The Laramie Project at North Central College
October 4 - 7, 2018
Written by Moises Kauffman and Members of Tectonic Theatre Project
Directed by Carin Silkaitis
Directed by Carin Silkaitis
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Synopsis
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. Directed by Carin Silkaitis. In October 1998 Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student, was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, and over the course of the next year, conducted more than 200 interviews with people of the town. From these interviews they wrote the play THE LARAMIE PROJECT, a chronicle of the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder. The NCC Theatre Department produced this play on the 10th anniversary of Matt's death, and this October will mark the 20th Anniversary. The department will continue producing this play every 10 years until they no longer have to.
Other Theatre Chicago is proud to support this production - providing resources, workshops and research. Students traveled to Laramie Wyoming through support made possible by our generous funders and donors. Kelli Simpkins - Tectonic Theatre Project member and one of the writers of the play - will be joining us in Naperville for a talkback on Friday, October 5th.
Other Theatre Chicago is proud to support this production - providing resources, workshops and research. Students traveled to Laramie Wyoming through support made possible by our generous funders and donors. Kelli Simpkins - Tectonic Theatre Project member and one of the writers of the play - will be joining us in Naperville for a talkback on Friday, October 5th.
The Cast:
Bridget Adams-King
Upasna Barath
Grace Burmahl
Abby Boegh
Curtis Jewell
Alex Poe
Nathan Calaranan
Jake Parsons
The Artists
Carin Silkaitis (Director) is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Head of Acting. Professional Directing Credits include: Through the Elevated Line (Silk Road Rising), Other Letters, Barney the Elf, and Daughters of Ire (Other Theatre Company), Get Right (XIII Pocket), Envoy (Echo Theatre Co.), Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, La Boheme, Die Fledermaus, Cosi Fan Tutte, Pirates of Penzance, The Merry Widow, and The Student Prince (Music By The Lake). Carin has also directed many productions at North Central College and The Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University. Acting credits include: Mama in A Shayna Maidel (TimeLine Theatre Company), Mother/Attorney in Machinal, and Me in I Do Today (Greenhouse), Holly in Visiting (Artemisia), Chloe in Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Eclipse Theatre), Doctor Manor in Sons of the Prophet, and Mama/Sherry/Vera in Distracted (American Theatre Company), Queen Margaret in Richard III (Oak Park Festival Theatre), Izzy in Rabbit Hole (u/s Goodman Theatre), Dean Wreen in Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander, New England (Theater Wit), and Laura in The Realm (Other Theatre Company). TV/Film credits include: Co-Star on Chicago Fire, Nurse in the SAG Feature Unexpected, Joy in Being Here, Kathy in Precious Things, and Maggie in Blood and Water. Carin is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf, and she received her MFA in acting from the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University. Carin is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, and she is equally proud to be represented by Gray Talent Group.
John Warrick (Dramaturg) is the Chair of the Department of Theatre, with interests in dramaturgy, verbatim theatre, and devising. Under the NEA’s Arts Engagement in American Communities initiative, he was the co-principal investigator and dramaturg for an extended dance and devised collaboration on empathy titled The Lives of Other People. In collaboration with the Mississippi Humanities Council he directed Telling: South Mississippi, featuring the accounts of ten veterans extending from World War II to Afghanistan. The Laramie Project is his third production at North Central College, and last season he served as dramaturg for Iphigenia Among the Taurians and Vinegar Tom.
Ben Paynic (Assistant Director) is excited to have assistant directed his first show at North Central College. He is currently studying Musical Theatre here at North Central. Recent credits include Hairspray (BrightSide Theatre), Chicago (Big Noise Theater), Sweet Charity (North Central College). Ben would like to thank his family, friends, teachers, and all the people who have always been there to support him.
Rebecca Rogers (Stage Manager) is a sophomore Theatre Major at North Central College. Her most recent stage management credits include Birds of a Feather at Greenhouse Theater Center, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Wonder of the World, both at NCC. She would like to thank Carin, John, Ben, and the cast and crew for making this show such a valuable experience, her beloved Schemers for their unwavering love and support, and her family for being there through it all.
Norah Flaherty (Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior Theatre and Organizational Communications major with a minor in Dance and Political Science. She has been in many shows at NCC, and highlights include Improv on Ice, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Almost Living, and Once on this Island. She will next be seen as the casting director for Sweeney Todd, and when she isn’t onstage, she is performing across the country for Speech Team, choreographing for Cardinal Dance Company, or teaching at the School of Performing Arts.
Michael Johannsen (Scenic Designer) is an Alum of NCC, Class of ‘82. He is glad to be back in support of the arts at North Central College. He has worked in the theater and corporate show industry for 30 years, designing and fabricating and scenery for Chicago area theaters, opera, television, corporate displays and events. He has been fortunate to be able to work for and with the talented students from NCC on several productions over the years, Including Romeo and Juliet, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cats, and the 10th anniversary production of The Laramie Project. He wants to thank Mal Brown, former technical director at Northlight Theater, for helping with drawings and technical aspects of the set. He also wants to give a shout out to his wife Becky for putting up with him for 20 plus years of crazy hours and his awkward artistic temperament.
Destany Hahn (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore Theatre Design and Technology Major. In her first year at NCC she worked on Wonder of the World as a Scenic Designer, and Assistant Scenic Designed I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Flick. She feels honored to be a part of this project as Assistant Scenic Designer, and would like to thank the cast and crew and production staff that have brought the vision behind The Laramie Project to life.
Will Coeur (Lighting and Projections Designer) is a theatrical designer specializing in Lighting and Projection Design, and Assistant Professor of Theatre at North Central College. Will graduated with his MFA in Theatre Design from Western Illinois University, where he explored techniques in integrating, automating, and synchronizing technology in theatre. Favorite design credits include Rock of Ages and Into the Woods (McLeod Summer Playhouse), The Wild Party (Western Illinois University), and Aladdin (Fulton Theatre). www.coeurdesigns.net
Cayla Werling (Assistant Sound Designer) is a first year at North Central College. She is a Theatrical Design and Technology major with an interest in sound design. Cayla has run the soundboard for six productions at her high school, and is thrilled to be mixing for The Laramie Project! Cayla is excited to be part of this meaningful production and hopes everyone enjoys the show.
CJ Chezem (Hair/Makeup Designer) is a senior, a licensed cosmetologist, and the Hair and Makeup Designer for The Laramie Project here at North Central College. She has designed hair and makeup for previous shows here, such as: The Light in the Piazza, 9 to 5: The Musical, Troilus and Cressida, and served as Assistant Costume Designer/Wardrobe for Sweet Charity. She believes that costumes, hair, and makeup act as assistants to actors to help immerse themselves into the mind of their character. There is nothing she finds more satisfying than watching the characters emerge from the page they were composed on, living and dressed in the designs of The Laramie Project’s production team. She is so grateful to have been a part of it. CJ wants to thank her friends, family, and professors for their support and guiding light in her process of learning to be a better designer!
John Warrick (Dramaturg) is the Chair of the Department of Theatre, with interests in dramaturgy, verbatim theatre, and devising. Under the NEA’s Arts Engagement in American Communities initiative, he was the co-principal investigator and dramaturg for an extended dance and devised collaboration on empathy titled The Lives of Other People. In collaboration with the Mississippi Humanities Council he directed Telling: South Mississippi, featuring the accounts of ten veterans extending from World War II to Afghanistan. The Laramie Project is his third production at North Central College, and last season he served as dramaturg for Iphigenia Among the Taurians and Vinegar Tom.
Ben Paynic (Assistant Director) is excited to have assistant directed his first show at North Central College. He is currently studying Musical Theatre here at North Central. Recent credits include Hairspray (BrightSide Theatre), Chicago (Big Noise Theater), Sweet Charity (North Central College). Ben would like to thank his family, friends, teachers, and all the people who have always been there to support him.
Rebecca Rogers (Stage Manager) is a sophomore Theatre Major at North Central College. Her most recent stage management credits include Birds of a Feather at Greenhouse Theater Center, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and Wonder of the World, both at NCC. She would like to thank Carin, John, Ben, and the cast and crew for making this show such a valuable experience, her beloved Schemers for their unwavering love and support, and her family for being there through it all.
Norah Flaherty (Assistant Stage Manager) is a senior Theatre and Organizational Communications major with a minor in Dance and Political Science. She has been in many shows at NCC, and highlights include Improv on Ice, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Almost Living, and Once on this Island. She will next be seen as the casting director for Sweeney Todd, and when she isn’t onstage, she is performing across the country for Speech Team, choreographing for Cardinal Dance Company, or teaching at the School of Performing Arts.
Michael Johannsen (Scenic Designer) is an Alum of NCC, Class of ‘82. He is glad to be back in support of the arts at North Central College. He has worked in the theater and corporate show industry for 30 years, designing and fabricating and scenery for Chicago area theaters, opera, television, corporate displays and events. He has been fortunate to be able to work for and with the talented students from NCC on several productions over the years, Including Romeo and Juliet, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cats, and the 10th anniversary production of The Laramie Project. He wants to thank Mal Brown, former technical director at Northlight Theater, for helping with drawings and technical aspects of the set. He also wants to give a shout out to his wife Becky for putting up with him for 20 plus years of crazy hours and his awkward artistic temperament.
Destany Hahn (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore Theatre Design and Technology Major. In her first year at NCC she worked on Wonder of the World as a Scenic Designer, and Assistant Scenic Designed I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Flick. She feels honored to be a part of this project as Assistant Scenic Designer, and would like to thank the cast and crew and production staff that have brought the vision behind The Laramie Project to life.
Will Coeur (Lighting and Projections Designer) is a theatrical designer specializing in Lighting and Projection Design, and Assistant Professor of Theatre at North Central College. Will graduated with his MFA in Theatre Design from Western Illinois University, where he explored techniques in integrating, automating, and synchronizing technology in theatre. Favorite design credits include Rock of Ages and Into the Woods (McLeod Summer Playhouse), The Wild Party (Western Illinois University), and Aladdin (Fulton Theatre). www.coeurdesigns.net
Cayla Werling (Assistant Sound Designer) is a first year at North Central College. She is a Theatrical Design and Technology major with an interest in sound design. Cayla has run the soundboard for six productions at her high school, and is thrilled to be mixing for The Laramie Project! Cayla is excited to be part of this meaningful production and hopes everyone enjoys the show.
CJ Chezem (Hair/Makeup Designer) is a senior, a licensed cosmetologist, and the Hair and Makeup Designer for The Laramie Project here at North Central College. She has designed hair and makeup for previous shows here, such as: The Light in the Piazza, 9 to 5: The Musical, Troilus and Cressida, and served as Assistant Costume Designer/Wardrobe for Sweet Charity. She believes that costumes, hair, and makeup act as assistants to actors to help immerse themselves into the mind of their character. There is nothing she finds more satisfying than watching the characters emerge from the page they were composed on, living and dressed in the designs of The Laramie Project’s production team. She is so grateful to have been a part of it. CJ wants to thank her friends, family, and professors for their support and guiding light in her process of learning to be a better designer!
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