(she/her: Director) THEO: Debut. As an actor, recent credits include Dear Evan Hansen (1st National Tour), Spamalot (Mercury Theater Chicago) and Next to Normal (Writers). Other credits include Porchlight, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Goodman, Paramount, Marriott Lincolnshire, and The Broadway Playhouse. On the other side of the table, she has staged several concert revues and was recently the Associate Director/ Choreographer for …Spelling Bee at Music Theater Works, where she now serves as Casting Director. Previously, she was the Casting Director at Mercury Theatre Chicago. For nearly a decade, she toured the world singing with Barry Manilow.

(she/her, Music Director) THEO: Never Better (Orchestrator), Sondheim Tribute Revue (AMD/Alt. Pianist), Assassins (Sub Conductor). CHICAGO: Into the Woods (Kokandy; Pianist/Orchestrator), The Mad Ones (Blank; AMD/Conductor), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Blank; Pianist). Evelyn is a pianist, arranger, orchestrator, composer, and music director (allegedly). She studied Music Composition and Sustainable Urban Development at DePaul. She hopes everyone is staying safe out there.

(she/her, Choreographer & Associate Director) THEO: Sondheim Tribute Revue, Threepenny Opera, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Godspell and Once Upon a Mattress. CHICAGO: 9 to 5 (Metropolis), The SpongeBob Musical (Kokandy), Call Me Madam (Porchlight). REGIONAL: Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You (Clinton Showboat). Next up, Jenna makes her directorial debut in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Clinton Showboat in Clinton, IA.

(she/her, Scenic Designer) THEO: Never Better. Eleanor is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in scenic and installation design. Career highlights include: scenic design for Iron & Wine on the national Outside Problems tour; creative director + designer for an immersive lobby activation at the Harris Theater; designer for multiple activations throughout Millennium Park; and scenic and/or details designer for an extensive number of theatrical productions, including international work. Eleanor has an MFA in Scenic Design from Boston University and is a proud member of USA 829. eleanorkahn.com

(she/her; Lighting Designer) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO: Lobby Hero (Shattered Globe), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Artistic Home), The Cottage (Citadel), Hindsight (KOR Productions), Fizz and Ginger (Chicago Fringe Opera), Prelude to a Kiss (Theater Above the Law), Sentinels (CPA Theatricals) & Witch (Artistic Home; Jeff Award nomination). Graduate of the Theater School at DePaul University with a BFA in Lighting Design. elliemfeydesigns.com

(she/her, Costume Designer) THEO: Assassins. CHICAGO: Fun Home (Porchlight); Hitt Records, The Time Machine & A Taste of Soul (Black Ensemble); Rudolph the RedHosed Reindeer (Hell in a Handbag); and Costume Design Jeff nominations for Big River, Clue & Sister Act (also Black Theatre Alliance Award) (Mercury). REGIONAL: Slave Play & Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Short North Stage, OH). TV: “Chicago Stories” (WTTW).

(they/them; Props Designer) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO/Design: Legally Blonde & Carousel (Music Theater Works), Bat Boy (Columbia College Chicago). CHICAGO/Crew & Fabrication: Little Shop of Horrors & Brigadoon (Music Theater Works); Cinderella (Metropolis). Graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BA double major in Illustration and Theatre Design and Technology. Originally from Maryland, they work in design, fabrication, and stage crew throughout Chicagoland.

(he/him; Sound Designer) THEO: Secret Garden, Never Better, Sondheim Tribute Revue, Assassins, Baked! REGIONAL: Strangers On A Train (Meadow Brook Theatre); CHICAGO: Fun Home, Sunday in the Park with George, Anything Goes, Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Cabaret, Rent, & Spring Awakening (Porchlight); Legally Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors, Shrek, The Producers & Pippin (Music Theatre Works); Who’s Holiday (Theater Wit); The House Without a Christmas Tree (Griffin); Elephant And Piggie’s We Are in a Play (Marriott). Matthew is also a Production Manager, with credits at Porchlight, Griffin, Theo, and Theatre Wit.

(they/them; Director of Production) has worked for over a decade in Chicago theatres as a lighting designer, production manager, and technical director, working with theatre companies like Mudlark, Hell in a Handbag, Rough House, and most recently, Shattered Globe Theatre. Erik is excited to have joined Theo as Director of Production and looks forward to working on more musicals in the coming year.

(she/her; Stage Manager) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO: Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer (Hell in a Handbag) & Primary Trust (Goodman). Graduate of Lawrence University in Theatre with a focus in Theatre Production and Design and Minors in Linguistics and Spanish.

(they/she; Audio Engineer) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO: Debut. INTERNATIONAL: Make The Bed (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Take Me Somewhere Festival (Center for Contemporary Arts), Cryptic Nights (Cryptic). Graduate of Falmouth University in Technical Theatre Arts. She recently returned to the United States after working abroad as an Audio Engineer and Venue Technician. Outside of the live events industry, she enjoys philosophy and yoga.

(he/him; Technical Director) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO Inanimate, Who’s Holiday (Theater Wit), Camelot, White Christmas, Avenue Q (Music Theater Works), Shadow Box, Diary of Anne Frank, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Next to Normal, Smokefall, At the Table, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Oakton College). Graduate of Goshen College with a concentration in acting and performance. When not in a theatre, he teaches Tae Kwon Do and enjoys tabletop RPGs, listening to and making music, and giving his wife and cat all the love and attention that they deserve.

(he/him; Production Electrician) THEO: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Swing), and season production electrician since Fall 2023. CHICAGO/Performer: Into the Woods (Kokandy), The Snow Queen (Marriott), Ragtime (Metropolis), and The Wild Party (Blank). Jackson is the Resident Lighting Assistant for Roosevelt University’s CCPA Theatre Conservatory. Catch him hanging lights, singing lil diddies, and queening out in a storefront near you. Love to Brian 🙂 jacksonmikkelsen.com

(she/her; Assistant Stage Manager). THEO: Debut. CHICAGO: MedeaMedeaMedea (Theatre EVOLVE). REGIONAL: Romeo and Juliet; Emma (Door Shakespeare). Graduate of Lawrence University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a Minor in French. Outside of theatre she enjoys competitive running and making jewelry.