ...................................Mieka van der Ploeg† Sound Designer ........................................Thomas Dixon** Props Designer ......................................... Kathryn Johnson Violence & Intimacy Choreographer ...........................Sasha Smith Dramaturg ................................................Neena Arndt Assistant Director .......................................Almanya Narula Production Manager ......................................Catherine Allen Technical Director ........................................Alan Weusthoff *Steep Theatre Company Member ** Steep Theatre Company Artistic Associate †Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 Steep salutes the sponsors of this production of Hinter: Jessica & Christoph Schrey Timothy Sherck The videotaping or recording of this production by any means is strictly prohibited. SCENES Prologue The New Maid Part One Scene One: Munich Scene Two: Rumors Scene Three: Herzog’s Bird Scene Four: Interrupted Scene Five: The Animals go to Bed ~ Intermission ~ Part Two Scene Six: Cazillia Eats All the Jam Scene Seven: Ten Scene Eight: Restless Scene Nine: The Woods Scene Ten: The Barn Scene Eleven: The Coin Toss CAST Aurora Adachi-Winter (Maria Managing Director of 2nd Story. Baumgartner) Aurora is www.lauren-sivak.com. super pumped to be making her Steep Theatre debut Sigrid Sutter (Klara Müller) with this thrilling cast, play & Sigrid returns to Steep with crew. Some favorite past Hinter, where she previously credits include Lottery Day (The Goodman); understudied The Cheats. Put Your House In Order (The Roustabouts); Most recent Chicago theatre The Burials, Linda Vista (Steppenwolf Theatre credits include: Connie in 3C Company); peerless, Edith Can Shoot Things (A Red Orchid Theatre) and Isabella in and Hit Them (First Floor Theater); good friday Measure for Measure (Back Room (Oracle Productions, Jeff Nomination for Best Shakespeare Project). Television credits Ensemble); and The Fly Honey Show (The include Chicago Justice. Sigrid received her Inconvenience). TV credits include Chicago MFA degree in Classical Acting from George Med and Amazon’s Electric Dreams. Aurora Washington University and is represented by holds a BFA from the University of Illinois at Actors Talent Group. Visit sigridsutter.com. Urbana-Champaign and is represented by Gray Talent Group. Love to Mom & Dad, Sasha Smith (Elizabeth Amanda, and Isa. Hummel) Sasha Smith is thrilled to be working with Lauren Sivak (Frieda Steep Theatre once again! Richter) Lauren is making She is a Chicago based actor her Steep Theatre debut. and violence and intimacy She was last seen in choreographer. Recent acting credits include American Theater Hookman (Steep Theatre), Johanna Faustus Company’s Men on Boats. (The Hypocrites), and Stay Lit (The She has previously worked with About Face Roustabouts). She has been seen on Theatre, Cor Theatre, The New Colony, television in Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Abraham Werewolf, and Walkabout Theater Green Screen Adventures. Recent Company, among others. Lauren is the proud choreography credits include The Toilet CAST, continued (Haven Theatre) A Funny Thing Happened On Alex Gillmor (George Siegl) It The Way To The Gynecologic Oncology Unit At is always a pleasure to work Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center Of with the intelligent and New York City (Route 66), Ideation (Jackalope), sensitive Brad DeFabo Akin and Octagon (Jackalope). She is a graduate of as a director, and getting the Columbia College Chicago. chance to work with Calamity has been a true joy. Alex is excited to be on Nate Whelden (Lorenz stage again working with such a great group of Schlittenbauer) Nate was artists. Some of the favorite parts that Alex has last seen in T. at American played are Mugsy in Dealer’s Choice, Bruce in Theatre Company. Other Bang the Drum Slowly, The Man in The Vandal, credits include Carlyle and Dale in Parlour Song. Thanks to the cast (Goodman Theatre), Stupid and crew for making this yet another great Fucking Bird, Antigonick, Maria/Stuart, The experience. Thanks to the audience, our board Ugly One, Strangerland, Idomeneus (all with of directors, and everyone that has supported Sideshow Theatre), Pinkolandia (16th St. Steep over the years. Of course, special thanks Theater), The Peacock (Jackalope), Common to Anna, Lili, and Greta for there love and Hatred (RhinoFest), Space Pursues Them (Live support. Greta is now 14 and Lili is 18. The to Tape Festival), and work at the Ensemble future is coming. Studio Theatre (New York City) and the Hangar Theatre Lab Company (Ithaca, NY). Nate is a Jim Poole (Andres Gruber) Sideshow ensemble member and produces Jim is grateful to be back at the new play development program The Steep after appearing as Freshness Initiative. He is represented by Robert in last year’s Shirley Hamilton. Love to my family, especially Earthquakes In London. He the love of my life, Elizabeth Anne. recently played Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing and Sir Toby Belch in Peter Moore (Inspector 12th Night in Shakespeare in the Park. At Herzog) Pete is delighted to Steep, favorite roles include Harry in The be back home at Steep after Knowledge, Roote in The Hothouse, and last appearing here in 2017’s Judge/Caiaphas in The Last Days of Judas Earthquakes in London. He Iscariot. In Chicago, Jim’s enjoyed performing is a founding member and with Victory Gardens, Strawdog, Route 66, the Artistic Director of Steep. His Steep credits Sideshow, Akvavit, Theatre Wit, 16th Street, include The Cheats, The Few, Wastwater, and the Annoyance. At the Key West Fringe Motortown, Pornography, Harper Regan, Theatre, he embodied Orson Welles in Orson’s Brilliant Adventures, Love & Money, strangers, Shadow. Jim’s also a voice actor for a few babies, Festen, The Life and Sort of Death of animated series as well as a film & video Eric Argyle, If There is I Haven’t Found it Yet, A director behind the camera. Brief History of Helen of Troy, and a few other impossibly long