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lela_program.pdf 1 6/20/17 6:21 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K STEEP THEATRE COMPANY COMPANY MEMBERS James Allen Jonathan Edwards Jim Poole Kendra Thulin Jonathan Berry Alex Gillmor Egan Reich Robin Witt Lucy Carapetyan Nick Horst Joel Reitsma Brendan Melanson George Cederquist Ashleigh LaThrop Melissa Riemer in memoriam Brad DeFabo Akin Cynthia Marker Michael Salinas Patricia Donegan Peter Moore Joanie Schultz Peter Dully Caroline Neff Julia Siple ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Matthew Chapman Lauren Lassus Alison Siple Dan Stratton Maria DeFabo Akin Kristin Leahey Simon Stephens Brandon Wardell Thomas Dixon Emily McConnell Assoc. Playwright Chelsea M. Warren BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jessica Schrey David Bock Doug Passmore Sonya Dekhtyar President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Dave Bartusek Ian Galleher Ted Lowitz Shawn Sackett Kelly Carpenter Molly Johnson Anne Marie Mitchell Kelly Fitzgerald Stu Kiesow Elizabeth Moore STAFF Peter Moore Staci Weigum Egan Reich Stu Kiesow Artistic Director House Manager Literary Manager Graphic Designer Kate Piatt-Eckert Caroline Neff Lee Miller Imani Davis Executive Director Casting Director Photographer Mgmt. Intern Julia Siple Lucy Carapetyan Gregg Gilman Maelen Kloskey Managing Director Casting Associate Photographer Operations Intern FRIENDS OF STEEP Heidi Brock Sara Foster Katie Kett Christine Rousseau Reid & Jennifer Diane Galleher Jennifer Collins Craig Steadman Quinn Broda Barry Grant Moore John C. White John Dunnigan Neil Jain Jon Putnam Steep Theatre Company is supported in part by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, the 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, and the Rothman Family Foundation. Steep Theatre is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres and Theatre Communications Group. STEEP THEATRE COMPANY 1115 West Berwyn, Chicago, IL 60640 www.steeptheatre.com [email protected] (773) 649-3186 Steep Theatre Company proudly presents Lela & Co. by Cordelia Lynn CAST (in speaking order) Lela ...............................................Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel Man .................................................... Chris Chmelik UNDERSTUDIES Lela U/S..........................................LaNora Terraé Hayden Man U/S .......................................... Christopher Acevedo PRODUCTION STAFF Director ....................................................Robin Witt* Stage Manager ........................................Lauren Lassus** Scenic Designer .......................................... Joe Schermoly Lighting Designer .....................................Brandon Wardell** Costume Designer ............................... Jessica Kuehnau Wardell Sound Designer ........................................Thomas Dixon** Props Designer .....................................Maria DeFabo Akin** Fight Choreographer ....................................Christina Gorman Dramaturg ...........................................Carina Abbaticchio Assistant Director ...........................................Isabel Perry Assistant Director ..................................... Michael Rogerson Production Manager .........................................Julia Siple* Technical Director ........................................ Joe Schermoly Directing Intern ............................................Curtis Smith Stage Management Intern ...................................... Ngan Le Scenic Design Intern .....................................Charlotte Lastra Sound Design Intern .......................................... Shelly Liu *Denotes Steep Theatre Company Member ** Denotes Steep Theatre Company Artistic Associate Steep salutes the sponsors of this production of Lela & Co.: Ken Burlington, Lani Mesa Ellis & William Blair & Co, and Lisa & Randy White Lela & Co. was first presented at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Sloane Square, on 3 September 2015. The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production is strictly prohibited. Lela & Co. will be presented without intermission. Summer is Here! Relax at the beach and rest assured that your home sale or purchase is in expert hands! Summer is Here! Relax at the beach and rest assured that your home sale or purchase is in expert hands! Over 20+ years as a broker and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Selling from the North Shore to the city. Susan Ringel Segal Gary Segal Broker, GRI, SRES Broker Associate 847.542.5747 847.624.1956 [email protected] [email protected] View my listings at www.atproperties.com/agents/2665/susan-ringel-segal SummerSummer is Here!Here! RelaxRelax at at the the beachbeach and rest assuredassured that that your your Over 20+ years as a broker and homehomea Seniors sale sale oror purchasepurchase isis ininReal expertexpert hands! hands! Estate Specialist. Selling from the North Shore to the city. Susan Ringel Segal Gary Segal Broker, GRI, SRES Broker Associate 847.542.5747 847.624.1956 [email protected] [email protected] Over 20+ years as a broker and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Over 20+ yearsSelling as a frombroker the and North a Seniors Shore to Real the Estatecity. Specialist. Selling from the North Shore to the city. Susan Ringel Segal Gary Segal Broker, GRI, SRES Broker Associate Susan847.542.5747 Ringel Segal 847.624.1956Gary Segal View my listings at www.atproperties.com/agents/2665/susan-ringel-segalBroker,[email protected] GRI, SRES [email protected] Associate 847.542.5747 847.624.1956 [email protected] [email protected] View my listings at www.atproperties.com/agents/2665/susan-ringel-segal View my listings at www.atproperties.com/agents/2665/susan-ringel-segal DIRECTOR’S NOTE “It is the story that we tell in my family. We tell it again and again, we pray it at night so we don’t have to tell the other story. The true story.” -Lela from Lela & Co The day I was born, baseball Hall of Famer Early Wynn was pitching for the Chicago White Sox who were hosting the Kansas City Athletics. In Edgewater Hospital, my mother, who had only just begun to go into labor, stepped from the delivery room into the waiting room where my father was sitting with the other expectant fathers, and she smoked a cigarette. The ball game was on a radio and my mom, half in jest and half in seriousness, suggested to my dad that if I was born a boy they should name me Early Wynn Witt. I narrowly escaped being called “Early” because, alas, Mr. Wynn was not to be the winning pitcher that day and to my great good fortune I was born a girl. And it was in this way, according to my mom, my lifelong love of baseball began. This is but one story of many in the treasure chest of my family lore (the harsher ones I’ll spare you). I come from a theatrical family, and our penchant for retelling and embellishing family mythology is almost a competitive sport. We tell these stories whenever we are together, over late night drinks after holiday dinners, or whispering in bathrooms at cousins’ weddings, sometimes with rage or solemnity and sometimes while laughing ourselves into tears. Lela & Co is a play about a woman who finds the courage to tell her own true story so she may obliterate the crushing, false narrative that has been forced upon her by the men in her life. She asks of us only to be witnesses to the truth. I am so grateful to play a small part in the telling of Cordelia Lynn’s story of Lela & Co. And this is for all the Lelas. Robin Witt June 2017 In memory of Howard Witt, Actor For more information from Dramaturg Carina Abbaticchio on the world of Lela & Co visit: steeptheatre.com/dramaturgy CAST Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel (Lela) LaNora Terraé Hayden Cruz is thrilled to be making (Lela Understudy) LaNora is her Steep Theatre debut. excited to join Steep Born and raised in Buenos Theatre, as an understudy, Aires, Argentina, Cruz for this production of Lela & received her degree in acting Co. She was recently seen in from the Universidad del Salvador. Chicago Force Continuum with Eclipse Theatre credits include: La Havana Madrid and i put Company. She holds an MFA in Acting from the fear of Mexico in ‘em (Teatro Vista), The Theatre School at DePaul University. She Electra (Court Theatre), You on the Moors Now is represented by Gray Talent Group. Special (The Hypocrites), The Compass (Steppenwolf thanks for her family and friends their Theatre- SYA), The Grown Up (Shattered Globe continued love and support. Theatre), The Life and Death of Madam Barker (Red Tape Theater), Your Problem With Christopher Acevedo Men (Teatro Luna), The Clean House (Man Understudy) (Something Marvelous) and Corazon de Christopher is thrilled to be Manzana (Mortar Theatre). Film Credits working with Steep on this include: Batman v Superman: Dawn of incredible play! Other Justice. Cruz is a graduate of the Improv Chicago credits include Six Training Program at iO Theatre and an Stories Tall (Adventure Stage Chicago), ensemble member at Teatro Vista. She is Winterset (Griffin Theatre), You On The Moors proudly represented by Stewart Talent. Thanks Now (The Hypocrites), Richard III (The Gift), to Tomas and Simona for their unending and work with Court, Teatro Vista, Chicago support. www.cruzgonzalezcadel.com Dramatists, Lifeline, Tympanic, Mary-Arrchie, Strawdog and others. He is represented by Chris Chmelik (Man) Grossman & Jack Talent, and is a graduate of Chris is a founding member The

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