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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!

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Our foundation, the ground on which we stand, is made up of seven to eight large tectonic plates, and a number of smaller ones, that make up the lithosphere – or the rigid outermost shell of the planet. Underneath the lithosphere, the more volatile core of the earth has a degree of fluidity, not unlike a frozen over lake. Inertia says the plates want to stay in place, but the movement from the core wants them to pull apart and move creating, along these overlapping fault lines, remarkable pressure.

An earthquake occurs when the building pressure along these fault lines becomes too much and the plates succumb, letting go of their initial position and settling into a new one, wherein the process begins again, a constant evolution of pressure and release.

Some environmentalists see the climate through a similar lens. The earth has a place of balance that it wants to maintain. And then outside factors slowly move the earth’s environment away from its position of balance, creating increasing pressure. That increasing pressure is indicated by a rising global temperature, and increased severity of storms, and a rising sea level. And while, for a time, the environment will hold, eventually there will be a massive release that puts us back into original balance. Fossil records tell us that this has happened before, and data now indicates that we are fast approaching another.

I’m Midwestern, which means that generally, as a family, we don’t deal particularly directly with our problems. 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 sense of hope. A pressure of opposites even there, looking at the destructive, self-interested failings of man while, at the same time, acknowledging our innate desire to effect positive change.

So – what then is our responsibility in all of these various situations? I like the term stewardship, or “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” How do we tend to the world we’ve inherited, and how we tend to the relationships, familial and otherwise, where we’ve been entrusted with the heart of another and have power and sway over that person? We may not be able prevent, entirely, an impending earthquake but if it’s in our power to minimize it’s effect and protect the most vulnerable, isn’t that our duty? We have the power to effect change, on both the world and the people who inhabit it, I’d like to do what I can while still afforded the opportunity.

Thanks for coming. Jb CAST Nate Faust (Young Robert, include Good Boys & True and Last of the and others) Nate is proud to Boys (Steppenwolf), Solid Sands Below (The make his Steep Theatre Goodman), Troilus and Cressida (Chicago debut as part of Shakespeare) Play About My Dad (Raven), Six Earthquakes in London. Degrees of Separation (Eclipse) Look Nate received his MFA from Homeward, Angel and The American Plan (The The New School for Drama in New York City Artistic Home). TV/Film credits include and recently studied at The School at Transformers: Age of Extinction, In Memoriam, Steppenwolf. Recent credits include: Colin Chicago Fire and A.P.B. He is a proud graduate Briggs, Chicago PD; Man, The Blue Room of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at (59E59); Ferd, American Royal (Samuel Roosevelt University and is represented by French Play Festival); and Bennett, 4 Faces Stewart Talent. (independent film directed by Robin Boespflug). Nate is represented by Paonessa Greg Geffrard (Tom) Greg is Talent Agency. www.natefaust.com excited be part of such an important play in his first Leea Ayers (Grace, and show with Steep Theatre. His others) Leea was born and previous Chicago credits raised in Columbus, OH, but include Carroll Gardens now calls Chicago home. She (16th Street Theatre), Our Lady Of 121st is a MFA Acting graduate Street (Eclipse Theatre), Carlyle (Goodman from The Theatre School at Theatre), Treasure Island (Lookingglass DePaul University. This past summer, she was Theatre), Coming Home (Erasing The featured in the Living Newspaper Festival at Distance), Stick Fly (Windy City Playhouse), A Jackalope Theatre. She recently understudied Plank In Reason (Prologue Theatre), HAIR for the world premiere play Man In The Ring at (American Theatre Company), one week in Court Theatre. She is represented by Gray spring (Halcyon Theatre) And The Snow Came Talent Group. Down (Step Up Productions), Bud, Not Buddy (Chicago Children’s Theatre) and Seascape Lucy Carapetyan (Freya) (Remy Bumppo Theatre). He is proudly Lucy is a company member represented by Gray Talent Group. and casting associate with Steep, and has previously Sarah Price (Jasmine) appeared in Breathing Sarah is thrilled to be Corpses, The Hollow Lands, making her Steep premiere. and The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle. Chicago credits include You She has worked with Steppenwolf, Northlight, On The Moors Now (The Griffin, Lifeline, Dog & Pony, The House, Oak Hypocrites), Mai Dang Lao Park Festival Theatre, Theatre Seven, and (Sideshow Theatre), The Sweeter Option Redtwist, among others. She serves as the (Strawdog Theatre), Carlyle (Goodman Special Events Manager at The Actors Theatre, New Stages Production), Monstrous Gymnasium. Lucy is a graduate of Regiment (Lifeline Theatre), Solstice (A Red Northwestern University and is represented by Orchid Theatre), and Northanger Abbey (Remy Paonessa Talent. Bumppo). Regional credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Indiana Repertory Theatre). TV Nick Horst (Steve) Nick is credits: Chicago Fire (NBC/Universal). Sarah is excited to be back home on a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul Steep’s stage. Other Steep University, the Improv Training Program at iO, credits include Bobbie and Second City’s Conservatory. She is also a Clearly, Wastwater, A Brief company member with A Crew of Patches, History of Helen of Troy, performing Shakespeare for middle and high Lakeboat and Fallow. Other Chicago credits school students. CAST, continued Cindy Marker (Sarah) Cindy Indra Andreshak (Liberty, couldn’t be happier to be Casey, and others) Indra part of this production and recently graduated Columbia extends heartfelt thanks to College Chicago’s Theatre all the amazing individuals program with an Acting who made it happen. Major and minor in Arts Previous Steep shows include Moment, If Management. Since moving to Chicago 4 There Is I haven’t Found It Yet, and Martyr. years ago, she’s had the pleasure of dabbling Une gratitude impossible à exprimer aux in film and commercial work as well as amours de ma vie qui me soutiennent plus working with the Neo-Futurists in Haymaker, que je n’aurais jamais cru. Jacques, mon and recently with Steve Scott on CCC’s Senior ange, le monde est à toi! Showcase. She’s absolutely ecstatic to be making her debut on Steep’s stage, and can’t Omer Abbas Salem thank the production team enough for the (Simon, Roy, and others) opportunity. Abbas is a Chicago actor and thrilled to make his Steep Amber Sallis (Peter, Emily, debut. He has worked with and others) Amber is Eclipse Theatre (Little Flower making her Chicago debut in of East Orange), The New Colony (MERGE, Steep Theatre’s production Even Longer and Further Away), Prop Thtr of Earthquakes in London. (Bars and Measures), About Face (Le Switch), Amber is a native of Silk Road Rising (INVASION!, Lake Effect), and Rockford, Illinois, and a 2016 Graduate of Rasaka Theater (Washer/Dryer, Much Ado Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of About Nothing). He would like to thank his Fine Arts Degree in Acting. In the fall of 2014 friends for their support and bb for bb. He also she studied abroad at the world-renowned made out with Coach Carr. Find out more at MXAT Theatre School in Moscow, Russia. She www.omerabbassalem.com will also be in the upcoming production of A Snowy Day and other Stories at Emerald City Alex Gillmor (Colin) It is Theatre. She would like to thank all of her always a pleasure to work family and friends for their love and support! with the talented and charming Jonathan Berry. Peter Moore (Carter, and Alex wishes every actor in others) Pete is a Founding Chicago has the chance to Member and the Artistic work with Mr. Berry. Alex is excited to be on Director of Steep. He has stage again working with such a great group of appeared in a bunch of artists. Some of the favorite parts that Alex shows over the last 15 years, has played are Mugsy in Dealers Choice, including Wastwater, The Few, The Cheats, Bruce in Bang the Drum Slowly, The Man in Brilliant Adventures, Motortown, Love and The Vandal, and Dale in Parlour Song. Thanks Money, Harper Regan, A Brief History of Helen to the cast and crew for making this yet of Troy, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric another great experience. Thanks to the Argyle, If There is I Haven’t Found it Yet, and a audience, our board of directors, and few other shows with impossibly long titles. everyone who has supported Steep over the Pete also appeared in The Downpour with years. Of course, special thanks to Anna, Lili, Route 66 Theatre, NBC’s Chicago Fire, the and Greta for there love and sacrifice. Greta is pilot Convergence, and the Bollywood film now 13 and Lili is 17. This is the last show Alex Dhoom 3. This spring, he will be featured on will do before his firstborn goes off to college… NBC’s Chicago Justice. Pete is a graduate of tear drop. Bowdoin College and The School at Steppenwolf, and is represented by Paonessa Talent both in the states and India. Thanks to YOU'VE JUST FOUND YOUR REAL ESTATE EXPERT.

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ARIANNA SOLOWAY CHICAGO REAL ESTATE EXPERT 312.678.9170 | [email protected] CAST, continued the company, the board and all of Steep’s Jim Poole (Robert) Jim was friends and supporters. Special thanks to his last seen on Steep’s stage incredibly supportive family, his lovely wife as Harry in The Knowledge Jen, and his pals Harry and Gus. and so is delighted to be back among his theatre Donna McGough (Mrs. family. He’s recently enjoyed Andrews, Maryna) Donna is performing with Sideshow, Akvavit, Route 66, excited to make her debut Strawdog, Victory Gardens, Theatre Wit, Arena with the talented folk at Shakespeare and at Key West Fringe Theatre Steep Theatre. She was last where he embodied Orson Welles in Orson’s seen in The Gift Theatre’s Shadow under the direction of Dennis Zacek. world premiere of David Rabe’s Good for Otto. Jim is also busy as a voice actor on a few Other Chicago credits include The Gift animation series and just completed three Theatre: Thinner Than Water, Absolute Hell; feature films. Steppenwolf: The Time of Your Life; The Hypocrites: Endgame, Coriolanus, Death of a Martin Diaz-Valdez Salesman*, Happy Days*, and many others. (Understudy) Martin recently She has also worked with Griffin, Eclipse, graduated with his M.F.A. TimeLine, Raven, and the late lamented Mary from Northern Illinois Arrchie Theatre where she was seen in The University, where he also got Freedom of the City*. Donna is a three-time the opportunity to study in Joseph Jefferson recipient for *Actress in a Russia at the world renowned Moscow Art Principal Role. Theatre (MXAT). He received his B.A. in Theatre Arts at the University of Oregon. He is Patricia Donegan (Woman, a proud Chileno and member of the Alliance of and others) Patricia is so Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago(ALTA). glad to be home at Steep. As a proud ensemble member Alex Elam (Understudy) Alex she has appeared in The Life is thrilled to be working with and Sort of Death of Eric Steep Theatre and Jonathan Argyle, Making Noise Quietly, Love and Money, Berry on Earthquakes in Kill the Old and Torture Their Young and Book London. She is a graduate of of Days. She had the privilege of being part of the UCLA School of Theatre, The Gift Theatre’s world premiere of David Film, and Television. Since moving to Chicago Rabe’s Good for Otto directed by Michael in the summer of 2015, she has worked with Patrick Thornton. Patricia’s other credits Pride Films and Plays, Two Pence Theatre include The Voysey Inheritance at Remy- Company, and Chicago Danztheatre Bumppo, Wit at The Gift Theatre, Jacob and Ensemble. Her sincerest thanks to her mom Jack at Victory Gardens, Lifeline Theatre’s A for her unflinching love and support, Caroline Room with a View and David Cromer’s Neff, Lucy Carapetyan, and her family at Black production of Hot l Baltimore. She has worked Box Acting. with Strawdog Theatre on Kimberly Senior’s productions of Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya. Lawrence Garner There have been numerous shows at the (Understudy) Lawrence is Griffin Theatre and Shattered Globe, as well as delighted to be working with appearances at Court Theatre, 16th Street Steep for the first time. He’s Theatre, Lookinglass, Stage Left and Chicago been acting on Chicago Dramatists. Profound thanks to Jonathan and stages since 1994 with over the amazing cast and crew. It has been an 50 stage credits to his name, including Old earth shaking expience. Mahon in Raven’s Playboy of the Western World, Robert in Colorbox’s Proof, Judge Kennedy in Black Ensemble’s The Trial of CAST, continued Moses Fleetwood Walker, The Father in The (MMPACT), and Repairing A Nation Hypocrites’ Six Characters in Search of an (etaCreative Arts). Theatre School Graduate Author, Patch Riley in Artistic Home’s Touch of 2015. www.facebook.com/ the Poet, and Salieri in the Oak Park Village LockettEntertainment Player’s Amadeus. Abby Pajakowski Katie Gonzalez (Understudy) (Understudy) Abby is joining Katie is thrilled to be working Steep for the first time! Her with Steep Theatre and to be most recent credits include apart of this production of The Compass (Steppenwolf Earthquakes in London. She for Young Audiences) and No worked most recently with Candy (Columbia University and Roundabout). Teatro Vista and Griffin Theatre since She has created and performed in two graduating with a BFA in Musical Theater from full-length clown shows: The King and I am the Chicago College of Performing Arts at myself alone with you by me, John Wilkes Roosevelt University. Special thanks to the Booth. She also produces Potluck Variety Hour entire creative team for this opportunity, at The Frontier and works with Storycatchers Stewart Talent for their continuous guidance, Theater, creating original musicals with young as well as her biggest supporters Mom & Dad. men at a Chicago juvenile detention center.

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PRODUCTION STAFF Jonathan Berry (Director) Jonathan Berry is a His play Love Love Love won Best New Play in director and teacher in Chicago, an Artistic the 2011 Theatre Awards UK, Cock won an Producer at Steppenwolf and a proud Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding ensemble member of both Steep Theatre and Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, he won the Griffin Theatre. Steep productions include: Writer’s Guild Tinniswood and Imison prizes for Posh, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, Not Talking, and the Old Vic New Voices Award If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, The Knowl- for Artefacts. His television series The Town edge, Festen, Moment, The Hollow Lands and was nominated for a BAFTA for Breakthrough The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. At Griffin, Talent. productions include: Winterset, Pocatello, Theatre: King Charles III (Almeida Theatre/ Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy, The Burnt Part Wyndham’s Theatre) 2014, An Intervention Boys, Spring Awakening, the North American (Paines Plough/Watford Palace Theatre) 2014, premieres of Simon Stephens’ Punk Rock (Jeff Bull (Sheffield Theatres and Off-Broadway) award Director, Lead Actor, and Ensemble) 2013, Medea – a new version (Headlong/ Port, and On the Shore of the Wide World, Glasgow Citizens/Watford/Warwick) 2012, Company, Picnic, Time and the Conways, Dead Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre/Gielgud End, The Hostage and Journey’s End. He was Theatre) 2012, Love Love Love (Paines the Assistant Director for Anna D Shapiro’s Plough/Theatre Royal Plymouth/Royal Court) Broadway productions of Of Mice and Men and 2012, 13 (National Theatre) 2011, Decade This is our Youth. Steppenwolf productions (Co-writer – Headlong) 2011, Earthquakes in include Nick Payne’s Constellations, the SYA London (Headlong/National Theatre) UK tour production of A Separate Peace, and the world 2011, Love Love Love (Paines Plough/Theatre premiere of Melinda Lopez’s Gary as well as Royal Plymouth) UK tour 2010 – 2011, the staged reading of Suicide, Incorporated. Earthquakes in London (Headlong/National Gift Theatre: The world premieres of both Theatre) 2010, Cock (Royal Court and Dirty and Suicide, Incorporated, as well as Off-Broadway) 2009, Contractions (Royal Othello. Goodman Theatre: The Solid Sand Court) 2008, Artefacts (Nabokov/Bush Below and The World of Extreme Happiness Theatre; 59E59 Theatre, New York) 2008, My for their New Stages Festival. Other work Child (Royal Court) 2006. Radio: The Core includes: American Theatre Company: Kill (BBC Radio 4) 2011, Heart (BBC Radio 4) Floor; American Blues: Little Shop of Horrors 2011, Liam (BBC Radio 4) 2009, The Steps and Sideman; Redtwist: Look Back in Anger (BBC Radio 4) 2009, Love Contract (BBC and Reverb; Chicago Dramatists: I am Going to Radio 4) 2007, Not Talking (BBC Radio 3) Change the World; Jackalope Theatre: The 2007, The Family Man (BBC Radio 4) 2006. Casuals; Strawdog Theatre: Conversations on Film: Earthquakes in London in development. a Homecoming; Remy Bumpo: The Marriage of Television: Doctor Foster (Drama Republic/ Figaro; Theatre Mir: The Sea and Caucasian BBC) Five part drama in development for Chalk Circle; Lifeline Theater: The Piano Tuner BBC1, The Town (Big Talk Productions) 2012. (Afterdark award – Best Production). He Theatre (directing): Medea (Headlong Theatre/ pursued his MFA in directing from Northwest- Glasgow Citizens/Watford Palace Theatre/ ern University. He has taught acting, directing, Warwick Arts Centre) 2012, Honest by DC and viewpoints at University of Michigan, Moore (Royal & Derngate Theatre) 2010. Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Act One Studios, Columbia College and The He is currently developing television projects School at Steppenwolf. with the BBC, ITV, Big Talk, and Drama Republic, and under commission from Mike Bartlett (Playwright) Mike Bartlett is Headlong Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and currently the Associate Playwright at Paines Playhouse, Hampstead Theatre, and The Royal Plough. In 2011 he was Writer-In-Residence at Court Theatre. the National Theatre, and in 2007 he was Pearson Playwright in Residence at The Royal Court Theatre. PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Jon Ravenscroft (Stage Manager) Jon is Theatre’s upcoming thriller, Hookman. He always up for a fun, crazy adventure with JB, recently designed the sets for How We Got On and this ranks among the craziest. Earth- with Haven Theatre and You on the Moors quakes is Jon’s 9th collaboration with Now with The Hypocrites. Past design credits Jonathan and his 5th with Steep. Previous include Big Love at Northwestern’s Louis Steep credits include The Life and Sort of Theatre and The Grapes of Wrath and Green Death of Eric Argyle, Moment, Pornography Day’s American Idiot in the Barber Theater, 15 and Harper Regan. Jon’s other theatrical Breaths (About Face), End Game (Right Brain homes include Griffin Theatre London( Wall, Project), Melancholy Play (Northwestern), Pocatello, Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy, Flare Eurydice (UC Irvine), and Picasso at the Lapin Path, The Burnt Part Boys, Spring Awakening, Agile (UC Irvine). For more of his work visit Port and Company) and work with Haven (The www.ArnelDeigns.com Wedding Singer), Caffeine (The Oxford Roof Climbers’ Rebellion, Many Loves), Theater Brandon Wardell (Lighting Designer) Brandon Seven (Cooperstown, The Sand Castle) and is a Lighting and Scenic Designer based in Strawdog (St. Crispin’s Day) among others. Chicago. He is an Artistic Associate of Steep and an Ensemble Member of Adventure Arnel Sancianco (Scenic Designer) Originally Stage. Brandon has designed numerous from San Diego, Arnel implanted himself at shows at Steep, including Brilliant Adventures, the heartbeat of theatre in Chicago. He’s If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, Love and receiving his MFA from Northwestern and is Money, Harper Regan, and strangers, babies currently designing The Wiz with Kokandy among many others. Recent designs include Productions and will be designing Steep the acclaimed productions of London Wall,

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LOWITZ & COMPANY • CHICAGO est. 1990 lowitzandcompany.com 773 784-2628 PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Men Should Weep and Titanic (Griffin), Theatre of Louisville), The Magic Play (Olney Heathers the Musical and Assassins (Kokan- Theatre). Alison is a community member with dy), The Game of Love and Chance (APT), The Hypocrites, an artistic associate with Yankee Tavern (ABT), Spark and Six Stories Lookingglass Theatre Company and an artistic Tall (ASC), and Bad Jews (Theatre Wit). associate with Steep Theatre. She is a Brandon earned his MFA from Northwestern graduate of Northwestern University. and is professor of Lighting Design at NIU. alisonsiple.com www.brandonwardelldesign.com Matt Chapman (Sound Designer & Composer) Alison Siple (Costume Designer) Recent Steep credits include The Few, Posh, The projects include: Cinderella at the Theater of Cheats, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Potatoes (Hypocrites), The Magic Play Argyle, Motortown, If There Is I Haven’t Found (Goodman), The Royale (Milwaukee Rep), The It Yet, The Knowledge, 2000 Feet Away, and 39 Steps (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Harper Regan. Other recent work includes Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Goodman Give It All Back (Sideshow), The Burials Theatre), The Yeomen of the Guard (Oregon (Steppenwolf SYA), Prowess (Jackalope), Amer- Shakespeare Festival), The Flick (Steppen- ican Beauty Shop (Chicago Dramatists), Kill wolf), The Jungle Book (Children’s Theatre Floor (ATC), Ten 2016 (The Gift), The Orchestra Company); All Our Tragic, HMS Pinafore, The (Akvavit) Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (Backroom Mikado, Pirates of Penzance (The Hypocrites), Shakespeare), Butcher (Signal), Body and Angels in America (Kansas City Rep); Our Blood (Gift), and Balm in Gilead (Griffin). He is Town (Almeida Theatre London, Kansas City the Technical Coordinator for Steppenwolf’s Rep, Huntington Theatre, Broad Stage, Barrow 1700 Theatre. Street). Upcoming projects: Airness (Actors

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PRODUCTION STAFF, continued Kat Powers (Props Designer) Kat is elated to an MFA in Theatre Directing from London’s be working again in the wild and wonderful East 15 Acting School. She is an alumna of world of theatrical properties for the first time Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Multicultural since 2012, and most especially on this Fellowship. She serves as a member of fascinating script with the fine folks at Steep artEquity’s 2016 cohort, a diverse cadre of Theatre. In other realms, Kat can be found facilitators who support equity-based teaching mosaics in Chicago Public Schools initiatives nation-wide. through ArtReach, throwing pots, making tiles, and when the weather warms, tending to her Tia Greer (Burlesque Choreographer) garden and riding her bike around our Originally from San Francisco, CA, Tia has beautiful city. Love and gratitude for the been an active member of Chicago’s dance infinite support, Clint and Petunia! community since 2009. She received a BFA in Dance Teaching from Columbia College Joseph A. Burke (Projections Designer) Chicago. In pursuit of her passion, Tia was the Joseph is excited to join Steep Theatre for the Director of Dance at Providence St. Mel School first time. Currently residing in Chicago, in 2014 where she helped develop their dance Joseph specializes in theatrical lighting and program for K-12th grade. Her performing projection design. Joseph’s art has been seen credits include Continuous Replay with the Bill at A-squared Theatre Workshop, Case Western T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company, Joel Reserve University, Chamber Opera Chicago, Hall Dancers, The Blueprinting Project and Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, Cleveland Chicago’s Fly Honey Show - A body and sex Public Theatre, Imagine Exhibitions Incorpo- positive cabaret with a feminist perspective. rated, Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Recently Tia was a featured dancer in Northwestern University, The Poetry Founda- Bedrooms; a dance film recently voted Best tion, Travesty Dance Group, Steppenwolf Narrative in the Jacksonville Film Festival and Theatre, Spartan Theatre Company, and In/Motion: Chicago’s Dance Film Festival at Writers’ Theatre. Joseph has been nominated Loyola University. She currently is a freelance for the Equity Jeff Award for his projection dancer and choreographer in Chicago. design on 1984. www.josephaburke.com David Goodman-Edberg (Associate Lighting Kendra Thulin (Dialect Coach) At Steep: Designer & Master Electrician) David is Brilliant Adventures, The Knowledge, Moment, delighted to be working at Steep Theatre again Love and Money, Festen; has also coached at after assisting on Brilliant Adventures. He has Griffin Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Raven Theatre, had the pleasure of designing with such Lifeline Theatre and Columbia College Chicago companies as Prop Thtr, Adventure Stage, where she is a professor of theatre and Otherworld Theatre, The Syndicate, Thodos coordinator of both Voice and the Theatre Dance, First Floor Theater, Innervation Dance Foundations Performance programs. Recent Co., Marlene Skog & Dancers, RE|dance acting credits at Steep: Wastwater, Posh (Jeff group, Chicago International Puppet Festival, Award for Best Ensemble), and The Cheats. and Chicago Repertory Ballet, and assistant designing with Goodman Theatre, Lyric Denise Yvette Serna (Assistant Director) Unlimited, and Disney Resort Shanghai, Denise is thrilled to be collaborating with among others. daviddesignsthings.com Steep Theatre for the first time! Her credits include After Orlando (Pride Films and Plays); Ellen Willett (Production Manager) Ellen is (the)forget_me\knot (inappropriate theatre happy to be back at Steep after working on company); La Chingada (inappropriate theatre Posh, Martyr, A Small Fire, The Knowledge, company); Much Ado About Nothing (The The Receptionist, Festen, The Hollow Lands, Shaw Theatre); Om Swastyastu from London and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings. She is a - The Wailing Woman (Institut Seni Indonesia company member with The Inconvenience, Denpasar); and Heart’s Core (Refugee and regularly makes theatre and events with Women’s Theatre Programme). Denise holds the talented folks at Remy Bumppo, Sideshow, SM APPELLATION Wine BarWine & Restaurant TM

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