PRESENTS By Sarah Ruhl DIRECTOR...... CHARLES RIFFENBURG* MOVEMENT DIRECTOR. . . . MELISSA MCNAMARA Cast Artistic Team EURYDICE...... AMANDA JANE LONG PRODUCER...... MEG LOVE* ...... CHLOE DZIELAK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR...... PAUL DI CICCIO FATHER...... PETER ROBEL* SCENIC DESIGNER...... MICHAEL LEWIS A NASTY INTERESTING MAN / COMPOSER / SOUND DESIGNER. . . JOSHUA WENTZ LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD...... ADAM KANDER LIGHTING DESIGNER...... AARON LICHAMER LITTLE STONE...... TARYN WOOD COSTUME DESIGNER...... EMMA CULLIMORE BIG STONE...... ADAM THATCHER PROPERTIES DESIGNER...... NATASZA NACZAS LOUD STONE...... ELEANOR KATZ* TECHNICAL DIRECTOR...... MICHAEL J . SANOW STAGE MANAGER...... DALTON LONG* ASSISTANT STAGE MANGER.. . .. JAKE FEDOROWSKI

* BOHO COMPANY MEMBER Special Thanks Katie Johancen for costume assistance, Kristin Johnson for vocals, Slick Jorgensen for lighting assistance, and Ariel Begley for stilt walking advice, Rob Rohn and the ; The Arts Council, the Richard H . Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Arts & Business Council of , Jean Zuiker, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, for funding this art; and the BoHo Board of Directors and Company Members, GAYLORD & DOROTHY who strive daily to make this a place where artists can learn, grow, and fulfill their dreams. DONNELLEY FOUNDATION EURYDICE is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC .

This play was originally produced by Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, August 29, 2003 . Richard Corley, Artistic Director, Tony Forman, Managing Director . And subsequently produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2004 . Tony Taccone, Artistic Director, Susan Medak, Managing Director . And , James Bundy, Artistic Director, Victoria Nolan, Managing Director . Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2007 Carole Rothman: Artistic Director . EURYDICE is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD ., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 . From The Artistic Director What does it mean to lose someone you love, whether it be family or a significant other? What are you BoHo Theatre creates bold theatre that challenges convention through willing to do to get them back? Are innovative storytelling and creates a shared community of artists and you willing to walk through the patrons in which all members are moved through art to make thoughtful, gates of the underworld or wait well-examined, caring relationships the highest priority in their lives . indeterminately there in hopes of reclaiming them? Is the love you’ve lost really meant to be Company Board found again? There is something powerful and possibly pro- ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESIDENT ductive in releasing yourself from loss in order to avoid being Peter Marston Sullivan Sara Coffou consumed by it… but letting go of love is never an easy task. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VICE PRESIDENT Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE not only provokes these difficult Meg Love Hatice Dinc and hugely emotional questions, but does so in a manner that allows artists a playground of possibility. She provides a ASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TREASURER beautifully poetic script that is paired with a universal story, Peter Robel Jelani Rucker and then asks artists such as ourselves to discover the best MARKETING DIRECTOR, SECRETARY possible means of telling this story. It is why her adaptation GRAPHIC DESIGNER Mary Kate Robel of this myth is so captivating. It is an artist's dream - an Charles Riffenburg incredibly compelling story with a backdrop that allows for MEMBERS interpretation, creativity, and imagination. ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Nancy Bullock Stephen Schellhardt Richard Maxen Silvia Rota What you see here is a product of incredible imagination, CASTING ASSOCIATES Jean Zuiker fueled by the passion of love. Our telling of this story Molly Layton highlights both our desire to tell a story in an innovative and Stephanie Sullivan unconventional way, and also our hope to examine how love - Artistic Affiliates and the loss of that love - impacts our everyday lives. OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE Mary Kate Robel Christa Buck Justin Castellano SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Brandon Dahlquist Ashley Hannon Diane Fairchild Peter Marston Sullivan Patrick Ham STUDIO LIAISON Theresa Ham Artistic Director, BoHo Theatre Eleanor Katz Steve O’Connell Thomas J. Samorian COMPANY MEMBERS Cassy Schillo Kaela Altman Danni Smith Upcoming BoHo Events Peter Blair Jeremy Trager Greg Foster Megan Turnquist FORMS OF BEAUTY FUNDRAISER Dalton Long John Zuiker Tuesday, June 28th, 6:00 - 9:00pm David Tibble Hilton | Asmus Contemporary Art Gallery Sean Thomas Join us for food, drinks, auctions, and a special performance celebrating the bohemian pillar of beauty in all its forms . Admission is free! Emeritus Company Stephen Genovese NEXT TO NORMAL Ryan Guhde Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Thomas J. Samorian Music by Tom Kitt Directed by Theatre At The Center Artistic Director Linda Fortunato Assistant Directed by Angela Alise Johnson Music Direction by Ellen K . Morris www.BoHoTheatre.com Performances begin August 20 at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave / BoHoTheatre @BoHoTheatre Visit www.BoHoTheatre.com for more information Biographies

GRILL, THE RAINMAKER, and TARTUFFE . Peter A LOVELY WAR . He has premiered several Cast is represented by Paonessa Talent . new works, some of which have debuted in AMANDA JANE LONG NYC . Special thanks to Wade for undying love, (EURYDICE) made her ADAM KANDER support, and kicks in the bum . Chicago debut with (A NASTY INTERESTING BoHo in 2013 as Susan MAN/LORD OF THE ELEANOR KATZ in VERONICA’S ROOM UNDERWORLD) is grateful (LOUD STONE) is a proud and returned later that to return to the company BoHo company member season as Constanze and stage where he made and so happy to be back in AMADEUS . Other Chicago credits include: his Chicago debut . Previous on the BoHo stage after Agatha in ONE CAME HOME (world premiere, BoHo credits include PLAYING WITH FIRE, THE playing Anna Hauptmann Lifeline Theater); Elmire in TARTUFFE, and First TEMPEST, and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE in HAUPTMANN . Origi- Witch in MACBETH (Organic Theater Company) . (After Dark Award for Outstanding Perfor- nally from New Jersey, Eleanor holds an MA in Originally from Portland, Oregon, Amanda’s mance) . Additional Chicagoland credits include Acting from East 15 Acting School in London, west coast credits include ROMEO & JULIET productions with the Metropolis Performing England, and a BA in Theatre from Muhlen- (Juliet), THE TEMPEST (Miranda), and COMEDY Arts Centre, Theo Ubique, Mozawa, Muse of berg College . Most recently seen as Charlotte OF ERRORS (Adriana) with Bag & Baggage Pro- Fire, The Journeymen, Livewire, Prologue, and Brontë in Promethean’s production of BRONTË, ductions, and a leading puppeteer in a national MadKap Productions . Adam also served as a other Chicago credits include work with Signal, tour of STELLALUNA with Tears of Joy Puppet charter member of Eclectic Theater Company Raven (Jeff Nomination - Best Support- Theatre . Amanda trained at Northern Illinois and Michigan Youth Theater . Many thanks to ing Actress - THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL), University (MFA Acting), Southern Oregon his family for their consistent support, and to OPFT, and Redtwist . Voiceover credits include University (BFA Acting), and abroad at the everyone at BoHo for once again allowing him to Microsoft, Hasbro, and Abbott Laboratories . Moscow Art Theatre School . She is the Director muck about on their stage . Special thanks to Justin and their little stone, of Programs and Marketing at Stage 773 . Zev, for the never-ending love and support . TARYN WOOD www .eleanorkatz .weebly .com CHLOE DZIELAK (LITTLE STONE) is an (ORPHEUS) is thrilled actor/musician who loves to be making her BoHo developing new works in Theatre debut . She was Chicago . She works closely Artistic Team last seen in Collaboraction’s with Underscore Theatre PAUL DI CICCIO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) is final Sketchbook Festival Company and produces the thrilled to be returning to BoHo after assistant in both THE AFTER and bimonthly Tiny Storefront Concert Series (pre- stage managing SCOTLAND ROAD and OPEN ARMS . Previous Chicago credits include viously the Uncommon Cabaret), which focuses DOGFIGHT last season . He recently received understudying and performing Mouse, Agave, on new musical theatre . Up next, you can catch a degree in theatre directing from Columbia Helen, and Odd-Job Alice in ALL OUR TRAGIC her working on the Chicago Musical Theatre College Chicago . At Columbia, he directed (The Hypocrites) . Chloe is a proud member of Festival at Victory Gardens . DOUBT: A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley The Hypocrites Community and in her free time and PARADISE REGAINED by Mark Ravenhill . she enjoys baking, learning Italian, and petting ADAM THATCHER He spends his free time watching television, dogs . Much love to her new friends here at (BIG STONE) is thrilled eating Chipotle, and subverting oppressive social BoHo and her family, both biological and chosen, to be working with BoHo structures . He would like to thank his mentors for their constant support and encouragement . Theatre for the first for saturating him with inspiration on a daily time . He earned his BFA basis . Most of all, he would like to thank Lady PETER ROBEL (FATHER) in Musical Theatre from Gaga for enabling him to recognize his revolu- is happy to return to the the State University of tionary potential . stage with BoHo, where he New York at Fredonia and recently achieved his has appeared in DOGFIGHT MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at EMMA CULLIMORE (COSTUME DESIGNER) (Lounge Singer) and Champaign-Urbana . Adam has had the privilege is the resident costume designer for The I AM MY OWN WIFE of working with award-winning artists such Plagiarists and Chicago Tap Theatre, while also (Jeff Nomination-Actor, as Renée Fleming, William Brown, and Victoria freelancing with other Chicago storefront principal role) . Peter has appeared on many Clark, and has also performed in various musical companies, including BoHo Theatre, The Yard, Chicago-area stages including , theatre workshops in Shimoda, Japan, with Lyric and Quest Theatre Ensemble . Outside of Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Chicago Opera Arts International; most recently, he performed Chicago, her designs have been seen at the Theatre, and . Also BoHo’s with Montana Shakespeare in THE MERCHANT Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, the Okoboji Associate Artistic Director, he has directed OF VENICE (Antonio) . Some of Adam’s favorite Summer Theatre, and internationally in Havana, MYTHS & HYMNS, TARTUFFE, THE TEMPEST, roles include El Gallo in THE FANTASTICKS, Cuba . Emma holds an MFA from the University THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, YERMA, and Stephano in THE TEMPEST, Mephistopheles of Alabama–Tuscaloosa, and in addition to her THE WINTER’S TALE, and designed sound for in DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Dr . Treves in THE design work, serves as The Plagiarists’ Director KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, THE SPITFIRE ELEPHANT MAN, and General Haig in OH! WHAT of Development . JAKE FEDOROWSKI (ASSISTANT STAGE BFA with an emphasis in stage management theatre community to create memorable MANAGER) is ecstatic to be joining the BoHo from Webster University . Past credits include marketing campaigns; his clients include family! He is currently studying stage manage- productions with Okoboji Summer Theater, Emerald City Theatre, The House Theatre, ment at Columbia College Chicago where he The Old Globe in San Diego, The Repertory Lifeline, Chicago Fringe Festival, Marriott recently served as an assistant stage manager Theatre of St . Louis, Noble Fool Theatricals, and Theatre, Remy Bumppo, and the League of on LOVE AND INFORMATION, directed by John the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus . She’d like to Chicago Theatres . Charles holds an MFA in Green . He would like to thank everyone at BoHo thank the wonderful production team and cast Performing Arts from the Savannah College of for welcoming him with open arms and his for a great experience, and many thanks to her Art and Design as well as a BFA in Comic Books family and friends for their overwhelming love amazing fellow company members at BoHo . (it’s true) . Thank you to the BoHo team, and to and support . Enjoy the show! She also extends her deepest gratitude to her Lisa, for being so supportive throughout this family, friends, and husband, Dan, for all their entire process . GrabBagMedia .com MICHAEL LEWIS (SCENIC DESIGNER) is a native love and support . of Highland Park, Illinois . He attended Emory MICHAEL J. SANOW (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR) is University, and has worked for the Shake- MELISSA MCNAMARA (MOVEMENT excited to build the set for EURYDICE, his first speare Theatre of New Jersey, Hope Summer DIRECTOR) is excited to work with BoHo production with BoHo Theatre . He’s also built Repertory Theatre, and PCPA-Pacific Conserva- Theatre for the first time. Melissa has created sets for Mary-Arrchie (where he is a company tory Theatre . He has now returned to Chicago, over 25 original works, devised from her member), Cole, Tympanic, Factory, Pavement where he has designed scenery for Rasaka extensive movement vocabulary . She holds an Group, Sinnerman Theatre, and many other Theatre Company and Tympanic Theatre MFA from Naropa University in Contempo- Chicago storefront theatres . He is an Executive Company . For more information, please visit rary Performance, specializing in Body-Mind Producer for the TV pilot COWL GIRL, and the MichaelBennettLewis .com . Centering, Developmental Technique, Viewpoints ongoing web series UNDER COVERS, both and Grotowski . In Chicago, Melissa has worked produced through Arrow & Key Productions, and AARON LICHAMER (LIGHTING DESIGNER) is with Mozawa, Walkabout, Erica Mott, and is Executive Producer/Casting Director of the TV a Chicago-based freelance lighting designer tours with her Viewpoints inspired improv-duo, pilot, FATTY (currently in pre-production) . He is and technician . Previous design credits include CHAIRS . Her work has been seen at the MCA, currently serving his 21st year in the active duty PIPPIN, PETER PAN, THE ODD COUPLE, and the Chicago Womens Funny Festival, Ingenuity military and eyeballing retirement at some point ALONE TOGETHER AGAIN (Tibbits Summer Festival, Vancouver Improvisation Festival, the during the next 9 years . He has also appeared as Theater), OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR! (Illinois Miami International Performance Art Festival, a human prop on CHICAGO PD, as well as in the Theater), and REP LAB 2016 (Milwaukee and her solo show won an audience choice movies CONTAGION and TRANSFORMERS Repertory Theatre) . He has also worked as a award in NYC . Melissa is an internationally 3 . He’s a proud member of SAG-AFTRA . Enjoy season lighting technician for the Utah Shake- recognized STOTT PILATES Instructor trainer, the show . speare Festival (2014), lighting/electrics intern Pilates instructor for Cirque de Soleil for for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2015/16 KURIOS in Chicago and owner of mind .art .core JOSHUA WENTZ (COMPOSER & SOUND season, master electrician for multiple Illinois PILATES PERFORMANCE . Catch her in THE DESIGNER) is a multi-instrumentalist composer Theater & Krannert Center productions, and in STUDIO, a comedy webseries she co-wrote and and performer living in Chicago . Driven by a many capacities for various storefronts in the produced with her partner in all things, Chris love for all musical genres and styles, he enjoys Chicago market . He will be serving as master Bashen . A huge thanks to the cast/crew for developing new and interesting collaborative electrician for the Ohio Light Opera’s 2016 their hard work . www .thestudiowebseries .com projects and improvisational performance tech- summer season . niques with local and remote artists . You can NATASZA NACZAS (PROPERTIES DESIGNER) hear more from him at Sidedown .com DALTON LONG (STAGE MANAGER) is very This is Natasza’s first production with BoHo excited to be a part of BoHo’s EURYDICE! Having Theatre . Previously she has worked at Edge of graduated from Principia College with a BA in the Wood Theatre as the scenic painter for SHE Theatre, Dalton has been in Chicago ever since, LOVES ME, and as the set designer for THE living the dream . A BoHo company member, FANTASTICKS . She is currently designing their his shows with them include DOGFIGHT, fall productions of THE SEAGULL and HOLIDAY . SCOTLAND ROAD, ORDINARY DAYS, PARADE, Natasza is a graduate of The Theatre School at MYTHS & HYMNS, and AMADEUS (as ASM) . DePaul University and Rhode Island School of His other credits includes Otherworld Theatre’s Design . When not doing theatre, Natasza is an MESSINA 3004 (as SM) . Dalton would like to Interior Designer and Facilities Planner at The thank the cast, crew, and design team for all of University of Chicago Hospital . their hard work and dedication . A special thank you to his wonderful wife Katie for her constant CHARLES RIFFENBURG (DIRECTOR) is BoHo love and support! Theatre’s Marketing Director, where he also directed VERONICA’S ROOM (Jeff Award MEG LOVE (PRODUCER) is the Executive nomination - Best Play) and SCOTLAND Director of BoHo and is proud to be bringing ROAD, and appeared onstage in PYGMALION, you another beautiful story . If you see her in GHOSTS, THE TEMPEST, and THE MERCHANT the lobby before or after the show, feel free OF VENICE . You can see him in the feature to strike up a conversation about your favorite film EMPTY SPACE, currently showing on the BoHo show . After 8 years with the company, festival circuit . He is also an independent graphic she has lots of stories to share! Meg holds a designer and illustrator working with the Chicago