GEOFFREY CURLEY (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be back for his second adventure at Court Theatre. His last design on the Court stage was for The Chairs. In the Chicago area, Mr. Curley has designed for numerous companies including The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Lookingglass, Writer’s Theatre, About Face Theatre (Artistic Associate), Milwaukee Rep (Company Member), and Roadworks Productions (Ensemble Member). His designs have been seen throughout the United States, in Europe and in Asia. Mr. Curley has received a Jeff Award, two After Dark Awards including Outstanding Season, and he has been nominated for four Jeffs. He has also taught at a number of colleges including DePaul University and Grinnell College. Mr. Curley was the Artistic Director of Roadworks Productions from 2001-2004.

JAQUELINE FIRKINS (Costume Designer) designed costumes for last season’s Fräulein Else. Other design work includes sets and/or costumes for Portland Stage Company, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Westport Playhouse, Shakespeare and Company, Shakespeare Festival of Tulane, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Brave New Repertory, AboutFace Theatre Company, and Yale School of Drama. Independent film design includes Now and Again and Morning Comes. Jacqueline is a Recipient of a 2001 Princess Grace Award and a faculty member at Loyola University Chicago.

MARCUS DOSHI (Lighting Designer) has collaborated with many leading American companies including The Yale Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Milwaukee Shakespeare, California Shakespeare, Great River Shakespeare, Geva, Indiana Repertory, Dallas Theatre Center, Ford's Theatre, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Synapse Productions, The Civilians, Soho Rep, and The Lincoln Center Festival among many others. Mr. Doshi’s recent international work includes director Peter Sellar’s production of The Children of Heracles for the 2004 Wiener Festwochen & the Holland Festival 2004, the recent India tour of Thresh Company’s dance Strings Unattached, and the Royal University of Fine Arts' (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) classical Khmer dance Samritechak for the 2003 Bienalle di Venezia. In 2001 Mr. Doshi was honored with the USITT Barbizon Award for Lighting Design. And, in 2003, he was chosen as a recipient of the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Career Development Program. He holds degrees from Wabash College and the Yale University School of Drama.

DOUG PECK (Music Director/ Piano) is delighted to return to Court Theatre, where he music directed James Joyce’s “The Dead” (2003) and Guys and Dolls (After Dark Award). Other credits include Into the Woods (Peninsula Players), The Last Five Years (Syndicate Productions), And The World Goes ‘Round (La Red Productions at Next Theatre), the 2003 Waa-Mu Show: This Just In (Northwestern University), and French dialect coaching for My Old Lady (Apple Tree). Peck has also served as musical director at Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw, Indiana for three summers, where favorites include Titanic, Yeston’s Phantom, Hello, Dolly!, Kiss Me, Kate, and Cats. Peck is active as a voice teacher, vocal coach, and cabaret pianist. Next up is Apple Tree’s production of Hello, Again, based on Schnitzler’s play La Ronde.