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Actors
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LANCE
STUART BAKER (Henry Carr) is appearing in
his eleventh Court production, following The Importance of
Being Earnest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Cyrano, Guys and
Dolls, Pericles, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Piano,
and The Invention of Love. Other credits include Lobby
Hero at Goodman (Jeff nomination), No Place Like Home
at Steppenwolf, The Grey Zone at A Red Orchid, Indulgences
in the Louisville Harem for Rivendell, Nocturne
for Naked Eye, Betty’s Summer Vacation, [SIC], This is Our
Youth (Jeff nomination), Ecstasy (Chicago and LA),
Dealer’s Choice (Jeff nomination), Orestes,
and Was for Roadworks. Lance is an ensemble member of
A Red Orchid Theatre.
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SEAN
ALLAN KRILL(Tristan
Tzara ) was last seen at Court as Jack in The Importance
of Being Earnest. Chicago credits: 1776 (Thomas
Jefferson), The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King) and
Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy) at Marriott Theatre; Sunday
in the Park with George (Soldier) at Chicago Shakespeare;
Everything’s Ducky (Wolf) at Northlight; Jesus Christ
Superstar (Jesus) and Brigadoon (Tommy) at Drury
Lane Oakbrook; The All Night Strut! (Jeff Award - Best
Revue) at Drury Lane Evergreen Park; and Forever Plaid
(Sparky) original Chicago cast (Jeff Award - Best Ensemble, Best
Revue) at Royal George. National Tours: The World Goes ‘Round
, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor Graydon III). |
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CRISTEN
PAIGE (Cecily)
was last seen at Court Theater as Cecily in The Importance of
Being Earnest and as Rita/Young Julia in James Joyce’s
“The Dead.” Chicago credits include: The Visit (Goodman),
Lucky Stiff, Dames at Sea (Drury Lane), Bye Bye Birdie,
Honk! (Marriott Theatre), The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan
(Chicago Shakespeare), Gypsy (Theater at the Center), Taming
of the Shrew (Shakespeare Project). Regional credits include:
Into the Woods, The Taffetas (Penninsula Players), A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (IRT). Cristen holds a BFA in Acting
from Boston University. |
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HEIDI
KETTENRING(Gwendolen)
was last seen at Court Theatre as Gwendolen in The Importance
of Being Earnest, and as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls
for which she received an After Dark Award. Chicagoland credits
include Sunset Boulevard (Betty), The Pajama Game
(Babe), Funny Girl (Fanny Brice, Jeff nomination), and
Carousel (Carrie) at the Marriott Theatre; Short Shakespeare!
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena) at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre;
Always... Patsy Cline (Patsy), Steel Magnolias
(Annelle), and Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) at Theatre
at the Center; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(Narrator), Brigadoon (Meg), and How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying (Rosemary) at Drury Lane Oakbrook
Terrace; And the World Goes 'Round at Drury Lane Evergreen
Park; The Taffetas (Peggy) at Peninsula Players; Side
Show at Northlight and the Bernstein Celebration at
Ravinia. She spent one year on tour with Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast understudying Belle. |
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MARY
BETH FISHER
(Nadya) Chicago credits include: Heartbreak House,
Dinner With Friends, The Rose Tatoo, The Guys, Design for Living,
Light Up the Sky, Marvin’s Room, Spinning Into Butter, Boy Gets
Girl (Goodman), The Dresser, The Memory of Water (Steppenwolf),
Away (Northlight), Theatre District (About Face),
My Own Stranger (Writer’s). NY credits: The Night of
the Iguana (Roundabout), Boy Gets Girl (Drama League
Award and Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nominations), The Radical
Mystique, By the Sea... (Manhattan Theatre Club), Extremeties.
She has worked in regional theatres all over the country. TV & Film:
NYPD Blue, Profiler, Early Edition, Turks, To Have & To Hold,
Dragonfly, Trauma and the award-winning short film Safe
Storage. |
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TIM
DONOGHUE (Lenin)
was last seen as Paul O’Neill in the world premiere of David Hare’s
Stuff Happens, directed by Nick Hytner at the National Theatre of
Great Britain. Also at the National, he played Wilson in the world
premiere of Jack O’Brien’s production of His Girl Friday, adapted
for the stage by John Guare. In London’s West End, he played Henry
Kissenger in Nixon’s Nixon, a role he also played at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival (Fringe Fest Award), Toronto Harborfest Festival;
Hong Kong International Festival; Manchester and Newcastle, UK;
Dublin, Ireland; the Taranaki Festival, New Zealand; as well as
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Australia. Other productions include
the American Premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Hapgood at the Ahmanson,
Los Angeles, starring Judy Davis and the Off Broadway productions
of Louis Quinze and A Day Out of Time. Mr. Donoghue’s regional credits
include productions at Long Wharf Theatre, the Old Globe Theatre
in San Diego (Associate Artist); Westport Country Playhouse; Yale
Rep; Huntington Theatre, Boston; Buffalo Studio Arena; GEVA Theatre;
Pasadena Playhouse; the Mark Taper Forum; South Coast Repertory
and seven years as a company member of Trinity Rep. in Providence,
RI. His film and television credits include Moon of Honor and Ragtime,
Law and Order (4 episodes), Cheers, Dallas, Knot’s Landing, and
The House of Mirth for PBS. |
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MATTHEW
KRAUSE (Bennett)
returns to Court, having appeared in Scapin (also at Intiman,
Seattle), Piano, Twelfth Night, and Fair Ladies at a Game of
Poem Cards. Other credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor,
The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago
Shakespeare Theater), Winesburg, Ohio (About Face/ Steppenwolf),
It’s All True, The Cradle Will Rock, Hauptmann (Time Line Theater),
Dylan (Seanachai), State Fair, Grand Hotel (Theatre
at the Center), and Singin’in the Rain (Drury Lane & CCPA). |
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JAY
WHITTAKER
(James Joyce) is happy to return to Court from Cyrano
and The Romance Cycle. Jay has played Lucio in Measure
for Measure at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and this fall played
Richard Duke of Gloucester in Rose Rage off-Broadway at
the Duke theater on 42nd street. Other Chicago credits: Julius
Caesar, Love’s Labour Lost, The Tempest (After Dark Award),
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and All’s Well that Ends
Well at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Mother Courage
and David Copperfield at Steppenwolf, and work with Victory
Gardens and Famous Door Theatre. Jay received his MFA from SMU. |
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STAGE
MANAGEMENT
LAXMI
KUMARAN
(Production Stage Manager) has worked as a stage manager
in Chicago for the past eight years. A selection of shows she
has stage managed at Court Theatre include The Importance
of Being Earnest, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, James Joyce’s
“The Dead,” The Romance Cycle, Cyrano, Phédre, The Learned Ladies,
The Invention of Love, and Gross Indecency with
such directors as Charles Newell, JoAnne Akalaitis and Gary Griffin.
Other theatres include The Goodman, Lookingglass with 500 Clown,
The Royal George, Apple Tree, First Folio Shakespeare Festival
and Next Theatre. She has taught stage management classes at Northern
Illinois and De- Paul Universities.
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MARY
KATE GAVIN (Assistant
Stage Manager) is pleased to return to Court Theatre for another
wonderful show. Prior credits include: Stage Manager for Broadway
Bound, Fools, Soufflé Surprise, Deathtrap, Caught in the Net, Proof
and Taffetas (Peninsula Players); PULP (About
Face Theatre); and The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite (Collaboraction).
She was the Assistant Stage Manager for The Importance of Being
Earnest, James Joyce's “The Dead” and The Romance Cycle
(Court Theatre), Mom’s the Word (The Royal George), and
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater-Short
Shakespeare). Mary Kate also worked as the Floor Manager at The
Goodman Theatre for two years where she had the opportunity to work
on shows like Boy Gets Girl (American premiere), House
and Garden (American premiere), Wit and The Visit
(world premiere). She is a graduate of DePaul University’s Theatre
School. |
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