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COMPANYARTISTIC DIRECTORPeter Marston Sullivan

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORKaela Altman

ASSOC. ARTISTIC DIRECTORPeter Robel

MANAGING DIRECTORRyan Guhde

MARKETING DIRECTOR/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Charles Riffenburg

CASTING ASSOCIATESMolly Layton

Stephanie Sullivan

OPERATIONS ASSOCIATEMary Kate Robel

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATORAshley Hannon

PRODUCTION COORDINATORMeg Love

STUDIO LIAISONEli Katz Castellano

COMPANY MEMBERSPeter Blair, Greg Foster, Dalton Long,

David Tibble, Sean Thomas

EMERITUS MEMBERSStephen Genovese

Thomas J. Samorian

BoHo Theatre creates bold theatre that challenges convention through innovative storytelling and creates a shared community of artists and patrons in which all members are moved through art to make thoughtful, well-examined, caring relationships the highest priority in their lives.

BOARDPRESIDENT Jean Zuiker

VICE PRESIDENTRichard Maxen

TREASURER Bob Turner

SECRETARY Mary Kate Robel

MEMBERSNancy BullockSara CoffouCheré LaRoseSilvia RotaJelani Rucker

ARTISTIC AFFILIATESChrista BuckJustin CastellanoBrandon DahlquistDiane FairchildPatrick HamTheresa HamSteve O’ConnellThomas J. SamorianCassy SchilloDanni SmithJeremy TragerMegan TurnquistJohn Zuiker

FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dogfight begins on the eve of JFK’s assassination. It was a time in our history filled with expectation, arrogance, and entitlement. What many thought would be a simple military engagement turned into two decades of conflict with over 58,000 american soldiers killed.

This is the backdrop for our story. It is one that is eerily familiar, and not very pretty. Dogfight takes an unflinching look at how people — as individuals or groups — can be horribly cruel to each other. Yet this story is not about seeking forgiveness or justification for this cruelty. Nor is it about exposing the practice of dogfights (commonplace in the 60s). Rather, it is about a spark of hope and generosity in the midst of ugliness. It is about finding love and comfort in the most unexpected places. At a time when dehumanization was routine and deemed necessary for military purposes, Dogfight is about finding the beauty of the individual, regardless of any element that may make them appear “ugly.”

If you enjoy this production, we invite you to become a season Member or make a donation to our company. Your generous support and loyal patronage is what allows BoHo to continue its rich history of telling stories that examine the pillars of truth, beauty, freedom and love in our everyday lives and relationships.

For now… welcome to Dogfight!

Peter Marston SullivanArtistic Director, BoHo Theatre

“BoHo has become one the finest companies to exist in this incredible city of exceptional theater.”

–Michael Roberts, ShowBizChicago

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN THIS TEAM?BoHo Theatre is seeking passionate individuals to become part of our company and bring art to more people. We need assistance in: DONORSHIP DEVELOPMENT •

BOARD DEVELOPMENT • AUDIENCE SERVICES • AND MORE!

Interested? Contact Executive Director Kaela Altman at kaela.altman@bohotheatre.com to learn more!

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DOGFIGHT Music & Lyrics By Book By BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL PETER DUCHAN

Based on the Warner Bros. Film and Screenplay byBOB COMFORT

Directed ByPETER MARSTON SULLIVAN*

Music Direction By Choreography By ELLEN K. MORRIS STEPHEN SCHELLHARDT

PERFORMERS

MATT FRYE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BolandEMILY GOLDBERG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose FennyCARISA GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Two Bears, Librarian, ChippyNICK GRAFFAGNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BernsteinGARRETT LUTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie BirdlaceMATT PROVENCAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FectorPETER ROBEL* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lounge Singer, Pete, Sergeant, Drag Queen, Waiter, Big TonyNEIL STRATMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gibbs, Stevens’ Party DateJILLIAN WEINGART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mama, SuzetteTRAVIS AUSTIN WRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .StevensMARY KATE YOUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcy, Peggy

*BoHo Theatre Company Member **BoHo Theatre Artistic Affiliate

Originally produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2012Carole Rothman, Artistic Director • Orchestrations by Michael Starobin

Dogfight is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com

PRODUCTION ARTISTS & STAFF

MEG LOVE* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProducerMOLLY LAYTON* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant DirectorZACHARY L. GRAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant ChoreographerPATRICK HAM** . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scenic Design & Technical DirectorMICHAEL VAN HOWE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charge ArtistJARRED EVANOVICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CarpenterNICOLE MALMQUIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting DesignBRIAN ELSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asst. Lighting DesignTHERESA HAM** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume DesignMATT CARL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asst. Costume DesignMIGUEL PEREZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hair & Makeup DesignAMANDA HOSKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound DesignTONY CHURCHILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Projection Design CASSY SCHILLO** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Properties DesignRYAN MCCAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asst. Properties DesignDALTON LONG* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage ManagerPAUL DI CICCIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rehearsal Asst. Stage ManagerNETTA WALKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Production Asst. Stage Manager

ORCHESTRA

ELLEN K. MORRIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keyboard/ConductorMICHAEL LOCKLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GuitarSEAN FRANCOIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BassRENEE HENLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violin, ViolaROB FLETCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drums

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Rob Rahn, The Marriott Theatre, The Illinois Arts Council, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Jean Zuiker, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd; The BoHo Board of Directors and Company Members, who strive daily to make this a place where artists can learn, grow, and fulfill their dreams.

GAYLORD & DOROTHY

DONNELLEY FOUNDATION

SONGS: ACT ONE

PRELUDE: TAKE ME BACKRose, Birdlace and Company

SOME KINDA TIMEBirdlace and Marines

WE THREE BEESBirdlace, Boland and Bernstein

HEY GOOD LOOKIN’Marines and Girls

COME TO A PARTYBirdlace and Rose

NOTHING SHORT OF WONDERFULRose

COME TO A PARTY (REPRISE)Rose, Marcy, Birdlace and Marines

THAT FACELounge Singer and Marines

IT’S A DOGFIGHTMarcy and Rose

PRETTY FUNNYRose

SONGS: ACT TWO

HOMETOWN HERO’S TICKER TAPE PARADEBirdlace, Boland, Bernstein and Marines

FIRST DATE / LAST NIGHTRose and Birdlace

HOMETOWN HERO’S TICKER TAPE PARADE (REPRISE)Boland and Bernstein

BEFORE IT’S OVERRose

GIVE WAYRose and Company

SOME KINDA TIME (REPRISE)Birdlace, Boland, Bernstein and Marines

COME BACKBirdlace

FINALE: TAKE ME BACKCompany

CAST BIOGRAPHIES (alphabetical)MATT FRYE (Boland) is thrilled to be a part of this BoHo production! Some Chicago credits include Henry V (Chicago Shake-speare Theater), [title of show] (Brown Paper Box Co.), The Full Monty (Kokandy Productions), The Suicide, the Midwest premieres of Ripper and Lysistrata Jones (Chicago College of Performing Arts). Matt received his BFA in Musical Theatre from the Theater Conservato-ry of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. All my love to Mom and Dad and the CCPA class of 2014! Lead your dream.

EMILY GOLDBERG (Rose Fenny) is doggone grateful to make her BoHo debut in such a soulful show. Recent Chicago credits include: Loving Repeating (Kokandy Pro-ductions); City of Angels (Porchlight); One Came Home (Lifeline); Sisters of Swing (Fox Valley Rep); Alice In Wonder-land (Marriott); Oliver (Light Opera Works); and Evita (Jedlicka). Emily received her BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory. emilygoldbergchicago.com

CARISA GONZALEZ (Ruth Two Bears, Librarian, Chippy) is absolutely ecstatic to be making her BoHo debut. A Native of the south-western suburbs, she has been involved in various productions around the suburbs, both as an actor and music director. Recent Chicago credits include JPAC’s Miss Saigon (Ellen), Return to the Forbidden Planet (ensemble) Evita (ensemble) and Love Story (Jenny Cavilerri). She would like to thank the entire BoHo company for this incredible experience, and the crazy talented cast of Dogfight for being everything she could want for in a cast. For Hillary, always.

NICK GRAFFAGNA (Bernstein) is so incredi-bly happy to be returning to BoHo for the second time this season! He was last seen in Ordinary Days (Jeff nom. best supporting actor). Previous credits include: Titanic (Griffin Theatre); The Wizard of Oz, Godspell, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, The Bowery Boys (Marriott Theatre); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mason Street Warehouse). Other credits include: A New Brain (Gordon), Bare (Peter), The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff), Spring Awakening (Otto), Hairspray (IQ), and My One and Only (Rhythm Boy). He would like to thank the cast, crew, creative team, and everyone at BoHo Theatre for this opportunity, and his family for their constant love and support.

GARRETT LUTZ (Eddie Birdlace) is excited to be doing his first show with BoHo! He was last seen in Theo Ubique’s A Marvin Hamlisch Songbook and Kokandy Production’s The Full Monty (Jeff Award Nominated: Best Actor in a Principal Role). Other Chicago Credits include Short Shakespeare: Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Three Sisters (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); The Reckoning of Kit and Little Boots (First Floor Theater); and Triumph of Love (Music Theatre Company). He received his BA in musical theatre from North Central College. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Alyson, Ryan, and all family and friends for the love.

MATT PROVENCAL (Fector) is new to the Midwest and is extremely excited and grateful to make his debut at BoHo Theatre in one of his favorite musicals! Chicago Credits: The Burnt Part Boys (Chet). Regional credits: The West Coast Premiere of Pasek and Paul’s Dogfight (Boland),

Les Miserables (Enjolras), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip), Next to Normal (Henry), Big River at Theatreworks SV with Tony Winner James Monroe Igleheart (Ben Rogers/Young Fool), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Light in the Piazza (Giuseppe Naccarelli), Bonnie & Clyde (Johnson/Archie) and has worked at California’s Great America in Santa Clara, California. You can also see Matt in his Web Series: Stupid Mario Brothers at www.Youtube.com/RichAlvarez. Matt is excited to work with such a talented cast/crew. Thanks to Peter, Stephen and Ellen for the oppor-tunity. Love/Thanks to Gary Martinez, Natasha Burr, Faith Prince. Special thanks to Sierra Nibbe and Mom. Love you both.

PETER ROBEL (Lounge Singer, et al.)is absolutely thrilled and grateful to be a part of Dogfight, his first on-stage BoHo appearance since his Jeff-Nominated perfor-mance as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (and 35 other characters) in I Am My Own Wife. Peter has appeared on many Chica-go-area stages including Court Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Chicago Opera Theatre, and Illinois Theatre Center. As BoHo’s Associate Artistic Director, he has directed Myths & Hymns, Tartuffe, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Yerma, and The Winter’s Tale, and designed sound for Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Spitfire Grill, The Rainmaker, and Tartuffe. Peter is repre-sented by Paonessa Talent.

NEIL STRATMAN (Gibbs, Steven’s Party Date) is pumped to return to his BoHo family! He’s been seen before with BoHo in Myths & Hymns (Pegasus/Icarus) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (Aurelio). Other favorite Chicago credits include: Tommy (Mr. Simpson) and Rent (Waiter) with the Paramount Theatre, Fiddler on the Roof (Motel) with Light Opera Works, and A Year With Frog and Toad (Snail u/s) with CCT. He is also a proud member of Circle Theatre. Catch his short stories and perfor-mance shenanigans at neilstratman.com.

JILLIAN WEINGART (Mama, Suzette) is proud to be making her BoHo debut! A graduate from Western Illinois, Jillian has been seen in A New Brain (Rhoda, Brown Paper Box Co.), Cabaret (Sally Bowles, Brightside Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey, Woodstock Opera), and Spike Heels (Georgie, Brown Paper Box Co.). Jillian would like to thank her agents at Shirley Hamilton, her family, and of course, to the boys in the show for making every rehearsal like an NSync concert. She fell in love with all of you. WOOF WOOF BABY!

TRAVIS AUSTIN WRIGHT (Stevens) is ecstatic to make his BoHo debut in Dogfight! Travis received his BA in Music & Theatre from Millikin University in 2012. He returned home to Chicago and began performing and writing. Travis has pre-viously studied at Acting Studio Chicago, Profiles Theatre and also graduated from the Music Con-servatory at Second City Training Center. Travis’s favorite performances include Towle Theatre’s Next Thing You Know, Light Opera Works’ Cabaret & HMS Pinafore, Pr0ne in Underscore Theatre’s Chicago Musical Theatre Festival and now Dogfight! www.TravisAustinWright.com

MARY KATE YOUNG (Marcy, Peggy) is from the Huntington, West Virginia and she recently received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Ball State University. Her recent experiences include Hair! The Musical (Jeanie), Music Man (Marian), Frankenstein (Elizabeth), and Wrens (Dawn). She is so excited to be working on this beautiful show with such an amazing cast and crew. She would like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her, especially her Mom. “I wouldn’t be here without you. Thanks Mom and I love you.”

PRODUCTION STAFF BIOGRAPHIES (alphabetical)MATT CARL (Assistant Costume Design) is in the process of earning his Bachelor degree in costume design at Columbia College Chicago, and is also a stitcher at The Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL. Past design credits include The Persians (Columbia College), Into the Woods (Rancocas Valley High School), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rancocas Valley High School). Matthew was also an assistant to Broadway designer Martin Pakledinaz on Anything Goes (Roundabout Theatre). Special thanks to Theresa Ham for all the support.

TONY CHURCHILL (Projection Design) is over the moon to be working with BoHo again on this, his second project with his “favorite group of collaborators in Chicago.” Tony is a designer of media and space on more than 100 shows, events, and spectacles throughout the country each year. Local productions include work at or with 16th Street Theatre, Theater Wit, Strawdog Theatre, Side Project Theatre, Big Noise, and City Lit to name a few. Last spring, Tony was nominated for a Jeff Award for his projection design on Ordinary Days at BoHo. He would like to thank Peter, Meg, and the whole BoHo family for having him back and letting him be a part of something so special. www.artlabchicago.com

PAUL DI CICCIO (Rehearsal Asst. Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to BoHo after assistant stage managing Scotland Road earlier this year. He is currently studying theatre directing and women and gender studies at Columbia College Chicago. He recently assistant directed Peter Pan at Columbia and Er’man at the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival. He spends his free time watching television, eating Chipotle, and gently correcting others’ oppressive discourse. He would like to thank his teachers for saturating him with inspiration on a daily basis. Most of all, he would like to thank Lady Gaga for enabling him to recognize his revolutionary potential.

BRIAN ELSTON (Assistant Lighting Design) is a freelance electrician and lighting designer in Chicago, IL. Brian regularly works at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater

(assistant LD: Sense and Sensibility), Court Theatre, and Goodman Theatre (assistant LD: Twist Your Dickens and Rapture, Blister, Burn). Brian is the resident Lighting Designer for Parallel 45 Inc. in Traverse City, MI. He holds a BFA in design and technology from Columbus State Uni-versity in Columbus, GA and an MFA in lighting design from The Ohio State University.

ZACHARY L. GRAY (Assistant Choreogra-pher) happily joins BoHo with Dogfight. Directing and choreography credits include: Peter Pan (Timber Lake Playhouse), Legally Blonde (2014 BWW Nomination- Best Choreography) at Big Noise Theatre; Associate Director/Choreogra-pher: Shrek the Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Regional Tour), 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Little Theatre on the Square); Choreographer: Hairspray, West Side Story (Timber Lake Playhouse), Grease, Hair (Little Theatre on the Square). Upcoming: Legally Blonde (The Performer’s School). Zach is also pursuing his college degree and is a proud AEA member. Big thanks to Peter, Stephen, and the entire BoHo family for this opportunity.

PATRICK HAM (Scenic Design & Technical Director) is an Assistant Professor at Wilbur Wright College, One of the City Colleges of Chicago, where he teaches Design & Technical Theatre, General Education Theatre courses, and Graphic Design. Patrick is an artistic associate for BoHo Theatre, where he mostly recently designed Ordinary Days. Other BoHo credits include Parade, Amadeus, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Edward II, and Yerma. He holds a MFA in Scenic Design from Illinois State University. He would like to thank his beautiful wife Theresa for her love and support and his amazing son, Cole, who at 7 years old, always seems to have design advice.

THERESA HAM (Costume Design) is an Artistic Associate with BoHo Theatre. Previous designs at BoHo: Amadeus and Pygmalion. Recent Chicago credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (CST), October Sky (Marriott Theatre), Les Mis-erables (Paramount Theatre), and The Wild Party (Bailiwick Chicago). Her work has been seen at

Finger Lakes Opera, DePaul Opera Theatre, Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera Chicago, Northlight Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Theo Ubique, and Theater on the Lake. Upcoming: Ride The Cyclone (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) and Oklahoma (Paramount Theatre). She has received five Joseph Jefferson nominations and is the 2010 Jeff Recipient for Outstanding Costume Design (non-equity) and two Broadway World Awards. Ms. Ham is an adjunct faculty member at Wilbur Wright College and Columbia College Chicago. She lives in Beverly with her husband, Patrick and their son, Cole.

AMANDA HOSKING (Sound Design) has been in Chicago for just shy of five years working as the sound technician and engineer for Writers Theatre. Recent credits include The Liar, Hedda Gabbler, Sweet Charity, The Old Man and The Old Moon, Days Like Today, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Doubt. She has also worked with children’s theater companies to help provide sound and light design, and equipment for performances. She spends her free time making stained glass pieces and beating her husband Chris in video games. She’d like to thank Chris for his ever lasting love, support, and humor, and BoHo for asking her to be part of this wonderful production.

MOLLY LAYTON (Assistant Director) is a theater maker and proud BoHo Company Member. A southern transplant who loves calling Chicago home, she is a graduate of the Theatre Conser-vatory at The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University with a degree in Musical Theatre. She can usually be found working ALL over the city, ALL of the time. As a BoHo Casting Associate she loves being able to create a place for Chicago actors to play, challenge themselves and grow. (Come play with us at upcoming auditions!) BIG THANKS to: her roomies - who are always waiting at home with a cocktail, her friends - who are always up for anything (that’s why you’re my friends) and to her parents - who gave her this amazing love for the arts. To the Dogfight Cast and Team: Thank you for letting me be a part of your process. Break ALL the Legs!

DALTON LONG (Stage Manager) is excited to be returning to work with BoHo on Dogfight. This will be his first show with them as a full-fledged

Company Member! Past shows with them include Scotland Road, Ordinary Days, Parade, Myths & Hymns, and Amadeus (as ASM). Dalton would like to thank the cast, crew, and design team for all of their hard work and dedication. Thank you also to his wonderfully loving family!

MEG LOVE (Producer) is a proud Company Member of BoHo in the capacity of Production Coordinator. After stage managing 12 shows, serving as production manager for 3, co-produc-ing 1 and producing for 3 more, Meg is thrilled to be bringing you another beautiful story with BoHo. If you see her in the lobby pre-show or intermis-sion, feel free to strike up a conversation about your favorite BoHo show. She has lots of stories to share! She’d like to thank the wonderful pro-duction team and cast for a great experience, and many thanks to her amazing fellow company members at BoHo. She also extends her deepest gratitude to her family, friends and husband, Dan, for all their love and support.

NICOLE MALMQUIST (Lighting Design) is excited for her first show with BoHo. Select Chicago design credits include: The Game’s Afoot (Assistant - Drury Lane), Juxtaposition (Esoteric Dance), Fahrenheit 451 (Otherworld Theatre), Schweyk in the Second World War (Red Theater), Three Fables, Viaggio, & Amelia (Roosevelt University Opera). Other professional work: Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival. www.nicolemalmquist.com

RYAN MCCAIN (Asst. Properties Design) Ryan is a freelance props designer and artisan in Chicago and is thrilled to be working with the BoHo Theatre for this first time. His other recent credits include The Deer at Ruckus Theatre and Christmas Carol at Drury Lane. Ryan would like to thank all the wonderful people at BoHo as well as his family and friends for their support.

ELLEN K. MORRIS (Music Director, Conductor, Keyboard) is thrilled to be a part of this amazing show and team! Favorite music directing credits include Shrek the Musical, My Fair Lady, Blood Brothers, I Love You, Because, Fanatical (premiere- CMTF), The Tomato Queen

(premiere), and the Waa-Mu Show. Ellen is a pianist and teaching artist, and works with the Evanston Children’s Choirs, the Lyric Opera outreach, Music Institute of Chicago, and many others. Many thanks to the BoHo family and Zack for putting up with all the late nights. Ellen is a proud Northwestern graduate.

MIGUEL PEREZ (Hair & Makeup Design) is thrilled to be working with BoHo Theatre once more. He is part of the wig and make-up depart-ment at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and is a proud award-winner for his hair and make-up designs of Spring Awakening at The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Region Three). Past design credits include: The Wild Party (Bailiwick Chicago); The Cunning Little Vixen (DePaul Opera Theatre); The Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray (Stage Wright Theatre Productions). Past technical credits include: Seussical: The Musical, King Lear, Pericles, Short Shakespeare! Macbeth, A Q Brothers Christmas Carol, Sense and Sensibility, The Little Mermaid (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Amadeus (BoHo Theatre); Iphigenie en Tauride (DePaul Opera Theatre); Shaw vs. Chesterton: The Debate (Provision Theatre). Miguel would love to thank his family and partner John for their constant love and support.

STEPHEN SCHELLHARDT (Choreogra-pher) is thrilled to be making his BoHo debut with Dogfight! Stephen has directed/choreographed at Timberlake Playhouse, Writers Theatre, Summer Theatre of New Canaan, Ars Nova in New York City and was a faculty member of Northwestern University’s National High School Drama Institute for five years. He has acted in Equity productions in Chicago-area theatres and regional theatres elsewhere, receiving three Jeff Award nomina-tions and a Barrymore Award nomination for acting. Among his performing credits: A Grand Night for Singing (Mercury Theater); [title of show] (Northlight Theatre); Hot Mikado, Hello Dolly, and Meet Me in St. Louis (Drury Lane Theatre); The Most Happy Fella (Ravinia Festival); Cabaret, Little Women, South Pacific, My One and Only, Les Miserables, Shenandoah, and other produc-tions (Marriott Lincolnshire); Little Women (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Cinderella and The Full Monty (North Carolina Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (West Virginia Public Theatre). National Tour:

Altar Boyz. International credits: Jane Austen’s Persuasion at The Royal Winchester Theatre in England and the Shanklin Theatre on The Isle of Wight (Chamber Opera Chicago). He is a founding member and General Manager of The Chicago Artists Chorale, Casting Director and Artistic Coordinator at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, and a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon Univer-sity’s School of Drama. Thanks to Peter Sullivan, Zachary Gray and the entire BoHo family for this incredible opportunity.

CASSY SCHILLO (Properties Design) is a designer, actor combatant, and director in the Midwest. Since graduating with a theatrical BFA from UW-Whitewater, she has studied at Tisch in New York, taken classes at the Winter Wonderland Workshop as well as with the two crazy blondes in Chicago. Cassy has worked in various theaters including Light Opera Works, Red Tape, Chicago Fusion Theater, (re)discover theatre, Stage Left, BoHo, Roosevelt University, Northwestern Opera, Marriott Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Theater Wit, First Folio, Drury Lane, Porchlight, Piccolo, Mammals, Sideshow Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber & Flo-rentine Opera. She is a proud artistic affiliate with BoHo and artistic associate with First Folio, where she was recently nominated for a Jeff Award for her properties design on Salvage.

PETER MARSTON SULLIVAN (Director) is the proud artistic director of BoHo Theatre and has worked for the Marriott Theatre for over ten years in various capacities, including his current position of Artistic Associate. Peter earned a BA in Theatre and an MA in Teaching at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and an MFA in Directing at Illinois State University. Recent directing projects include Amadeus, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Floyd Collins, Pippin, Big River, Icarus, I Am My Own Wife (co-director), Ghosts, Playing with Fire, and M. Butterfly at BoHo; The Pajama Game at the Northwestern University; Black Comedy at Piccolo Theatre, and Cry Havoc at Bailiwick. Special thanks to the entire BoHo family, ET, and an incredible cast and crew.

NETTA WALKER (Production Asst. Stage Manager) is so excited to be working with BoHo for the first time! She’s a Sophomore Musical Theater Major at the Chicago College of Perform-

ing Arts at Roosevelt University. This is the first production in the city she’s had the opportunity of working on, and is beyond thankful that it gets to be with the wonderful BoHo family. Thank you Meg, Kaela, and Dalton for giving an inexperi-enced college kid the chance to work with a beau-tifully talented group people, on a show with so much heart. And thank you to the cast and crew for making her feel so loved! This is an experience that will never be forgotten.

ORCHESTRA BIOGRAPHIESROBERT FLETCHER (Drums) earned his Bachelors in Music from DePaul University School of Music in 2013. As a teaching artist, Rob has served as a Percussion teaching artist through the People’s Music School of Chicago El Sistema Program and served as a visiting artist at the Honduras Interna-tional Percussion Festival in the summer of 2014. He is currently involved with several projects including Passerines, a future chamber-pop group; Sikiy-adigo, a soul driven trio; Ransome, an Afro-Beat-based group; and his own jazz trio, Ro Joe Trio. In addition, Rob also freelances as a percussionist and is a regular member of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra and extra with the Northbrook Symphony.

SEAN FRANCOIS (Bass) is an accomplished bassist from Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. Sean performs with many award winning ensembles including the Starfall Orchestra led by Bobby Ojeda, Hutson and the FX Project, and Indiana University’s Latin Jazz Ensemble led by Michael Spiro. He has studied with Nick Schneider, David Baker, Jeremy Allen and Mark Bettcher. Sean currently performs and privately teaches through-out the Chicago area.

RENEE HENLEY (Violin, Viola) plays the violin and viola and can be found performing and teaching around the Chicago area. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and appreci-ates the many musical experiences that Chicago has to offer. She is so excited to be playing in the musical pit for another BoHo Theater production.

MICHAEL LOCKLER (Guitar) is a guitarist from Bolingbrook, Illinois. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies from North Central College. He has played in various venues in the western suburbs, and is grateful for this op-portunity to be in the city.

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FUGITIVE SONGSMUSIC BY CHRIS MILLER AND LYRICS BY NATHAN TYSEN

February 11 – March 13, 2016at the Heartland Studio

Fugitive Songs is an innovative song cycle focusing on everyday people on the run: a disgruntled Subway sandwich employee, a jilted ex-cheerleader, a pair of Patty Hearst fanatics, a stoner forced to rob a conve-nience store against his will, and many others. The writing team of Miller and Tysen blend traditional folk music with contemporary pop and gospel to create a moving portrait of restlessness in America. While many of BoHo’s shows have focused on the reasons people come together, this production instead looks at why people choose to run away from the relationships in their lives.

May 25 – June 26, 2016at the Heartland Studio

When the ailing Professor Serebryakov retires to the country with his new, beautiful, younger wife Yelena after a lifetime of posh metropolitan living, it throws his entire estate into turmoil. The estate originally belonged to Serebryakov’s first wife, and her mother, daughter, and brother still live there. Soon passions are flaring, with several of the gentlemen declaring their love for Yelena and Professor Serebryakov announc-ing his intention to sell off the estate. For as much as the family has lamented the stagnation of their lives, the introduction of change is even more frightening to them.

UNCLE VANYABY ANTON CHEKHOV, IN A NEW ADAPTATION BY ANNIE BAKER

NEXT TO NORMALBOOK AND LYRICS BY BRIAN YORKEY, MUSIC BY TOM KITT

Fall 2016 at Theater Wit

In this Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, the Goodmans seem to be an normal, average suburban American family. Dan is an architect; Diana rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens. And yet their lives are anything but normal. Diana has been struggling with bipolar disorder and hallucinations for 16 years, and the strain of keeping this locked up within the family threatens to tear them apart. The harder the family tries to be “normal”—including medication and a variety of therapies—the farther they move from being true to themselves.

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As a production company, Theater Wit’s mission is to be the premier “smart art” theater

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As an institution, Theater Wit seeks to be the hub of the Chicago neighborhood

theater scene. In our three spaces, we bring together Chicago’s best storefront theater

companies. Here you will find a smorgasbord of excellent productions, see the work of

a parade of talented artists, and mingle with audiences from all over Chicago.

In the Middle of a CommunityEveryone here: folks in the audience… the person who handed you this program…

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reason: to be a part of this shared experience. No matter who they are or where they

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entertain and enlighten. If Tony awards were sports championships, our artists would

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