is so very happy to return to Northlight after last season’s production of The Heart Sellers. Chicago credits: The Penelopiad (Goodman); Always Patsy Cline, Ring of Fire (Drury Lane); Cambodian Rock Band (Victory Gardens); Merrily We Roll Along (Porchlight); Aristophanesathon, Cinderella (Hypocrites); Hookman (Steep); Little Fish (Kokandy). Regional credits: I Oughta Be in Pictures, The Angel Next Door (Peninsula Players); Million Dollar Quartet, A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory); Cambodian Rock Band (City Theatre, Merrimack Repertory); Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore (Olney Theatre Center); Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (South Coast Repertory). Aja is represented by Stewart Talent Chicago and Brave Artists LA.

 is thrilled to be making his Northlight debut with this incredible show and team! He has previously worked in Chicagoland at Steppenwolf (Amadeus), Chicago Shakespeare (Measure for Measure), Paramount (Waitress, School of Rock), Marriott (Titanic, Big Fish), Teatro Vista (Somewhere Over The Border), and Porchlight (A Gentleman’s Guide…– Jeff Award Nomination, Actor in a Principal Role). He has also been seen regionally in The Cottage (The Rep, St. Louis); Million Dollar Quartet, The Stranger (Peninsula Players, WI); It Came From Outer Space (TheatreSquared, AR); and Comedy of Errors (Orlando Shakes, FL). Listen to Andrés as Adam Blackwell in The Harbingers, a new audio drama from Audacious Machine Creative (Apple Podcasts, Spotify)! Much love to Meghan and his entire support system.

Northlight: Intimate Apparel, You Can’t Take It with You, Lady Windermere’s Fan, At Wit’s End. Regional: Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Sunny Afternoon, Henry V, Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare); Frank Sr. in Catch Me If You Can, Applegate in Damn Yankees (Marriott); Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Writers); Miss Trunchbull in Matilda (Drury Lane); 2666 (Goodman); and work at Timeline, Theatre at the Center, Remy Bumppo, About Face, Intiman, Old Globe Theatre, and 19 seasons with Peninsula Players. Off-Broadway: Rose Rage (The Duke on 42nd). Film: The Merry Gentleman directed by Michael Keaton. TV: Antoon Dumini in Fargo (FX), Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire (NBC), Monster (Netflix). Sean has received eleven Joseph Jefferson nominations and an After Dark Award. Next: Leopoldstadt at Writers Theatre.

Born and bred in Chicago, Erin has called NYC home for the past decade. Northlight debut. Regional: Theatre People (Westport Playhouse, CT Critics Circle Award); The Outsider (Paper Mill, NJ ARTS Award); Reckless, Incident… (Cincinnati Playhouse); Unnecessary Farce, Wit (Boarshead); Beside Myself, co-written with Paul Slade Smith (Laguna Playhouse); Incident… (North Coast Rep); Timon of Athens (Chicago Shakespeare); Moon for the Misbegotten, Blithe Spirit, Shrew (First Folio); Flea in Her Ear, The Foreigner, Man Who Came To Dinner (Drury Lane); eight seasons at Peninsula Players, three seasons at Gaiety Theatre, Ireland. TV/Film: The Other Two, Dr. Death, Bull, Law & Order, L&O: SVU, Equalizer, Blue Bloods, FBI; Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, the upcoming film Run Amok, and umpteen commercials. For Smitty, always.

Northlight debut baby! Credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanic, Arthur, The Magic School bus, Damn Yankees, Spring Awakening, Newsies, Grease, Shrek (Marriott Theatre); The Music Man (Goodman Theatre); Cabaret (Paramount Theatre); Three Sisters (Steppenwolf Theater Co.); Short Shakes: Macbeth, SS: Twelfth Night, Madagascar (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Tiger Style (Writer’s Theatre); Big River, Ghost (Theatre at the Center); James and the Giant Peach (Drury Lane Theatre). Film and web credits: Chicago Med (NBC); Divergent (Summit Entertainment); “The Munch on Oregon” (The Onion). Storefront: Urinetown, Dogfight (Boho Theatre Ensemble); Heathers, The Full Monty (Kokandy Productions, Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominee). Represented by Gray Talent Group. Hi Mom, hi Dad. Love to Alyson, Rye, the kiddos!

is a Tony Award-nominated actor who originated the role of Ani in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living. Her performance also won her Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Ovation Award nominations, along with a Theatre World Award. Some of her other favorite stage experiences are the titular character in both Richard III and Hedda Gabler. Also Lady Windermere’s Fan, Finish Line, A Piece of My Heart, Steel Magnolias, and The Long Red Road. On television, she was most recently seen as comedy writer, Carla, on Hacks (HBO). Her other television credits include Dexter: New Blood, Station 19 (ABC), NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), My Name is Earl (NBC), Legit (F/X), and Last Man Standing (ABC).

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is an actor and playwright living in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, actress Erin Noel Grennan. Acting credits include productions at the American Repertory Theatre, The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Goodspeed, Geva Theatre Center, Asolo Repertory, and Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas. He received a Helpmann Award nomination for his performance as Willy Wonka in the Australian premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ​His TV credits include NBC’s The Blacklist, The Other Two, and The Gilded Age, both on HBO. Paul is the award-winning author of three plays: Unnecessary Farce, The Outsider, and Theatre People or The Angel Next Door. For more information on these titles, visit the Playwright page.

Northlight Debut. Directing credits include: Lend Me a Tenor, The Rainmaker, Dames at Sea (Peninsula Players, Door County, WI – where she serves as Artistic Director); Cabaret, Steel Magnolias, The Tin Woman (Theatre at the Center,  Munster, IN,  where she spent five seasons as Artistic Director); White Christmas (Marriott); Next to Normal, Parade (BoHo Theatre). Choreography credits include: Drury Lane, Timeline, Writers, American Players Theatre, The Lamb’s Theatre-NY. Fortunato has been nominated for six Jeff Awards for choreography and directing (receiving two) and has taught at Columbia College Chicago and Loyola University Chicago.

 returns to Northlight Theatre, having previously designed scenery for Relativity, Discord, and Mothers and Sons, among many others. Recent Chicago and regional credits include Big White Fog, East Texas Hot Links (Court Theatre); Job (Writers Theatre); Anastasia (Bucks County Playhouse and Cape Playhouse); Fiddler on the Roof (Drury Lane Theatre); the US premiere of London Road (Shattered Globe Theatre); the world premiere of Relentless (TimeLine Theatre and Goodman Theatre); Nina Simone: Four Women (South Coast Rep); Misery (Peninsula Players); Waitress (Cape Playhouse); and Porgy and Bess (Musical Theatre Heritage). Jack is an Adjunct Professor of Design at The Theatre School at DePaul University, and he resides in Chicago. jackmagaw.com

is delighted to return to Northlight Theatre, having previously designed The Cripple of Inishmaan and several others. Kärin received the Joseph Jefferson Award, AriZoni Award, and a Prague Quadrennial nomination for her costume designs. She has designed for regional theatre Tony winners American Conservatory Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Utah Shakespeare, Long Wharf, Victory Gardens, Children’s Theatre Company, Crossroads, Huntington, and Cincinnati Playhouse, as well as the Milwaukee Rep, San Francisco Shakespeare, California Shakespeare, and American Players. Kärin taught costume design at DePaul and Northwestern and heads the Lawrence University costume design department. She designed new works for Harry Connick Jr., Stephen Schwartz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night, and the world-premiere opera The Shining at Minnesota Opera. Proud member of U.S.A.A.

Ms. Binder is a Chicago based lighting designer who has been working in theatre, opera, and dance for over 30 years. In theatre, her designs have been seen at Lookingglass Theatre Company, Writer’s Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and The Steppenwolf Theatre Company, among others. Her opera designs include work with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma among others. She is an Artistic Associate with the Lookingglass Theatre Company. She is a Jeff nominated designer and is the recipient of the Dora Award for Best Lighting Design for Eugene Onegin. She is the Head of Lighting Design for The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

Josh Schmidt returns to Northlight after most recently designing The Garbologists. Recent Chicago credits include Mr Wolf (Steppenwolf); Dail M for Murder and The Da Vinci Code (Drury Lane). On Broadway, his designs include Bug, Therese Raquin, House of Blue Leaves, and many others. Regional credits include The Coast Starlight, The Chosen, and Much Ado About Nothing (Milwaukee Rep), Tribes, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (American Players Theatre), and Dear Jack Dear Louise (Peninsula Players) among  many others. Josh has designed over 350 productions for companies including Lincoln Center, Atlantic Theatre, Roundabout, Second Stage (NYC); Writers’ Theatre, Goodman Theatre (CHICAGO); Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario, Canada); Signature Theatre and Ford’s Theatre (Washington DC); and 22 Seasons at American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI). Film credits include songs, orchestration, and score (with Marius de Vries) for The End (Final Cut for Real/Neon). Josh is currently the Harris Kenan Fellow at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

is a Chicago-based Sound Designer/Composer from Dallas, Texas. Dee’s work explores sound as an intentional yet flexible heightening of storytelling. They proudly lead with empathy in their process and are constantly inspired by their collaborators. The core of their artistry is a deep interest in people and the artistic community they’ve thoughtfully cultivated. Select credits include: The Brothers Size (Oklahoma City Repertory Theater); The Island (Court Theatre); Lavender Men (About Face Theatre); I Ought To Be In Pictures (Peninsula Players). www.deemakesnoise.com

Katie returns to Northlight for her sixth season where credits include The First Lady of Television, Prayer for the French Republic, The Heart Sellers, Little Women, 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 others. National: Hamilton (Eliza Tour Sub); Sorin: A Notre Dame Story (Tour). Regional: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare, Geva Theater Center, ArtsEmerson. Other recent Chicago credits include Dhaba on Devon Avenue, The Hot Wing King, Eurydice, A Distinct Society, Tiger Style!, Wife of a Salesman, Into the Woods (Writers); Dhaba…, Notes from the Field (TimeLine); Villette (Lookingglass) and productions at Victory Gardens, Theater Wit, About Face Theater and ten seasons at American Theater Company.