Andy most recently he appeared as Stanley in Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in an understudy performance. Some of his Chicago credits include: Lieutenant of Inishmore (Northlight Theatre), 9 Circles, The Gacy Play, Heddatron, and Theories of the Sun (Sideshow Theatre), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and The Hiding Place (Provision Theatre), As Fat as You Can (Next Theatre), Rhymes with Evil (Infusion Theatre), Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar, Pericles, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and Henry VII (Illinois Shakespeare Festival). He studied Meisner with The Acting Studio, Inc. in NYC and holds a BA in theatre performance from Western Michigan University and an MFA in acting from Illinois State University.

Amanda comes from Gainesville, Florida, and graduated with a BFA from the Theatre School at DePaul University. She earned a Jeff nomination for best supporting actress in UrbanTheatre's production of Brainpeople, directed by Marti Lyons, and is thrilled to be working with Marti again. She makes her Sideshow debut.

Jude makes his debut with Sideshow Theatre Company in their production of 9 Circles. He has worked with Wayward Productions in their production of Richard III (Buckingham) and Natural Born Killers (Mickey Knox), The Hypocrites production of Coriolanus (Aufidius), WildClaw Theatre Company's production of Kill Me! (Angst), Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Elizabeth Rex (Bear) and Romeo & Juliet (Ensemble Intern), Oak Park Festival Theatre's production of Henry V (Exeter) and The History of Henry the Fourth (Sir Walter Blunt), and Strawdog Theatre Company's The Master and Margarita (Ratslayer). Jude's on-camera debut was with The Onion webisode series Doctor Good, episode 11 - "Keep Your Heart Rate Up" by Staring at a Bald Man Wearing Goggles (Perfect Human).

Marti Lyons

director

Marti most recently directed The City of Conversation by Anthony Giardina for Northlight Theatre Company; Prowess by Ike Holter for Jackalope Theatre Company; Wondrous Strange by Meg Miroshnik, Martyna Majok, Jen Silverman, and Jiehae Park for the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, starring the theatre's Apprentice Company; and a reading of Meg Miroshnik's Lady Tattoo for the Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory Theatre. Marti has also directed Will Eno’s Title and Deed for Lookingglass Theatre Company and a reading of Martín Zimmerman's On the Exhale for the New Stages Festival at Goodman Theatre where she received the 2015 Maggio Directing Fellowship. Other projects include Laura Marks’ Bethany, Marks' Mine and Will Nedved’s Body and Blood for The Gift Theatre where she is an ensemble member; Catherine Trieschmann’s Hot Georgia Sunday and Theresa Rebeck's Seminar for Haven Theatre; The Peacock by Calamity West and The Last Duck by Lucas Neff for Jackalope Theatre; The Play About My Dad by Boo Killebrew for Raven Theatre; Mai Dang Lao by David Jacobi, 9 Circles by Bill Cain, Maria/Stuart by Jason Grote, and co-directed The Golden Dragon for Sideshow Theatre, where she is an artistic associate. Later this season Marti will direct Wit by Margaret Edson for The Hypocrites, Short Shakes! Romeo and Juliet for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Mystery of Love and Sex by Bathsheba Doran for Writers Theatre, and Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías for Victory Gardens Theatre. Marti is a proud member of SDC.

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Courtney O'Neill

scenic designer

Courtney is exctied to be working with Sideshow for the first time. Chicago credits include: Life and Limb and Of Mice and Men (Steppenwolf Theatre); Bud, Not Buddy (Chicago Children's Theatre); Our Town, Oedipus, Bald Soprano and Mud (The Hypocrites); Freshly Fallen Snow (Chicago Dramatists); Dirty, Cloud 9, Talk Radio, Stop/Kiss, Wit and Blithe Spirit (The Gift Theatre); Jon and Goldbrick (Collaboraction). Regional credits: Song Man Dance Man (Milwaukee Repertory); Sons of the Prophet, Noises Off and Sundown Town (Theatre Squared); Bud, Not Buddy (Coterie Theatre). Courtney is the recipient of the 2013 USITT Scene Design Award. She received a Jeff Award for Mud (The Hypocrites), a Jeff nomination for Talk Radio (The Gift Theatre) and her work has been featured in Live Design magazine. She holds an MFA from Northwestern and a BFA from DePaul University, where she currently teaches.

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Mac Vaughey

lighting designer

Mac is a Chicago based lighting designer. Mac is a two-time Jeff Award nominee for his work with the Sideshow Theatre Company (The Ugly One, Idomeneus). Additional credits include work with Chicago Dramatists, The Gift Theatre, Victory Gardens, About Face Theatre, Bailiwick Chicago, Stage Left Theatre, Sideshow Theatre Company, The Piven Theatre Workshop, The New Colony, Collaboraction, The American Theatre Company, Renaissance Theatre Works (Milwaukee, WI), Teatro Luna, Teatro Vista, the Steppenwolf Garage, The Oak Park Festival Theatre, Theater Seven of Chicago, the among many others. Mac is the resident lighting designer at the 16th Street Theatre in Berwyn, as well as an artistic associate at Teatro Luna and Premiere Theatre & Performance. Mac is also the master electrician for Timeline Theatre Company, The American Theatre Company, Light Opera Works and the Northwestern University School of Music.

Kristin DeiTos

costume designer

Kristin is happy to be working again with Sideshow Theatre Company. Her past work with Sideshow includes 9 Circles, The Burden of Not Having a Tail, Maria/Stuart and Idomeneus. Her design work as also been seen at Lookingglass Theatre, Actors Gymnasium, Steppenwolf Garage, LiveWire Theatre, and American Blues Theater. Kristin is currently the costumer to the John G. Shedd Aquarium, as well as a costume technician for Paramount Theatre Company in Aurora. In 2010, along with Sarah E. Ross, Kristin was awarded the Mid-size Costume Design Joseph Jefferson Award for Tobacco Road. Kristin is a proud ensemble member of American Blues Theater.

Christopher M. LaPorte

sound designer

Christopher's recent design and composition collaborations include Life Sucks, Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth (Lookingglass Theatre Company), and Roof of the World (Kansas City Repertory). Chris has collaborated on projects with many local Chicago companies such as Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, 17 productions with Sideshow Theatre Company, Timeline, Porchlight, InFusion, Raven, University Of Illinois Chicago, Interrobang, Emerald City. Regional collaborations include Kansas City Repertory, Dallas Theatre Center, The Old Globe (San Diego), Center Stage (Baltimore), Arena Stage (Washington D.C.), Arsht Theatre Center (Miami), Denver Center for the Performing Arts, NY United Solo Festival.

Michael Huey

composer

Michael is a composer for film and theatre who has had the pleasure of working with such companies as Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Sideshow, Adventure Stage, North Park University, Filament, and many others. Music and more can be found at officialmichaelhuey.com.

Arianna Soloway

properties designer

Arianna is excited to be back at Sideshow Theatre Company where she previously designed props for The Burden of Not Having a Tail and 9 Circles. She has a BFA in directing from Columbia College where she just directed The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek. She recently completed a props internship at the Goodman Theatre and designed props for Common Hatred at The Ruckus Theater, The Seven at The Neapolitans, The Glass Menagerie and The Brig at Mary-Arrchie. She also assisted on props for 25 Saints at Pine Box, Big Lake Big City at Lookingglass, Collected Stories, Illegal Use of Hands, and It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! at American Blues Theater where she also designed props for Hank Williams: Lost Highway. She is an artistic affiliate at American Blues Theater and their outreach manager.

Cate Anderson

stage manager

Cate is thrilled to be back working with Sideshow on Tyrant. Last fall she co-stage managed 9 Circles. Other Chicago credits include: Creditors (ASM at Remy Bumppo); Side Effects May Include and Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Bothers Who Never Threw Anything Out (Madkap Productions); Robin Hood: The Panto; Low Pay, Don't Pay!; Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry; Black Comedy (Piccolo Theatre); and Conduct of Life (Tooth & Nail Ensemble). Regional: My Fair Lady; A Christmas Carol; Steel Magnolias; Crazy for You (Fiddlehead Theatre Company); Charlotte's Web; Vivien; and The Three Little Pigs (Theatre At Monmouth). When she's not stage managing, Cate can be found subbing on the run crew at Chicago Shakespeare.

Brittany Ducksworth

stage manager

Brittany is thrilled to join Sideshow as the company manager! A graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in marketing and stage management, her previous work with Sideshow has been as a stage manager on Stupid Fucking Bird, The Golden Dragon and 9 Circles. Other stage management credits include stage management intern on Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre), stage managing Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gem of the Ocean (UCF), This Is Our Youth, Plaza Hotel Ballroom (Hangar Theatre); As Bees in Honey Drown, tick, tick, BOOM!, Love Letters (Stageworks Theatre), assistant stage managing The Little Mermaid, Suessical, Jr (Hangar Theatre), Veronica’s Room (UCF), and rehearsal stage managing The Little Dog Laughed (Stageworks Theatre).

Jeffrey Gardner

dramaturg

Jeffrey Gardner is a freelance director and dramaturg based in Chicago, and the co-creator and director of Our Fair City, an audio-drama web series (ourfaircity.com). Sideshow dramaturgical credits include Maria/Stuart, The Gacy Play, Heddatron and Medea with Child. Other recent dramaturgical and directing credits include Arcadia (New Leaf Theatre), One Flea Spare (Eclipse Theatre), and G.I.F.T. (Collaboraction). In addition, Jeffrey is an operations manager for the Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago.

Benjamin W. Dawson

production manager

Ben is an artistic associate with Sideshow and is overjoyed to be working with this talented group of miscreants once again. He has worked with the likes of the Goodman, the Santa Fe Opera and The History Channel, to name a few. He is currently the associate technical director at Lookingglass Theatre and the production manager at Lifeline Theatre. In his spare time he produces shows in his living room, for aliens and dogs, using only Lego bricks and mini figures.

Ryan Milosevich

technical director

Ryan is excited to return for his fifth production with Sideshow Theatre Company. Recent works include being technical director for Sideshow's Stupid Fucking Bird, Tyrant, The Golden Dragon, and 9 Circles, Profiles Theatre’s HellCab, and Citadel Theatre Company’s Little Women and Other People's Money. Additional credits include work with Lookingglass Theatre, Haven Theatre, The New Colony Theatre, and American Blues Theater. Meanwhile, Ryan has a full-time job working a Ravenswood Studio Inc. creating interactive museum exhibits both (local and traveling), building giant opera sets, and a lot of other cool stuff.