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LIFELINE THEATRE
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Welcome to this evening’s performance of Miss Holmes, a new play inspired by the works
of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. We hope to see you for our next production, A Wrinkle in
Time. Enjoy the show!
—Lifeline Ensemble
Aly Renee Amidei
Patrick Blashill
Jessica Wright Buha
Christina Calvit
Heather Currie
Victoria DeIorio
Amanda Delheimer
Dimond
LIFELINE THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Alan Donahue
Robert Kauzlaric
Kevin D. Gawley
Frances Limoncelli
Peter Greenberg
Amanda Link
James E. Grote
Katie McLean
Chris Hainsworth
Hainsworth
John Hildreth
Dorothy Milne
Paul S. Holmquist
Shole Milos
Elise Kauzlaric
Sandy Snyder Pietz
Suzanne Plunkett
Maren Robinson
Phil Timberlake
Jenifer Tyler
Christopher M.
Walsh
Elizabeth Wislar
ENSEMBLE EMERITUS
Eric Lane Barnes, Meryl Friedman, Rebecca Hamlin, James Sie, Steve Totland
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sessy Nymann, Chair
Peter Calibraro, Treasurer
Brian Swierczek, Vice-Chair
Lisbeth Maxwell, Secretary
Loreli Fritz-Cohn
Mark Gluskin
Mark Greenberg
Cynthia Hunt Rudolph
Patricia Kelley
Donna Mavros
Katie McNally
Nicole Murray
Julia Sagalovsky
Roche Schulfer
Raymond Snyder
BOARD EMERITUS
Linda Jacobson, Beatriz G. Reyes, Susan Rosenberg (In Memoriam),
Jackie Snyder (In Memoriam), Dan Sullivan, Rebecca Tinkham, John Tolley, Steven Wise, Ann Ziegler
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Artistic Director......................................................................................................................Dorothy Milne
Managing Director.....................................................................................................................Allison Cain
Marketing Director............................................................................................................Robert Kauzlaric
Operations Director................................................................................................................... Erica Foster
Development Manager............................................................................................................... Brian Bush
Education Director..................................................................................................................... Julie Ganey
Casting Director................................................................................................................ Lavina Jadhwani
Publicists................................................................................... SHOUT Marketing and Media Relations
Box Office Associate.....................................................................................Heather Pauliks, Emily Wills
House Managers......................................................................................... Tiffany Keane, Susan Tecktiel
Shuttle Drivers................................................................................................. Neel McNeill, Eli Van Sickel
Ushers provided by The Saints
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S GLORIOUS MUSICAL COMES TO LIFE
IN A SONG-AND-DANCE-FILLED SPECTACULAR!
lyrics by
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music by
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Miss Holmes
Inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
By Christopher M. Walsh*
Directed by Paul S. Holmquist*
Scenic Designer
Ashley Ann Woods
Lighting Designer
Jordan Kardasz
Costume Designer
Rachel M. Sypniewski
Original Music & Sound Designer
Andrew Hansen
Properties Designer
Holly McCauley
Fight Choreographer
Greg Poljacik
Stage Manager
Becky Bishop
Dramaturg
Maren Robinson*
Dialect Coach
Elise Kauzlaric*
Assistant Director.................................................................................................................Emily Wills
Assistant Stage Manager...............................................................................................Morgan Gire
Production Manager........................................................................................Jennifer McClendon
Technical Director........................................................................................................Joe Schermoly
Master Electrician.....................................................................................................Sam Moryoussef
Assistant Master Electrician........................................................................................ Steve Labedz
Electricians................................................................................... Serena Dully, Meghan Erxleben,
Shawn Kronk, Aaron Lorenz, Ivy Reid
Carpenters.............................................................................................................................Matt Super
Photography..........................................................................................................Suzanne Plunkett*
*Denotes member of Lifeline Artistic Ensemble
Special thanks to Elizabeth Bagby.
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THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Edwin Greener, Superintendent ...................................................................................LaQuin Groves
Mycroft Holmes............................................................................................................ Chris Hainsworth*
Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
Mrs. Hudson, Eudora Featherstone...................................................................................... Abie Irabor
Inspector Lestrade................................................................................................ Christopher M. Jones
Sherlock Holmes........................................................................................ Katie McLean Hainsworth*
Lizzie Chapman, Peggy, Martha..................................................................................... Kate Nawrocki
Dr. Michael Stamford, Reginald.......................................................................................Michael Reyes
Thomas Chapman....................................................................................................John Henry Roberts
Dr. Dorothy Watson...............................................................................................................Mandy Walsh
Understudies..................................................................................................Rasell Holt, Jhenai Mootz,
Siobahn Reddy-Best, Tim Newell, and Timothy Sullivan
THE SET TING
London, 1881
The play is in two acts with a brief intermission. A B O U T T H E AU T H O R
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland to a vivacious,
well-educated mother and alcoholic artist father. Sent to boarding school at age nine,
Doyle loathed the brutal corporal punishment, but discovered a talent for storytelling
and cricket. He graduated at seventeen and helped his mother commit his father to an
asylum.
Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was impressed by his
instructor, Dr. Joseph Bell, who was skilled at observation and diagnosis. He would serve
as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. While in medical school, Doyle began submitting
his short stories to magazines to supplement his meager income.
He graduated in 1880, but it but it took several years to start earning a comfortable living
as a doctor. In 1886 he began the first novel featuring Sherlock Holmes. He sold A Study in
Scarlet for £25 and it was published in 1887.
Doyle felt conflicted about the popularity of Holmes. He considered the work
“commercial” and hoped his more literary efforts would earn the same success. Despite
his misgivings, he abandoned medicine to write full time. He killed off Holmes in The
Final Problem, but public outcry was so great he ultimately brought back in 1903 with The
Return of Sherlock Holmes. He wrote sixty short stories or novels featuring the detective.
In 1929 he was diagnosed with Angina. On July 7, 1930, his body was found in his garden,
holding a snowdrop.
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D I R E C TO R ’ S N O T E
Approaching the canon of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective with a gender
switch for the lead character and his trusty sidekick is an illuminating experience. We
strip away all the agency and privilege these characters enjoy purely by being men, and
discover fresh facets of the determination and passion necessary for Holmes and Watson
to do what needs to be done. We expose the disparity of the feminine experience in the
late 19th century, where ceilings were made of old stone instead of glass, where leaning
in could get you locked away, where any rebellion against societal propriety could end
in character assassination, and we see that we aren’t far removed from biases 150 years
old. The shaky, burgeoning friendship between them, denuded of the libidinous pleasure
of masculine mastery, comes from an even deeper trust, a shared courage born from a
shared experience of repression. With these adaptations of the source material -- more
complex than simple pronoun changes -- a new canon emerges, and our enjoyment of
the sensational fiction of the original is coupled with a profound shift in attitude and
perspective. We invite you to cheer on our heroes as much for their insurgence as for
their innate prowess, and to share with them their inspirational call to action, “If we do
not help, who will.”
PROFILES
LaQuin Groves (Edwin
Greener/
Superintendent)
LaQuin is very excited
to be working with the
Lifeline Theatre for the
very first time. Chicago
credits include the
Vagrant in Incident on Run #1217 (The
Factory Theater) and the Carnival Barker in
American Notes (Will Act For Food).
Regional credits include Father in Children
of Eden (Music Theater West), the Beast in
Disney’s West Coast premiere of Beauty and
the Beast (Theatrical Arts International) and
The Bullfrog in Honk! (San Gabriel Civic
Light Opera).
Chirs Hainsworth*
(Mycroft Holmes) A
proud ensemble
member since 2010,
Chris has been seen on
the Lifeline stage in
Talking it Over, Treasure
Island, Neverwhere, The
Count of Monte Cristo, The City & The City,
The Three Musketeers, The Killer Angels, and
A Tale of Two Cities. He is responsible for the
adaptations of Hunger, Monstrous
Regiment, and Midnight Cowboy. Later this
season, he will be adapting Aesop’s Fables
for the KidSeries show Fable-ous! and
directing Her Majesty’s Will. He can also be
seen onstage with The House Theatre of
Chicago’s Diamond Dogs, premiering in
early 2017.
Abie Irabor (Mrs.
Hudson/Dr. Elizabeth
Garrett Anderson/
Eudora Featherstone)
Abie is excited to be
making her Lifeline
debut! Abie’s most
recent Chicago credits
include Gwen in A Song for Coretta
(Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre); Casca in
Julius Caesar (Brown Paper Box Theatre);
Harriet Tubman (u/s) in the world premiere
of The Raid (Jackalope Theatre); and Bethia
in We’re Going to be Fine (The Theatre
School). Abie received her MFA in Acting
from The Theatre School at DePaul
University in 2015. She is represented by
Big Mouth Talent.
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Christopher W. Jones
(Inspector Lestrade)
Christopher is excited
to make his Lifeline
Theatre debut. He
graduated in 2016 with
a MFA in Acting from
The Theatre School at
DePaul University, where credits include:
Too Legit to Quit in The Translation of Likes,
Seth Holly in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,
John Henry in The Day John Henry Came to
School, Jos-B in Elemeno Pea, and El
Piragüero in In The Heights. Baltimore, MD
area credits include: Ain’t Misbehavin’
(Spotlighters Theatre), Franco in Superior
Donuts and George in Stop Kiss (Fells Point
Corner Theatre), and Claudio in Much Ado
About Nothing, Antipholus of Ephesus in
Comedy of Errors, and Lysander in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Baltimore
Shakespeare Factory)
Katie McLean
Hainsworth*
(Sherlock Holmes)
Katie has been a
member of Lifeline’s
ensemble since 2006.
Her adaptation of The
Mark of Zorro won the
2009 Non-Equity Jeff Award for New
Adaptation, and she directed Watership
Down (2011) and Johnny Tremain (2006) for
the Mainstage. As an actor, favorite Lifeline
productions include Miss Buncle’s Book,
Monstrous Regiment, A Tale of Two Cities,
The Three Musketeers, Hunger, Neverwhere,
Mariette in Ecstasy, Crossing California,
Gaudy Night, and Cooking With Lard. A
native of Central New York, Katie has since
made Chicago her home, and appeared
onstage with WildClaw, the Hypocrites, and
Greasy Joan, among others.
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Kate Nawrocki (Lizzie
Chapman/Peggy/
Martha) Kate is thrilled
to be back at Lifeline
where she was last seen
in Crossing California.
Recent credits include
Pygmalion (Rogue), To
the New Girl (The Foundling’s), and The
Three Faces of Dr. Crippen (Fringe NYC) with
the Strange Tree Group, where she is an
ensemble member and Associate Artistic
Director. Kate has performed with Pegasus,
Pivot Arts, The Plagiarists, Collaboraction,
Caffeine, and the Griffin. She is a graduate
of Indiana University and has studied with
The British American Drama Academy in
Oxford, as well as Washington University’s
Globe Education Program and the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Michael Reyes (Dr.
Michael Stamford/
Reginald) Michael is
very happy to be
working with Lifeline
for the first time. Most
recently, he was in
Stage Left’s production
of Mutt, where he is an Artistic Associate.
Prior to that, you may have seen in the
world premiere of Animals Commit Suicide
with First Floor Theater. He has played with
other great Chicago companies, here and
gone, including Theo Ubique, Promethean
Theatre Ensemble, Muse of Fire, 20 Percent,
New Suit, Pegasus, Backstage, Organic/
Touchstone, Next, Chicago Opera
Vanguard, and About Face. Thanks to Paul
for this opportunity and humble thanks to
you for coming out to see us!
John Henry Roberts
(Thomas Chapman)
John Henry is very
pleased to return to
Lifeline, having
previously appeared in
Jane Eyre, A Tale of Two
Cities, Hunger, The
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Jhenai Mootz
(Understudy) Jhenai is
constantly thrilled to
work & learn at Lifeline
where she also has
worked on Sparky!,
Jane Eyre, and The
Moonstone. Other
credits around town: The Taming of the
Shrew, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Richard III,
Arms and the Man, Dancing at Lughnasa,
Much Ado About Nothing, Murder by the
Book, and Picnic (Oak Park Festival Theatre);
Mandy Walsh (DR.
Major Barbara, Saint Joan, Man and
Dorothy Watson)
Superman, Pygmalion, The Widowers’
Mandy is thrilled to be
Houses, The Millionairess, Mrs. Warren’s
back at Lifeline working Profession, Arms and the Man (Shaw
on Miss Holmes.
Chicago); The Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe
Previously, she has
(First Folio); and The Women and The
appeared in Monstrous Philadelphia Story (Circle Theatre). Also a
Regiment and Watership visual artist, Jhenai’s artwork can currently
Down, and understudied The Count of
be found in Lifeline’s lobby.
Monte Cristo. Some other favorite Chicago
credits include Hotel Aphrodite, Incident on
Siobhan Reddy-Best
Run #1217 (Factory Theater), Carmilla
(Understudy) Siobhan
(WildClaw Theatre), and The Ring Cycle (The
is very pleased to be
Building Stage). She also has had the
working with Lifeline
pleasure to work Stage Left Theatre, Fine
Theatre for the very
Print Theatre Co., Babes with Blades, and
first time. Other
Hobo Junction. Mandy is also a proud
Chicago credits include:
company member with both WildClaw
Evie in In Love and
Theatre and The Factory Theater.
Warcraft (Halcyon Theatre); Lucy Parsons in
Hobohemia (Od Theatre). Regional credits
Rasell Holt
include: Ensemble in This Beautiful City
(Understudy) Rasell is
(Wilbury Theatre Group, RI). She is a proud
excited to be joining
ensemble member of Halcyon Theatre. In
Lifeline Theatre to work 2013, Siobhan received a BA Vassar
on Miss Holmes. Mr.
College.
Holt received his BFA
from the University of
Tim Newell
Wisconsin Whitewater.
(Understudy) After 21
Chicago credits include Ladies Night of the
years of life in Buffalo,
Living Dead (Random Acts), Prowess
NY, Tim is very pleased
(Jackalope Theatre), and The Hairy Ape
to call Chicago his new
(Oracle Productions).
artistic home. Since
August of 2015, Tim has
appeared with The
Profiles Theatre, in their seasonal hit,
Hellcab. His one-man show, Mr. Benny
(about legendary comedian Jack Benny),
received a second successful run at
Moonstone, and Wuthering Heights. He is a
member of Strawdog Theatre Company,
where his acting credits include After Miss
Julie, Old Times, Cherry Orchard, and
Aristocrats (Non-Equity Jeff nomination:
Actor in a Supporting Role). TV: Chicago
P.D. Upcoming: The Little Flower of East
Orange with Eclipse Theatre Company,
Diamond Dogs with The House Theatre of
Chicago, and The Night Season with
Strawdog. He is represented by Paonessa
Talent.
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Clockwise Theatre in Jack’s hometown of
Waukegan; and, this past July, the show
was given two lovely performances at the
Skokie Theatre. Other Chicago credits: In
the Heat of the Night (Shattered Globe
Theatre) and Where’s the Rest of Me? (A Red
Orchid). In 2012, he made his Midwestern/
Chicago debut with SGT as William Cain in
Rebecca Lenkiewiczs’ Her Naked Skin.
Buffalo credits include Twelfth Night, Henry
V, Hamlet, Richard III, As You Like It, Julius
Caesar (Shakespeare in Delaware Park). He
holds four Artvoice Artie Awards for his
work as actor and director; and in 2011,
Tim was named Best Actor in Western New
York by Buffalo’s Spree Magazine.
Timothy Sullivan
(Understudy) Timothy
is pleased to work with
Lifeline Theatre for the
first time. Other
Chicago credits include:
Arnold Crouch in Not
Now, Darling!
(Brightside Theatre); Sir Robin in Spamalot
(Metropolis); the Duke(u/s) in Two
Gentlemen of Verona (Oak Park Festival
Theatre); Kahless Past in A Klingon
Christmas Carol (Commedia Beauregard).
Regional credits include: King Arthur in
Camelot and Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth
Night (Oxford Shakespeare Festival); Chip
in The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling
Bee (Red Barn Summer Theatre). Timothy is
a company member of Commedia
Beauregard. He received his BA and BM
from Lawrence University and MFA from
WIU.
Christopher M. Walsh* (Adaptor)
Christopher is a proud member of the
artistic ensemble at Lifeline Theatre. He
was nominated for a Non-Equity Jeff Award
for his adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities.
Other Lifeline writing credits include Soon
I Will Be Invincible, The City & The City, and
The Count of Monte Cristo. He is also the
Literary Manager of WildClaw Theatre,
where his radio plays Comparing Notes
at the End of the World and Fracture Zone
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were a finalist and winner, respectively,
of Deathscribe, and his one-act play The
Hunters was presented as part of the live
horror anthology Motel 666.
Paul S. Holmquist* (Director) Paul joined
the Lifeline Ensemble in 2006. He has
directed the KidSeries shows Rikki Tikki
Tavi, Flight of the Dodo, Naked Mole Rat Gets
Dressed, The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, and
Mr. Popper’s Penguins; and the MainStage
productions of The Island of Dr. Moreau,
Busman’s Honeymoon, Neverwhere, The
Moonstone, The Count of Monte Cristo, and
Soon I Will Be Invincible. Paul holds a BFA in
Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul
University.
Becky Bishop (Stage Manager) Becky is
excited to be back working with Paul and
with Lifeline on Miss Holmes. Past Lifeline
shows include Miss Buncle’s Book, Soon I Will
Be Invincible, Jane Eyre, Monstrous Regiment,
and The City & The City. Other productions
in Chicago include: Prowess (Jackalope
Theatre); The Dead Prince, The Half Brothers
Mendelssohn, Funeral Wedding: The Alvin
Play (Strange Tree); Robber Bridegroom,
Letters Home, and Stage Door (Griffin
Theatre). Additional productions have
been with Steep, Caffeine Theatre, and
The Gift. She’s been a non-Equity stage
manager in Chicago since 2006.
Morgan Gire (Assistant Stage Manager)
Morgan is thrilled to be working on her first
show with Lifeline Theatre. She graduated
from the University of Iowa in 2010 and
has had the pleasure of working with such
companies as Adventure Stage Chicago,
Strawdog Theatre’s Hugen Hall, Awkward
Pause Theatre and Chicago Sketchfest. She
has also stage managed for TEDx Chicago
and The Chicago Film Critic’s Association.
She is a company member with Nothing
Special Productions and is the primary
stage manager for their Fight Night series.
Andrew Hansen (Original Music & Sound
Designer) Andy returns to Lifeline where
previous credits include A Tale of Two
Cities, Treasure Island, and Hunger. He is
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an Associate Artist with TimeLine Theatre,
where he recently designed Bakersfield
Mist. Other Chicago credits include work
with Writers Theatre, Goodman Theatre,
Northlight Theatre, and Shattered Globe
Theatre. Regional credits include Indiana
Repertory Theatre, Summer Shakespeare at
Notre Dame, and American Players Theatre.
Lavina Jadhwani (Casting Director)
Lavina was recently named Time Out
Chicago’s “Best Next Generation Stage
Director.” She is an Artistic Associate at Silk
Road Rising (Yellow Dress, Ching Chong
Chinaman, Gold Boy/Emerald Girl) and Oak
Park Festival Theatre (Hamlet, Twelfth Night,
The Two Gentlemen of Verona). She also
served as the Artistic Director of Rasaka
Theatre Company from 2007-2013, where
she directed Much Ado About Nothing, the
Chicago premiere of Gruesome Playground
Injuries, and directed and curated the
Chicago premiere of Yoni Ki Baat (2009 &
2010) and culture/clash: the nation’s first
fully-produced South Asian short play
festival. As a casting director, her work has
also been seen with Chicago Children’s
Theatre, The Hypocrites, and Mixed Blood
Theatre. She is a recipient of Oregon
Shakespeare Festival’s Phil Killian Directing
Fellowship, the O’Neill/NNPN National
Directors Fellowship, the Drama League’s
Classical Directing Fellowship, an SDCF
Observership, and an LMDA Residency
Award. Jadhwani is a graduate of Carnegie
Mellon University (BFA, Scenic Design;
Masters, Arts Management) and The
Theatre School at DePaul University (MFA,
Directing).
Jordan Kardasz (Lighting Designer)
Jordan is excited to light her first Mainstage
show here at Lifeline. Assistant design
credits at Lifeline include Jane Eyre, Woman
in White, Hunger, and Neverwhere. KidSeries
design credits include Thumbelina (Oct.
2016); Mr. Popper’s Penguins; Lions in Illyria;
Click, Clack, BOO!: Duck for President, How
to Survive a Fairy Tale, and Naked Mole Rat
Gets Dressed. Jordan has worked with lots
of companies around town including The
Factory, Sideshow, and Strawdog (where
she is an ensemble member). She holds an
MFA in Design from Ohio State University
and works as the Technical Director at
Northeastern Illinois University.
Elise Kauzlaric* (Dialect Coach) Elise
has been a member of Lifeline’s artistic
ensemble since 2005 and has coached
numerous productions (The Killer Angels,
The Moonstone, The Picture of Dorian Gray,
The Mark of Zorro, The Piano Tuner, et al).
She has also coached for Steppenwolf,
TimeLine, Irish Theatre of Chicago, Griffin
Theatre, Backstage, Signal Ensemble, the
Hypocrites and others. Twice nominated
for Non-Equity Jeff Awards for her dialect
work (Busman’s Honeymoon at Lifeline
and Punk Rock at Griffin), she also directs
and acts around town, receiving a NonEquity Jeff nomination for her direction of
Mariette in Ecstasy (Lifeline) and Supporting
Actress nomination for her work in On the
Shore of the Wide World (Griffin).
Holly McCauley (Properties Designer)
Holly is a Chicago-based props designer
who is thoroughly enjoying her first
production with Lifeline. She has designed
shows with many companies, including
Sideshow, the Ruckus, First Floor Theatre,
The Inconvenience, 20% Theatre,
Metropolis Theatre, and the side project.
Upcoming productions include Young
Frankenstein at Metropolis and The Mars
Assignment with Collaboraction. Holly
served as the assistant props designer
for The Marriott Theatre’s world premiere
of October Sky, and TimeLine Theatre’s
Chimerica. She is a proud member of
Tympanic Theatre Company.
Sam Moryoussef (Master Electrician/
AV Supervisor) This is Sam’s second
season working at Lifeline, serving as the
Master Electrician/AV Supervisor. Outside
of Lifeline, he is the Interim Assistant
Technical Director for Lookingglass Theatre
Company. He also serves as the Technical
Director for Rivendell Theatre. He moved to
Chicago last summer from North Carolina,
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where he worked as the Assistant Technical
Director for Performing Arts and Cultural
Programs Departments at Elon University.
He graduated in 2010 from the University
of North Carolina Greensboro. He is excited
to be in Chicago and working with such a
welcoming group of artists and craftsmen.
Greg Poljacik (Fight Choreographer)
In addition to being the inventor of the
secret recipe for Gravity & Momentum’s
stage blood products, Greg has been
working as a teacher and choreographer
for over a decade, providing awardwinning choreography for over two dozen
theater companies in Chicago. Currently
Greg teaches stage combat at The Second
City Training Center and is a Research
Consultant in the field of Cognitive/
Behavioral Neuroscience. Greg also has
been a guest lecturer at Columbia College
Chicago and has taught at Regional
workshops across the country, including
co-coordinating the Winter Wonderland
Workshop, the largest stage combat
conference in the US. Greg is a teacher
with the United Stuntmen’s Association, a
member of SAG/AFTRA, SAFD, AGMA, and
LBP stunts Chicago. All of his work in the
art of stage combat follows the principles
of “Safety, Story, Substance.”
Maren Robinson* (Dramaturg) Maren is
delighted to be dramaturg for Miss Holmes.
She is a proud Lifeline ensemble member
and has been dramaturg for productions
of Neverwhere, The Moonstone, Hunger,
Pride and Prejudice, The Woman in White,
and Northanger Abbey. She has been
dramaturg for forty-eight productions
with theaters such as Court, Strawdog,
Eclipse, and TimeLine Theatre, where
she is a company member and resident
dramaturg. She has toured with Montana
Shakespeare in the Parks, and was an
artistic intern at Steppenwolf. She holds
an MA in Humanities from the University
of Chicago, teaches at the Theatre School
at DePaul and is Associate Director of the
Master of Arts Program in Humanities at
the University of Chicago. Maren is regional
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Vice President for the Literary Managers
and Dramaturgs of the Americas.
Joe Schermoly (Technical Director) Joe
has been the Technical Director at Lifeline
for four seasons, during which time he has
designed sets for Midnight Cowboy, The
Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, A Tale of Two
Cities, The City & The City, and The Count
of Monte Cristo. Joe is also an ensemble
member with the Griffin Theatre, where
he has designed many sets including
Pocatello, Titanic, Spelling Bee, Flare Path,
Punk Rock, Port, and Constant Wife. His
other design work includes productions
with Steppenwolf Theatre (Constellations),
Theatre Wit (The Watson Intelligence; Mr
Burns, a post-electric play; Seven Homeless
Mammoths; Completeness), Sideshow
(Stupid F***ing Bird, Idomeneus, The Ugly
One) and Irish Theatre of Chicago (The
Seafarer, Lay Me Down Softly). Joe studied
set design at Northwestern University and
has received two After Dark Awards and
two Jeff Nominations. See more of his work
at www.joeschermoly.com.
Rachel M. Sypniewski (Costume
Designer) Rachel is thrilled to be returning
to Lifeline after previously designing
Midnight Cowboy. Among her favorite
Chicago credits are Titanic: The Musical
(Griffin; Non-Equity Jeff nomination: Best
Costume Design); La Bete (Trap Door; NonEquity Jeff Award: Best Costume Design);
The Ghost is Here (Vitalist); Tiger at the Gates
(Promethean; Broadway World nomination
for Best Costume Design); Universal Wolf,
Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, The Balcony
(Trap Door); Hotel Aphrodite, ‘Namosaur,
Hey! Dancin’! Hey! Musical! (Factory); and
Caucasian Chalk Circle (Wheaton College).
Rachel is the resident costume designer for
Trap Door and a company member with
the Factory.
Emily Wills (Assistant Director) Emily
is thrilled to be in the rehearsal room
for Miss Holmes. Emily’s past work with
Lifeline includes being a proud member
of Lifeline’s Box Office staff, and a teaching
artist for weekly KidSeries workshops.
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Emily is also a participant in the Lifeline
Storytelling Project at Redline Tap. She
sends her thanks to the Lifeline family.
Emily can also be found teaching with
Raven Theatre and the Lycee Francais.
Emily graduated from Northwestern
University with a BA in Theatre.
Ashley Ann Woods (Scenic Designer)
Ashley is thrilled to be working with
Lifeline for the first time! Her recent
Chicago credits include Posh (Steep);
Distance, With Love & a Major Organ
(Strawdog); Heathers: the Musical,
Tomorrow Morning (Kokandy); Even Longer
and Farther Away (New Colony); Connected
(Collaboraction); Rent (Metropolis); and
The Raid (Jackalope) among others. Ashley
is currently the charge painter at Means
of Production as well as a Company
Member with 20% Theatre Chicago and
Collaboraction.
SHOUT Marketing and Media Relations
(Publicists) Jill Evans La Penna and James
Juliano formed SHOUT Marketing & Media
Relations (SHOUT) in August 2007. SHOUT
specializes in entertainment events and
leisure organizations. With more than
30 years of collective experience, the
partners give a strong voice to individuals,
organizations and events of varying sizes,
budgets and needs. From hotel/resort
destinations to theatrical presentations to
restaurants to musicians and film, SHOUT
creates an individualized approach to
each client and their specific needs and
budget. SHOUT strives to utilize the most
up-to-date public relations and marketing
approaches including online and
grassroots campaigns and unique strategic
advertising plans.
DONORS
The following foundations, corporations, and individuals have made significant contributions
to Lifeline Theatre. Their generosity and enthusiasm have made our efforts a success.
These donations provide support for our programs, our Accessibility initiatives,
and general operating expenses. This list includes gifts/pledges received between
July 1, 2015 and August 16, 2016.
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Alphawood Foundation
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at
The Chicago Community Trust: Persons
Prince
with Disabilities Fund
Polk Bros. Foundation
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
S & C Foundation
Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
The Saints Matching Grant
The Grover Hermann Foundation
The Schubert Foundation Inc.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Chicago CityArts, a grant from the Chicago Department
of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
CORPORATE SUPPORT
Anonymous
FlexPrint Inc.
A.R.T. League, Inc.
Ingredion
Benjamin E. Sherman & Sons, Inc.
Mesirow Financial
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois
The Private Bank
Delk McNally LLP
Rogers Park Social
ExxonMobil Match
Willis Towers Watson
FGMK—Chicago Accounting and
Consulting Firm, LLC
Miss Holmes
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Anonymous
Peter Calibraro
The Lehoczky Escobar Family
Nona Flores
Loreli Fritz-Cohn
Mark & Diane Gluskin
Mark & Melanie Greenberg
$2,500 & Up
David Herro
Cynthia Hunt Rudolph
Patricia Kelley
Donna Mavros
Lisbeth Maxwell
Katie McNally
Nicole & Andy Murray
Anonymous
Christina Calvit & Eric C.
Haugen
Bill & Alexandra Cole
Alan Donahue
Barbara J. Geist
$1,000 - $2,499
Craig Griffith
Jay D. Lenn & Gregory J. Diercks
In Memory of Neil Lifton
Therese McGuire
Paula & Bill McMenamin
Lorraine & Bill McNally
Anonymous
Tom Adair
Amy & Micah Adams
Anna Anrod
Ralph & Marilyn Bava
Judith & Sam Bernstein
Hilary Burns
Maribeth Calvit-Muchmore
John & Mel Collins
Vicki Curtis & William Siavelis
Pam & Glenn Gray
James E. Grote
Anonymous
Patti Anderson
Howard Aronson
Kyra Auslander
Galen Bodenhausen
Tom & Jeanine Breen
David Brown
Dwayne Cornelius
Tommy & Debbie Foster
Trea Fotidzis
Michael Glasser & Sharon
Rosenberg
Joan Riley & James Goodridge
Dan Grant
Anonymous
Connie Abels
Adam Altman
Barbara & Ron Altman
Lisa Applegate & Mike Van
Haelewyn
Jake Baker
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$500 - $999
Rose Marie Houston
Cindy Johnson
Susan & Dan Johnson
Happy Birthday, Jay!
Robert Lewis
Dana Mavros
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Maxwell
Frank & Gigi McCollum
Catherine Nagler
Josh Nelson
Tracey Nicastro
Patzik, Frank & Samotny
Foundation
$250 - $499
Mr. Howard Grill
Victoria Gustafson
Kathleen Hagerty
Krystine Hansen
Gary & Carol Hart
Rachel Kaplan & Bob Riesman
Susan Lannin & Albert Ettinger
Madelyn MacMahon
Frank Maguire & Ron Heister
Mike Manelli
Belinda Mathie & Brian Haag
Nancy McCarthy
Dan & Callen Migacz
Larry Moss
$100 – 249
David Ball
Elizabeth Beyreis
Gary & Linda Blumenshine
Dan & Andrea Bonkowski
Richard Bough & David
Easterbrook
Sessy Nyman
Julia Sagalovsky
Roche Schulfer & Mary Beth
Fisher
James Sie & Doug Wood
Brian & Shannon Swierczek
Barb Richardson
Becky Tinkham & Chris Prouty
Marilyn Tyler
Laura J. Wilhelm
Bruce & Karren Ray
Megan & Ryan Roberts
Charlie & Elizabeth Robinson
Roberta & Warren Ruby
Sharon Seeder
Pat Shaw
Shoppertrak
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Skidmore
Stephen & Lynn Spencer
Peggy Sullivan
Phil & Amy Timberlake
Evan & Laura Richards
William J. Savage
Sherry Scharschmidt
Ray Schooley & Jan Storlie
Nancy Smith
Dave Studenmund
Casmir & Dorothy Szczepaniak
Melanie Tillmanns
Richard Rison & John Tolley
In Honor of Eli Van Sickel
Richard & Karen Weiland
Maria Whelan
Michael Wollensak
Mary Boylan & Dennis
Spearman
Betsy Burtelow & Jim Boyer
Brian Bush & Sarah Leonard
John Calvit
Mr. & Mrs. T.O. Calvit
Claire Camozzi
DONORS
c o n t.
Michael Cardinale & Autumn
Mather
Bruce Caris & Robin BourneCaris
Jill Chukerman Test & Tom Test
Susan Chun
Dan Clancy
Mila Cohen
Myrel Cooke
Marilyn Coopersmith
Lino Darchun
Ernie & Tracy Deak
Elizabeth Demes & Barry
Mullen
Dana Desjardins
Jeanne Devore & Linda
Fairbanks
Dan Drake
Glenda Duncan
Carol Edelson
The Emanuel Family
Foundation
Paul Embree
Liz Feldman
Mary Finn
Jad Fischer
Peter & Bonnie Flanzer
Brenna Flaugher & H. Thomas
Diehl
Kay Furey
Lisa Gardner
Meredith George
Jeff Ginsberg
Dave Goldberg
Diane Gregart
Richard & Dorothy Gregory
Ed & Carole Grote, Proud
Parents
Melanie R. Hannon
Doug & Laurie Hart
Mark Haugen
John Hawes & Mary McArthur
Linda Henderson
Kevin Hochberg
Bruce & Beth Holmquist
Anne Houston
John R. Hummel & Cynthia S.
Mark-Hummel
Linda & Alan Jacobson
Ronna Jacobson
Betsy Jeffries
Jeffrey Jens
Paula Kamen
Melissa Karalok
Kris Kauzlaric
Gina Kennedy
Shawn & Karen King
Carolyn & Gordon Kirk
Nick & Kim Konczak
Judith Kowal & Bob Kucera
Cheryl Lamm
Barbara Lanctot
Claudia & Morton Lane
Kristen Larson
Julie Layton & Jim Weber
Dan Lennington
Gloria & John Levin
David Levinson
Charles & Fran Licht
Frances Limoncelli
Melvin Lopata
Nancy & Jeff Lowenthal
Connie Luecke
Kate Mahoney
David Martin
Jim & Gay Mather
Philip R. May
Ellen McKnight & Jeffrey
Schumacher
Sally & Corey McPherrin
Douglas L. Meyer
Carla Miller
Kim Morrow
Maria Myrianthopoulos
Cynthia Nethercut
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Odishoo
Anonymous
Judith Akers
Joshua Allard
Katharina Altman
Leslie Kiefer Amann
Cristina Anichini
Brandon & Jill Antoniewicz
Toni Apicelli
Allyson Austin
Julie Badel
Jeralyn Baran
Stan Barrish & Claire Odland
Josh Bell
$1 - $99
Linda & Michael Berry
Therese Betzenhauser
Joyce Bishop
Janice Blixt
Ralph Block
Barbara Bolsen
Joyce Bonzo
Noelle Borge
Bryan Bosque
Patrick Boyle
Sandra Brown
Katie Brunick
Cathy Burke
Megan Ormiston
Bonnie Ostrowsky
Ms. Peggy Papaioannou
Mrs. Edward Pappert
Ann Parkinson
Carol Patterson
Juliane Pearson
Jean Perkins
Dave & Carole Perlman
Michael & Jennifer Pichla
Lisa Pildes & Michael Sehr
Mark & Joanna Pinsky
Judith Pree
Jerry Proffit
Alexander Ramos
Virginia Rose Reed
Forrest & Fran Rice
Kevin Rogers
Daniel Salazar
Mike & Linda Scussel
Amy Shuffleton & Noah Sobe
Evelyn M. Siegel & Joel S. Siegel
Martha Sloan
Gloria & Daniel Smith
Paul Smithivas
Janis & Gardnar Stevens
Wilma Stevens
Bob & Rosemary Stuebi
Carol Stukey
Dan & Lauri Sullivan
Barbara & Randy Thomas
Leanne Thomas
Virginia Tolford
Joshua & Kathryn Tyler
Kathleen Walsh
Jeremy Wechsler & Anne
Penniston
Norman & Eve Weinberg
Julie Weingarz
Gary Wigoda
David Zampa
Nate Buursma
Jessie Bylander
Vicki Capalbo
Wendy Cerny
Norine Chiu
Julie Clawson
John Coats
Robyn Coffin
Deborah Cohen
Michael P. Cohen & Lisa A.
Goldberg
Joan Colletta
Denis Conlon
Miss Holmes
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Sally Cooper
Mark & Allyson Coppin
Patrick Corbett
Michael Corbin
Braden Core
Gwendolyn Cornelius
Jennifer Cozad
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cross
Lisa Crovella
Tom Csepregi
Megan & James Cusick
Susan Davoust & Clark Davoust
Laura De Crocq
Chris Deering
Russell Dern
Sharon Di Giacomo
Robert Doepp
Suzanne Drews
Bonita Driscoll
Jarus Durnett
Ralph Eads
Kate Early
Joanne Edmonds
Anna Edwards
Linda & Dean Englund
Lou Ann Erikson
Christine Evans
Bob Everett
The Factory Theater
Diane Fairchild
Norma Felbinger
Nancy Feldman
Rob Ferry
Janet Ferstein
Monique Flasch
Erica Lynn Foster
Susan Foster
Judy Friedman
Sharon Fuller
Mark Gajeton
Susan & David Galatzer-Levy
Dennis & Sandra Gaynor
Patricia Giesfeldt
Janice Gintzler
Anneliese Goetz
Bonnie Goldenberg
The Goldfarbs
Jan Gollins & Dana Leo
Donna Gooch
Barbara Goodman & Lee Shaler
Jacqueline D. Gordy
In Memory of Bernie Greenberg
Debra Griffith
Pam Grout
Manny Guevara
Christopher Hainsworth & Katie
McLean Hainsworth
Karen & Martin Halacy
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Elaine Halama
Liz Hanson
Priscilla Harbut
John Harris
Elizabeth Hart
Heather Hartley
Beth Havlat
Jill Heidrich
Janet Hieshetter & Eric
Greenberg
Charles Hoffman
Maria Hoffman
Jean Howlett
Douglas Hutton
Tom & Julie Irvine
Thomas Jacobs
Britt Jacobsen
Kristin Jacobsen
Paul Jenkins
Edward Jeszka
Peter Joelson
Angela & Christopher Johnston
Judy Juenger
Robin Kahen
Joanne Kalnitz & Marshall
Sorkin
Mary Kane
Eric Karolak
Phillip Kelley
Mike Kelly
James King
Stuart Kipnis
Janis Klawans
Janice Knight
Scott Knopf
Marcia Korman
Barbara Kovel
Steven & Faye Krasner
Alex Kyger
Timothy Lally Design
Jenny Lamb
Caroline Lee
Linda Leibsker
Gerri Leon
Ken Leone & Suzanne Reid
Melissa Leone
Barbara & Jack Levie
Betsy Lewin
Doris Long
Laura Lothschutz
Joel Loughman
Stephanie Lundeen
Jacqueline Lustig
Diane Maloney
Alexandra Margo Malos
Julia Maness
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Mann
Michael Manuel & Susan
Ataman
Mark Marcus
Theresa Markham
Mike Matheson
Ms. Alma Mavros
Nancy Mazurowski
Kevin Mclemore
Erin McRaith
Katherine McSpadden
Martha Meyer & Mitch Milner
Rebecca Meyer
Suzanne Meyering
Karen Minturn
Marjorie Monaghan
Cary & Tom Mondschean
Melinda Moore
Evemarie Moore
Colleen Mullarkey
James & Brooke Murphy
Eleanor Nangle
Cynthia Nicholson
Sue Noller
Nancy E. North
Meagan Novara
Mary Jo Nutter
Scott Oken
Laura Olsen
Roy Olson
Florence Orosz
Amy Pagliarella
Victoria Peel
Lauren Penny
Dan Pettit
Robert Pfeil
Chrystin Pleasants
Gina Plooster
Mary Plunkett
Joshua Pollack
Therese R. Prouty
Marianne Quinn
Tom Ray
Sheron Rice
Robert C. Rich
Andy Richardson
Peter Robinson
Nancy Rose
Robert Rosen
Sandra Ruckdaeschel
Danielle Rutkowski
Eileen Saam
Bill Salvato & John Gordon
Joyce Saricks
Janet Schroeder
Marybeth Schroeder & Charlie
Vernon
Joy Schuler
Jonathan Schwart
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Renee Schwartz
Brian Sebby
Caitlin Sellnow
Lee Shaler
Howard & Ruthlynn Shapiro
Hannah Shearn
Gianna Shepard
Kelly Shermach
Marvin & Phyllis Siegel
Lauren Simon
Veena Singwi
Sara Skelly
Ada Skyles & Kent Wilcox
Elissa Speizman
Janet Spitzer
Tim Stegeman
Victoria Sterling
Jennifer Stevenson
John Stockstill
Julie Strauss
Jim Sugrue
Amy Swida
Cheryl Szucsits
Manuel Tamayo
Margaret Thielen
Michael Thomas
James & Betsy Thompson
Kathie & Ron Tinkham
Alicia Tippins
Joanne Tremulis
Kiryl Tsukerman
Charlene Uney
Daria Ushytko
Maddelyn Vanicelli
Mary Vanslyck
Gabrielle Vargo
Richie Vavrina
Todd & Kris Vicsik
2nd Story
The Actors Gymnasium
Ala Carte Entertainment
Alan Donahue
Aly & Brian Amidei
American Theatre Company
Ann Sather Restaurant
Art Encounter
Aveda Institute Chicago
Be In Sports
Burnt City Brewing
Chef Matt O`Neill
Chicago A Cappella
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Council on Global
Affairs
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Dramatists
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
City Lit Theatre
Coopers Hawk Winery
Court Theatre
CPX Sports
Cynthia Hunt Rudolph
DA Vinci Group
Days Inn Chicago
Dinkel`s Bakery, Inc
Donna Mavros
Dorothy Milne
Double Door
In-Kind Support
East Bank Club
Eli`s Cheesecake Company
Emerald City Theatre
Facebook
Fireside Restaurant
Gene Siskel Film Center
Goodman Theatre
Harrison Associates
The Heartland Cafe
Heaven Meets Earth Yoga
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
The House Theatre of Chicago
The Hypocrites
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Intelligentsia Coffee House
Jhenai Mootz
Julia Sagalovsky
Katherine McNally
Kohl Children’s Museum
Lettuce Entertain You, Inc.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Loreli Fritz Cohn
Lou Malnati’s
Lynfred Winery
Mark & Diane Gluskin
Mark & Melanie Greenberg
Marriott Theatre
Museum of Contemporary Art
Northlight Theatre
North Shore Distillery
Northwestern Athletics
Oceanique
Old Town School of Music
Dona Vitale
Susan Vizurraga
Victor & Jane Walchirk
Nancy Wallace
Bronna Wasserman
Eileen & Tom Wehrheim
Karen Werner
George Weyer
Ken Wieselman
Janet Willer & Mark Osing
Odonnell Winchester
Harold J. Winston
Catie Withers
Christina Woelke
Dorothy Wolff
Toby Wright
Lisa Yondorf
Isabel Zack
Peckish Pig
Peter Calibraro
Pilates Connection
Porchlight Music Theatre
Pure Salon
R Public House
Red Head Piano Bar
Remy Bumppo Theatre
Company
Roche Schulfer & Mary Beth
Fisher
Rogers Park Provisions
Rogers Park Social
The Second City
Sessy Nyman
Sidley Austin LLP
Skydeck Chicago
Smack Dab!
Steppenwolf Theatre
Story Studio Chicago
Telemundo
Temperance Beer Company
The Theatre of Western Springs
Therese McGuire
Timeline Theatre Company
Tre Soldi
Untouchable Tours
Up Comedy Club
Waveland Bowl
Williamson Wines
Writers Theatre
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