Katherine Carl (Charlotte)

Katherine hails from Orland Hills, Illinois and serves the students at Governors State University as a professor of business analytics. Recent roles include Olivia in Illyria and Helsa in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. She would like to thank her superheroes, including her husband, friends, and parents for their undying support.

Tony Calkins (Vic)

Tony is an Actor/Director from Chicago, IL. Aside from theatre, Tony also makes films with his brother, Mychael, which can be found at youtube.com/thecalkinsbrothers. Aside from that, Tony has developed a recent passion for making deep dish pizzas from scratch, as he finds it much cheaper than ordering them. He one day hopes to eat a whole deep dish pie on his own.

Olivia Daly Short (Rachel/Vee u/s)
Olivia Daly-Short is an 18-year-old rising sophomore at the University of Colorado Boulder studying Musical Theatre! Pro credits: Grease! (MadKap Productions), The Addams Family (Uptown Music Theatre). Boulder: Big Fish, The Pirates of Penzance, Hänsel und Gretel. The Chicago Academy For the Arts: Cabaret (Sally Bowles), 9 to 5 (Judy).

Joey Harbert (Jim)

Joey Harbert is a performer, songwriter, and software engineer residing in Chicago, IL.

Grayson Kamel (Simon)

Grayson Kamel is new to the Chicago area. He studied theatre at the University of Utah, and after doing some shows out in salt lake he moved out to Chicago to pursue theatre more. This is his first show after moving and he is beyond excited.

Lauren Reece (Vee)

Lauren Reece is an actor and performer from Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a theatre degree in May of 2022, went to NYC to train at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting shortly after, then landed in Chicago where she hopes to keep as her artistic home for many years to come.

Denise Smolarek (Dean Fulton)
Denise is an actor/director native to Chicago.  With a degree in elementary education from DePaul University, she has taught kids of all ages.  After raising her own two daughters, she began delving into theatre arts and film-acting.  Recent roles include Teiresias in Antigone and Cleo in Wedding Italiano.

Dean Zaverdas, Jr (Dwayne)

Dean Zaverdas Jr (Dwayne) is a Chicago based Actor, Singer, Dancer, and Choreographer who graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Dance. Performed in musicals such as WASIMH: Romance of Richard Rodgers (Frankie), Grease (Kenickie), Cabaret (Cliff), City of Angels (Peter), and Into The Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince/Wolf)