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Presents In a Little World of Our Own by Gary Mitchell Directed by Jeri Frederickson+* Production Stage Manager Sound Design Properties Design Dialect Coach Lighting Design Costume Design Set Design Dramaturg Public Relations Jen Bukovsky+* Thomas Dixon** Ian Jerome Kathy Logelin Smooch Medina Elizabeth Shorrock Merje Veski*** Margaret McCall David Rosenberg This program is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, the City Arts I Program of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation, the Grainger Foundation and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. +Denotes member of Irish Theatre of Chicago (formerly Seanachai Theatre Company) *Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association **Denotes member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association ***Denotes member of IATSE In a Little World of Our Own 1 CAST (in or der of appe ar ance) Walter.................................................................................................................................Robert Kauzlaric+* Ray............................................................................................................................................. Matthew Isler+ Richard........................................................................................................................................ Gage Wallace Gordon......................................................................................................................................... Jeff Duhigg+ Deborah.................................................................................................................................... Jodi Kingsley+ In a Little World of Our Own is presented by special arrangement with Nick Hern Books, London. T H E I R I S H T H E AT R E O F C H I C AG O E N S E M B L E Brad Armacost* Jen Bukovsky* Jeff Christian* Erin Diener* Jeff Duhigg Barbara Figgins Jacquelyn Flaherty Jeri Frederickson* (Associate Artistic Director) Coburn Goss* Michael Grant* (Artistic Director) Matthew Isler Robert Kauzlaric* Shane Kenyon Jodi Kingsley Carolyn Kruse Julian Pike Anne Sunseri Kevin Theis* Dan Waller* Sarah Wellington Jamie L. Young I R I S H T H E AT R E O F C H I C AG O E N S E M B L E E M E R I T U S Mac Brandt Matt Gibson Thomas Vincent Kelly Kate Martin Dan Michel Ann Noble Catherine O’Connor Karen Tarjan Andrew J. Turner T H E I R I S H T H E AT R E O F C H I C AG O B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S Amie Marks (President) Marlena Ascher Jack Blakey 2 Irish Theatre of Chicago Michael Cox Michael Grant Martin Murray SPECIAL THANKS All the folks at The Den Theatre David Rosenberg Northwest Arts Connection Brendan and Siobhan McKinney and Chief O’Neill’s Pub and Restaurant Jhenai Mootz and Joe Bowen and everyone at Renegade Websites Matt Kahler Northeastern Illinois University Emily Schwartz John Grant Lynne Jordan Chris Byrne The Shivers Jay Neander John & Dawn Palmer Thad King The Driehaus Foundation The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation The City Arts Program and the City of Chicago The Illinois Arts Council The Red Lion Lincoln Square Noel Rice and the Irish Academy of Music Kathy O’Neill, the Artistic Home Lookingglass Theatre, Akvavit Theatre Farmhouse Tavern Means of Production Revolution Brewpub & Restaurant Comfy Fitness Shane Kenyon Amie Marks, Martin Murray Marlena Ascher Sanaa Sayyed of Claire Simon Steppenwolf Theatre Company The Second City Waltzing Mechanics Theatre Company iO Chicago Lettuce Entertain You Northlight Theatre Company Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Irish American Heritage Center The Poetry Foundation Siiri Scott, Lifeline Theatre Raymond James Financial Services Women in the Know Thomas Draths William Ryan, Sustainable Solutions And a very special thanks to our Board of Directors In a Little World of Our Own 3 CAST BIOGR APHIES Robert Kauzlaric+* (Walter) is delighted to return to the ITC stage after appearing in Mojo Mickybo, Our Father, War, and A Whistle in the Dark, and directing last season’s world premiere of Karen Tarjan’s The White Road (Jeff nomination: Production–Play, Midsize). Area acting credits include productions with Circle Theatre, Goodman Theatre, The Hypocrites, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, New American Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Theatre at the Center, and sixteen productions at Lifeline Theatre (where he is also an ensemble member), including Monstrous Regiment, Neverwhere, and Around the World in 80 Days (Non-Equity Jeff Awards: Supporting Actor–Play and Ensemble). This summer, he will direct As You Like It and play Richard II at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival. Matthew Isler+ (Ray) was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied Theatre at Indiana University. Matthew is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory Program and his credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Morten in Red and Green with Akvavit Theatre, Gus in The City of Dreadful Night, and Halldor in Akvavit’s production 4 Irish Theatre of Chicago of Mishap! Matthew first worked with ITC as an understudy for the role of Nicky in The Seafarer where he was able step in for nine performances; he later played the role of Dean in Lay Me Down Softly. He is now extremely proud to call the Irish Theatre of Chicago his artistic home. Matthew was last seen in the ITC production of The White Road. Matthew recently made his Directing debut with Akvavit’s Co-Directed production of They Died Where They Lied. As ever, Matthew needs to thank his family for the love and support that he has always receives from them. Gage Wallace (Richard) is honored to be onstage with ITC again after appearing is last seasons The White Road. Gage is a proud Founding and Company Member with Red Theater (Chicago, Lincoln, and Omaha) as well as a member of the Associate Ensemble with Trap Door Theatre. Chicago Credits: Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. (Ibsen’s Ghosts, Oswald), Trap Door Theatre (Cookie Play, Tommy), Red Theater-Chicago (Schweyk in the Second World War, Prochazka; Red Hamlet, Hamlet; Dylan, Dylan Thomas; Three Soldiers for Sisters, Misfit; Year of the Rooster, Gil Pepper). As a performance poet, Gage has been seen on regional and national stages. You can next catch Gage in CAST BIOGR APHIES c o n t. Red Theater’s Taste this Spring. He is represented by the wonderful people at Paonessa Talent. www.gagewallace.com Jeff Duhigg+ (Gordon) is thrilled to join the cast of In a Little World of Our Own. Jeff is a graduate of DePaul University’s Theatre School and a company member at the Irish Theatre of Chicago. In addition to work with the ITC, Jeff has worked with Griffin Theatre Company, Steep Theatre Company and several other theaters, in Chicago. Jodi Kingsley+ (Deborah) is delighted to be making her ITC debut. Recent local credits include Griffin (The Birds, Men Should Weep - Jeff Award: Best Ensemble), Remy Bumppo (Travesties - Jeff nomination: Best Production), as well as work with Kokandy, TrapDoor, and Rivendell, among others. Regional work includes Houston’s Shaw Festival and Main Street Theater, the Los Angeles Actor’s Forum, and The HBO/Warner Bros Workspace. She can currently be seen in the recurring role of Madeline Gastern on NBC’s Chicago Med, and is represented by Big Mouth Talent. Sincere thanks to Jeri, the cast, crew, and entire ensemble of ITC - and to the ever-patient Mr. Kingsley who could use a drink if you see him at the bar. PRODUCTION TEA M BIOGR APHIES Gary Mitchell (Playwright) was born in Rathcoole, North Belfast in 1965. In 1990, his first radio play won a BBC Radio 4 Young Playwrights Festival Award, and in 1995 won the Stewart Parker Award. In 1998, In A Little World of Our Own won the Irish Times Theatre Award for best new play and was performed for the Abbey Theatre’s first visit to the Lyric, Belfast. Also in 1998, he won the Belfast Drama Award for In A Little World of Our Own and Sinking, and was made Writer in Residence at the Royal National Theatre, London. He has gone on to win the Pearson Best New Play prize for Trust, and for The Force of Change both the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright. Other plays include Remnants of Fear, Suicide Blonde, Love Matters, Re-energize and Demented, which was just presented at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. In 2001, Mitchell adapted his play As the Beast Sleeps for the screen and filmed by BBC. Jeri Frederickson+ (Director) is the Associate Artistic Director of Irish Theatre of Chicago, formerly Seanachaí Theatre, and a proud ensemble member also serving as literary manager. She calls Chicago home as a writer, director, and curator. Recent collaborators include: Stone Soup Shakespeare, Whiskey Rebellion, Artemisia, ITC, and 20% Theatre Company. Jeri is a freelance editor and has worked for such journals as Thought Collection and was the lead editor for the novel Frederic Leon with Urban Folk Books. She received the Brad Williams Memorial Award just before graduating Hope College with a B.A. in Theatre and Creative Writing. Her writing has recently been published online and in print with Vines Leaves and Thought Collection. Jen Bukovsky+* (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be a member of the ITC ensemble, having recently stage managed My Brilliant Divorce, The White In a Little World of Our Own 5 PRODUCTION TEA M BIOGR APHIES Road, Lay Me Down Softly and Shining City. She is also an ensemble member of the Den Theatre and her other Chicago stage management credits include: The Drawer Boy and Hank Williams: Lost Highway with Filament Theatre Ensemble, and Faith Healer and Quality of Life with the Den Theatre. Previously, she stage managed for the Roanoke Children’s Theater and worked as a stage manager and video editor for the Miss Virginia Pageant. Jen has a B.A. in Directing and Dramatic Literature from Christopher Newport University. Thomas Dixon (Sound Designer) is an artistic associate of Steep Theatre, where he has designed Brilliant Adventures, Martyr, A Small Fire, Luther, and the upcoming Wastwater. Other recent and upcoming credits include: Cocked, Rest, The Whale (Victory Gardens); This is Modern Art (Steppenwolf ); The Raid, Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake), Exit Strategy (Jackalope); Mosque Alert (Silk Road Rising); Northanger Abbey (Remy Bumppo). Thomas is a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and he teaches at Columbia College Chicago. www.thomasdixonsound.com Ian Jerome (Properties Designer) is thrilled to be working with Irish Theatre of Chicago again where he previously understudied roles in The White Road and The Seafarer and also stage managed their production of Hughie. In Chicago he has appeared on stage in Fanny’s First Play with 20% Theatre and in A Muse in Love and Crossing Six Corners with Filament Theatre Ensemble. Ian is originally from Idaho where he’s toured with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s production of H.G Wells: The Science of Fiction and graduated from Boise State University. Kathy Logelin (Dialect Coach) Kathy is thrilled to be working with ITC again, having acted in War many moons ago. 6 Irish Theatre of Chicago c o n t. Recent coaching credits include Treasure Island and Moby Dick with Lookingglass Theatre Company, The Mutilated with A Red Orchid Theatre, The Rainmaker with American Blues, Last Train to Nibroc with Haven Theatre and Persuasion with Chamber Opera Chicago at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Kathy holds a B.S. in Acting from Illinois State University, and is a Rivendell Theatre Ensemble company member. Smooch Medina (Lighting Designer) is excited to be working with The Irish Theatre Company for the second time, having previously worked on their production of The White Road for which he received a Joseph Jefferson nomination (Best Projection Design). Some of his recent credits include Projections for The Other Place with Profiles Theater, RENT with Hemmens Cultural Center, Down the Moonlit Path with Nothing Without a Company and most recently he worked with Chicago Tap Theater designing projections for their production of Tightwire. Upcoming projects include Cinderella with Hinsdale Dance Company and Next to Normal with Hemmens Cultural Center. Smooch is the Head of Lighting and Projection Design, Technology and Education for Midwest Event Solutions as well as the Senior Stage Technician for Hemmens Cultural Center. Smooch received a BFA in lighting design from Columbia College Chicago SmoochDesign.com Elizabeth Shorrock (Costume Designer) Elizabeth (Beth) earned a BFA and a MAT from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is an entrepreneur with over 15 years experience as a clothing and textile print designer. Her company designed and produced clothing, textiles and accessories which were sold to retail stores throughout the US and Canada as well as developing her own lifestyle retail stores in Newport, PRODUCTION TEA M BIOGR APHIES Providence, Watch Hill and Block Island, RI and Mystic, CT. Beth has taught fashion design at the University of Rhode Island, Syracuse University and currently at Columbia College Chicago. Recently, Beth has expanded her design skills to creating costumes for productions by the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Midsommer Flight and Edge of the Wood Theater. Beth is extremely interested in ethical production, sustainable practices and the utilization of waste and surplus materials. c o n t. Merje Veski*** (Scenic Designer, Painter) Merje is honored to be part of an ITC production again. Recently, she designed The White Road and few years ago A Moon for the Misbegotten, both Jeff award nominated for scenic design. She was also co-designer for Shining City. She is actively working in the Chicago film community as a set designer and art director. Her credits include Sinister 2, Jupiter Ascending, Chicago Fire, Contagion and Public Enemies. In a Little World of Our Own 7 The Midwest region theatre community’s fundraising effort in the fight against AIDS. For more information or to make a donation please call 312.332.0518 8 Irish Theatre of Chicago