Janyce Caraballo (Meg) is excited to return to Northlight, where she was last seen as Georgiana in Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley. Select Chicago: A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane); Shakespeare in the Parks (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Hope: Part 2 of a Mexican Trilogy (Teatro Vista); Seussical (Marriott); Suddenly, Last Summer (Raven Theatre); Hot Pink (New American Folk Theatre); The Full Monty (Theo Ubique). Regional: Peninsula Players, Indiana Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, First Folio Theatre, TheatreSquared. She received her Master of Fine Arts from The Theatre School at DePaul University and is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.  She wants to thank all of the ‘little women’ in her life with great wisdom, strength, talent, and heart. She’s thankful to know them and their stories. 

Lucy Carapetyan (Marmee/Aunt March) previously appeared at Northlight in Dial M for Murder and You Can’t Take It With You. Recent Chicago productions include Ironbound (Raven), The Singularity Play (Jackalope), and The Writer (Steep, where she’s an ensemble member). Other Chicago credits include First Love is the Revolution, Earthquakes in London, Linda (Steep Theatre); Right To Be Forgotten, Nice Girl (Raven); Animal Farm (Steppenwolf). Lucy works as a motion capture actor for Injustice and Mortal Kombat video games, and as a freelance Intimacy Director and Casting Director. TV: Fargo season 4, Somebody Somewhere, Chicago Fire, Proven Innocent. Film: Brooklyn 45, Departing Seniors. She is represented by Paonessa Talent.

Demetra Dee (Beth) is elated to be making her Northlight debut. Corduroy (Chicago Shakespeare); The Penelopiad, The Nacirema Society, Relentless (Goodman); Chlorine Sky (Steppenwolf); Relentless (Timeline); Stew, Be Here Now (Shattered Globe); Cullud Wattah (Victory Gardens); The Last Pair of Earlies, Middle Passage (Lifeline); Comfort Stew, Migration (ETA Creative Arts Foundation); The Colored Museum (Pegasus Theatre Chicago); The Greenbook (Chicago Dramatist). Television: Power Book IV: Force (Starz), The Bear (FX). Education: BFA in theater, East Carolina University. She thanks the Lord for allowing her to serve. (Mark 10:45) Agency: DDO Chicago. www.demetradee.com

John Drea (Laurie) Northlight Theatre debut. Chicago: Little Bear Ridge Road (Steppenwolf); The Sound Inside (Goodman); Solaris (Griffin Theatre, Jeff Nomination); Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company, Jeff Nomination); Twelfth Night, Cymbeline (Midsommer Flight); American Psycho (Kokandy Productions); Skunk and Badger, Whose Body? (Lifeline Theatre). Off-off Broadway: OneIronaut (The Outer Loop). Regional: Deathtrap (Constellation Stage). Television: Ashley Green, The Onion. Upcoming theatre: A Lie of the Mind (Raven Theatre). Upcoming film: PIP! (Sacred Arthouse). He is represented by Gray Talent Group. @johndrea1998

Erik Hellman (John/Friedrich) Previous shows at Northlight include Georgiana and Kitty, Miss Bennet, Shining Lives, and Lost in Yonkers. Recent shows in Chicago include: 1776, The Sound of Music (Marriott); Lindiwe, Familiar, The Burn (Steppenwolf); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Othello, Mousetrap, The Misanthrope, Proof, The Mystery of Irma Vep (Court); Smart People, Marjorie Prime (Writers); Eastland (Lookingglass); and Luna Gale (Goodman). Film/TV work includes The Dark Knight, Walden, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, The Good Fight, Mrs. America, Fargo, 61st Street, and the David Fincher Film The Killer.

Tyler Meredith Chicago credits include: Inherit the Wind, The Penelopiad, The Cherry Orchard, Twilight Bowl, Graveyard Shift/New Stages (Goodman Theatre);Campaigns, Inc. (Timeline Theatre);Eurydice, Mystery of Love and Sex (Writers Theatre);The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Theatre);The Columnist (American Blues Theater). Regional credits include: A Phoenix Too Frequent (American Players Theatre); At The Wedding, Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley, My Father’s War (TheatreSquared); Hamlet (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks). TV/Film credits include Chicago Fire.Tyler is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, School at Steppenwolf and the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is represented by Gray Talent Group. @tylermckmeredith

Yourtana Sulaiman (Amy) is so pumped to be back at Northlight Theatre working with such a talented cast and crew! Yourtana is an Iraqi-Assyrian actor based in Chicago. Recent credits: Happy Days are Here (Again) (Steep), The Singularity Play (Jackalope), Selling Kabul (Northlight), the live in(n) (The Story Theatre),  Mosque4Mosque (About Face), Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company), NBC’s Chicago Fire, and more. Education: BFA Acting, UIC School of Theatre and Music; Eolia Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts BCN; The Second City. Yourtana is currently represented by Gray Talent Group. @yourtana on instagram.

Lauren Gunderson (Playwright) has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping the list thrice including 2022/23. She is a two-time winner of the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for I and You and The Book of Will, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is a playwright, screenwriter, musical book writer and children’s author who lives in San Francisco. She graduated from NYU Tisch as a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship.
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Georgette Verdin is a Cuban-American freelance director, the Associate Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre and a member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Recent directing credits include: the revival of Night Watch (Raven Theatre); the U.S. premiere of The Writer (Steep Theatre); the world premieres of A Mile in The Dark (Interrobang Theatre Project/Rivendell); Enough to Let the Light In (Teatro Vista); Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company); and Spay (Rivendell). Georgette is a three-time Jeff nominated director and was the 2022 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow at Goodman Theatre. She was profiled in NewCity Magazine’s 2023 “Players: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now” and in Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago 2022.” Georgette is an associate member with Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. For more, visit georgetteverdin.com.

Sotirios Livaditis is a set designer and illustrator based in Chicago.  Recent projects include The Writer, Light Falls (Steep Theatre), The October Storm (Raven Theatre), Queen (Penobscot Theatre), Enough to Let the Light In (Teatro Vista/Steppenwolf), and Stew (Shattered Globe).  Upcoming projects include Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Children’s Theatre Company) and the Off-Broadway premiere of Swing State as an associate designer with Todd Rosenthal. He has worked with Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre and the Irish National Opera.  He holds an MFA from Northwestern University.  Please experience his work at www.sotiriosdesigns.com.

Raquel Adorno (Costume Design) Selected credits: Chicago: Dial M for Murder, Georgiana and Kitty, Intimate Apparel (Northlight Theatre); Thanksgiving Play, POTUS, Describe the Night (Steppenwolf); Measure for Measure, I, Banquo (Chicago Shakespeare); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Antigone, Gospel at Colonus, The Island, Othello (Court); The Band’s Visit, Wife of a Salesman (Writers); The Music Man (Marriott); PERSONALITY: The Lloyd Price Musical (Hard Kill LLC); Unelectable You (Second City). Regional: Waitress, Rent (The MUNY); Tempest, Intimate Apparel (Utah Shakespeare Festival); A Raisin in the Sun, Taming of the Shrew, Cymbeline, A Doll’s House, A Doll’s House, Part 2 (American Players Theatre).

Emma Deane is an Indigenous Lighting Designer whose recent credits include: Confederates (Signature Theatre); 9 Kinds of Silence, (PlayCo); In the Southern Breeze (Rattlestick Theater); For the People (Guthrie Theatre); Jane Eyre, Dial “M” for Murder, Newtown (Geva Theatre); Exception to the Rule (Studio Theatre); POTUS, The Chinese Lady (Everyman Theatre); 2 Pianos 4 Hands (Northlight Theatre); Trouble in Mind (Hartford Stage); Peter Pan and Wendy (KC Rep); BAKKHAI (Baltimore Center Stage): On the Far End, Jennifer, Who is Leaving (Round House Theatre); Manahatta (Yale Rep). 2024 Recipient 1/52 Grant. MFA – Yale School of Drama. emmadeane.com

Christopher Kriz (Original Music and Sound Design) is a composer and sound designer based in Chicago and is pleased to return to Northlight having recently composed and designed Dial M For Murder, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas At Pemberley (Jeff nomination), and many others. Chicago designs include: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Victory Gardens, Timeline, Shattered Globe, and many others. Regional: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Indiana Repertory, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, Crossroads Theatre, Montana Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory, and many 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

Nicolas Bartleson (he/him/his) (Properties Designer) Nick is a freelance prop and scenic artist. Prop Design credits include Misery (American Blues), The Normal Heart (Redtwist), 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Brooklyn Laundry (Northlight), Last Stop on Market Street, The Diary of Anne Frank, Don’t Let the Pidgeon Drive the Bus! (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago). Nick also had the opportunity to work as a prop artisan with Steppenwolf Theater, Drury Lane Productions, Milwaukee Repertory, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Glimmerglass Opera. To view more of Nick’s work, or to make inquiries, you can visit his website nickbartleson.wixsite.com/nickbartleson

Sarah Slight is a Chicago-based dramaturg, literary manager, and producer. She is the artistic director of Raven Theatre and an adjunct professor at The Theatre School at DePaul. At Northlight Sarah has dramaturged Dial M for Murder adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and two of the three Christmas at Pemberley plays by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Bordelon. Other dramaturgy credits include  Right to be Forgotten by Sharyn Rothstein and The Luckiest by Melissa Ross (Raven Theatre); The Gradient by Steph Del Rosso (St. Louis Rep); and  The Burn by Philip Dawkins (Steppenwolf Theatre, SYA). MFA Columbia University, BS University of Evansville.

Katie Klemme (Production Stage Manager) Northlight credits include The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Brooklyn Laundry, Dial M for Murder, The Porch on Windy Hill, Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, Intimate Apparel, Mr. Dickens’ Hat, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Landladies, and You Can’t Take It With You. Chicago: The Hot Wing King, Eurydice, A Distinct Society, Tiger Style!, Wife of a Salesman, Into the Woods (Writers); Notes from the Field (TimeLine); Villette (Lookingglass) and productions with Victory Gardens, Theater Wit, About Face Theater and American Theater Company. National: Hamilton (Eliza Tour Sub); Sorin: A Notre Dame Story (Tour). Regional: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theater Center, ArtsEmerson.