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Nov. 7 – Dec. 21, 2025
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Previews: November 7-November 14, 2025
Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sunday at 6:00pm

Run: November 16-December 21, 2025
Thursday-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 6:00pm
*Please note no performance November 27, 2025.

Added Industry Performances!
Monday, December 1 at 7:30pm
Monday, December 15 at 7:30pm

Music by Mark Hollman
Lyrics by Mark Hollman & Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis

Directed by Danny Kapinos
Music Directed by Aaron Kaplan
Choreographed by Brenda Didier

Welcome to Urinetown!

A hilarious, satirical, and wildly entertaining musical that turns a world of water shortages into a riotous rebellion! With catchy tunes, sharp wit, and an unforgettable story, Urinetown takes you on a journey where the fight for free peeing becomes a fight for freedom itself.

Theo brings its rich history of Kurt Weill revues to this long-form musical inspired by the work of Weill and Bertolt Brecht. In a dystopian-like city, a water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets forcing the citizens to pay to use public amenities. With gusto, and show-stopping numbers, a hero and his ragtag friends rise from the sewage to spark the revolution!

Written by Chicago’s own Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis don’t miss this Tony Award-winning hit where nothing is safe from witty criticism — capitalism, politics, the establishment, the anti-establishment, and even musical theatre!

URINETOWN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Thank you to our Production Sponsor:
The Michael and Mona Heath Fund

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Production Team

Director - Danny Kapinos

(he/him, Director) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO: Passion, A Bright Room Called Day, On the Twentieth Century (Jeff nom), Promises, Promises, Merrily We Roll Along, She Loves Me (Jeff nom) (Blank Theatre Company), Mary Poppins (Metropolis), Stars of David (Skokie Theatre), [title of show] (Big Deal). Northwestern grad and SDC Associate Member.

Music Director - Aaron Kaplan

(he/him; Music Director) THEO: Debut. Music Director/Conductor for over 100 musicals (majority with original orchestration) including West Side Story, Chess, The Producers, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, RENT, Memphis, Of Thee I Sing and Fiddler on Roof for various companies including Blank Theatre Company (3 Jeff Nominations for Best Music Direction), Metropolis Performing Arts Center, Citadel Theater, Uptown Music Theatre of Highland Park, and many others. Artistic Director of the JAM Orchestra, Guest Conductor of North Shore Chamber Orchestra, Arete Orchestra, & Heartland Festival Orchestra. Orchestra Director at Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South High Schools. Graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BM (Cello), BME, and MM (Orchestral Conducting) under Donald Schleicher. IG: @askcello

Choreographer - Brenda Didier

(she/her; Co-Director/Choreographer) THEO: Diana, Evita, Chess, Cats, Light in the Piazza, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Hello Again and A Little Night Music.  CHICAGO: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Goodman, Marriott, Paramount, Porchlight Music Theatre, Mercury Theater, Kokandy Productions and many others. She is a multiple Jeff Award recipient in both Direction and Choreography and Artistic Director/Founder-Lincolnshire Academy of Dance-28th Season. “This is for Fred. Thank you for 16 years of collaboration, friendship and love. Your legacy will live on forever. You were one of a kind!  Thank you to Danny, Aaron, Cameron, Kevin, Corbin, India, Theo Board/Staff and our incredible cast, design team, band and crew!”

Assistant Music Director - Kevin Zhou

(he/him; Associate Music Director) THEO: Diana CHICAGO: Addams Family, Music Man in Concert, Cinderella, Mary Poppins: in Concert (Metropolis), Promises, Promises, On the Twentieth 20th Century (Blank Theatre Company), Les Miserables, Hairspray (Uptown Players), Ragtime in Concert (Highland Park). Graduate of UIUC, and is not a U.S. citizen yet. Works with Roosevelt University and leads his own video game band The Quicksavers. Thank you Aaron for involving me in the show! @kevpo.zhou

Scenic Designer - Eleanor Kahn

(she/her; Scenic Designer) THEO: Tell Me on a Sunday; Never Better CHICAGO: The Fly Honey Show; This Too Shall Slap (The Second City); Notes from the Field (Timeline Theatre);  FORTS: Building Your Own Adventure (co-creator and designer) REGIONAL: In the Grove of Forgetting (TheatreSquared); NOVA (NYC + Edinburgh Fringe)   Eleanor holds a B. of Architecture and 2nd major in Performing Arts from Iowa State University and an MFA in Scenic Design from Boston University.  She also works in experiential, immersive, event and community-focused design.  Her full portfolio can be viewed at www.eleanorkahn.com.  Kahn is a proud member of USA 829

Lighting Designer - Ellie Fey

(she/her; Lighting Designer) THEO: TL;DR; Thelma Louise, Dyke Remix, Tell Me On a Sunday. CHICAGO: Lobby Hero (Shattered Globe Theater, Equity Jeff Nomination), Turn of the Screw (The Music School at DePaul University), MedeaMedeaMedea (Theatre Evolve), Side by Side by Sondheim (Oil Lamp Theater), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (The Artistic Home), The Cottage (Citadel Theatre), Fizz and Ginger (Chicago Fringe Opera), Prelude to a Kiss (Theater Above the Law), Witch (The Artistic Home, Non-Equity Jeff Nomination). Ellie graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2023 with a BFA in lighting design. Upcoming designs include Superior Donuts (The Artistic Home) and The Unknown Variable (Momentary Theatre). www.elliemfeydesigns.com

Costume Designer - Cindy Moon

(she/her; Costume Designer) THEO: A Little Night Music, The ThreePenny Opera* CHICAGO: Passion, Sweet Charity, She Loves Me* (Blank Theatre Company); Elephant & Piggie, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Young People’s Theatre of Chicago); Macbeth (Invictus Theatre Co); Les Miserables (Uptown Music Theater). *Jeff Award Nominated Costume Design. She has also held multiple positions at Steppenwolf, including Costume Lead for Purposeand Little Bear Ridge Road. Education: MFA in Costume Design and Technology, Virginia Tech. Proud Member USA829. More of her work can be seen at www.cindymooncostu.me

Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer - Mark Park

(any pronouns; Wigs, Hair, and Makeup Designer) THEO: Debut. CHICAGO/EVANSTON: Revolution(s) (The Goodman; Makeup Consultant), Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Writers’ Theatre; Makeup Designer), The Tempest (Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts; Wigs, Hair, and Makeup Designer), WINK (Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts; Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer). Makeup Artist at 13th Floor Haunted House. Graduate of Northwestern University in Theatre. Instagram @somekoreandude / markparkcreative.com

Properties Designer - Ab Rieve

(they/them; Properties designer) THEO: Tell Me On A Sunday, TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix (props designer). CHICAGO: 6 Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin (A Red Orchid Theatre), A Tale of Two Cities (Shattered Globe), Time is a Color and the Color is Blue (Avalanche Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Music Theater Works), Legally Blonde (Music Theater Works). Graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BA double major in Illustration and Theatre Design and Technology. Ab can be found throughout the Chicagoland area stitching, painting, doing carpentry, and running around in the dark backstage.

Stage Manager - Corbin Paulino

(he/him; Production Stage Manager) THEO: Diana the Musical (PSM) CHICAGO: Greetings (Factory Theatre), Throbbin’ Wood! (PrideArts), New Faces Sing Broadway NOW (Porchlight Music Theatre), The Lord of Rings Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), The Lehman Trilogy (Timeline Theatre), The Twenty Sided Tavern (Broadway Playhouse), The SpongeBob Musical (Kokandy Productions) and worked with Haven Theatre on multiple productions as their resident stage manager. Corbin is a graduate of Texas State University and moved to Chicago to be a part of the stage magic that can happen in storefront theatre and mentor other Stage Managers. Much love and gratitude to his partner in playtime Taylor, our parents, family, friends, and furbabies. IG: @curbinp

Assistant Stage Manager - Mags Sowell

(she/her; Assistant Stage Manager) THEO: Diana the Musical (ASM) CHICAGO: Tuck Everlasting (SM, Actors Training Center), Lobster, A Tale of Peter Rabbit (SM, Northwestern University), Blood at the Root (ASM, ETA Creative Arts), HAIR!, Feathers & Teeth (PSM, Columbia College Chicago) TENNESSEE: Footloose the Musical (PSM, Robertson Country Players). She received her degree in Stage Management from CCC, and when not at Urinetown, she’s often at home spoiling her cats: Wallace, Melvin, & Root-Beer! She couldn’t do this without the love and support of friends, so is sending love and support back out to them! IG: @melodious.mags

Production Electrician - Jackson Mikkelsen

(he/him; Production Electrician) THEO: Diana the Musical (Ensemble), 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). Represented by Talent X Alexander. Catch him hanging lights, singing lil diddies, and queening out in a storefront near you.  www.jacksonmikkelsen.com

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