Alecky Blythe (Book and Lyrics, she/her) is a British playwright and actor. In 2003, Alecky set up Recorded Delivery (Verbatim Theatre Company). The term ‘recorded delivery’ has now become synonymous with the verbatim technique she employs. Her first play Come Out Eli at the Arcola won the Time Out Award for the Best Production on the Fringe and transferred to the BAC for the Critics Choice Season. She went on to write Strawberry Fields for Pentabus and Cruising for the Bush. In 2007 she was selected as one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow following A Man In a Box for Channel 4. In July 2009, Alecky’s play The Girlfriend Experience transferred from the Royal Court to the Young Vic. In 2010, she teamed up with the National Theatre Studio and Rustaveli Theatre Tbilisi to make Do We Look Like Refugees?!, originally produced in Georgia before going to the Assembly Rooms and winning a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival 2010. London Road, which she co-authored with composer Adam Cork, won Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Awards and was revived in 2012 at the National Theatre in the Olivier after its sellout in the Cottesloe in 2011. Alecky was also involved in Headlong Theatre’s production of Decade. More recently, Where Have Been All My Life? was produced at the New Vic Theatre in April 2012 and she co-wrote Friday Night Sex for the Royal Court’s Open Court Season with Michael Wynne. She wrote and co-directed The Riots; In their Words, a drama documentary for BBC2 and has most recently adapted London Road into a feature film with Cuba Pictures, BBC Films and BFI. Her show Little Revolution ran at the Almeida in autumn 2014. Alecky’s most recent play for the National, OUR GENERATION, is an astonishing verbatim production that tells the stories of a generation. Created from five years of interviews with 12 young people from across the UK, it is a captivating portrait of their journey into adulthood.

Adam Cork (Music and Lyrics, he/him) received a Tony Award in 2010 for his music and sound score for Red (Donmar/Broadway) and an Olivier Award in 2011 for King Lear (Donmar). Adam was also nominated in 2010 for the Tony Award for Best Score (Music & Lyrics) for Enron (Broadway/West End). He was nominated for an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for Travesties (Broadway/West End). Other award nominations include the Tony Award Best Sound Design of a Play for both Macbeth (2008) and Enron (2010), an Olivier nomination for Best Sound Design for Suddenly Last Summer (2005) as well as four Drama Desk nominations: Outstanding Music in a Play for Frost/Nixon (2007) and Red (2010) and Outstanding Sound Design for Macbeth (2008) and Enron (2010). He was awarded the 2011 Evening Standard Award for Best Design for Anna Christie and King Lear and the 2011 Critics’ Circle for Best Musical for London Road. Adam was also recently nominated for the Tony Award for Best Sound Design for Ink (Broadway).

Elizabeth Margolius (Directon and Movement, she/her) is a four-time Joseph Jefferson Award nominee, stage and movement director. Selected directing credits include: Tidy (Renaissance Theatreworks), Crimes of the Heart (American Stage), Le Loup-garou (Opera Southwest), I and You, Silent Sky, Miss Holmes and The Bridges of Madison County (Peninsula Players), Rose (Renaissance Theaterworks), Queen of the Mist (Firebrand Theatre), The Scarlet Ibis (Chicago Opera Theater), Uncle Philip’s Coat (Greenhouse Theater), Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook (Underscore Theatre), The Girl in the Train (Chicago Folks Operetta), Goldstar, Ohio (American Theater Company), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Assistant Director), Opus 1861(City Lit Theater), Violet (Bailiwick Chicago), Bernarda Alba and Songs for a New World  (Bohemian Theatre Ensemble). Elizabeth has been a guest director, master artist and adjunct professor at numerous colleges and universities including Longy School of Music, DePaul University, Viterbo University, University of Northern Iowa, University of Nebraska, South Carolina’s Converse School of Music, SUNY Albany and Skidmore College. Elizabeth is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, a recipient of a full directorial scholarship for the Wesley Balk Opera-Music Theater Institute, and a finalist for the Charles Abbott Fellowship. Elizabeth has a degree in classical flute and has trained in movement techniques from around the world including Qigong, the Frantic Method and Axis Syllabus. She is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director Emerita of DirectorsLabChicago, and a proud member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). www.elizabethmargolius.com

Andra Velis Simon (Music Director, she/her) is happy to be working with Shattered Globe for the first time. She works extensively in Chicago and around the country as a music director, adapter/arranger, pianist, educator and vocal coach. In Chicago, she has worked with Chicago Children’s Theatre, Firebrand Theatre, The Goodman, The Hypocrites, Northlight Theatre, Porchlight, Steppenwolf, Theater Wit, Writers Theatre and dozens of others. Regionally, she has worked with Actors Theatre of Louisville, A.R.T. in Cambridge, Berkeley Rep, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NYU’s Skirball Center, Olney Theatre Center in Maryland, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse and Three Oaks in Michigan. Andra is a Practitioner in Residence at Columbia Chicago Chicago, where she has taught musical theatre performance to BA and BFA majors since 2008. www.AndraVelisSimon.com

CAST

Rengin Altay (Dodge/Ensemble, she/her) is excited to make her SGT debut. Other Chicago credits include: Peter Pan, Gypsy, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), a Little Night Music, the Iceman Cometh, a Christmas Carol, High Holidays (Goodman Theater), Awake and Sing! (Steppenwolf Theater), the Book of Will, Cat Feet (Northlight Theater), The Sound of Music (Paramount Theater), Necessary Targets, Zorba, Private Eyes (Appletree Theater), Float (About Face Theater), Women at War (Rivendell Theater), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Irish Rep. Theater), Vagina Monologues (Apollo Theater), as well as work with Organic Theater, Wisdom Bridge Theater, and Court Theater. Regional/international credits include work with Trinity Repertory, Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Repertory, Madison Repertory, Huntington Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and The Galway Arts Festival. Rengin has numerous television, film, commercial, video game, and audiobook credits. She is a proud 35-year member of Actors’ Equity.

Christina Gorman (June/Ensemble, she/her) is originally from upstate NY and is a proud SGT ensemble member. Selected SGT credits include Hannah and Martin, Crime & Punishment, The Tall Girls, The Grown Up, and The Rose Tattoo. Other selected Chicago credits include: the Jeff award-winning production of The Moors as well as 3C, both at A Red Orchid Theatre, Rutherford and Son (TimeLine Theatre), Men Should Weep, Stage Door (Griffin Theatre), Cyrano, The River (Boho Theatre), as well as work with Steppenwolf Theatre, Stage Left, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, and CityLit. On Camera credits include: Chicago Med, Clarion New Media’s web series The Adventures of Jacketman, as well as motion/performance capture for the character of Cassie Cage in Mortal Kombat 11 for WB/Netherrealm Studios. She is represented by NV Talent. Thanks to Mahm and F.B. www.christinagormanactor.com

Alani Gross-Roberts (Helen/Ensemble) is elated to be making a debut here at SGT. Other Chicago credits include National Merit (BoHo Theatre) Bat Boy: The Musical, Cabaret, and The Wolves (Columbia College Chicago). Lan is currently working towards a BFA in Musical Theatre at Columbia College. Behind the curtain, Lan can be found eating pizza with pineapples!

Rebecca Jordan (Rosemary/Ensemble) is thrilled to be working at her artistic home on this vivacious US premiere of London Road. Rebecca was last seen in Be Here Now and Crime and Punishment at Shattered Globe Theatre, where she is a founding Ensemble Member. Other SGT favorites include: Marvin’s Room, Mill Fire, A View from the Bridge (Jeff Nomination), The Manchurian Candidate, All My Sons, Anna Karenina (Jeff Nomination), Rocket to the Moon, and Judgment at Nuremberg. Rebecca received Joseph Jefferson awards for her portrayals of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire and for Pam in Frozen Assets at SGT.  In Chicago, she has also performed at the Goodman Theater, in House and Garden, Trojan Women, and the world premiere of Blue Surge. While living in Los Angeles, Rebecca played the role of Susan opposite Ed Harris, Bill Pullman and the late Glenne Headley in the world premiere of The Jacksonian, penned by Beth Henley and directed by Robert Falls (Geffen Playhouse). Los Angeles credits include: The Butcher of Baraboo (The Road Theater), Fatboy, role of Fudgie, LA Ovation nomination for best comedic role, and Scarcity, role of Marha, LA Scenie award for best actress (Need Theater). Some TV credits include: Chicago Med, Empire, and Chicago Justice (NBC), PKD Electric Dreams (Amazon Prime), Shameless (Showtime), and Eagleheart (Adult Swim). Rebecca started RJ Tuff N Stuff Productions and is currently producing her first feature film. She is grateful and proud to be represented by Stewart Talent.

Tina Muñoz Pandya (Jan/Ensemble, she/her) is an actor, musician, teaching artist, and SGT ensemble member who was last seen in SGT’s production of The Tall Girls. Other Chicago credits include: Anna in the Tropics (Remy Bumppo); The Secretaries (First Floor Theater); Mr. Burns (Theater Wit); The Mousetrap (Court Theatre); X-Marks the Spot (Chicago Children’s Theatre); Pinocchio and The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz (The House Theatre of Chicago); and Octagon (Jackalope Theatre). Regional and touring credits include: Matt and Ben (Penobscot Theatre); House of Joy (St. Louis Rep); The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Pt 1 (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks); and HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado (The Hypocrites). You can also hear her on the Chicago-based audio dramas The Vanishing Act and Fawx and Stallion. www.tinamunozpandya.com

Steve Peebles (Tim/Ensemble, he/him) has worked with SGT in Hannah and Martin, Five Mile Lake, In The Heat of the Night, The Whaleship Essex, Our Country’s Good, and Romeo and Juliet. Other Chicago credits include: Macbeth (Three Crows), Spamalot! (The Mercury), Peter and the Star Catcher (Metropolis Performing Arts), Cyrano (Boho), Midsummer Nights Dream (First Folio), and Flanagan’s Wake. Other credits: Into The Woods (Two Pigs – Ratone, NM), The Shrew (P45 – Traverse City, MI), and seven tours with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Steve is an Artistic Associate with SGT, a graduate of North Central College, a company member of Crew of Patches Theatre, and was featured on The Moth Radio Hour after winning the Moth GrandSlam in 2022.

Linda Reiter (Alfie/Ensemble, she/her) was last seen on the Shattered Globe stage as Lorraine in This Wide Night. She has been a proud ensemble member for 32 years and has appeared in over 40 productions. Linda has garnered 7 Jeff awards and an additional 8 nominations. Other Chicago credits include Rose (The Greenhouse Theater) Jeff Award for Solo Performance; Shakespeare in Love (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Testament of Mary, Immoral Imperatives, and Flyovers (Victory Gardens Theater); Lettice & Lovage (Court Theatre); Arcadia (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Marriage Play (Goodman Theatre). Linda’s TV credits include Fargo, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, and The Beast. Her voice can be heard on over 30 episodes of The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas. Linda is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency and is a member of the AEA, and the SAG/AFTRA.

Steven Schaeffer (Gordon/Ensemble) is excited to be apart of his first Shattered Globe production. Local credits include: Almost Heaven and Big River (Theatre at the Center), Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore (the Hypocrites), Into the Woods (Writers Theatre) Medea Material (Trap Door Theatre), Altar Boys (Theo Ubique), Hair (Metropolis Center for the Arts) as well as work with the Marriott Theatre, Firebrand Theatre, Griffin Theatre, and the House Theatre. National Tours: Pump Boys and Dinettes (Troupe America). Steven received a BFA in Acting from the University of South Dakota. He is also a musician who performs solo around Chicago and with the artist Sara Geist. For more info, please visit stevenromeroschaeffer.com.

Leslie Ann Sheppard (Ron/Ensemble, she/her) Grateful to return to SGT, Leslie has been an Artistic Associate since 2021. She was last seen in Sheepdog (Jeff Award/BTAA nominations) and was recently lead facilitator for the 2022 Protege program. Select Chicago credits include Mj’s Palmer Square Picnic Adventure (Chicago Children’s Theatre), Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play at (Theater Wit, BWW Chicago/Chicago Reader Best of 2021 nominated), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, The Hypocrites, House Theatre of Chicago, and TimeLine Theatre Company. Regional/international: TheatreSquared, Kennedy Center, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Playhouse,  Olney Theatre Center. TV/Film: Chicago Fire, Mob Doctor, Subordinate. A graduate of Illinois State University, she is the founder of Padded Corner Studios, and represented by Gray Talent Group. leslieannsheppard.com

Anne Sheridan Smith (Julie/Ensemble, she/they) is happy to be working with Shattered Globe on this exciting production. Her most recent appearances this year have been in a world premiere play, The Kelly Girls (Factory Theater), as Miss Mona in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Jeff Nomination, Best Principal in a Musical, Theo Theatre), and as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress (Jeff Nomination, Best Supporting in a Musical, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre). Other Chicago credits include Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse in association with the Goodman); Fun Home (Victory Gardens); The Drowning Girls (Jeff Nomination, Best Ensemble – Play, Signal Ensemble); Bat Boy, The Musical (Jeff Nomination, Best Supporting Actor, Griffin); Mother Courage and Her Children (Vitalist Theatre); 1776 (Jeff Award, Best Musical, Signal Ensemble); The Good Soul of Szechuan (Strawdog Theatre). Anne holds a BA in Acting from Western Illinois University and is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent.

Kendal Wilson (Terry/Ensemble, she/her) is delighted to be making her Shattered Globe debut in their spring production of London Road. Kendal is a rising senior at Columbia College Chicago and is on track to receive her BFA in musical theatre performance. Originally from the state of Ohio she is glad to be welcomed into the Chicago theatre scene and is excited to begin her professional acting journey.

UNDERSTUDIES

RileyGrace Abbott (Julie/Dodge Understudy, she/her) is excited to make her Shattered Globe Theatre and professional Chicago debut in the production of London Road. Her previous Chicago credits include: Anit-Venom (Columbia College Chicago); On the Inside (Columbia College Chicago); and Bat Boy (Columbia College Chicago).RileyGrace is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s class of 2023, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre. She was born and raised in Nashville, TN, and attributes any and all success to her family and her Christian faith. She would also like to thank her teachers and mentors, specifically London Road music director Andra Velis Simon.

Gabriela Diaz (u/s June/Ensemble, she/her) is a Chicago-based actor and teaching artist and is thrilled to be working with Shattered Globe for the first time! Other Chicago credits include: Ophelia In Space (The Tramps); American Side Efectos (The New Coordinates); Outlaws (Avalanche Theater); Neighborhood Narratives (Jackalope); Always, Patsy (Firebrand); La Ruta (Steppenwolf Theatre); Bury Me (Dandelion Theater); The Escape (Art Institute); and others. Gabriela holds a BFA in Acting from Webster Conservatory and is represented by Lily’s Talent Agency.

North Homewood (u/s Gordon/Tim/Ensemble, he/him) is thrilled to be making his Shattered Globe debut! Other Chicago credits include: Twelfth Night (Midsommer Flight); The Winter’s Tale (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (Black Button Eyes); Mamma Mia! (Music Theater Works); Veronica’s Room (Madkap Productions); Working (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); and Southern Comfort (Pride Films and Plays). Television credits include: Work In Progress (Showtime). North is represented by Gray Talent Group and, in lieu of his usual dedication, would like to dedicate his work on this production to Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell, and Annette Nicholls, who deserved better.

Rachel Livingston (u/s Rosemary/Ensemble, she/her) is just chuffed to bits to be making her Shattered Globe debut! Chicago: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Jeff Award for Best Performer in a Supporting Role) and Julius Caesar (Invictus Theatre); Urban Love Story (Black Ensemble Theater); Avenue Q, White Christmas, and Anything Goes (Music Theater Works); Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story, and Christmas Carol (Metropolis). Regional: Wedding Italiano featuring Frankie Avalon (Palace Theater Wisconsin Dells); Guys and Dolls (Williams Street Rep). Rachel is an Indiana University Bloomington grad. You can find her onstage this summer in Music Theatre Works’ The Producers. www.actorlivingstonipresume.com

Eilish Morse-O’Rourke (u/s Ron/Alfie/Ensemble, she/her) is elated to be working on her first Shattered Globe production. Since graduating last year with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Columbia College Chicago, she was seen in The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque (The Greenhouse Theater) and dancing in her hometown, Pittsburgh, at Kennywood Amusement Park with RWS Entertainment Group. Many thanks to her friends and family for their constant support. @eilishmorseorourke

Joselle Reyes (u/s Jan/Helen/Ensemble, she/her) is from the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. She was last seen as Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Music Theater Works). Other Chicago credits include: Liesl in The Sound of Music (Big Noise Theatre), and in Baked! The Musical (Chicago Music Theatre Festival at Underscore Theatre). She graduated from Columbia College Chicago where she obtained a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance and is proud to be a part of this beautiful show. Mahal kita, Mama and Papa!

Sean Sturdivant (u/s Terry/Ensemble, he/him) is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and is excited to be in his first production at Shattered Globe Theatre. Some of his recent credits include: Bat Boy The Musical (CCC) and Disney Deep Dive Cabaret (A Beautiful City Project). Mr. Sturdivant will be receiving a BFA in Musical Theater Performances from Columbia College Chicago this May.

MUSICIANS

Diego Salcedo (electric and acoustic guitar, he/him) is very excited to be for the first time at Shattered Globe. Other Chicago credits as a pit musician include: Another Word for Beauty (Goodman Theater); Zorro: The Musical (Music Theater Works); Pippin (Mercury Theater); The total Bent (Haven Theater); In the Heights ( Jedlicka Performing Arts Center ); Bat Boy: The Musical (Columbia College); Head Over Heels (Columbia College); Vinegar Tom (DePaul University). Mr. Salcedo has developed his musicianship through private lessons and self-training. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from NEIU, where he also took theater credits.

Mike Matlock (flute, clarinet, any pronouns with respect) is making his Shattered Globe debut. Mike has performed numerous combinations of piccolo, flute, oboe, English Horn, clarinet(s), saxophone(s), and bassoon in over 50 productions in the Chicagoland area. Highlights include Cabaret, Fun Home, Wizard of Oz (Paramount Theatre); Oklahoma, A Christmas Story (Marriott Theatre); Emma (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Assassins, Little Fish (Kokandy Productions). Mike is a proud Eastman graduate and has worked as a classroom and music teacher for over 15 years. He is currently adjunct woodwind faculty at the Francis W. Parker School, and a teaching artist with the Ravinia Festival. Mike looks forward to his move to Southern California with his husband Johnny this summer.

Joe Sanchez (clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, he/him) Classically trained and Chicago-based clarinetist and woodwind doubler Jos is an active freelance musician and educator. He performs regularly with several of the Midwest’s most notable orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony, Madison Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Chicago Sinfonietta, Quad Cities Symphony, and Kalamazoo Symphony. An avid proponent of chamber music, Sanchez is co-founder and bass clarinetist of the Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet and can be heard on their 2019 debut album: Nielsen, Grainger, and Strauss (Spotify/Apple Music). Alongside his performing career, Sanchez is the clarinet instructor at Lane Tech High School and additionally maintains private teaching studios in both Chicago and NWIN.  Sanchez is an alumnus of DePaul University, from where he holds Bachelor’s degrees in both clarinet performance and mathematics–most recently completed his Master’s Degree this past fall of 2022.

Lara Ochoa Regan (clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, she/her) is delighted to be in her first production with Shattered Globe Theatre. She maintains active teaching studios in the south suburbs of Chicago and has performed with numerous theater companies and orchestras, notably: Porchlight Theater, Kokandy Productions, BAM Theater, Jedlicka Performing Arts; New Philharmonic, Illinois Philharmonic, DuPage Symphony and Southwest Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Ochoa Regan holds a M.M. in Performance from Northwestern University and B.M in Performance and Education from Saint Xavier University.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Jack Magaw (Scenic Designer, he/him) returns to Shattered Globe Theatre where he most recently designed The Realistic Jonses. Recent Chicago and regional credits include the world premiere of Relentless (TimeLine Theatre and Goodman Theatre), Nina Simone: Four Women (South Coast Rep), Crimes of the Heart (American Stage), the world premiere of How to Break (Village Theatre), Two Trains Running (Court Theatre), The Agitators (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Indecent (Arena Stage, Kansas City Rep and Baltimore Centerstage), Legacy Land and Frankenstein (Kansas City Rep), America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise and Eventual Extinction of the American Negro (Barrington Stage), The Scarlet Ibis (Chicago Opera Theatre), Approval Junkie (Alliance Theatre and Audible Theatre Off-Broadway), Talley’s Folly and I and You (Peninsula Players Theatre). Upcoming projects include Dames at Sea (Peninsula Players) and Tick, Tick…Boom! (Bucks County Playhouse). Jack is an Adjunct Professor of Design at The Theatre School at DePaul University and he resides in Chicago. www.jackmagaw.com

Austin Winter (Costume Designer, they/them) is excited to return to Shattered Globe Theatre where they previously worked on the Chicago Premiere of STEW. Regional credits include STEW, Underneath the Lintel, How to Catch Creation, and Home (Milwaukee Chamber Theater); Dragon Pack Snake Attack (Hope Summer Rep); and The Amazing Lemonade Girl (First Stage). Austin holds a BA in Musical Theater and an MM in Music Theater pedagogy from Carthage College. www.austinwinter.com

Levi Wilkins (Lighting Designer, he/him) Born and raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago, Levi has been a member of the Chicago Theater community since the age of 6. He studied Theatre and Production at Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois, and is currently the lighting director at The Faith Community of St. Sabina. Levi is the go-to for many of Chicago’s gospel music artists for stage lighting and design. Levi recently designed lights for STEW at Shattered Globe. Other theater credits include: A Raisin In The Sun (Indiana University Northwest), Day of Absence and What to Send Up When it Goes Down (Congo Square Theater), White (Definition Theater), Ruined (Invictus Theater), The Mountaintop (Cardinal Stage Theater), Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes (The Story Theater), and St. Sebastian (Refracted Theater). Along with many other festival, concert and dance performance design credits. In addition, he also owns and operates an event planning company. For more info about Levi visit www.fresherlight.com

Christopher Kriz (Sound Designer, he/him) Kriz is a composer and sound designer based in Chicago, and an Artistic Associate with SGT. Previous SGT designs include Radial Gradient, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, Sheepdog (Jeff nomination), The Heavens Are Hung In Black (Jeff nomination), Mill Fire (Jeff Nomination), Hannah and Martin, and many others. Chicago: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Court Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Victory Gardens, Northlight Theatre, The Gift Theatre, and many others. Regional: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, American Stage Theatre, Crossroads Theatre, TheatreSquared, Montana Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, and others. A winner of five Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. To hear more of his work, please visit christopherkriz.com

Shayna Patel (Props Designer and Scenic Charge, she/her) is happy to join Shattered Globe in the creation of London Road. She often works as a Scenic Designer and Scenic Charge, with previous credits including: Sancocho (Vision Latino Theatre Company), National Merit (Boho Theatre), Head Over Heels (Columbia College). She is currently working on Dory Fantasmagory (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago). Shayna moved here from England in 2018 to go to Columbia College Chicago. She graduated summa cum laude from CCC with a B.A. in Production Design and Technology with a focus on scenic design. She is also the proud winner of the Michael Merritt award of 2022. Learn more about Shayna and her work at www.shaynadesigns.com.

Smooch Medina (Projection Designer) is thrilled to be working with Shattered Globe once again on London Road. Smooch Medina is a Chicago area designer whose other show credits include projection design for Cabaret, Rent (Porchlight Music Theatre) Sheepdog (Shattered Globe), Watsons go to Birmingham (Chicago Children Theatre), Alice in Wonderland (Goveners State University), A Swell in the Ground, Pilgrims, and A Life Extra Ordinary (The Gift Theatre), Women in Jeopardy (First Folio), Silent Sky (First Folio), Saturn Returns (Neo-Futurists), Estrella Cruz: The Junkyard Queen (Halcyon Theatre), The White Road (Irish Theatre of Chicago, Jeff Nominee), Tightwire (Chicago Tap Theatre), and lighting design for A Little World of Our Own (Irish Theatre of Chicago), Nutcracker (Legere Ballet Company), The Feast (Red Theatre Company). Smooch holds a BFA in Lighting Design from Columbia College Chicago and you can see his other work by visiting Smoochdesign.com

Sammi Grant (Dialect Coach, she/her) Sammi is a dialect coach and voice/speech teacher based in Chicago. Her Chicago coaching credits include: A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Relentless, Campaigns Inc. (Timeline Theatre); Steal Magnolias, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Little shop of Horrors (Drury Lane); Galileo’s Daughter (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Billy Elliot (Porchlight Music Theatre), unseen, The Grapes of Wrath (The Gift Theatre), Spay (Rivendell Theatre); and many more. Film/TV Credits: Rescued by Ruby (Netflix); Patriot (Amazon Prime); The Exorcist (Fox). Sammi is a voice/speech teacher for The Theatre School at DePaul University. Sammi holds an MFA with Distinction in Voice Studies from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is on the Board of Directors of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.

Richie Vavrina (Production Manager, he/him) is a Chicago-based production manager, scenic designer, and lighting designer. Since graduating from Northern Illinois University, he has worked professionally in Chicago for the last 8 years. He owns a design firm, QZLX, focusing on special events such as fundraisers, meetings, trade shows, and (of course) theatre. Visit  www.DesignQZLX.com to learn more about Richie’s work and/or get in touch.

Daren Leonard (Associate Director, he/him) This marks Daren’s first production with Shattered Globe and ninth collaboration with Elizabeth Margolius. From 2004-2010 he was the Artistic Director for Heathworks Theatre, an educational theatre company committed to working with teens to address critical health and social issues. During his tenure, he helped create three new productions while maintaining their current repertoire of touring programs. From 2008-2016 he served as the Associate Artistic Director for Directors Lab Chicago. Daren has worked with Firebrand Theatre, Circle Theatre, Bailiwick Chicago, Not Waiting Productions, Folks Operetta, Genesis Theatrical Productions, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Ozark Actors Theatre and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He is a proud graduate of Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts directing program and the French Pastry School.

Andy Cahoon (Technical Director, he/him) is thrilled to make his SGT debut with this production of London Road. He recently moved to Chicago in July of 2022 from Phoenix, Arizona, bringing ten years of professional work as a Technical Director, Prop Designer, Master Carpenter, Electrician, and Actor. Chicago technical credits include: Steppenwolf, Congo Square Theater, and Red Theater (Chicago). Regional credits include: The Phoenix Theater Company, Stray Cat Theater, Southwest Shakespeare Company, Blk Box Phx, Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, and The Herberger Theater Center. He would like to thank the Dads and his wife Mary for their ongoing love and support. La vita è bella.”

Jonah White (Lead Electrician, he/him) is happy to be working with Shattered Globe again after a long pandemic-related hiatus. Previous credits with Shattered Globe include Be Here Now and Sheepdog. His other credits include The Boys in the Band (Windy City Playhouse), Peter and the Starcatcher (Wheaton College), along with a number of lighting design credits including Beauty and the Beast (Moody Bible Institute), American Side Effectos (The New Coordinates), and Hope is a Thing With Feathers (Piven Theatre Company).

Tina M. Jach (Stage Manager, she/her) is excited to be returning as an ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theatre. Her SGT credits include: STEW, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, Sheepdog, Be Here Now, Crime And Punishment, How to Use a Knife, and Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday. Other Chicago credits include Four Places (Den Theatre); The Father (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Fade (Teatro Vista & Victory Gardens Theater), Hand To God, The Gospel of Lovingkindness, Eurydice, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Anna in the Tropics, and Knock me a Kiss (Highlights at Victory Gardens Theater), Confessions of a P. I. M. P. (Grippo Stage Company, Inc.), and Race (Goodman Theatre). Ms. Jach holds an MFA in Stage Management from Rutgers University, and is a proud member of AEA.

Faramade F. Oladapo (Assistant Stage Manager, she/her) is a Theatre Arts Directing student at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Stage credits include: Mess Fest, Witch Way, Clearing and Pink Milk (DePaul University). She is excited to join Shattered Globe Theatre for the American Premiere of London Road. She recently worked with Cinema Chicago as a member of the 2023 CineYouth Programming Committee. Faramade kindly invites you to visit her freelance work at Faramadeophotography.com

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Sandy Shinner (SGT Producing Artistic Director, she/her) joined Shattered Globe Theatre in October 2013 as the theatre’s first Producing Artistic Director. Her SGT directing credits include Deborah Zoe Laufer’s Be Here Now, Will Snider’s How to Use a Knife, Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room, and Sally Nemeth’s Mill Fire. The former Associate Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater, she created the nationally known IGNITION! Festival, served as co-director of the Access Project, and, with former Artistic Director Dennis Zacek and former Managing Director Marcelle McVay, accepted the 2001 Regional Theater Tony Award on behalf of Victory Gardens. She has directed over 85 plays at theaters including Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, American Blues, the University of Virginia, Actors Theater of Louisville’s Humana Festival, Steppenwolf’s First Look Repertory of New Work, New York’s 78th Street Theater Lab, and the Sacramento Theater Company, among others. Her production of Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass transferred to New York, and her direction was nominated for the Joe A. Callaway Award. Shinner received the 2013 Kathryn V. Lamkey Spirit Award from the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity Association for her commitment to diversity and non-traditional casting. She has been recognized as one of “50 Top Players” by Newcity and a “Chicagoan of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune. She is an adjunct professor at DePaul’s Theatre School, and an Ambassador for the National New Play Network.

AmBer D. Montgomery (Producer and SGT Associate Artistic Director, she/her) is a director, educator and multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. Originally trained as an actor, AmBer has recently directed Rasheeda Speaking (Shattered Globe Theatre, Jeff Nominee for Best Director); The Snow Queen (The House Theater); Countess Dracula (Otherworld Theater); and hippolytos (Story Theatre New Play Festival). Her associate and assistant directing credits include: Sheepdog (Shattered Globe Theatre); School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre); LINDIWE (Steppenwolf Theatre); Too Heavy for Your Pocket (TimeLine Theatre); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Writers Theatre); Measure for Measure (American Players Theater); and First Love is the Revolution (Steep Theatre). She was awarded a 2020 FAIR Assistantship at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and a 2018 Fellowship at Steppenwolf Theatre. She has attended training programs at the Globe Theater in London and LISPA (Now Arthaus Berlin). AmBer holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.

Nate Santana (SGT Artistic Assistant, he/him) Nate joined Shattered Globe as an Ensemble Member in 2018. For three years, he taught and directed the Protege Program at SGT as well as produced and oversaw the inaugural Global Playwriting Series (GPS), which received over 150 submissions in its first year. Theatre credits include: The Legend of Georgia McBride, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight); Sense and Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre); SS! Romeo and Juliet, SS! Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Marvin’s Room (Shattered Globe Theatre); Ironbound (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy (Griffin Theatre); The Abuelas, White Tie Ball, Momma’s Boyz (Teatro Vista); The Rainmaker (BoHo Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis) What Happened When, Slipping (the side project). Television credits include Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Suits, and The Exorcist. Nate is also an Ensemble Member with Teatro Vista. He studied at the School at Steppenwolf, The Moscow Art Theatre, and received his BA from Valparaiso University.

Lesley Swanson (SGT General Manager, she/her) brings over 12 years of experience in Arts Management and Arts Education to her role at Shattered Globe Theatre. Swanson has planned and executed productions in the non-profit sector for television, theater, and orchestra. She has also directed schools of dance, drama, and music. Swanson earned a MM in flute performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and a BM from Grand Valley State University. She owns a private studio in the City of Chicago where she teaches flute students of all ages. Active in Chicago’s new music scene, her dynamic flute playing can be heard with the Chicago Composers Orchestra. Swanson has proven herself to be a powerful advocate for women’s rights. As an arts leader, she is committed to continuing education. She recently completed Enrich Chicago’s training Building a Culture of Anti-Racism. Swanson enjoys spoiling her large cat, Séamus. Whenever possible, she slips away to the silver beaches of Lake Michigan.

Emma Durbin (SGT Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, Graphic Design, they/them) is a Chicago-based playwright, dramaturg, and graphic designer. Works in development include: landscape (workshopped at Mirrorbox Theatre and The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2022 Premiere Play Festival semi-finalist), Witchcraft, Bitchcraft (commissioned by Pocket Theatre VR), and overgrown, and intergenerational ensemble play about elections and returning home (Jackalope Playwrights Lab). Their short plays have been presented by Chicago Dramatists, Shattered Globe Theatre, Naked Angels, Westmont College, Western Washington University, and DePaul University. Emma is a member of PlayGround-Chicago’s 22/23 writer’s pool and is a writer and the Director of Operations for Rescripted.org. They have served on dramaturgy teams for new play workshops and readings at Actors Theatre of Louisville, TimeLine Theatre Company, The Story Theatre. They are a script reader for Playwrights Center and The Playwrights Realm. Emma interned at the Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland New Plays Festival, and attended the New Play Dramaturgy Intensive at the Kennedy Center with Mark Bly. Playwriting BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University (2020, Dean’s Prize Recipient). Visit emmadurbin.com to learn more

Judy Anderson (Executive Production Manager, she/they) has been an SGT Ensemble member since 1991 as the theatre’s Resident Stage Manager. In 2009, she became the Resident Production Manager. Judy has worked on every SGT production in one aspect or another and loves working with her SGT family.