BJ JONES, Artistic Director &
TIMOTHY J. EVANS, Executive Director
PRESENT
BY TED DYKSTRA AND
RICHARD GREENBLATT
directed by Rob Lindley
Music Director
Matthew McGloin
Set Design
Tianxuan Chen
Costume Design
Jos N. Banks
Lighting Design
Emma Deane, USA
Sound Design
Rick Sims, USA
Production Stage Manager
Christine D. Freeburg, AEA
Casting By
Simon Casting, CSA
OPENING NIGHT: JULY 12, 2024
at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
2 Pianos 4 Hands was originally produced in April 1996, by the Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, in association with Talking Fingers Inc. and produced across North America and in London, UK by Mirvish Productions.
2 Pianos 4 Hands is produced by permission of the Playwrights and Marquis Entertainment / Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca
A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Reflecting back on Northlight’s varied productions over the last several decades, we know how much you appreciated the thrilling musical talents on display in shows like Marie and Rosetta, The Porch on Windy Hill, Ella, and more. And as we inch closer to our goal of returning to Evanston and our future new home, I thought it would be interesting — and certainly entertaining — to revisit a musical piece that our audience overwhelmingly enjoyed in the past.
In my early years as Artistic Director, we produced 2 Pianos 4 Hands in the 800-seat Center Theatre. Both entertaining and musically challenging, 2P4H is a wonderful play by astonishing actor/musicians, Richard Greenblatt and Ted Dykstra, portrayed tonight by Adam La Salle and Mathew McGloin. They share their artistry with us in a perfect summertime offering that honors the success of our past and celebrates it with a fresh new production. It’s a satisfying end to a fantastic season here at Northlight, and a wonderful reminder of why you choose Northlight for your live theatre experience. Thanks for an amazing season and your continued loyalty.
BJ Jones
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
In the last show I directed at Northlight, Songs for Nobodies, one of the “nobodies” gets a little philosophical and says:
“In this country, people are always talkin’ about dreams. You can be your dream. You can have your dream. You can live the dream….. And then one day they wake up to the fact that not very many people live a dream. And that the best advice is not: Follow Your Dream. It’s Adjust Your Dream. When we’re little children and we want to be somethin’, someone should shake us and look into our eyes and say: Lower Your Expectations.”
It’s an awful feeling to think that you can’t have your dream, or that you’ve wasted your talent, or maybe (worse yet) wasted your time chasing your dream because you ultimately didn’t have the talent. Finding yourself like Mama Rose at the end of Gypsy saying, “If I could’ve been, I would’ve been.”
I don’t know ANYTHING about this. Everything is perfect in my life. This is exactly where I thought I’d always be. Please read the sarcasm here. I am a lucky guy with a fantastic career, but I’d be lying if I said it was all dreams come true all the time.
I would imagine many of you had something in your life that had to go from a passion to a hobby. Maybe you realized that professional sports, or stand-up comedy, or classical music just wasn’t going to pay the bills. It’s depressing-stuff to talk about: adjusting your dream. But I think the key is: adjusting a dream, never giving up on it. Be the best you can be today and keep working to be better – in every aspect of your life. Ted and Richard are the two best pianists in their neighborhood – not the world. That’s inspiring. So maybe, find your way back to that basketball court, or chess board, or open mic, or piano. Or find a new dream! Who knows, maybe I’ll start tap-dance lessons or open a bakery one day? Time spent with your dreams and your passion, I think, is never time wasted.
Rob Lindley
cast
Adam LaSalle
Ted
Matthew McGloin
Richard
Additional Production Staff
Nicolas Bartleson | Properties Design |
Joe Kinosian | Piano Coach for Mr. LaSalle |
2 Pianos 4 Hands will be performed with one 15 minute intermission.
PRODUCTION TEAM
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Richard Greenblatt
PLAYWRIGHT
Ted Dykstra
PLAYWRIGHT
Rob Lindley
DIRECTOR
Matthew McGloin
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Tianxuan Chen
SET DESIGN
Jos N. Banks
COSTUME DESIGN
Emma Deane
LIGHT DESIGN
Rick Sims
SOUND DESIGN
Christine D. Freeburg
STAGE MANAGER
The scenic, costume, and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Northlight Personnel
STAFF
BJ Jones
Artistic Director
Timothy J. Evans
Executive Director
ADMINISTRATION
Managing Director
Janet Mullet
General Manager
Victoria Martini-Rosowicz
Director of Accounting
Logan Jones
Human Resources
Manager
Earl Solomon
Administrative Assistants
Mary Pasko
Eric Smith
ADVANCEMENT
Director of Advancement
Laura Perlow
Advancement Manager
Gillian Abrams
Advancement Administrator & Special Events Manager
Athena Kopulos
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director
Georgette Verdin
Artistic Programs Manager
Kristen Waagner
Artistic Fellow
Tor Campbell
Resident Violence & Intimacy Coordinator
Jyreika Guest
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Capital Campaign Director
Kim Hoopingarner
Campaign Manager
Gillian Abrams
EDUCATION
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Abaigeal O’Donnell
Teaching Artists
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Fay Florence-Steddum
Kenny Hamilton
Tia Jemison
Jamie Macpherson
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Edmund O’Brien
Abby Thompson
Assistant Teaching Artists
Jeff Donnan
Jose Dominguez
Magdaleno
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Erika Wilson
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Marketing Coordinator
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PRODUCTION
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Technical Director
Colleen Schuldeis
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Cory Drewry
Audio Visual Supervisor
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Costume Supervisor
Hannah Compton
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Rain Foiles
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Nicolas Bartleson
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Line Bower
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Painters
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Public Relations
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Graphic Design
Bridget Schultz
Usher Coordination
Pat Corirossi, The Saints
Insurance
The Lesser Agency
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert J. Regan, Chairman
Julie Chernoff, Vice-Chair
Jennifer Christensen, Vice-Chair
Donna Frett, Vice-Chair
Paul Lehner, Secretary
Paul Epner, Treasurer
Jim Allen
Percy Berger
E. Faye Butler
Carole Cahill
Diana Cohen
Timothy J. Evans, Executive Director
Sandra Farrow
J. Douglas Gray*
Freddi Greenberg
BJ Jones, Artistic Director
Michelle Jordan
Tobi Laczkowski
Dennis Marino
Mark McCarville*
Michele Y. Rogers
Rahul Roy
Reetu Gowdar Sanders
Bob Silverman*
Stacy Hetherington Simpson
Craig M. Smith
Thomas D. Stringer*
Kent Swanson
Dr. Eric Witherspoon
Gifford Zimmerman
*Past President/Chairperson
ADVISORY COUNCIL
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Trish Barr
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Edward Bradley
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Michael Callahan*
Joe Cappo
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Dave Davis
Paul Finnegan*
Diane Fisher
Gene Frett
Marge Gambow, Chair
Susan Gaud
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Susan Karol*
Rita Kashner
Rick Kolsky
Paul Lehman*
Jay Lytle
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Carol Mullins
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Timothy Sullivan*
John Syvertsen
Anne Taubeneck
Greg Taubeneck
Mark Tendam
Nina Uziel-Miller
Payson Wild
Betsy Ziegler
*Past President/Chairperson
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
FREDDI GREENBERG AND DAN PINKERT
DR. ALAN ZUNAMON
NAN GREENOUGH
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS
THE SULLIVAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE HAROLD AND MIMI STEINBERG CHARITABLE TRUST
MAMMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE CLESS FAMILY FOUNDATION
FULL CIRCLE FOUNDATION
MODESTUS BAUER FOUNDATION
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Eckenhoff Saunders Architects, Inc. | LionBird | Dr. Scholl Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation | Mabadi Realty
The M.J O’Brien Family Foundation | Schastok Corporation | The Weatherlow Foundation
OPENING NIGHT SPONSORS
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NORTHLIGHT THEATRE DONORS
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NORTHLIGHT VISIONARIES CIRCLE
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Charles Allen
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Anonymous (5)
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Jil Deheeger
Judith Dorfman
Jennifer Edgecomb
Noreen Edwards & Mark Metz
Janice Eisenman
Abby Elder
Irene Elkin
Judd Erickson
Karen L. Erickson and James D. Hughes
Jerry and Ellen Esrick
Fran Faller
Steve and Sharon Fiffer
Yvonne Fogerty
Sidney and Jackie Freedman
Carolyn Gallogly
Dedre Gentner
Jean Gershuny
Carol and Jeff Glassroth
Anneliese and Howard Glick
Cookie Gluck
Ethel and Bill Gofen
Roberta Goldberg
Diane Goldring
Joel Goldstein
Alex Greenough
Howard Grossman
Ilene Grossman and Bruce Amsterdam
Mary Ann and David Grumman
Sharon Hahn
Jeffrey Hatcher
James Heneghan
Troy and Kristin Henikoff
Lola Himrod
Robin & Leslie Hinderyckx
Roland Hinz and Cate Whitcomb
Ellen Hoffman
Mary Hojnacki
Ellen Horan
Antoinette Houck
Lynn Hughitt and James Shaeffer
Karen and Andy Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones
Laurie Kabb
Marion Kahle
Mr. and Mrs. L Kalisz
Jerome & Mary Kaltman
Michael and Rhoda Kamin
Susan Kane
Howard and Karen Kaplan
Ted Katz and Nisa Kaplan
Timothy Allen Keiderling
Kenneth Kemp
Thomas Kenemore
Thomas Kenney
Taya Kinzie
Michael Kirby
Allan and Tanya Klasser
Josephine Kneer
John and Lindy Knoepke
Valerie Krejcie
Ed and Candace Kuczmarski
Connie Lach
Candy Lee
Joel and Christine Lehmann
Grace and Richard Lehner
Harold Levine
Maria Liccardo
Bill and Wendy Lipsman
Joe and Terri Long
Janelle Marcuccilli
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Margolies
Daniel Mason
Jeremy Mattson
Bridget McDonough
Arthur and Anne McGivern
Maureen McGrath
Jean McPhilimy
Michele and Joel Melnick
Irving Miller
Lynne Miller
Sarah J. Miller
Fran Moeckler
Brian Montgomery and Laura Armstrong Montgomery
Robert and Sandra Morgan
Anne and Kurt Mueller
Karen Mynard Vergara and Humberto Vergara
Ron and Mary Nasher
Nancy Napalo
Michael and Kathleen Nash
Lawrence Neal and Dawn Neal
Betsy Nelson
Gladys Nutt
Richard O’Brien
Tom and Cathy Omundson
Jennifer O’Neil
Susan Pappas
Kurt Peters
Terry and Nancy Phillips
Don and Martha Pollak
Shelley Powell
Carol Prieto
Jacqueline Pytel
Jay Raval and Sheel Raval
Bonnie J Ray
Charles and Colleen Remsberg
Sandi Riggs
Barbara Rittenhouse and Frank Putrino
Marjorie Rogasner
Carmen Roman
Ellen and Marc Rosenberg
Louis Rowitz
Merle Saltzstein
Irving Sandack
David and Nancy Sarne
Suzanne Sawada
Anne Schaefer
The Scherer Family
Philip Schulter
Diane Schmidt
Lynn Schornick
Stephen Schwartz and Lynne Hornig
Kimberly Shanks
Maureen Shelly
Jan and Art Sherman
Anne Shimojima
Marv and Rachel Siegel
Bob and Debbie Silverstein
Nancy Simpson
Esther Siver
Charles and Pamela Smith
Oehme and Winslow Soule
Alvin and Kate Spector
Michael Spitulnik
Corrine Strobel
Bob and Anne Sullivan
Peg Sullivan
Thomas & Anne Sultan
Kay Tabin
Martin Till
Laura Tilly and Derek Cottier
Besty E. Tolstedt
Dennis Trautvetter
Mike and Betsy Waller
Mary and Gary Walther
Judith Warschausky and Gary Childrey
Anita Weinberg and Mark Miller
Mark Weisbard
Catherine Westphal
Diane & Sandy Whiteley
Victoria Wilson
Aaron Winer
Cheryl Wollin
Mike and Judy Zawacke
Carol Zimmerman
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AIR Aerial Fitness
Benihana
Bien Assorti
Mayor Daniel Biss
Bill and Marea Brichta
Broadway In Chicago
Bulley & Andrews
Julie and Josh Chernoff
Chicago A Cappella
Chicago Magic Lounge
Chicago Wolves
Jeff Coney
Court Theatre
CVS
The Dearborn
Driehaus Museum
Evanston Symphony Orchestra
Field Museum
Five and Dime
Four Finches
Rep. Robyn Gabel
Goodman Theatre
Rachel Greeley
Gracie’s
Grateful Yoga
Douglas Gray
JW Landscapes, LLC Chicago
Hewn
Kim and Kirk Hoopingarner
BJ Jones and Candy Corr
Bob Kopulos
Victoria Kopulos
Karen Hunt
Kohl Children’s Museum
KOVAL Distillery
The Langham
Lettuce Entertain You
Lincoln Park Zoo
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Neal Moglin and Mark Tendam
Music Theater Works
North Shore Distillery
NSPCAS
Oceanique
Paramount Theatre
Paul Epner and Janet Gans Epner
Pilates Connection
Prairie Grass Café
PRP Wine International
Bob Regan and Cindy Clark
Revolution Brewing
The Salt Shed
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Shinsen Flat Top Grill
Sketchbook Brewing
Skokie Park District
Sloan Valve Company
SPACE
Stacked & Folded
Stella
Steppenwolf
Kent and Lora Swanson
Sweet Greek’s Sweet Treats
Tag’s Bakery
Thomas & Dutch
Trio Hair Salon
Vin Chicago
Wines for Humanity
Writers Theatre
HOSPITALITY and DINING PARTNERS
Davanti Enoteca
The DoubleTree Hotel
Bennisons Bakery
Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
Lulu’s
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Revolution Brewing
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Artist
Adam LaSalle
Adam LaSalle is a NYC-based actor, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He made his Off-Broadway debut in 2017 and has been fortunate to work consistently throughout the country in regional theatre, TV, commercials, and voice-over. A proud member of Actors Equity (AEA), Adam is a student of Joan Rosenfels and TONY© Nominee Michael Hayden, and is proudly represented by DDO Artists Agency.
Artist
Matthew McGloin
Matthew McGloin is an actor-musician based in New York and firmly believes in the power of live theatre to connect & heal. This marks his seventh production of 2P4H (previously at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Peterborough Players, Mayfield Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, and twice at North Coast Rep). NY/OFF-BROADWAY: The Hello Girls (Prospect Theater/59E59), Bastard Jones (The Cell), CasablancaBox (HERE Arts), Xanadu (Piper Theatre), Tectonic Theater Project, Abingdon Theatre Company, Dixon Place, The Lark, BMI/SongSpace. REGIONAL: The Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre Company, Repertory Theatre St. Louis, Triad Stage, Peterborough Players, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Folger Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Virginia Shakespeare Festival. TV: Law & Order (NBC), History Channel, Investigation Discovery. TRAINING: BFA Acting, UMBC. www.matthewmcgloin.com // @jackie_of_all_traits.
Playwright
Richard Greenblatt
Richard Greenblatt is an actor, director, writer, and musician who has been a professional theatre artist for the last forty-six years. He was born in Montréal and received his acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Since graduating, he has performed in theatres across Canada and abroad, as well as in feature films, television and radio. Favourite roles include The Fool in King Lear, Spinoza in Spinoza, The Father in Enda Walsh’s bedbound, and Charles Wakefield Cadman in Jani Lauzon’s I Call myself Princess.
As a writer, he wrote or co-wrote many pieces in which he has also acted, including 2 Pianos 4 Hands (which he performed approximately 950 times around the world), Sibs (also made into a TV movie for the CBC), The Theory of Relatives, i.d., Letters from Lehrer, Care, Athabasca and Soft Pedalling. He has directed well over 130 productions for theatres across the country, the vast majority being original and/or Canadian plays, including works by George F. Walker, Judith Thompson, Diane Flacks, Julie Tepperman, Shirley Cheechoo, Michael Healey, Jason Sherman, and David S. Craig. Classical works he has directed include plays by Shakespeare, Shaw, Brecht, Shepard, and Chekov.
He has taught acting, directing and play creation at almost all of the major theatre training institutions in Canada, including the National Theatre School of Canada, Ryerson University, University of Alberta, Humber College, and George Brown College, and directed numerous shows at those institutions. He has also directed the premieres of many ground-breaking and award-winning plays for young audiences. He has won numerous Dora Mavor Moore Awards as an actor, director and producer, and several Chalmers Playwriting Awards.
His book, Text and Context, published by Scirocco Press, a handbook for script work and directing in the theatre, is available on Amazon. He is currently writing a personal anecdotal history of 2 Pianos 4 Hands entitled Two of the Best in the Neighbourhood. He lives in Toronto with his spouse Tanya Greve, who is the Coordinator of the Production Program at Humber College, and their daughter Amelia. He is also the proud father of Natasha, Will, and the dearly missed Luke Greenblatt.
Playwright
Ted Dykstra
Ted’s professional career began in Edmonton at age 15. Since then he has gone on to play leading roles on every major stage in Canada, from Hamlet at Theatre Calgary to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at The Citadel Theatre, and often combining his musical skills in such roles as: Mozart in Amadeus; Cale Blackwell, a character based on Jerry Lee Lewis, in Fire (seven Canadian theatres); Shostakovitch in Master Class (Manitoba Theatre Centre); Glenn Gould in An Evening with Glenn Gould (National Arts Centre), Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Crow’s Theatre); and Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy (Mirvish Productions). School children around the world know him as Bach in the film Bach’s Fight for Freedom. He is a veteran of both the Shaw and Stratford Festivals.
As well as directing dozens of award-winning shows across Canada, he has acted in dozens of films and TV shows including The Expanse, Orphan Black and Reign, and has also voiced countless cartoon characters. Currently he is the voice of Dad Tiger on Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (PBS).
Ted is the co-founder, with wife Diana Bentley, of Toronto’s hottest new indie theatre The Coal Mine, and is a founding member of Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto. He has directed, acted, composed, and written for dozens of productions for both companies.
His new musical, the smash hit Evangeline, was produced in Charlottetown, PEI for two seasons, as well at the Citadel Theatre. Currently he is composing music for Dion, a rock opera based on The Bacchae.
Ted has received six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, as well as Gemini, Merritt, Sterling, and Chalmers Awards, and has oodles of award nominations for acting, directing, composing, writing, and producing.
For him, all of the above pales compared to being the proud father of Theo, Rosie and Henry.
Director
Rob Lindley
Rob Lindley (Director) is excited to return to Northlight after directing the Jeff Award-winning Songs for Nobodies in 2021. Other directing credits include Songs for Nobodies (People’s Light Theatre); Far From Heaven, How to Succeed in Business…., Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Porchlight Music Theatre); and 50 Shades!: The Music Parody (Off-Broadway and National Tour). Rob also directs many cabaret evenings from intimate club engagements to large-scale galas for many Chicago organizations including Court Theatre, Porchlight Theatre, Northlight Theatre and the Chicago Humanities Festival. As an actor, Northlight audiences might remember Rob from his performances in Andy Warhol in Iran (Jeff Nomination) and Funnyman. Other acting credits include: Monsieur André in the National Tour of Phantom of the Opera; Fun Home (Victory Gardens); The Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre); The Tempermentals (About Face Theatre); Candide (Goodman); R
Set Design
Tianxuan Chen
Tianxuan Chen (Xuan) (Set Design) is a scenic and lighting designer graduated from Northwestern University with MFA in stage design. Her past scenic credits includes Women Beware Women (2024), Everybody (2023), Blood Wedding (2023), Late A Cowboy Song (2022), and The Ballad of Mulan (2022). Xuan’s design aim to express the emotional journey of the narrative and create visual poetry on the stage that invite audience to actively engage in the performance with their imagination.
Costume Design
Jos N. Banks
Jos N. Banks (Costume Design) A true renaissance man… Jos N. Banks is a multi- award winning Visual/ Performing Arts Artist, Costume Designer, Stylist & Teaching Artist hailing from Chicago, IL. Tours: International – KINKY BOOTS (Lola), HAIR (Hud), THE COLOR PURPLE (Harpo). Select Regional Work: Steppenwolf, McCarter, Yale, Goodspeed, The Muny, Drury Lane, Paramount Theatre, The Second City, Orlando Shakes, About Face Theatre, Porchlight, Congo Square, Windy City Playhouse, Farmers Alley, Raven Theatre, Apollo Theatre, Boho Theatre, Black Ensemble Theatre, Theo Ubique, Royal George, Open Door Rep, Strawdog Theatre & Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. Film: “Ocean” in Showtime’s “THE CHI”, “Dr. Greg Martinson” in Showtime’s “WORK IN PROGRESS” & Rise Against’ music video “Make It Stop” (Lead). Nominated Best Costume Designer for the 2012, 2016/17 & 2019 BTAA (Black Theater Alliance Awards). Curator & keynote speaker of his very own Master Class, entitled “#BeFEARLESS w/ Jos N. Banks”. www.FearlessJos.com // @JosNBanks
Lighting Design
Emma deane
Sound Design
Rick Sims
Rick Sims (Sound Design) has composed and designed sound for numerous Chicago-area theaters, including Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Northlight, Congo Square, Writers, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Court, and American Blues. Regional credits include Arena Stage and Roundhouse Theatre in Washington D.C., Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, South Coast Rep in Southern California, The Getty, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia, 2nd Stage and Playwrights Horizons in New York City, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Portland Playhouse. He is an artistic associate of Lookingglass, an artistic affiliate with American Blues. He composed the music for The Thanksgiving Play at 2nd Stage Theatre on Broadway. Sims won a Jeff Award for sound design for Lookingglass’ Moby Dick, Frankenstein, and Hephaestus, and a BTA award for Congo Squares Brothers In the Dust. Sims also wrote the book, music, and lyrics for Lookingglass Hillbilly Antigone.
Production Stage Manager
Christine D. Freeburg
Christine D. Freeburg (production stage manager) is thrilled to be back at Northlight, where her credits include Stones in His Pockets and remounting Outgoing Tide at the Galway Arts Festival. Chicago theatre credits include Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, and Apple Tree Theatre. Christine is the Head of the Stage Management Department at The Theatre School at DePaul University and spent nine summers stage managing at the Weston Playhouse in Weston, Vermont. She is happily married to Thom Cox and the proud mother of Joan Marie. For Malcolm.