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presents Be Here Now by Deborah Zoe Laufer

Directed by Sandy Shinner+

Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Angela Weber Miller** Hailey Rakowiecki~ Shelley Strasser+

Composer and Props Designer Production Manager Sound Designer Vivian Knouse+ Lucy Schuh Stephen Gawrit Executive Publicity Stage Manager Production Manager David Rosenberg Tina M. Jach* Judy Anderson*+ Public Relations

Producing Artistic Director Managing Director Sandy Shinner+ Doug McDade*+

2019–2020 Season Sponsors: Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation With support from the James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Family Foundation

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers + Shattered Globe Ensemble Member ~ Shattered Globe Artistic Associate # Shattered Globe Protégé Program Alum ** Member, United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829

Originally Commissioned and Produced by Cincinnatti Playhouse in the Park Blake Robison, Artistic Director Buzz Ward, Managing Director Be Here Now is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company

Be Here Now 1 CAST ( i n o r d e r o f a p p e a r a n c e ) ABOUT US

Bari...... Rebecca Jordan*+ This season, Shattered Globe celebrates 29 years of building Ensemble. During that time, Patty Cooper...... Deanna Reed-Foster*+ SGT has produced over 60 plays and has garnered an impressive 42 Luanne Cooper...... Demetra Dee# Awards and 106 Jeff nominations. The Ensemble creates visceral theatrical experiences Mike Cooper...... Joe Wiens*+ that challenge the perspective of audience and artist alike through passionate storytelling. SGT is inspired by the diversity of our city and is committed to making theater accessible to all audiences. Through initiatives such as our Protégé Program, SETTING we create a space which allows emerging artists to grow and share in the Ensemble experience. East Cooperville, a fictional, small town in upstate NY, SGT would like to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support of Dr. Len about a hundred miles from Manhattan. and Cheryl Cerullo, John Cerullo and Shawn Finnegan, Carol Cerullo Cauley, Cathy and Terry Carey, and Robert Weir, in loving memory of Katie Cerullo. Shattered Globe continues to acknowledge the generosity of Dan and Claudia PRODUCTION TEAM Cyganowski in memory of Carol Klimick Cyganowski, scholar and passionate supporter of Theater. Business Manager...... Drew Schad+ Shattered Globe is partially supported and funded by generous grants from Marketing Director...... Melissa Schmitz the Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation, the James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Technical Director...... David Reed Family Foundation, The Blum-Kovler Family Foundation, The Alphawood Foundation, The Assistant Stage Manager...... Devonte Washington~ Shubert Foundation, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The MacArthur Fund Intimacy Choreographer...... Christina Gorman+ for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Bayless Family Foundation, Master Electrician...... Jonah White The Robert J. & Loretta W. Cooney Family Foundation, The Arts Council, a CityArts Build and Light Crew...... Zach Fisher, Andrew Hildner, Drew Schad+, Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, and the Jason Shivers, Devonte Washington~ Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. Scenic Charge...... Lauren Giolli Graphic Designers...... Kelsey Colleen Melvin+, Sarah Jo White+ Brochure/Poster Photography...... Joe Martinez Production Photographer...... Evan Hanover WHO’S WHO Videography...... Starbelly Studios Photography Demetra Dee (Luanne Rebecca Jordan (Bari) Cooper) is extremely is over the moon and excited to be making honored to be cast in SPECIAL THANKS her Shattered Globe this little treasure of a debut in Be Here Now. at her artistic Remy Bumppo Theatre, , Raven Theatre, The Saints, Theater Wit, Dexter She is a graduate of the Wallace, Auxiliary Art Center, Judy Anderson, and CenterStage Productions of Illinois. home, Shattered Globe 2018-2019 Shattered Theatre, where she is a Globe Protégé Shattered Globe Theatre Company, a not-for-profit organization, invites your founding ensemble member of 29 years. Program. Credits include: Ernestine in Some favorite SGT credits include: Marvin’s involvement (financial or otherwise) in order to continue its pursuit of excellence in Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Raven theater. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Room, Mill Fire, Talk Radio, The Manchurian Theatre, u/s performed), Patrice in Comfort Candidate, All My Sons, Anna Karenina, Stew (ETA Creative Arts), Neena in The Rocket to the Moon, and Judgment at Shattered Globe Theatre • 2936 North Southport Ave Suite 214 Green Book (), Lilian in Nuremberg. Rebecca received Joseph Chicago, IL 60657 • (773) 770-0333 | www.shatteredglobe.org Migration (ETA Creative Arts), Hattie in Laundry and Bourbon (Messick Theatre), Jefferson awards for her portrayals of Stella and many others. She would like to thank in A Streetcar Named Desire and Pam in THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS God, her family, and her sweet friend Lilia Frozen Assets, as well as nominations for the OF THIS PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS ON ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE for listening to her run lines. title role in Anna Karenina and for the role INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE of Catherine in A View from the Bridge UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: https://shop.samuelfrench.com/content/files/pdf/piracy-whitepaper.pdf (Shattered Globe Theatre). Other credits include: and Garden, Trojan Women,

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and Blue Surge (). The and Punishment, Five Mile Lake, The Tall Girls, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Ojai Newcity and a “Chicagoan of the Year” by Jacksonian (Geffen Playhouse) where she True West, In the Heat of the Night, Animals Playwrights Conference, The Missoula the . She is an adjunct performed opposite Ed Harris, Bill Pullman, Out of Paper, The Whaleship Essex, The Colony, The Cherry Lane Alternative, The professor at DePaul’s Theatre School, an At and the magnificent late Glenne Headly; Grown-Up, Other People’s Money, Her Naked Dramatists Guild Fellowship Program, New Large Ambassador for the National New The Butcher of Baraboo (The Road Theater); Skin, Orpheus Descending, Romeo and Juliet, Georges, The Lark Play Development Center, Play Network, and an Artistic Affiliate at Scarcity (Need Theater, LA Scenie Award for and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Other Asolo Repertory Theatre, PlayLab, and the . Best Actress), and Fatboy (Need Theater, Chicago credits include: Breaks and Bikes Baltic Playwrights Conference. She is a Ovation award nomination for Best Actress (Pavement Group), A Touch of the Poet and graduate of Juilliard, an alumna of the BMI Lucy Schuh (Production Manager) is in a Comedic Role); and Hellcab (Sky Pilot Beaten (The Artistic Home), The Tennessee Lehman Engel Workshop, happy to be working with Shattered Globe Theater). Recent TV credits include: Williams Project (The Hypocrites), Orange and a member of The Dramatists Guild. once again, having previously joined them Shameless (Showtime), PKD’s Electric Dreams Flower Water (Interrobang Theatre, Jeff on Hannah and Martin. Other assistant Sandy Shinner (Director, Producing production management credits include: (Amazon), Chicago Justice (NBC), and Empire nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role), Artistic Director) joined Shattered Globe (FOX). Many thanks to Pete Flynn and SGT and Look Back in Anger (Redtwist Theatre, Wolf Play (The Gift), The Antelope Party, Theatre in October 2013 as the theatre’s The Realistic Joneses, and Admissions for your continued support and for being Jeff nomination for Actor in a Principal first Producing Artistic Director. Her SGT family! Truly grateful every day. Rebecca is Role). He currently leads a theater group for (Theater Wit). Lucy also freelances as a directing credits include Will Snider’s stage manager, most recently in NOLA for represented by Stewart Talent, Chicago. Thresholds agency, focusing on mental How to Use a Knife, Scott McPherson’s health and the arts. The Polar Express 2018. She has worked Deanna Reed-Foster Marvin’s Room, and Sally Nemeth’s Mill with many Chicago theaters including Silk (Patty Cooper) is Deborah Zoe Laufer (Playwright) Deborah Fire. The former Associate Artistic Director Road Rising, Emerald City Theater, Timeline thrilled to be back at Zoe Laufer’s plays have been produced at of , she created Theater, and Court Theatre. Lucy has a BA Shattered Globe, where Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Cleveland the nationally known IGNITION! Festival, in Theatre Studies from Northern Arizona she has been an Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Cincinnati served as co-director of the Access Project, University. ensemble member Playhouse in the Park, Portland Stage, and, with former Artistic Director Dennis since 2018. Her SGT and The Humana Festival. Informed Zacek and former Managing Director Judy Anderson (Executive Production credits include: Mill Fire and Marvin’s Room. Consent, appeared at The Duke Theatre in Marcelle McVay, accepted the 2001 Manager) has been an SGT Ensemble Other Chicago credits include: Nina NYC in 2015, a co-production of Primary Regional Theater Tony Award on behalf of member since 1991 as its Resident Stage Simone: Four Women (Northlight Theatre), Stages and EST. It was a NYTimes Critic’s Victory Gardens. Her other recent directing Manager. In 2009, she became the Resident Pick. Her play End Days won The ATCA HeLa (SideShow Theatre), The Watsons Go credits include: the world premiere of Production Manager. Judy has worked on Steinberg citation, and has received over to Birmingham 1963 (Chicago Children’s Rasheeda Speaking by Joel Drake Johnson every SGT production in one aspect or 70 productions around the country, and Theatre), Barbecue (Strawdog Theatre), and (Rivendell Theater Ensemble) and Creditors another and loves working with her SGT in Germany, Russia, and Australia. Other by August Strindberg (Remy Bumppo family. Judy wishes to thank her family, Even Longer And Farther Away (The New plays include: Leveling Up, Out of Sterno, Colony Theatre). Regional credits include: Theater Company). She has directed over friends, and fellow Globies for all their love The Last Schwartz, Sirens, Meta, The Gulf 80 plays at theaters including Victory and continued support over these many Fences (Judy Bayley Theatre/UNLV). Film of Westchester, Miniatures, Fortune, and credits: Last Flag Flying, Widows, and Gardens, Remy Bumppo, American Blues, years. Peace. Window Treatment, a collaboration with the University of Virginia, Actors Theater of Southside With You. You can also see her as composer Daniel Green, produced in NYC Vivian Knouse (Properties Designer) Vivian her recurring character on NBC’s Chicago Louisville’s Humana Festival, Steppenwolf’s by Premieres, Inner Voices. Be Here Now was First Look Repertory of New Work, New Knouse is a proud ensemble member of Fire. Deanna completed the Gately Poole commissioned and produced by Cincinnati York’s 78th Street Theater Lab, and the Shattered Globe, where she has designed Acting Conservatory where she studied the Playhouse in the Park in 2018. Deb is a Sacramento Theater Company, among props for The Realistic Joneses, Crime and Meisner technique. She is a proud member recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Punishment, Five Mile Lake, The Heavens Are of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Deanna is Award, the Lilly Award, and grants and others. Her production of Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass transferred to New York, Hung in Blank, In the Heat of the Night, For represented by DDO Chicago. commissions from The Alfred P. Sloan Peter Pan on her 70th birthday, Marvin’s Room, Foundation, The Edgerton Foundation, and her direction was nominated for the Joseph Wiens (Mike Joe A. Callaway Award. Shinner received The Grown Up, The Rose Tattoo, Whaleship The National New Play Network, the Essex, Mill Fire, Our Country’s Good, Other Cooper) has been a NEA, and the LeCompte du Nouy grant the 2013 Kathryn V. Lamkey Spirit Award People’s Money, Happy Now?, Burn This, Shattered Globe from the Lincoln Center Foundation. Her from the Equal Employment Opportunity and Her Naked Skin. Other Chicago prop Theatre Ensemble plays are published by Samuel French, Committee of Actors’ Equity Association member since 2011. Smith and Kraus, and Playscripts, and for her commitment to diversity and credits include work with: TimeLine SGT credits include: The have been developed at The Eugene non-traditional casting. She has been Theatre, Theater Wit, About Face, First Folio, Realistic Joneses, Crime O’Neill Playwrights Conference, PlayPenn, recognized as one of “50 Top Players” by Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Organic Theatre 4 Shattered Globe Theatre Be Here Now 5 WHO’S WHO c o n t. 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Company, Eclipse Theatre, LiveWire, the Jet Black Chevrolet (the side project),Three Scenic Studios as a designer of “corporate” Every Monster Inc., Theater Wit, Otherworld Den Theatre, Polarity Ensemble Theater, Sisters (The Hypocrites), Hammer, Marat/ theatre. Angie is a proud member of United Theater, Idle Muse Theater, Pegasus Commedia Beauregard, Factory Theatre, Sade, and The Archivist (The Right Brain Scenic Artists. www.angiewebermiller.com Theater, The Runaways lab with Pop Magic and Imaginez Ensemblez. Vivian studied at Project), and All Girl Dracula (The Chicago productions Aurora Theater Works, Nothing the Moscow Art Theatre, and holds her BFA Mammals). Stephen is a proud graduate of Hailey Rakowiecki (Costume Designer) Without a Company, and Court Theatre. from Northern Illinois University. the Chicago Academy for the Arts (Theater, is a Chicago-based costume designer and Devonte is an Artistic Associate with ‘04), studied at the National Institute of technician, and a Shattered Globe Artistic Shattered Globe Theatre and Company Shelley Strasser (Lighting Designer) is a Dramatic Art Australia (NIDA), and is a Associate. Her SGT credits include Hannah Member with MPAACT. He stands as the freelance lighting designer and educator continuing student of Shozo Sato. and Martin, The Realistic Joneses, Crime and Resident Stage Manager at Otherworld based in the Chicago area. For the past www.stephengawrit.com Punishment, How to Use a Knife, The Heavens Theater. He has worked at many events 27 years, Shelley has been the resident Are Hung in Black, and Five Mile Lake. and festivals around the city. lighting designer and an Ensemble Angela Weber Miller (Scenic Designer) is Recent Chicago design credits include: member at Shattered Globe Theatre, where happy to return to Shattered Globe after The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and David Reed (Technical Director) has she received a Jeff nomination for lighting designing The Heavens Are Hung in Black Sickle (Red Theater), How I Learned to Drive fifteen years of experience in touring, The Glass Menagerie. Favorite productions in 2017. Angie is an Artistic Associate at (Artistic Home), Hellcab (Agency Theatre), production and fabrication, corporate and with her SGT family include: Crime and where she has earned Macbeth (Oak Park Festival Theatre), and concert, lighting, sound, rigging, video, Punishment, The Whaleship Essex, Judgment seven Jeff Nominations forMary’s Wedding, Merry Wives and Taming of the Shrew (The and event logistics. Six years in live/studio at Nuremburg, and The Manchurian Captain Blood, The Gravedigger, Salvage, Arc Theatre). Hailey holds a BFA in Costume sound reinforcement and mixing. BA in Candidate. Shelley is an adjunct professor Rough Crossing, Jeeves in Bloom, and A Design and Technology from The Theatre Philosophy from NIU. Most recently served and designer in the Department of Theatre Moon for the Misbegotten. Other First School at DePaul University and is also a & Performance Studies at Governors State as the Head Carpenter for Anderson .Paak Folio designs include: Shrew’d!, Women in trained wigmaker. U.S. tour. University where she will design scenery Jeopardy, The Man-Beast, As You Like It, Silent and lighting for Picnic in spring 2020. Sky, Dr. Seward’s Dracula, A Midsummer Tina M. Jach (Production Stage Manager) Jonah White (Master Electrician) is glad Shelley is also an Artistic Associate with Night’s Dream, Fooling Buddha, Jeeves at is excited to be back at Shattered Globe. Her to be working with Shattered Globe on Be First Folio Theatre As a freelance designer, Sea, multiple visits with Edgar Allan Poe, SGT credits include: Crime and Punishment; Here Now. Previously, he was the Master Shelley has designed for many Chicago The Winter’s Tale, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, How to Use a Knife, and For Peter Pan on Electrician for ’s 2019-2019 area theater productions including The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Rainmaker, her 70th birthday. Other Chicago credits season. Jonah is also a theater designer, Woman in Black at First Folio, Over the Cymbeline, Jeeves Takes a Bow, The Merchant include: Four Places (Den Theatre); The Rainbow at , Ring with credits including: My Home Is Far Away of Venice, Tea at Five, Romeo and Juliet, The Father (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Fade () and Parfumerie of Fire at the Mercury Chicago, and Tin Woman in Black, Blithe Spirit, Twelfth Night, Woman at Theatre at the Center. Shelley (Teatro Vista & Victory Gardens Theater), (Moody Bible Institute). The Castle of Otranto, and Macbeth. She Hand To God, Never the Sinner, The Gospel of attended Eureka College receiving a BS in recently designed A Gentleman’s Guide Lovingkindness, Eurydice, IGNITION Festival, Drew Schad (Business Manager) has Mathematics/Theatre and Northwestern to Love and Murder at Porchlight Music been a Shattered Globe Theatre Ensemble University where she holds an MFA in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Anna Theatre and Over the Tavern at Theatre at member since 2009, co-leader of SGT’s Theatre Design. As a busy mother of 2 in the Tropics, and Knock me a Kiss (Victory the Center, where she has designed many Protégé Program since 2016, and SGT’s teenage daughters, Shelley finds time to other productions, including: Spamalot, Gardens Theater), Confessions of a P. I. M. P. teach fitness classes, work on her 115-year- (Grippo Stage Company, Inc.), Jabari Dreams Business Manager since 2018. He has On Golden Pond, A Christmas Memory, Ring performed in over 15 productions with old home and peacefully crochet as much of Fire (later remounted at the Mercury of Freedom (Chicago Children’s Theater), SGT, including: Hannah and Martin, Crime as possible. Theatre), Godspell, What a Glorious Feeling, Signs Of Life (Virginia S. Criste Producer), and Punishment, How to Use a Knife, Five Making God Laugh, Jolson and Co., Over and Race (Goodman Theatre). Ms. Jach Stephen Gawrit (Composer & Sound Mile Lake, The Heavens Are Hung in Black, the River and Through the Woods, and Gigi. holds an MFA in Stage Management from Designer) is a Chicago-based sound Other work includes: The Bar Show for the Rutgers University, and she is a proud In the Heat of the Night, Marvin’s Room, designer, composer, & playwright. He Chicago Bar Association, My Mañana Comes member of AEA. The Rose Tattoo, The Whaleship Essex, Mill is excited to return to collaborate with (Teatro Vista), Cabaret, Rose Marie, and Fire, Our Country’s Good, Happy Now?, Shattered Globe, having previously worked Yeoman of the Guard (Light Opera Works); Devonte Washington (Assistant Stage Her Naked Skin, Orpheus Descending, on Animals Out of Paper. Additional credits Seascape (Remy Bumppo, ), A Manager) is excited to return to Shattered Romeo and Juliet, Buried Child, and The include: Iago’s Plot (UIUC), Sycamore (Raven Class Act (Porchlight Music Theatre), and Globe Theatre for this production. He has Little Foxes. Other Chicago credits: Born Theatre), Luckiest People, The Body of an Route 66 (Paramount). She has designed at worked with Dandelion Theatre, MPAACT, Yesterday (Remy Bumppo, Jeff Award–Best American, and The Bottle Tree (Stage Left a number of other Chicago area theaters Teatro Vista, Congo Square, Neapolitans Production Midsize) and Six Degrees of Theatre), Push Button Murder, We Three, and and worked for several years at Chicago in association with the Greenhouse ,See Separation (Eclipse). On-camera credits

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include: Chicago Med (NBC), Kitchen Theatre and Spanish from the College of Judy Anderson* Steve Key*, Emeritus Linda Reiter* Hamlet, Highwater, and Gamer Chick. St. Benedict and an MA in Theatre from the Rosie Chevalier Steve Kleinedler Amanda Rozmiarek Drew has studied at the National Theater University of Hawai’I at Mānoa. Louis Contey Vivian Knouse Nate Santana* Institute and holds a BA in Drama from David Dastmalchian Greg Kopp Drew Schad Kenyon College, where he received the Doug McDade (Managing Director) is Colin David Kate LoConti* Sandy Shinner Paul Newman Trophy. Thanks and love to an original ensemble member of SGT. He Mike Falevits Doug McDade* Joe Sikora* family, friends, and Sara for their support. has performed in numerous productions, Joe Forbrich* Cortney McKenna Roger Smart For the Ensemble. including: Hannah and Martin, For Peter Christina Gorman Kelsey Colleen Melvin Shelley Strasser Pan on her 70th birthday, The Rose Tattoo, Daria Harper Eileen Niccolai* Alysa Turner Melissa Schmitz (Marketing Director) Other People’s Money, The Manchurian John Harrell Steve Peebles* Sarah Jo White joins Shattered Globe this season as its Candidate (Jeff Award recipient), and Leigh Horsley Brian Pudil, Emeritus Joseph Wiens* Marketing Director. She has previously he was Jeff Award nominated for his Rebecca Jordan* Deanna Reed-Foster* Brad Woodard worked as a performer, administrator, performances in A View from the Bridge and theatre reviewer in Minneapolis/St. and Warhawks and Lindberghs. Recent * Denotes Member of Actors’ Equity Association Paul, Honolulu, and Portland, OR. She has television and film credits include: Chicago been on the administrative teams of In Fire, Blooming Mud Shuffle, and Happy the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Hour. He has directed for stage and film, ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Theatre, Steppingstone Theatre for Youth, including: CUTEeGRL, which received the and Milagro. Sometimes you can see her in Best Short Film Thriller award at the 2011 David Abramov Christopher Kriz Angie Shriner the background of locally-filmed TV shows Illinois International Film Festival. In 2006, Amy Chisholm Cybele Moon Abbey Smith such as Chicago Med, The Chi, and Empire. he received a Volunteer of the Year award Daniela Colucci Tina Muñoz Pandya Jeffrey Clark Stokes* On stage, she has performed in various from Northpointe Resources for his work Rebecca Cox Tim Newell Michael Trudeau theatrical styles like Shakespeare, Grand with the developmentally disabled. Doug Gwynn Fulcher Jane Nix Devonte Washington Guignol, Japanese avant garde, mask is an instructor at Acting Studio Chicago. Darren Jones Aila Peck Ayanna Wimberly work, and outdoor theatre. She has a BA in

SGT ENSEMBLE OFFSTAGE ROLES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Doug McDade...... Casting Director Sam Harrod, President Steve Kleinedler...... Season Selection Chair Carol Eastin, Vice-President Kelsey Melvin, Sarah Jo White, Brad Woodard...... Website and Marketing Sandy Shinner+, Producing Artistic Director Nick Davio, Angie Shriner, Sandy Shinner...... Envision Team Doug McDade+*, Managing Director Joseph Wiens...... Thresholds Team Judy Anderson+*, Assistant Treasurer

Troy Baresel Michael Egan Susan Solomon SGT PROTEGE PROGRAM Mary G. Dietz Mark Levey Eileen Sweeney Linda Doyle Rhonda Rochambeau The Shattered Globe Protégé Program, now entering its tenth year, offers training in Ensemble building, collaborative theater, and devising techniques, as well as master classes with SGT Ensemble members. Protégés work alongside the SGT Ensemble ADVISORY BOARD throughout the year in all areas of production, easing their transition into Chicago’s professional theater community. The program is free to participants in order to provide Larry Bundschu Ray Drymalski Dawn & John Palmer equal access and opportunity to talented young artists. Last year’s leaders of the Protégé Nancy Carter Mary Filice Bruce Sagan Program were SGT Ensemble members Nate Santana and Drew Schad, and SGT Artistic Dr. Len & Cheryl Cerullo Kevin McQuade Dennis Zacek Associate Tina Muñoz Pandya. Please check the SGT website for information about next Daniel Coffey Marcelle McVay season’s program, which will be auditioning in the fall.

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“To keep a light burning we have to keep putting oil in it.” – Mother Teresa Boston Consulting Group Cathy and Terry Carey Kristin Lems Shattered Globe Theatre and the work you see on and off the stage would not be Amanda Brimmer and John Cerullo and Shawn Ellizabeth Levey and Paul possible without the invaluable contributions from civic-minded foundations and Scott Crawford Finnegan in memory of Stroka individuals who believe in the necessity of supporting the arts. We extend a heartfelt Douglas Dixon and Hop Katie Cerullo Fran and Charles Licht thanks to everyone who has donated time and resources to Shattered Globe, Backus Gloria Bond Clunie Nancy Malitz and sustaining us for 29 seasons. We are proud to recognize the following individuals Susan and Albert Gobel Shannon Cochran Lawrence B Johnson and funders whose contributions have continued to “keep the oil in the lamp.” Deborah Hankel and John Dawnmarie Domingo Jeanne Martineau Simon Meghan Doyle Susan Dickerson Mayes Cumulative donations and benefit contributions since September 1, 2017 Irene and Dan Hayes Carla Drije Liz McCabe Phyllis Hemphill Rachel Ellison Katie and Jason Solarius — Intercontinental — Communitas — Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Miriam Ex McLenaghan $25,000 and above $5,000–$9,999 $1,000–$2,499 Sagan Glenn Fahlstrom Nancy and Charlie McPike The Alphawood Anonymous Judy Anderson The Alvin and Elizabeth Mary G Filice Judy Metzger Foundation Troy Baresel and Joe Susan Bowen and Katz Family Fund Forefront James Miller Anonymous Hartness Lawrence Grimm Kevin and Frances Kopp Susan Foster Maryam Moghamadam Dr. Leonard and Cheryl Elizabeth F. Cheney Nancy Breseke Marcelle McVay and Verlane and John Franklin Barbara and Steve Murphy Cerullo Foundation Michelle and Steve Dennis Zacek Judith Freeman Susan Murphy Carol P. Eastin CityArts Grant from Cucchiaro Sheila and Arthur Nielsen Jolanta Gal Sameena Mustafa and James P. and Brenda the City of Chicago Linda Doyle Chris and John Noone Ethel and Bill Gofen Talha Basit S. Grusecki Family Department of Cultural Deanna Dunagan Martha Prior Ryan Perry Greene and Joel Eileen Niccolai Foundation Affairs and Special Kate Feinstein and Richard The Saints Whitehead Gwen Nodiff Illinois Arts Council Events Skolly Joyce Simon and Doug Myriam Guillen Nick Patricca Kovler Family Foundation Dan Cyganowski Joanna McClelland Glass Emde Laura Bergedieck and Sarah Ann and Bill Peebles Shubert Foundation Mary G. Dietz and James Mary Ann Murray and Vanessa Vergara and Joe Rodrigo Guzman Beth and Glen Prezembel Shulman-Rochambeau Farr Peter Harrison Seliga Lou Ann and Ron Hayes Jerry Proffit Charitable Foundation Kelly and Dennis Howe Robin and Mike Horina Christine Zrinsky Robin Heiss Jill Renn Marilyn Lankfer and Jeff D.Y. & J.C. Lahey Jim Heneghan Nicole Rojas Stella Erratica — Schad Anne Larson and Joshua Proximus — $100–$499 Sidney Hochman Sarah and Matt Romijn $20,000–$24,999 McVay Foundation Vincent Holly and Larry Aaronson Leigh Horsley Bette Rosenstein Anonymous Bobby Mehta Corinne Morrissey Sarah Ailey Joanna Horsnail Kristina Ruskuls The Robert W. and Loretta Sara Mushlitz and Jerry Anonymous Laura Jansen Judith Schindler J. Cooney Family Continentes — Croxdale Jean M. Anderson Ed Jarot Matthieu Schmitt Foundation $2,500–$4,999 Kathleen Ruhl Jenna Anderson Joel Drake Johnson and Elizabeth Schuh Joan and Mike Callahan Barbara Sarasin Donna Barber Larry Salzmann Abhishek Shrivastava and Inventore Global — Nancy M Carter Karen and Frank Schneider Kim Barrett and Matt Stephen Journey Saloni Sahni $10,000–$19,999 Sara Hess and Drew Schad Sandy Shinner and Jerry Schad Joy Kalligeros Matthew Simmons Bayless Family Foundation Jeanne LaDuke and Carol Wilson Patsy Benveniste Loretta Kaplan Lynne and George Simon Larry Bundschu Stukey Rachel Smith and Eric Butt Dennis Bielat John Keller Judy Sopeland and Charles The Gaylord and Dorothy Louella and Mark Levey Shelley Strasser Zachary Bloomfield Linda Kimbrough Winslow Donnelley Foundation Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC Nancy Studenroth Larry Blust Steve Kleinedler Megan Stumbras and Tim The MacArthur Fund for Northern Trust Barbara and Randolph Scott Brickwood Marcelline Klestil Rudnicki Arts and Culture at The Dawn and John Palmer Thomas Henry H. Browne Vivian Knouse and David Eleanor Perrone Toriski and Richard H. Driehaus Nancy and Gary Prior Barbara Burgess and Ivan Reed Mark Toriski Foundation Judith and David Sensibar Inquirentium — Dee Gregory Kopp Ned Turner and Kevin Suzie and Sam Harrod Susan Solomon $500–$999 Lucinda Burke Anita and Harold Kosova Hickey Linda and Ron Thisted Kevin Bell Laura and Stuart Burstein Chris Kriz Jan Valukas Eileen Sweeney and Joe Ellen Benjamin and Marian and Heinz Busta Katie and Kevin Kysiak Kelli Walker Lauck Frederick Bates Karen Callaway Jeffrey Landsman Peg Wander

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Nancy Watrous Judy and Dean Corrin Luisa Miller Jeremy Wechsler Katy Craig Anne Morley Anne and David Wiens Katherine Crittenberger Nick Mozak Matilda “Tilly” Wilhoite Maureen Eisenberg Kathryn and Jerry Osen are Michael Williams Constance Etter Karen and Ron Payne you Janice Witzel Joy and Glenn Evans Lisa Pilkington Brad Woodard Karen Fort Holly and Michael Reiter here Robert Frankel Mechelle and John celebrating 10 years Amici Globus — Elizabeth Frey Rodriguez of smart art Up to $99 Mary Ida Garcia John Rourke Elizabeth “Zan” Blendell Daria Harper Lorra Rudman Juliana Brecher Jonathan Heuring Norm Sloan At Theater Wit Sarah Catrambone Lise Jacobson Amazon Smile We are a theater company within a building, within a community, within a world. Adam Chambers Kerim Kaylan Samantha Stenzel Chicago Network for Darren Levey Laura Tillotson and Alex As a production company, Theater Wit’s mission is to be the premier “smart art” Justice and Peace Doug McDade Mamantov theater in Chicago by producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that Kathryn Clarke and William Anne V. McGravie Scott Warner speak with a contemporary theatrical voice. Kaplan Christopher Means As an institution, Theater Wit seeks to be the hub of the Chicago neighborhood theater scene. In our three spaces, we bring together Chicago’s best storefront theater companies. Here you will find a smorgasbord of excellent productions, see the work of a parade of talented artists, and mingle with audiences from all over Chicago.

In the Middle of a Community Everyone here: folks in the audience… the person who handed you this program… somewhere on or off the stage there are actors… if you look up in the corner you might get a glimpse of the stage manager in the booth… We’re all in this room for the same reason: to be a part of this shared experience. No matter who they are or where they come from; no matter if they are complete strangers or familiar faces; no matter how different the age, the race, or the walk of life; after this performance, you will have something in common. So, strike up a conversation in the lobby, introduce yourself to someone new. Meet our staff, shake hands with an actor, get a drink from our bar. We’re all in this together. OPEN Part of the Chicago Scene Theater is part of the Chicago experience. Each year, over 200 theaters present 4.625 x 3.75 in thousands of shows to Chicago’s loyal and enthusiastic theater-going audience. Chicago’s theater community is recognized around the world for its talent, its innovation and its power to entertain and enlighten. If Tony awards were sports championships, our artists would beat out the combined efforts of Michael Jordan, Bobby Hull, Jim McMahon, Jermaine Dye, and the entire Chicago Cubs roster going back 100 years. This stage is a Chicago stage, contributing to the vibrant artistic life of our city and the economic development of our neighborhood. Very few cities on the planet offer the theatrical richness and diversity of Chicago. But you get to share in it. Because you are here.

12 Shattered Globe Theatre Be Here Now 13 THEATEr WIT you are here STAFF you ArE HErE WITH uS THEATEr WIT BOARD Of MEMBErSHIP DIRECTORS E-NEWS kATHRyN STIEBER Stay up to date on all the happenings at ANy TIME $29/month President Theater Wit. Sign up for our e-newsletter. Get the latest info on show openings and ANy SHOW CHARlES HORNEWER Treasurer schedules; eavesdrop on production gossip AS OfTEN AS yOu lIkE and artistic plans; see behind-the-scenes NEAl SMyTH photos. Secretary ROgER DANIEl See any play in our building, any • Get a free piece of chocolate when you DAvID MAHvI fill out a mailing list insert and give to time, as often as you like for one ROCHE SCHulfER any bartender, usher or house manager. flat monthly fee. BRuCE WECHSlER • Sign up online at theaterwit.org/join • Mailings twice per month. We don’t FlExPASS reserve a ticket for any production STAff deluge you with messages and we don’t in our facility. Do it in advance or 10 tickets for $225 JEREMy WECHSlER — Artistic sell your name to other lists. just drop by on impulse. Director DAvID WECHSlER — Company Facebook: facebook.com/theaterwit Free ticket exchanges and Manager replacement tickets. JOSH NORDMARk — Box Office DoNATE Manager • See anything in Attend as many different shows AlExA ulRICH — front of House Theater Wit is a 501(c)(3) organization. your the building at a as you want each month. Come once, twice or five times a week Manager tax-deductible donation supports Theater dramatically reduced at no additional charge. NEAl JAvENkOSkI — facilities Wit and supports this building in its role an price. Manager artistic home for Chicago’s best storefront No initiation or startup fee, but theaters. • See 10 shows, go on 5 ClARE COONEy — Casting members must agree to a three- dates, or just bring your EvAN BEll, ClARE COONEy, 9 closest friends with month minimum. • Donate online at theaterwit.org/donate REBECCA flORES, CORRINE • Make an instant donation at the box glANvIllE, CHAR-lEE luCkETT, you to one show. Twice a year, bring a friend for free. office, the bar, or with our house SARAH luSE, MEgHAN • After ordering, you get a manager. MODROvSky, JACkElyN • Donate your time and talents! Theater card in the mail within a Great deals at local businesses! NORMAND, JACOB SHAffER, Wit welcomes volunteers for office week with your Flexpass JulIAN STROOP, JAMES vANDER- work, community outreach, building code which can be used BOSCH — front of House Staff improvements and special events. online, over the phone GIorDANo’S • THE BAGEl • CHEESIES • CHICAGo BAGEl AuTHorITy • FlAT ToP GrIll • CrISP or at the box office • looSElEAF louNGE • MATIlDA’S WINE STylES • SoMETHING olD, SoMETHING NEW • ACCElErATED rEHABIlITATIoN CENTErS • ArouND THE WorlD ToBACCo • SuBurBAN SECrETS • WITT’S • BourGEoIS PIG CAFE

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Libations or concessions purchased at the bar are always allowed in the theater.

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