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Company Board ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESIDENT Peter Marston Sullivan Sara Coffou

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VICE PRESIDENT Meg Love Hatice Dinc

ASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TREASURER Peter Robel Jelani Rucker

MARKETING DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY GRAPHIC DESIGNER Mary Kate Robel Charles Riffenburg MEMBERS ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Nancy Bullock Stephen Schellhardt Richard Maxen Silvia Rota CASTING ASSOCIATES Jean Zuiker Molly Layton Stephanie Sullivan Artistic OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE Mary Kate Robel Affiliates

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Christa Buck Ashley Hannon Justin Castellano Brandon Dahlquist STUDIO LIAISON Diane Fairchild Eleanor Katz Patrick Ham Theresa Ham MEMBERS Steve O’Connell Kaela Altman, Peter Blair, Thomas J. Samorian Cassy Schillo Dalton Long, David Tibble, Danni Smith Sean Thomas Jeremy Trager Megan Turnquist EMERITUS MEMBERS John Zuiker Stephen Genovese Ryan Guhde Thomas J. Samorian www.BoHoTheatre.com /BoHoTheatre @BoHoTheatre FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

I lived my formative years in a time when mental illness was shrouded in stigma. Common issues like anxiety and depression were a result of exterior stimuli that could be remedied (or at least concealed) with a strong dose of stoicism and avoidance. There was a societal framework that forcibly contained any outliers that showed signs outside the norm. There was fear, misunderstanding, and suppression. For my family, this suppression led to great rifts that still linger decades later.

As the years passed, more mentions of therapy and medication began to creep into everyday conversations. There was more awareness of how commonplace mental illness is. And yet, even after seeing the effects of mental illness first hand, I still felt closed-minded. I was judgmental and skeptical. Then I saw the Broadway production of Next to Normal.

Watching this family struggle with the very same issues, but in a way that was brutally honest and open, was profoundly moving. This family was not suppressing or avoiding, they were assaulting the issue head-on. To see them rise and fall with every attempt to get back to being normal was so powerful. Moreover, it was exploding an issue that I had learned to evade, asking me to acknowledge and accept it.

In looking back, I realize how damaging it was to negate the existence of mental illness. In looking forward, I see the everyday struggles that this illness (in all its varied shapes and colors) brings to my friends, family, and those closest to me. The common thread between then and now being the desire to find normalcy. Of course… that can’t help but to beg the question: “What is normal?”

Peter Marston Sullivan Artistic Director, BoHo Theatre BOHO THEATRE presents next to normal Music & Lyrics by Book & Lyrics by TOM KITT BRIAN YORKEY

Directed By LINDA FORTUNATO

Music Direction By ELLEN K. MORRIS

PERFORMERS

DONTERRIO JOHNSON ...... Dan PETER ROBEL* ...... Doctor Madden/Doctor Fine BRADLEY ATKINSON ...... Henry COLETTE TODD ...... Diana CIERA DAWN ...... Natalie GILBERT DOMALLY ...... Gabe KYRIE ANDERSON ...... Diana understudy

*BoHo Theatre Company Member

Original Broadway Production Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre

New York Premiere Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, February 2008 (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director). Next To Normal was subsequently produced by Arena Stage in November 2008

Developed at Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA (Robb Hunt, Executive Producer; Steve Tomkins, Artistic Director). An earlier version was presented in the 2005 New York Festival. Support for the development of Next To Normal was provided by the Jonathan Larson Foundation.

Next To Normal is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All au- thorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

This project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. PRODUCTION ARTISTS & STAFF

MEG LOVE*...... Producer ANGELA ALISE JOHNSON ...... Assistant Director ANDREA SWANSON...... Assistant Musical Director LINDSAY BROWN...... Production Manager SARAH ROSS ...... Scenic Design G . “MAX” MAXIN IV ...... Lighting Design SAADAT KAHN...... Asst . Lighting Design ED DUDZINSKI ...... Asst . Lighting Design RACHEL LAMBERT...... Costume Design JOE PALERMO ...... Sound Design NATASZA NACZAS...... Properties Design MICHAEL J . SANOW...... Technical Director DALTON LONG*...... Stage Manager TESS MARTINEZ...... Rehearsal Asst . Stage Manager MADISON PAIGE KENNEDY...... Production Asst . Stage Manager

ORCHESTRA

ELLEN K . MORRIS ...... Keyboard/Conductor MICHAEL LOCKLER...... Guitar RENEE HENLEY...... Violin/Viola TONY SCANDORA...... Drums JON NADAL, DAVID PRIEST...... Bass

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Matt Diechman, The Hypocrites, Northeastern University, Another Door Theatre Project, Rob Rahn, The , The Illinois Arts Council, the Richard H . Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Jean Zuiker, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd;

The BoHo Board of Directors and Company Members, who strive daily to make this a place where artists can learn, grow, and fulfill their dreams . since it’s premiere . Previous Chicago CAST (alphabetical) credits include: The Mutilated ( Company), You Can’t KYRIE ANDERSON Take It With You (understudy, North- (DIANA UNDER- light Theatre), Other Than Honorable STUDY) is honored (workshop, ) . to have been a part Boston credits include: of this life changing (Wheelock Family Theatre), production and so (Emerson College), (Harvard happy to have had BlackCast), Lizzie Bright and the Buck- her first experience minster Boy (Emerson College), Won’t with the BoHo family . Recent credits Stay Silent (Emerson College) . You can include Celebration! (Music of Cole see Ciera next in The Little Mermaid Porter/ LCSO), My Way, A Tribute to with Paramount Theatre in Winter Frank Sinatra (Theo Ubique), Mary 2016 . Thank you to every single friend, Poppins in (NightBlue), family member, and fellow artist who Mrs . Johnstone in Blood Brothers gives support and unconditional love, it (Theo Ubique), Waverly in Next Thing is greatly returned . You Know (Towle Theatre), and Songs for a New World (NightBlue) . You can GILBERT DOMALLY see Kyrie later this fall in Theo Ubique’s (GABE) is so excited production of Fly by Night. As always, to be working with she thanks her family and friends for BoHo Theatre their never-ending love and support . and this awesome company of actors . BRADLEY He was most ATKINSON (HENRY) recently seen in is stoked about his Porchlight’s Dreamgirls as C C. . and BoHo Theatre debut . Paramount’s Production of Hairspray He was last seen as as Seaweed . Gilbert would like to thank Will in the Midwest God for every opportunity, and his Premiere of Glory friends and family for all of their love Days (Refuge Theatre and support . Project) . Currently, he is training for his BFA in musical theatre at The Chicago DONTERRIO College of Performing Arts . You can JOHNSON (DAN) also catch him trekkin’ down the city Theatre: Murder streets on his old, rusty road bike . Ballad (Cardinal Lastly, he just wants to drop loads of Stage Company); love to his family and friends - both old Sweeney Todd and new - and especially to BoHo for (DCPA); Lookingglass this gnarly opportunity . Alice (Lookingglass Theatre Company/DCPA); Jesus Christ CIERA DAWN Superstar () (Theo Ubique); (NATALIE) is thrilled Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Jeff nominated), to be a part of Golden Boy (); this extraordinary The Color Purple, Avenue Q (Mercury company of artists Theatre); Rent (Brightside Theatre); in a show that Under A Rainbow Flag (Pride Films has held a special and Plays); Hairspray The Musical (ITL place in her heart Award) (SRO Productions); Urinetown, Aladdin The Musical, she has performed with The Marriott and Kennedy The Musical (, Drury Lane Oakbrook, The Workshop) . Artistic Ensemble Member Mercury Theatre, Kokandy Productions, of Pride Films and Plays . Film/TV: USA’s and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre . Sirens. Commercials: McDonald’s www .colettetodd .com McPick Two . Training: American Musical and Dramatic Academy of Los Angeles . PRODUCTION PETER ROBEL (DOCTOR MADDEN/ STAFF (alphabetical) DOCTOR FINE) Previous BoHo LINDSAY BROWN (PRODUCTION appearances include MANAGER) is very happy and thankful Dogfight (Lounge to be returning to BoHo Theatre, Singer), Eurydice where she previously staged managed (Father), and I Am Fugitive Songs . She is a proud Montana My Own Wife (Jeff Nomination-Ac- native and has called Chicago home tor, principal role) . Peter has appeared for two years . She has worked with regionally with freeFall Theatre (St . Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Petersburg, FL) and in the Chicago Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and area with , Drury Lane Windy City Playhouse, Grandstreet Oakbrook Terrace, Victory Gardens Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, Circle and (re)discover theatre . A lover of all Theatre, and . things dinosaur, Lindsay is a voracious As BoHo’s Associate Artistic Director, reader and probably has about six book he has directed Myths & Hymns, recommendations for you at any given Tartuffe, The Tempest, The Merchant time . Big love to her family near and far of Venice, Yerma, and The Winter’s and especially to M + S . Tale, and designed sound for Kiss of The Spider Woman, The Spitfire Grill, LINDA FORTUNATO (DIRECTOR) The Rainmaker, and Tartuffe . Peter is returns to BoHo where she directed represented by Paonessa Talent . Parade (Jeff Nomination) and cho- reographed Kiss of the Spider Woman COLETTE TODD (Jeff Award) . In January, Linda became (DIANA) is simply the Artistic Director at Theatre at the honored to make Center, where she has been involved her BoHo Theatre with over a dozen productions as debut working with director, choreographer, or actor . this passionate Other directing credits include Lend team . Recent credits Me a Tenor, And Then There Were include Sandra in None, Once a Ponzi Time, The Nerd, Big Fish (Jeff Award nomination), The Fox On the Fairway at Peninsula Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, and Players; The Water Coolers at Riverfront Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Theatre; Mim at the Lamb’s Theatre, Breakdown at ; NY . Choreography credits include Clara in (Jeff Award winner, Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Supporting Actress) and Aspects Of American Players Theatre, TimeLine Love at Theo Ubique Theatre; Theatre, , Peninsula and Aldonza in and Players, Provision Theatre, New Tuners, Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun Remy Bumppo, and many Chicago-ar- at Light Opera Works . Additionally, ea high schools and colleges . ANGELA ALISE JOHNSON (ASST. Bumppo Theatre); Jesus Hopped the DIRECTOR) is excited to be serving ‘A’ Train, A Perfect Ganesh, Intimate as Assistant Director for this beautiful Apparel (Jeff Nomination),Woman in production of Next to Normal! She Mind, Ah, Wilderness!, and After the holds a BA in Theatre from Loyola Fall (Eclipse Theatre); The Winter’s University . She recently directed in Tale, Cymbeline, Merchant of Venice, Indie Boots 2016 Short Festival . and Romeo & Juliet (Jeff nomination- Angela has also served as the Artistic First Folio); The Magic Flute and Die Director of Prologue Theatre, a store- Fledermaus (DePaul School of Music); front company that produced new The Drowning Girls (Signal Ensemble); and forgotten works from underrep- and American Myth (American Blues resented voices for eight seasons . She Theater) . Regionally she has designed last worked with BoHo as an actor on The Hollow, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Parade . Some of her favorite Chicago and Lend Me a Tenor with Peninsula acting credits include: The House Players . That Will Not Stand (); Far From Heaven (Porch- DALTON LONG (STAGE MANAGER) light Music Theatre); Saturday Night/ Having graduated from Principia Sunday Morning (Prologue Theatre @ College with a BA in Theatre, Dalton Steppenwolf Garage); Love and Human has been in Chicago ever since living Remains (Cor Theatre); Coming Home the dream . A BoHo company member, (Erasing the Distance) . Thanks to Peter, his shows with them include Eurydice, Linda, Meg, Molly and the rest of the Dogfight, Scotland Road, Ordinary BoHos for this awesome opportunity . Days, Parade, Myths and Hymns, and Love to her family, friends and Gray Amadeus (as ASM) . His other credit as Talent Agency . www .angelaalise com. SM is Otherworld Theatre’s Messina 3004 . Dalton would like to thank the MADISON PAIGE KENNEDY (PRO- cast, crew, and design team for all DUCTION ASST. STAGE MANAGER) of their hard work and dedication . A is a director and makeup artist based special thank you to his wonderful in Chicago . She is an alumnus of CASA wife Katie for her constant love and actors studio in Cincinnati and Glam support! Lab makeup studios in Chicago . She has worked on shows such as Heathers MEG LOVE (PRODUCER) is the at the Cincinnati Actor’s Studio, Executive Director of BoHo and is Women On The Verge Of a Nervous proud to be bringing you another Breakdown at Columbia College beautiful story . If you see her in the Chicago and Once In A Lifetime at lobby pre-show or intermission, feel . She will free to strike up a conversation about graduate in the spring of 2018 with your favorite BoHo show . After 8 years a BFA in directing from Columbia with the company, she has lots of College Chicago . stories to share! Meg holds BFA with an emphasis in stage management RACHEL LAMBERT (COSTUME from Webster University . Past credits DESIGN) is delighted to work with include productions with Okoboji BoHo Theatre for the first time . Other Summer Theater, The Old Globe in Chicago credits include Mothers and San Diego, The Repertory Theatre of Sons (Northlight Theatre); Twist Your St . Louis, Noble Fool Theatricals and Dickens (); The Life the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus . She’d of Galileo, Travesties and Northang- like to thank the wonderful production er Abbey (Jeff nominations- Remy team and cast for a great experience, and many thanks to her amazing fellow ELLEN MORRIS (MUSIC DIRECTOR) company members at BoHo . She also is grateful to be back with BoHo for extends her deepest gratitude to her this incredible show . She has previ- family, friends and husband, Dan, for all ously worked with BoHo on Dogfight their love and support . (MD) and Parade (AMD) . Other favorite credits include Adding Machine (The G. “MAX” MAXIN IV (LIGHTING Hypocrites), Velveteen Rabbit (Marriott DESIGN) is excited to be working with Theatre), Northanger Abbey (Lifeline BoHo Theatre for the first time! Max Theatre), Fanatical (CMTF) . Ellen also holds an MFA from Michigan State Uni- teaches and directs at Harper College, versity in Theatrical Production Design . , and the He is an Adjunct Professor at North- Wilmette Park District . Next up, she will eastern Illinois University & one of the be music directing The House of Martin co-founders of Another Door Theatre Guerre with The Hypocites . Ellen is a Project . Favorite Chicago credits proud Northwestern graduate . Many include Angry Fags, Design for Living, thanks to Linda, Peter, Meg, the whole The Submission, Book of Merman cast and team, and especially Andrea . (Pride Films and Plays); First Date (Royal George); Spamalot (NightBlue); TESS MARTINEZ (REHEARSAL ASST. From These Fatal Loins, Home Before STAGE MANAGER) is thrilled to have Dark (The Ruckus), Story of a Story worked on her first show with BoHo (The Untold Story) (Underscore), 180 as an assistant stage manager . She is Degree Rule (), and currently pursuing a BFA in Musical most recently Another Door Theatre Theater with a Dance Concentration Project’s premier production, bare . at the Chicago College of Perform- For a shameless feed of upcoming / ing Arts . While at CCPA she has had current projects, you can find him at several performance opportunities as www .ivMaxin .com . well as being able to stage manage

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312.380.5993 [email protected] www.amyboylephotography.com /amyboylephoto.graphy @amyboylephoto showcases such as Half Pints of Pinter design for Collected Stories (Blues) and and Composer/Choreographer Col- The Rose Tattoo (Shattered Globe) . laboration. She would like to thank the Sarah is the Production Manager entire BoHo team for such an amazing at American Blues Theater . She is opportunity and wishes the cast an a proud member of Local USA 829 incredible run! and the Society of Properties Artisans Managers . NATASZA NACZAS (PROPERTIES DESIGN) returns to BoHo Theatre after MICHAEL J. SANOW (TECHNICAL designing props for Eurydice . Previ- DIRECTION) most recently built the ously she has worked at Edge of the set for BoHo’s Eurydice . He’s also built Wood Theatre as the scenic painter for sets for Mary-Arrchie (where he is a , and as the set designer company member), Cole, Tympanic, for The Fantasticks. She is currently Factory, Pavement Group, Sinnerman designing their fall productions of Theatre, and many other Chicago The Seagull and Holiday . Natasza is storefront . He is an Executive a graduate of The Theatre School at Producer for the TV pilot Cowl Girl, DePaul University and Rhode Island and the ongoing web series Under School of Design . When not doing Covers, both produced through Arrow theatre, Natasza is an Interior Designer & Key Productions, and is Executive and Facilities Planner at The University Producer/Casting Director of the TV of Chicago Hospital . pilot Fatty (currently in pre-produc- tion) . He is currently serving his 21st JOE PALERMO (SOUND DESIGN) year in the active duty military and eye- is a extremely excited to be working balling retirement at some point during on this production of Next To Normal! the next 9 years . He has also appeared His next project is the Chicago Fringe as a human prop on Chicago PD, as Festival and he hopes you come well as in the movies Contagion and enjoy that as well . He’s honored and Transformers 3 . He’s a proud member humbled to have been recognized of SAG-AFTRA . Enjoy the show . recently at both the South Eastern Theatre Conference and the Cannes ANDREA SWANSON (ASST. MUSIC Film Festival for his sound design work . DIRECTOR) is thrilled to be Assistant Don’t forget to mute your cell phones! Music Directing her first profes- sional production! A proud alum of SARAH ROSS (SCENIC DESIGN) is Northwestern University, Andrea’s a freelance scenic, costumes, and recent credits include A Funny Thing properties designer based in Chicago Happened on the Way to the Forum, and has worked with American Green Day’s American Idiot, Titanic: Blues Theater, Paramount Theatre, The Musical, and the 84th Annual The Second City, The , Waa-Mu Show . A huge thank you to Shattered Globe, 16th Street Theater, Ellen and BoHo for letting me join this Writers’ Theatre, Theater Wit and team . Enjoy the show! Chicago Shakespeare Theater . Re- gionally, she has designed scenery for Peninsula Players Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, TheaterSquared, Helen Hocker Theater and Summer Studio Theater Company . She received a Jeff Award for costume design for Tobacco Road and nominations for scenic DAVID PRIEST (BASS) is in the Jazz ORCHESTRA Studies Program at DePaul University . He has performed both nationally and RENEE HENLEY (VIOLIN/VIOLA) can internationally across a wide range be found performing and teaching of genres, styles, and disciplines . He around the Chicago area . She is a often performs original compositions graduate of Northwestern Universi- and arrangements in Chicago and the ty and appreciates the many musical surrounding areas . His range includes experiences that Chicago has to offer . classical, modern jazz, swing, blues, She is so excited to be back in the and indie rock . musical pit for another BoHo Theatre production . Previous shows include TONY SCANDORA (DRUMS) Recent Parade and Dogfight (BoHo), Nort- show credits include: Bat Boy (Griffin) hanger Abbey (Lifeline) and Into the (sub); Xanadu (American Theater Woods (The Hypocrites) . Company); Swift As Desire (Goodman); History of Summer, Boy from Oz MICHAEL LOCKLER (GUITAR) is a (Pride); Tapped (Forth Story)(sub); The musician from the western suburbs Adding Machine (The Hypocrites); of Chicago . He is currently pursuing a Coyote, Neurosis, Swift as Desire, graduate degree in flute peformance, Love and Other Fables, The Black and and is thrilled to be back for his second White Ball, (FWD Theatre); The Nut- show with BoHo Theatre as a guitarist . cracker (The House Theater); Mr. Burns (Theater Wit)(sub); A Musical Tribute JON NADEL (BASS) is is an upright and to the Andrews Sisters (Theo Ubique); electric bassist from Buffalo Grove, IL . (Skokie Theater); Next to He finished his undergraduate degree Normal (Concordia); Songs for a New in Jazz Studies at Jacobs School World, Spamalot (Night Blue); Zombie of Music (Indiana University) . Since Prom (Mayne Stage) . Tony currently then, Jon has freelanced in a variety studies drums/percussion at Columbia of genres around Chicago and even College Chicago . worked on a cruise ship . Most of the year, he tours nationally and interna- tionally with a Jazz Fusion band called “Marbin” . JOIN BOHO FOR OUR 2017 SEASON

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Christopher McElroen Theater Wit Productions NAPERvILLE DOUGLASS September – October July – August BoHo Theatre is an all-volunteer organization devoted to providing the most supportive creative environment for our artists . We’re proud to be a launching pad for up-and-coming Chicago actors and artists .

To continue growing and Amadeus bringing you immersive theatrical experiences, we are actively looking for a new space to call our own . We are looking for a location to put down long-term roots and build a welcoming hub for our community .

Please join us in building this

Pygmalion new home! Your donations and sponsorships are vital to our growth, creativity, and continued Ordinary Days existence . Thank you for being part of our family!

BoHoTheatre.com/newhome

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