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EARTHQUAKES-Digital-Program.Pdf quakes_program.pdf 1 11/21/16 12:02 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K STEEP THEATRE COMPANY COMPANY MEMBERS Brad Akin Jonathan Edwards Jim Poole Kendra Thulin James Allen Alex Gillmor Egan Reich Robin Witt Jonathan Berry Nick Horst Joel Reitsma Brendan Melanson Lucy Carapetyan Ashleigh LaThrop Melissa Riemer in memoriam George Cederquist 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 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 Sara Foster Katie Kett Anne Marie Mitchell Kelly Carpenter Ian Galleher Stu Kiesow Elizabeth Moore Kelly Fitzgerald Molly Johnson Ted Lowitz STAFF Peter Moore Staci Weigum Egan Reich Stu Kiesow Artistic Director House Manager Literary Manager Graphic Designer Kate Piatt-Eckert Caroline Neff Lee Miller Arianna Soloway Executive Director Casting Director Photographer Mgmt. Intern Julia Siple Lucy Carapetyan Gregg Gilman David Barber Managing Director Casting Associate Photographer Operations Intern FRIENDS OF STEEP Heidi Brock Barry Grant Christine Rousseau Jennifer Quinn Broda Neil Jain Craig Steadman John Dunnigan Jennifer Collins Moore John C. White Diane Galleher 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 MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Sol R. Kaufman Family Foundation, the Rothman Family Foundation, and the Tom E. Dailey 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 Earthquakes in London by Mike Bartlett CAST (in speaking order) Young Robert, and others ............................................ Nate Faust Grace, and others ................................................... Leea Ayers Freya ....................................................... Lucy Carapetyan* Steve .............................................................Nick Horst* Tom ............................................................Greg Geffrard Jasmine ...........................................................Sarah Price Sarah ..........................................................Cindy Marker* Simon, Roy, and others ....................................... Omer Abbas Salem Colin............................................................ Alex Gillmor* Liberty, Casey, and others ........................................Indra Andreshak Peter, Emily, and others .............................................Amber Sallis Carter, and others.................................................Peter Moore* Mrs. Andrews, Maryna .......................................... Donna McGough Woman, and others ...........................................Patricia Donegan* Robert ............................................................ Jim Poole* UNDERSTUDIES Martin Diaz-Valdes Lawrence Garner Juwan Lockett Alex Elam Katie Gonzalez Abby Pajakowski PRODUCTION STAFF Director .......................................................Jonathan Berry* Stage Manager .................................................Jon Ravenscroft Scenic Designer ................................................ Arnel Sancianco Lighting Designer .............................................Brandon Wardell** Costume Designer ................................................Alison Siple** Sound Design & Original Music ..................................Matt Chapman** Props Designer ......................................................Kat Powers Projections Designer .............................................Joseph A. Burke Dialect Coach ...................................................Kendra Thulin* Assistant Director ...........................................Denise Yvette Serna Ukulele Instructor ...........................................George Cederquist* Burlesque Choreographer. Tia Greer Associate Lighting Designer & Master Electrician ..............David Goodman-Edberg Production Manager ................................................Ellen Willett Technical Director ................................................Brian Sprague Costume Design Intern. Olivia Moeschet Production Intern. Max Robinson *Denotes Steep Theatre Company Member ** Denotes Steep Theatre Company Artistic Associate Steep salutes the sponsors of this production of Earthquakes in London: Kassie Davis & Bruce Beatus, Barbara & Randy Thomas, Lisa & Randy White The recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. Earthquakes in London is produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. “In the Year 2525” is presented courtesy of Kosmo Music GmbH. Earthquakes in London will be presented with one ten-minute intermission. Wishing you the Wishing you the warmthWishing of the you New the Year! warmth of the New Year! Nowwarmth is a great of timethe New to list Year! or buy! Now is a great time to list or buy! Now is a great time to list or buy! Wishing you the warmth of the New Year! Now is a great time to list or buy! Over 20+ years as a broker and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Over 20+ yearsSelling as afrom broker the andNorth a SeniorsShore to Real the city.Estate Specialist. Over 20+ yearsSelling as a from broker the and North a Seniors Shore toReal the Estate city. Specialist. Selling from the North Shore to the city. 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It’s somehow impolite to talk too much about anything that might be creating pressure on the relationship. This Christmas, with a wide political spectrum represented, and a sibling living at home with the parents, and a frightening injury we are still recovering from, there was, indeed, an increase to the normal pressure of the familial situation. And there were, indeed, some little earthquakes – momentary bursts coming, seemingly out of nowhere and startling the dinner table. Fortunately no irreparable release, but I could sense its presence and its inevitability. One of the things that is remarkable to me about the outlook of many environmental scientists is that, despite the dire predictions of the impending environmental disaster, there remains, in many of them, a profound
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