Running time: 2 hours & 20 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.

Photographs and video recordings are strictly forbidden.

BONNIE & CLYDE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. MTIShows.com.

Original Broadway Production Produced by: Kathleen Raitt,Jerry Frankel, Jeffrey Richards, Barry Satchwell Smith, Michael A. Jenkins, Howard Caplan, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Howard Kagan, Barry & Carole Kaye, Terry Schnuck, Nederlander Presentations, Corey Brunish/Brisa Trinchero, Alden Badway Podell/The Broadway Consortium, Patty Baker, Bazinet & Company, Uniteus Entertainment,

Ken Mahoney, Jeremy Scott Blaustein in association with StageVentures 2011, Limited Partnership: Darren Bagert, Robert G. Bartner/Ambassador Theatre Group, BGM, Broadway Across America, Michael D. Coit, Mary Cossette, Ronald Frankel, Lloyd Fruge, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Cynthia Stroum, DSM/Gabriel Kamel, Irving Welzer.

World Premiere of Bonnie & Clyde produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director). Subsequently presented at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota FL (Michael Donald Edward, Producing Artistic Director & Linda DiGabriele, Managing Director).

BONNIE & CLYDE CAST

THE BAND

Conductor/Keyboard............................................................John CockerillFiddle..................................................................................Simeon Tsanev Guitar....................................................................................Cesar RomeroPercussion.................................................................................Mark Linley

PRODUCTION TEAM

Music by FRANK WILDHORN, Lyrics by DON BLACK, Book by IVAN MENCHELL Direction by SPENCER NEIMAN, Music Direction by JOHN COCKERILL,Choreography by AUBREY ADAMS

Stage Management................................................................Kait SamuelsScenic Design................................................................Ashley Ann WoodsLighting Design..............................................................Alexander RidgersCostume Design.................................................................Robert S. KuhnViolence & Intimacy Choreography...........................................Jaq Seifert Sound Design................................................................Michael J. PatrickProp Design...........................................................................Devon GreenMaster Electrician............................................................Shawn RodriguezSound Engineer...................................................................Patrick O’BrienProduction Management.....................................................Lindsay BrownTechnical Directors...........................Alan Weusthoff, Andrew GlasenhardtAssistant Stage Management.....................................Mary Kate McAlpinePaint Charge.............................................................................Emily Boyd

KOKANDY STAFF

Executive Producer............................................................Scot T. KokandyProducing Artistic Director..................................................Allison HendrixArtistic Producer................................................................John D. GloverTechnical Consultant....................................................................Ben HincCasting Associate..............................................................Ben MagnusonPublic Relations..............................................................David Rosenberg Graphic Design, Marketing Consultant.....................................Jeff MeyerBoard of Directors................Allison Hendrix, John D. Glover, Katie Svacier,

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PATRICK TIERNEY MISSY WISE TESSA DETTMAN MATTHEW JOHNSTON JUSTIN TEPPER

Foster and Michael Rafter. He is a proud graduate of Ball State University, where he earned his B.F.A. in musical theatre. Jeff would like to thank Spencer, Allison, Aubrey, and the entire Kokandy team for this opportunity, his friends for their constant love and inspiration, his family for all of their support, and Lincoln for always being there, even from miles away.

TIA L. PINSON (Young Bonnie) was last seen in this season’s production of The Wiz! Credits: Ensemble, The Wiz (Kokandy Productions), Ensemble, Spamalot; Chiffon, Little Shop of Horrors (Farmers Alley Theatre), Alice’s Daughter, Big River; Tiger Lily, Peter Pan; Lil Inez, Hairspray (Timberlake Playhouse).

MAISIE ROSE (Eleanor) is so excited to be performing again with Kokandy Productions, having previously appeared in their production of Loving Repeating! She graduated from Northwestern University, where she received degrees in Theatre and Psychology, a certificate in Music Theatre, and a concentration in Theatre for Young Audiences. Maisie’s other credits include: Things to Ruin with Refuge Theatre Project and Numbers Nerds at the New York Musical Festival. Many thanks to Meghan, Myrna, and Mom & Dad for the endless support! www.maisiezrose.com

JONATHAN SCHWART (Sheriff) is excited to make his Kokandy debut with this notorious tale from his native Lone Star State! Recent Chicago credits include: Ragtime (Griffin), Urinetown (BoHo), The Nutcracker (u/s performed, Marriott), The Wedding Gift (staged concert-reading dir. by Jane Drake Brody), Far From Heaven (u/s, Porchlight), and Mr. Popper’s Penguins (Lifeline). Jonathan is a graduate of the ACADEMY at Black Box Acting and the Second City Music Program, and is a voice student of Matthew Ellenwood. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (BBA Finance, BA Economics) and the University of Chicago (Master of Public Policy). Thanks to Spencer for this opportunity. As always, Jonathan dedicates his work to his mom.

JUSTIN TEPPER (Buck/Preacher u/s) is a recent graduate of Northwestern University with a Theatre major and a Musical Theatre certificate. He is thrilled to make his professional debut with this piece! His favorite on-campus credits include: Urinetown (“Cladwell”), Hair (“Walter”), James and the Giant Peach (“Centipede”), and Dogfight (“Boland”). Justin will be moving to New York to pursue performing after this production. Go ‘Cats!

PATRICK TIERNEY (Ted) is delighted to be working with Kokandy for the first time! He was most recently seen as “Cliff” in Cabaret at Theatre at the Center. Other Chicago-area credits include: Young Frankenstein, Spelling Bee, The Andrews Brothers (Metropolis), Deathtrap, A Christmas Carol, Oliver! (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Spamalot, All Shook Up (Theatre at the Center), Les Mis (Paramount Theatre), Camelot, Hello Dolly! (Light Opera Works), Moon Over Buffalo, The Underpants (Buffalo Theatre Ensemble), and many a fairy tale with Chicago Kids Company. Patrick is a Southwest Side of Chicago native and graduate of Western Illinois University.

MISSY WISE (Blanche) is excited to make her official Kokandy Productions debut after recently understudying Little Fish over the summer! Chicago credits include: Big Fish (“Sandra Bloom”), Amour (“Claire”), 24 Words (“Rosie”), Guys & Dolls (“Martha/Adelaide” cover), Legally Blonde (“Judge”), Hair (“Dionne”), Zanna, Don’t! (“Karla”). Other regional credits include: Into the Woods (“The Witch”), Bonnie & Clyde (“Blanche Barrow”), Ragtime (“Mother”), Evita (“Eva Peron”), The Civil War (“Sarah”), Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (“Amneris”). Missy was a 2017 Quarterfinalist in the nationally renowned American Traditions Vocal Competition & was the 2016 Winner of the National Musical Theater Competition sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. www.missywise.com

BRITTNEY BROWN (Stella) is ecstatic to be making her Kokandy Productions debut with Bonnie and Clyde! Previous regional/educational credits include: Guys and Dolls (“Miss Adelaide”), Oklahoma! (“Ado Annie”), Hair (“Dionne”), Footloose (“Rusty”), The Toxic Avenger (“Mayor/Ma Ferd”), South Pacific (“Bloody Mary”), Godspell (“Joanne”/”Bless the Lord”), Wonder of the World (“Lois Coleman”), and Love Kills (“Gertrude Karnopp,” Collegiate Premiere). She has also directed and music directed productions of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, [title of show], and Calvin Berger. Brittney is a proud alumnus of Millikin University’s Musical Theatre program and would like to thank her incredibly supportive friends and family, especially her mother, Shannon, and her best friend, Travis, for constantly encouraging her to dream big J.

NATHAN CARROLL (Preacher) is thrilled to be working with Kokandy again after playing the role of “Daedulus” in last summer’s workshop production of Flight during the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Other Chicago credits: Kiss of the Spider Woman (“Molina,” Non-Equity Jeff Nomination, Best Actor Musical), Parade (“Young Soldier/Britt Craig”), and Floyd Collins (Ensemble, u/s “Bishop”) all with BoHo Theatre, and Annie Get Your Gun, Oliver, The Student Prince, Brigadoon, and Hello Dolly with Light Opera Works. Readings: Flight (Ensemble, 2014 Kokandy New Works) and Harold and Maude (“Harold,” Chicago Reading). Columbia College Chicago alum.

ERIN CREIGHTON (Cumie) is thrilled to make her Kokandy debut with Bonnie and Clyde! Favorite regional credits include: Little Shop of Horrors (“Audrey”), Hello Again (“Young Wife”), Forbidden Broadway (Soloist), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (“Marcy Park”), Annie (“Lily St. Regis”), Gypsy (“Mazeppa”), The Fantasticks (“Luisa”), and Brigadoon (“Meg”). An accomplished pianist, Erin has music directed Chicagoland productions of Grease and An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein. She can also be heard as “Storm” on the X-Men pinball game and has voiced other characters in several casino games. Erin would like to thank her family, friends, and Ryan for their love and support.

ANN DELANEY (Trish) is thrilled to be making her Kokandy debut! Her recent Chicago theater credits include: Cabaret, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Spamalot, and Big Fish (Theater at The Center). Hobo King (Congo Square Theater), All Our Tragic, H.M.S. Pinnafore, The Mikado, and The Pirates of Penzanze (The Hypocrites), Fancy Nancy the Musical (Northbrook Theater), and Mr.Burns (Theater Wit). Thank you for being here, and enjoy the show!

MAX DETOGNE  (Clyde) couldn’t have picked a better show for his Kokandy debut! Other Chicago theatre credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Theo Ubique), Make Me A Song (Eclectic Theatre Co.), Chess (Porchlight Theatre Revisits Series), Story of a Story: the Untold Story (Underscore) as well as both productions of High Fidelity (Refuge Records). Max is thankful for the support of his family and to his friends for being there for him both on and off stage.

TESSA DETTMAN (Female Swing) is thrilled to appear in her first Kokandy production! She recently graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre and a certificate in Musical Theatre. Some highlights from her time at Northwestern include: “Veronica” in Heathers, “Hero” in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and “Mary Lennox” in The Secret Garden. Tessa would like to thank her parents, Martha and Gary, and her boyfriend, Patrick, for their support and love.

JACOB FJARE (Deputy Bud, Ted u/s) is absolutely delighted to be joining Kokandy for Bonnie & Clyde! Recent Chicago credits include: High Fidelity and Bare (Refuge Theatre Project), Funny Thing Happened… (Citadel Theatre), Ring Of Fire (Metropolis) and Story of a Story... (Underscore Theatre). Regional credits include: Ordinary Days and Big River (Grandstreet Theatre), Man of La Mancha (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks), and Last 5 Years (Verge Theatre). When he is not on stage, he proudly warps children’s minds at Lincoln Park High School. A gigantic thank you to Mom, Dad, Grant, and my Chicago Family for all your love and support! www.JacobFjare.com

DESIREE GONZALEZ (Bonnie) is thrilled to be working with Kokandy for the first time! She is a graduate of Carthage College with a BA in Musical Theatre. Since moving back to the city her recent theater credits include: Seussical (Improv Playhouse), Another Word for Beauty (Goodman (u/s-Ensemble)), Destiny of Desire (Goodman (u/s)), and The Ugly Duckling (Chicago Kids Company). She also made an appearance on the crossover episode Deathtrap of Chicago Fire. Desiree would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support as well as the ladies at Big Mouth Talent for believing in her.

SARAH HAYES (Emma) is thrilled to work with Kokandy Productions again after appearing in Loving Repeating! Recently, she was an understudy for James & the Giant Peach (“Spiker/Sponge”) at Drury Lane Oakbrook, where she went on multiple times. Other credits include: The House of Blue Leaves (“Bunny”) and Playboy of the Western World (“Widow Quin”) with Raven Theatre, The Addams Family (“Ancestor”) with Mercury Theater, Evita (Ensemble, Jeff Award nomination) and Man of La Mancha (“Aldonza,” Jeff Award nomination) with Theo Ubique, and Bells Are Ringing (“Ella”), How to Succeed (“Krumholtz”), and Ragtime (“Emma Goldman”) among others with Porchlight Music Theatre. Sarah also had the pleasure of co-hosting the 2015 and 2016 non-Equity Jeff Awards ceremony.

MATTHEW PHILIP JOHNSTON (Male Swing) Originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Matthew moved up to the Windy City two years ago to pursue acting. Having starred in many shows back home, (Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, The Normal Heart, The Full Monty, The 39 Steps, and Bonnie & Clyde), Matthew is now ready and beyond excited to tread the boards in the great city of Chicago. He would like to thank God, his parents, his girlfriend, his siblings, and his grandma for their constant love and support. He’d also like to thank you, the audience, for your time, and for supporting this wonderful show.

CISCO LOPEZ (Buck) is thrilled to make his Kokandy debut. Chicago credits include: In To America and Letters Home (Griffin Theatre), In the Heights and New Faces Sings Broadway 2001 (Porchlight Music Theatre), Planted (Rogue Elephant Productions), Dead Man Walking (Piven Theatre), Mutt (Stage Left & Red Tape Theatre), Macbeth (Midsommer Flight), Take Me Out (Eclectic Theatre), and Fiddler on the Roof and Damn Yankees (Light Opera Works). Film credits: Boystown, Closet Memories. He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance and is represented by Shirley Hamilton.

JON PATRICK PENICK (Henry/Deputy Johnson) Recent roles include: “Jack Stapleton” in The Hound of The Baskervilles (Idle Muse Theatre Company), “Ryan” in Borderlands (Underscore Theatre Company), “Terry” in Today We Escape (Tympanic Theatre Company), and “John” in Barbeque Apocalypse (The Ruckus). Past companies worked for include: The Side Project, St Michael’s Playhouse (Vermont), and Bristol Valley Theatre (New York). When not doing theatre, Jon is a singer/songwriter (jonpatrickpenick.bandcamp.com) as well as a member of the Chicago electronic rock band Lyra (lyrachicago.bandcamp.com). It is a true pleasure to get the chance to work with Kokandy!

JEFF PIERPOINT (Young Clyde) is thrilled to be joining Kokandy Productions for Bonnie and Clyde! Recent credits include: She Loves Me, How To Succeed…, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Nutcracker (Marriott Theatre), It Shoulda Been You (Actors Theatre of Indiana), and Forever Plaid (Tent Theatre). He also performed last year in the cabaret A Shot of Rodgers With a Twist at Joe’s Pub in New York City under the direction of Sutton

CAST BIOS

PRODUCTION TEAM BIOS

AUBREY ADAMS (Choreographer) Aubrey is thrilled to be joining the Kokandy team for this production of Bonnie & Clyde! She is a Chicago performer and choreographer, whose choreography recently won the Jeff Award for BoHo Theatre’s production of Urinetown the Musical. Other recent credits include: Associate Choreographer for Trevor at Writers Theatre, Assistant Choreographer for Mamma Mia and A Christmas Story at The Paramount Theatre. Love and thanks to Spencer, and the entire Kokandy family for this amazing experience.

EMILY BOYD (Paint Charge) originally hails from San Antonio, Texas, but came to “the Second City” for college and never left! Ms. Boyd attended The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she received her BFA in Scene Design, and abroad at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England. In addition to her work with Kokandy Productions, Ms. Boyd has also painted for such companies as Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Broadway in Chicago, Porchlight, Metropolis Theatre, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Bailiwick, Haven Theatre, (re)Discover Theatre, Underscore Theatre Company, and The Circle Theatre. Emily is also the founder and head artist at Sass Flash and Graphics.

DON BLACK (Lyrics) started out as a standup comedian and made his West End debut as a theatre lyricist with composer John Barry on the musical Billy, starring Michael Crawford at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Don received two Tony Awards for his work on Sunset Boulevard. This marked his third theatrical collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber. They first joined forces to write the song cycle Tell Me On A Sunday and were reunited for Aspects of Love, Starlight Express, Whistle Down The Wind, and Bombay Dreams. In a career that has won him many glittering prizes (an Oscar for his song Born Free, five Academy Award noninations, two Tony Awards plus three Tony nominations, Five Ivor Novello Awards, a Golden Globe and many platinum, gold and silver discs) he has worked with some of the world’s leading composers: Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, Marvin Hamlisch, Charles Aznavour, etc. Don has written over a hundred songs for motion picture including The Italian Job, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, True Grit, Dances With Wolves, Out of Africa, and a quintet of James Bond theme songs (Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough.) Among his many popular songs are Michael Jackson’s “Ben” and Lulu’s “To Sir With Love,” both U.S. number one hits. Currently, he is re-working Bar Mitzvah Boy, a musical he wrote with Jule Styne and has just completed a musical version of The Count of Monte Cristo with French composer Michel Legrand. Don was awarded an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list and the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Arts by the City of London University and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

LINDSAY BROWN (Production Manager) Lindsay is a proud Montana native who is thrilled to be working with Kokandy Productions again, where she previously served as Production Manager for The Wiz and Little Fish. She has worked with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Windy City Playhouse, Strawdog Theatre, and Grandstreet Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and is a company member with BoHo Theatre. She is a lover of all things dinosaur and sends big love to her family near and far, especially to M,S, & C!

JOHN COCKERILL (Music Director) is a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and music director, and he’s delighted to be working on his first show with Kokandy Productions! Recent credits include: María de Buenos Aires (Des Moines Metro Opera), Xanadu (American Theatre Company), and High Fidelity (Refuge Theatre Project). He was a featured pianist on the premiere recording of Ross Crean’s opera, The Great God Pan (Navona Records, 2017), and he’ll be joining Chicago Fringe Opera for their upcoming season of As One and The Great God Pan.

received four Tony nominations; and THE CIVIL WAR (written with Jack Murphy & Gregory Boyd), which received two Tony nominations. Frank also wrote additional songs for Broadway’s VICTOR/VICTORIA (written with Leslie Bricusse) and was recently represented on Broadway by DRACULA: THE MUSICAL (written with Don Black & Christopher Hampton). He was also a Producer and Co-Creator for HARLEM SONG, the first open-ended theatrical run at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY. Songs from JEKYLL & HYDE such as “Someone Like You,“ “A New Life,” and “This Is The Moment” have been performed worldwide and have been featured at the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the WNBA Championship, Miss America Pageants, the 1996 Democratic National Convention, and the Inauguration of President Clinton (sung by Jennifer Holliday). The Broadway cast recording was released in July of 1997 and received a Grammy nomination that year. The Broadway production of JEKYLL & HYDE was the longest running show in the history of the Plymouth Theater. The SCARLET PIMPERNEL played at both the Minskoff Theatre and the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway. The show’s score has yielded its own Top 40 Adult Contemporary Hit with the song “You Are My Home,” a duet recorded by Peabo Bryson & Linda Eder. Artists who have recorded and performed Frank’s music include Whitney Houston (with the international number one hit “Where Do Broken Hearts Go?”), Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Freddie Jackson, Deana Carter, Tracy Lawrence, John Berry, Trace Adkins, Patti LaBelle, Bryan White, Amy Grant, Ben Vereen, Regina Belle, The Moody Blues, Jeffrey Osborne, Stacy Lattisaw, Dennis DeYoung, Molly Hatchet, Brenda Russell, John Raitt, Anthony Warlow, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Mathis, and Colm Wilkinson, Hootie & The Blowfish, Blues Traveler, Trisha Yearwood, Travis Tritt, Dr. John, and Betty Buckley, to name a few.

ALAN WEUSTHOFF (Technical Director) Alan is excited to be back with Kokandy Productions, where he previously built the sets for Little Fish, The Wiz, and Heathers. As a freelance Technical Director, Alan has most recently built the sets for Still Dance the Stars at Chicago Dramatists, We’re Gonna Die with Haven Theatre and Hookman with Steep Theatre. Other Chicago credits include:Venus in Fur (Circle Theatre), Winterset (Griffin Theatre), How We Got On (Haven Theatre), and In The Heights (Porchlight Theatre). Alan is a graduate of the theater program at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO.

ASHLEY ANN WOODS (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be back with Kokandy Productions, having previously designed Heathers, Loving Repeating, and The Full Monty! Most recently, you may have seen her work at Teatro Vista (La Havana Madrid), Lifeline (Miss Holmes), Metropolis (Peter and the Starcatcher), Steep (Posh), Strawdog, Jackalope, Collaboraction, Pride Films & Plays, Piven, and The Neo-Futurists among others. Ashley is the Managing Director of 20% Theatre Chicago and a Company Member with Collaboraction. ashleyannwoods.com

DEVON GREEN (Props Designer) is currently a student at Columbia College Chicago studying theatre design. She has worked on shows like At The Table with Broken Nose Theatre and Dance for Beginners with Piven Theatre. This is her first production with Kokandy and is thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful team!

ROBERT S. KUHN (Costume Designer) is pleased to be returning to Kokandy Productions, where he previously designed Heathers: The Musical and The Last Five Years. Recent design credits include: HAIR! (The Mercury Theater), Dance for Beginners (Piven Theater Workshop), After all the Terrible Things I Do (About Face Theater), SS! Macbeth (The Chicago Shakespeare Theater), and White Christmas (Drury Lane – Oakbrook). Other Chicago Credits include: works with Emerald City Theater, Light Opera Works, Northwestern University, Concordia University-Chicago, Lookingglass Theater Company, Marriott Theater, Cock and Bull Theater, Mortar Theater Company, and Theatre-Hikes. Regional design credits include: Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Pennsylvania Centre Stage) and Dracula and Othello (The Arkansas Shakespeare Theater). www.robertskuhn.com

MARY KATE MCALPINE (Assistant Stage Manager) started stage management at Cornell College, from WD-40ing swords until her sinuses begged for mercy in Romeo and Juliet to operating a lightboard for a stage she literally could not see in The Diviners. This experience drained the fear out of her like one drains water from a washcloth, and she is now ready to make her way in the world of the Chicago theatre scene. She hopes you enjoy the show!

IVAN MENCHELL (Book) Broadway credits include: Bonnie & Clyde (book), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (additional material), and The Cemetery Club. Off-Broadway/Tours include: Smiling Through (book), The Prince & The Pauper (book), The Surprise Party. For the screen, Mr. Menchell wrote an adaptation of his play, The Cemetery Club, starring Ellen Burstyn, Diane Ladd, and Olympia Dukakis; is co-writer of Samuel Goldwyn’s Napoleon; and served as a writer on Universal’s animated feature, Curious George. An Emmy nominated television writer, he created the critically acclaimed Showtime series Bedtime and has served as Writer/Co-Executive Producer on Disney Channel’s Phil of The Future and JONAS, starring the Jonas Brothers. He was also a writer/producer on the long-running CBS comedy The Nanny and the FOX dramatic series Time of Your Life, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Ivan is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship for his playwriting and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

SPENCER NEIMAN (Director) returns to Kokandy Productions, previously working as a director with the company’s New Works Initiative. Credits include: work with The Hypocrites, Griffin Theatre Company, Windy City Playhouse, co-founder/director of site-specific, new work event series party/theater/party and associate director for Million Dollar Quartet on Norwegian Cruise Lines. Spencer has recently gotten involved in local politics and serves as the Volunteer Outreach Coordinator for Ameya Pawar’s gubernatorial campaign. Proud Northwestern graduate.

PATRICK O’BRIEN (Sound Engineer) is a multidisciplinary theater artist and writer. Other sound designs: Beowulf, R + J: The Vineyard (Red Theater Chicago); Dying City (The Comrades); The Story of a Story (The Untold Story) (Underscore Theatre). Sound experience: Sense & Sensibility (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, internship); Heathers, Loving Repeating, The Full Monty (Kokandy Productions); The Wild Party, Carrie (Bailiwick Chicago). Other experience: The Library (Level 11 Productions). BA Theatre Arts, Minor in Music, Millikin University ‘14. He also contributes to the BroadwayWorld Chicago and Chicagoland Musical Theatre websites, and is proudly baritone with the Chicago Artists Chorale. His portfolio: pobsound.com.

MICHAEL J. PATRICK (Sound Designer) is a Chicago-based sound designer who has just returned from working in the UK on Irvine Welsh’s new show Creatives at the Edinburgh Fringe. His recent credits for Kokandy productions include: Little Fish, The Wiz, Tomorrow Morning, Heathers, & The Full Monty. He has designed and engineered numerous corporate events for companies including Hospira, Pfizer, Baird, The American Heart Association, Abbvie, and President Obama’s 2014 Labor Day speech in Milwaukee. Michael is also the president of Concert Sound Systems, a Chicago-based sound design, equipment rental, and installation company serving theatrical and corporate needs. For further information, please visit: Michaeljpatrick.com

KAIT SAMUELS (Stage Manager) is joining Kokandy Productions for her third season! Chicago credits: KP’s Little Fish, The Wiz, Tomorrow Morning, Heathers: The Musical, A Kokandy Christmas, and The Full Monty; the Non-Equity Jeff Awards, and the Chicago Humanities Festival. National credits: Emerald City Opera (Colorado), Opera San Antonio (Texas), Profile Theatre (Oregon), Heather Henson’s IBEX Puppetry’s FLIGHT: a crane’s story (first national tour), Cortland Repertory Theatre (New York), Microscopic Opera (Pennsylvania), Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Alpine Theatre Project (Montana). Proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

ALEXANDER RIDGERS (Lighting Designer) Originally from Scotland, design credits include: Deathtrap with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (Aug 2017); Ragtime with Griffin Theatre, Chicago (May 2017); James and the Giant Peach at Drury Lane, Oakbrook (May 2017); Miranda at Indiana Repertory Theatre (April 2017); The Wiz with Kokandy Productions (March 2017); Urinetown at Northwestern University (Feb 2017); Winterset with Griffin Theatre (Nov 2016). During Spring, Alexander was the Lighting Assistant at Fort Worth Opera’s 2017 season in Texas working on FWO’s Carmen, and Houston Grand Opera’s transfer production of Cruzar La Cara De La Luna. Alexander is Adjunct Lecturer of Lighting Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago, an assistant with Marcus Doshi Design, and was nominated in the 2017 Non-Equity Jeff Awards for his work on Griffin Theatre’s Winterset. He has an MFA from Northwestern University, and a BA from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. For more information on where to see upcoming design work or preview works visit: www.alexanderridgers.com

SHAWN RODRIGUEZ (Master Electrician) is. a theater technician and director based in Chicago. His past Kokandy credits include The Wiz and Little Fish. He has worked as Master Electrician for Sideshow Theatre Company, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Porchlight Music Theatre, and for Lookingglass Theatre Company’s Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure. He also serves as the Managing Artistic Director of Dear Stone Theater Company, where he most recently directed Thom Pain (based on nothing).

JAQ SEIFERT (Violence/Intimacy Choreographer) is excited to be working for the first time with Kokandy Productions! Other credits include Put Your House In Order (Firearms Direction, The Roustabouts), Native Gardens (Victory Gardens), Scottsboro Boys (Porchlight Music Theatre), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Pride Films and Plays), The Room (A Red Orchid Theatre), Parachute Men (Teatro Vista), good friday (Oracle Productions), Fefu and her Friends (Halycon Theatre), Bent (The Other Theatre Company), Bad Jews (Theater Wit), and they have additionally worked with Milwaukee Rep, Gary Shakespeare Company, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, Cherokee Historical Association, and Jedlicka Performing Arts Center. Jaq is a Certified Teacher and Certified Theatrical Firearms Instructor with The Society of American Fight Directors, a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban and Bartenieff Fundamentals, and an adjunct at Roosevelt University. www.jaqseifert.com

FRANK WILDHORN (Music) Frank Wildhorn’s works span the worlds of popular, theatrical and classical music. In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in twenty-two years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: JEKYLL & HYDE (written with Leslie Bricusse), which received two Tony nominations; THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (written with Nan Knighton), which

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• See anything in the building at a dramatically reduced price.

• See 10 shows, go on 5 dates, or just bring your 9 closest friends with you to one show.

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• Donate online at theaterwit.org/donate• Make an instant donation at the box

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BOARD Of DIRECTORSkATHRyN STIEBER

President

PAul DANAO

Vice-President

CHARlES HORNEWER

Treasurer

NEAl SMyTH

Secretary

ROgER DANIEl

BRETT gITSkIN

DAVID MAHVI

BRuCE WECHSlER

STAffJEREMy WECHSlER — Artistic

Director

DAVID WECHSlER — Company

Manager

JOSH NORDMARk — Office Manager

NEAl JAVENkOSkI — facilities Manager

NORA RuBENSTONE — Production

Manager

ClARE COONEy — Casting

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lOEffEl, SARAH luSE, JACkElyN

NORMAND — Bar

AlExA ulRICH, EVAN BEll, MADDIE

SACHS — House Management

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

At Theater WitWe are a theater company within a building, within a community, within a world.

As a production company, Theater Wit’s mission is to be the premier “smart art”

theater in Chicago by producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that

speak with a contemporary theatrical voice.

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 CommunityEveryone 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.

Part of the Chicago SceneTheater is part of the Chicago experience. Each year, over 200 theaters present

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.

celebrating 10 years

of smart art

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