Latrel is so ecstatic to be working with the cast of truth and reconciliation and Sideshow Theatre Company. He is a senior at King College Prep. Latrel truly finds theatre astonishing because he is able to use his creativity and imagination freely and of his own accord. Latrel is a member of the Lookingglass Young Ensemble and American Theatre Company's Youth Ensemble. Some of his works include: Zora Neal Huston: One Acts, This Beautiful City, The Odyssey, and Annie. For Latrel, working on truth and reconciliation has truly been a remarkable experience. Not only has he been able to share his connections with the play, he has also been able to bond and create beautiful work with this ensemble of actors. He would like to thank all of his supporters!

Ashley is thrilled to be working with Sideshow Theatre Company for the first time! A recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Theatre credits include fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life. Film/TV credits include Chicago PD and Miriam's Going to Mars. Ashley would like to thank her family and friends for the constant love and support and to the cast and crew at Sideshow Theatre for giving her this fantastic opportunity!

Travis Delgado is proud to join the cast and crew of truth and reconciliation with Sideshow Theatre. Travis graduated from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi and now lives in Edgewater. He is best known for playing Jurgis in Oracle Productions' The Jungle, as well as The Foundling Father in The America Play, for which he received a Jeff nomination. He was also in the ensemble of Mary Zimmerman's world premiere adaptation of Treasure Island at Lookingglass Theatre. Travis would like to thank his mother, father, and brothers for their love and support.

Almedia is excited to be apart of this is production! After receiving her BA in performing arts, Almedia returned to Chicago and began working in the theatre and film community. She recently booked a guest star role in TV ONE's television series Fatal Attraction. She has previously been seen in the Chicago Home Theatre Festival, the short film Star, E.T.A Theatre's production of It Shoulda Been Me, and Urban Gateways' The Birmingham Children's March. "Love what you do and do what you love."

Sam is working with Sideshow Theatre for the first time. Chicago credits include: Betrayal (Raven), Pocatello (Griffin); Love and Human Remains (Cor); The Sweeter Option, Detective Partner Hero Villain (Strawdog); Rose and the Rime, The Iron Stag King (House); and City of Dreadful Night (Den, Jeff nominated for best actor). Sam received a BA in philosophy from the University of Chicago and is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf. He is represented by Paonessa Talent.

David Lawrence Hamilton is grateful for the opportunity to work with Sideshow again and perform in this provocative play. He thanks his parents and brother for their unwavering support. Credits include: The Bottle Tree and The Firestorm (Stage Left Theatre); Antigonick and The Golden Dragon (Sideshow Theatre); Down Range (Genesis Theatrical Prod); CCX (Modofac Production); A Lesson Before Dying (Lincoln Square Theatre); To Kill a Mockingbird (Chase Park Theatre).

Kayla grew up in small town Galena, IL and is thrilled to be a member of the truth and reconciliation ensemble. She is a recent graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she studied acting and sociology. Her favorite DePaul credits include A View from the Bridge, (dir. Krissy Vanderwarker); The Children’s Hour, (dir. Nathan Singh); Metamorphosis, (dir. Kelvin Wong). She spent the last two summers working as a teaching artist at Northwestern University’s “Cherubs” program and is proud to have been a “cherub” herself. Kayla is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent.

Michael is excited to perform with Sideshow Theatre Company for the first time. Chicago credits include: Posh (Steep Theatre; Jeff Award  for ensemble), The Rivals and The Winter’s Tale (Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre), Shining City (Irish Theatre of Chicago), Really Really (Interrobang Theatre), The Diviners (Organic Theater Company), The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe and The Merchant of Venice (First Folio Theatre). Regional: 4000 Miles (Theatresquared). Film: Finn and the Sea of Noise. BFA Illinois Wesleyan University.

Ann James is a Sideshow ensemble member and has appeared in its productions of Caught, Antigonick, Maria/Stuart and Idomeneus. Among the companies with whom she has also worked are 16th Street, Goodman, Jackalope, Organic, Pivot Arts, Provision, Shattered Globe and Stage Left. She is the founding director of Chicspeare Production Company, which has brought Shakespeare alive for more than 100,000 Chicago area residents in the past 20 years.

Tiffany is so excited to be working with Sideshow! She’s a proud Chicago native and has a BFA from Howard University. Theatre credits include Vanya (or, ‘That's Life!’) (Rasaka Theatre); RACE (Next Act Theatre); Coming Home (Erasing the Distance); Gem of the Ocean (u/s, Court Theatre); Hairspray (Drury Lane Theatre); The Nativity (Congo Square); The Bluest Eye (Environmental Theatre Space). TV credits include APB, Embeds, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire. Tiffany thanks her mother, family, and Ade for their undying love and support. She is represented by Gray Talent Group. “The sun is my limit and I won’t stop reaching until I hold it in my hands!" To God be every ounce of the glory.

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Ian makes his Chicago and Sideshow Theatre Company debut. He is a recent transplant to the city and a recent graduate of Indiana University, where he received a BA in theatre and drama. Regional credits include To Kill a Mockingbird (Tom Robinson) for Cardinal Stage; As You Like It (Jaques), Midsummer Night's Dream (Peter Quince), Twelfth Night (Orsino) and The Miracle Worker (Anagnos) for Indiana University Summer Theatre; Macbeth (Macbeth), In the Red and Brown Water (Shango), Intimate Apparel (George), The Art of Bowing (Akwasi) and Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (Dad) for IU Theatre; The Blizzard Sells Out (Ensemble) and Vintage Scenes (Ensemble) for the Bloomington Playwrights Project. Ian is an alumni of Awkward Silence Comedy long-form improv troupe, the winner of 2015 Bloomington Chapter NSAL Drama Competition and a 2015 NSAL National Drama Competition Honorable Mention scholarship recipient. He is the artistic producing apprentice at Goodman Theatre. Ian is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Éamonn's last work on stage was with Northlight Theatre in their production of Outside Mulingar. Eamonn has worked with many theaters in Chicago in the Chicagoland area, including Lookingglass Theatre, Metropolis Theater (acting as well as being technical director for almost seven years), Artistic Home, Griffin Theater, Irish Repertory Theater, Timeline, Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, and the now-passed-on Mary-Arrchie Theater, of which he was an ensemble member for many years. After a self-imposed hiatus from acting for two years, Éamonn is grateful to the Sideshow project for this opportunity.

Monette is excited to be back with the Sideshow family again! Other credits include: Theresa Slater in Leavings (Polarity Ensemble Theatre), Mutha Gbadu in For Her as a Piano (Pegasus Theatre), Bonnie Metzgar's Liberty Tree (Sideshow Theatre), a Museum of Contemporary Art scene on ACRE-TV, Kara in Mai Dang Lao (understudy, Sideshow Theatre), Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (understudy, The Gift Theatre). TV credits include NBC's Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. Her project "Going for the Gig" documents her acting experiences via YouTube and Facebook. She's a proud member of SAG/AFTRA and is represented by Johnson McKay Talent.

Carolyn is making her Sideshow Theatre debut. Additional Chicago credits include The Dowager Daughters of Transcendence (ETA Performing Arts Center), The Little Foxes (Shattered Globe Theatre), Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back (Adventure Stage Theatre), Good Black, The Trial…,When the Ancestors Call, Every Night when the Sun Goes Down, Whispers Want to Holler and many children’s shows (ETA Creative Arts Foundation), Flyin’ West (Thymly Theatre). Regional credits include The Housekeeper (Muse Theatre, La Crosse, WI), Junie B. Jones (Des Moines Playhouse Theatre), A Scent of Magnolias (Rat Pac Theatre Co, Aransas Pass, TX), The Housekeeper (Rialto Theatre Co., A.P. Tex). Film credits include The Suitcase, Overpass, many training films, and extra roles.

Tiffany is thrilled to make her Sideshow debut. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia she received her BFA in performance art from the Savannah College of Art and Design and received her MFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. She has had the pleasure of working with theatre companies such as Writers, Congo Square, Lifeline, Raven, and Definition. TV credits include seasons one and two of Chicago Med. Grossman & Jack Talent Agency.

Jeremy Pfaff recently appeared in Every 28 Hours at Goodman Theatre and Incident at Vichy at Redtwist Theatre. Other credits include work with Raven Theatre, Emerald City Theatre, The Arc Theatre, and 20% Theatre Company. He holds an MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Bradford Stevens, a native Chicagoan, fell in love with the stage while attending Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, and working with FAMU Essential Theatre. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago and earned his MFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Since then, he has had the privilege of working with a number of great theatres across town including the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Second City and recently Oracle Theatre’s production of The Hairy Ape. He’s also appeared on Chicago P.D., and the indie film For the Cause. A proud member of the Barrel of Monkeys theater troupe, and co-founder of Land of Misery Films. Brad was last seen in Winterset with Griffin Theatre. Brad is crazy excited to work with Sideshow Theatre and this talented ensemble, and dedicates this performance to his amazing family and friends.

Keith Surney is a graduate of Columbia College, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, and a member of Kinfolk Collective. His latest work includes Starting Over, El Stories, Road to Freedom and Rocky Road. This is Keith's first production with Sideshow Theatre and he is thrilled to be a part of the cast and honored to tell this story.

Isabel is so stoked to make her Sideshow debut. Recent theater credits include Tug of War (u/s, Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and A Winter's Tale (Lakeside Shakespeare Theater). TV/Film credits include Chicago P.D. Represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent, Isabel is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied acting and playwriting.

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Netta is very excited to be working with Sideshow for the first time! Most recently she understudied Rose, Ruthie and Winfield in The Grapes of Wrath (The Gift) and PROUDLY made her Chicago debut as a little boy. Currently a junior musical theater major at CCPA at Roosevelt, she wants to thank everyone at Sideshow for allowing her to grow in this experience, and the cast for giving her so much to learn from. She also wants to thank her three older brothers and parents for teaching her how to love and appreciate human experience in all forms. She dedicates everything to her mother and father. "Love you, old people."

Sean Wiberg is thrilled to be working with Sideshow Theatre Company for the first time. His recent Chicago theatre credits include Steep Theatre's Posh (dir. Jonathan Berry), The Arc Theatre's As You Like It (dir. Mark Boergers), and The Artistic Home's Macbeth (dir. Scott Westerman). He has also worked with Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Griffin Theatre, Red Tape Theatre and LiveWire Chicago Theatre. On television, Sean has appeared on Chicago P.D. He received his BFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Jonathan L. Green

director

Jonathan has been the artistic director of Sideshow Theatre since its founding in 2007. He has directed and assisted for Sideshow, Greenhouse Theater Center, Lookingglass, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Diversionary Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, Theatre Seven of Chicago, Pavement Group and the Earl Hamner, Jr. Theatre. Recent projects include truth and reconciliation, The Happiest Place on Earth, Antigonick, Stupid Fucking Bird, Idomeneus (Jeff Award for ensemble), and others. Recent dramaturgy credits include Blind Date, Objects in the Mirror, Gloria, War Paint, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, and Disgraced, all at Goodman Theatre. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Virginia, currently serves on the board of directors of the League of Chicago Theatres, and is the literary manager for Goodman Theatre.

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Yu Shibagaki

scenic designer

Yu is honored to be back at Sideshow Theatre after designing Antigonick. She was born and raised in Nagoya, Japan. She has been fortunate to design The House That Will Not Stand, Appropriate, Mojada (Victory Gardens Theater); The Island, The Year of Magical Thinking (American Players Theatre); Both Your Houses (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Let Me Down Easy/Mercy Strain (American Theater Company); Walk Across America for Mother Earth, Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, Drunken City (Steppenwolf Garage Theater); and The USA Student Exhibit (2011 Prague Quadrennial World Theater Convention).

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Noël Huntzinger

costume designer

Noël hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a graduate of Oklahoma University. Noël is an artistic associate at Sideshow Theatre Company, where her credits include: truth and reconciliation, Stupid Fucking Bird and Antigonick. Noël is a resident artist at Filament Theatre, where her credits include Robin Hood, Van Gogh Café, Pinocchio: A Folk Musical, Hank Williams Lost Highway and others; and an ensemble member at Interrobang Theatre, where she designed Still, North Pool, Pitchfork Disney and others. Noël designed the 2016 New Stages at the Goodman: Blue Skies Process and Support Group for Men. Noël wrapped her first full-length film design, Olympia: an Instruction Manual for Everything, in the summer.

Jared Gooding

lighting designer

Jared Gooding is excited to be working with the Sideshow for the first time. A graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University with a BFA in lighting design, and native of Houston, Texas, his credits include the associate design of Lookingglass Alice (Lookingglass), serving as the lighting assistant for The Wiz Live on NBC, designs for The Hypocrites, TimeLine Theater, American Blues Theatre, About Face Theatre, MPAACT, Windy City Playhouse, Pegasus Theatre, Next Theatre, Congo Square, Citadel Theatre and Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre. He spends his free time as a DJ in area bars.

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Michael Huey

sound designer / 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.

Eva Breneman

dialect designer

Eva Breneman is a voice and dialect coach who works in the Chicago region. She is delighted to be back at Sideshow, where she had the great pleasure of working on No More Sad Things last year. Most recent Chicago credits include The Hard Problem (Court); The Columnist (American Blues); A Disappearing Number (Timeline); Pygmalion (Remy Bumppo); King Charles III (Chicago Shakespeare); Discord (Northlight); Arcadia (Writers Theatre); The Compass (Steppenwolf); The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Chicago Children’s Theater); The Little Foxes (Goodman Theatre); Posh (Steep Theatre); and Blood Wedding (Lookingglass Theatre Company). Regional credits include Death of a Salesman; The African Company Presents Richard III; A Streetcar Named Desire and The Island (American Repertory Theatre); Love’s Labour’s Lost (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville); Around The World In 80 Days (Centerstage/Kansas City Repertory) and Mamma Mia! (National Tour/Las Vegas). Television credits include Betrayal and The Chicago Code. Eva is an associate artist at TimeLine Theatre Company.

Colleen Layton

stage manager

Colleen is excited to be working with Sideshow Theatre again after stage managing Mai Dang Lao, Caught, and Give It All Back. Colleen's other stage management credits in Chicago include Troll (Fraud and Phony Theatre Collective), The Lisbon Traviata (Eclipse Theatre Company), and Feathers and Teeth (Goodman Theatre). She has also had the pleasure to work the Repertory Theatre of St Louis, the Byre Opera, and the Royal Ballet.

Ben Jones

production manager

Ben Jones is a Chicago-based production manager. In Chicago, he has worked with Goodman Theatre and The Second City. He is also the production manager for Post Comedy Theatre, a one-person touring show that he has taken to a middle school cafeteria in Arizona, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and every size venue in between.

Gabrielle Randle

dramaturg

Gabrielle Randle is a graduate student, director, and dramaturg who is passionate about social justice, storytelling, and the power of performance to change the world. She has a dual BA degree in drama and sociology from Stanford University and an MA degree in performance as public practice at The University of Texas at Austin. She has directed, devised, dramaturged, and produced professionally across the United States in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Austin, and New York City (off-Broadway) and internationally on three continents. In Chicago she has worked with Sideshow Theatre Company, Chicago Dramatist, Victory Gardens Theater, and Court Theatre. She is a second year PhD student at Northwestern in the interdisciplinary PhD in theatre and drama.

Brian Sprague

technical director

Brian Sprague graduated from Northern Illinois University with his MFA in acting. He received his BA in theatre from the University of Kentucky. He has performed and studied internationally at the Moscow Art Theatre and the Adana State Theatre in Turkey. Technical direction credits include Give It All Back, The Happiest Place on Earth (Sideshow Theatre), Earthquakes in London (Steep Theatre), Beauty and the Beast Jr. (ACE), Breathing Corpses, The Seafarer, November and The Clean House (Actors Guild of Lexington).