Chicago
Chicago is where the Back Room Shakespeare Project began.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
The Players: Courtney Abbott, Adam Wesley Brown, Kyle Curry, Amanda Drinkall, Katie Incardona, Jeff Kurysz, Daniel José Molina, Sam Pearson, Collin Quinn Rice, Maddie Sachs, Gage Wallace, Hilary Williams, Lauren Winder
Monday, September 16th, 2024
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
The Players: Courtney Abbott, Amanda Drinkall, Seth Eggenschwiller, August Forman, Sonia Goldberg, Bradley Halverson, Nicholas Kindred, Steve Peebles, Joshua Pennington, Andrea San Miguel, JG Smith, Will Wilhelm, Mary Willingham
Monday, March 4th, 2024
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
The Players: Nate Cheeseman, Kyle Curry, Dylan J. Fleming, Bradley Halverson, Katie Incardona, Nicholas Kindred, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Sam Pearson, Maddie Sachs, JG Smith, Gage Wallace, Hilary Williams, Mary Eliza Willingham
Photography by Jeff Kurysz
Monday, September 18th, 2023
Chief O’Neill’s
3471 N Elston Ave. Chicago, IL
The Players: Courtney Abbott, Owais Ahmed, Isa Arciniegas, Eileen Doan, Amanda Drinkall, August Forman, Rick Gilbert, David Gordon-Johnson, Larry Grimm, Bradley Halverson, Gaby Labotka, Dina Monk, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Steven Schaeffer, Lee Stark, Gage Wallace
Photography by Tyler Core
Monday, July 17th, 2023
Paulie Gee's Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
The Players: Debo Balogun, Nate Cheeseman, Nick Harazin, Tyler Meredith, Courtney Abbott, Jeff Kurysz, Stephanie Mattos, Sam Pearson, Hilary Williams, Kara Davidson, Alyssa Thordarson, August Forman, Steve Peebles, Samuel Taylor
Photography by Jeff Kurysz
Monday, February 13th, 2023
Paulie Gee's Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
The Players: Courtney Abbott, Adam Wesley Brown, Nate Cheeseman, Thom Cox, Amira Danan, Amanda Drinkall, Dylan J. Fleming, Tina Muñoz Pandya, Collin Quinn Rice, Lucky Stiff, Mary Tilden, Gage Wallace
ROUND 1
Monday, April 29
Doors 6:30 | Play 7:30
Paulie Gee's Logan Square
2451 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Featuring the stylings of: Echaka Agba, Bobby Bowman, Graham Carlson, Jeff Kurysz, Aaron Latterell, Tyler Meredith, Matthew Moore, Sam Pearson, Aidaa Peerzada, Gloria Imseih Petrelli, Jaq Seifert, Lee Stark, Samuel Taylor, Hannah Todd
ROUND 2
Monday, May 13
Doors 6:30 | Play 7:30
Fireside
5739 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Featuring the stylings of: Jasmine Bracey, Leah Brenner, Graham Carlson, Bailey Castle, Diana Coates, Hal Cosetino, Caitlin Costello, David Gordon-Johnson, Sam Pearson, Micheal Smith, Lee Stark, Bethany Thomas, Hannah Todd, George Zerante
ROUND 3
Monday, June 10
Doors 6:30 | Play 7:30
SLEEPING VILLAGE
3734 W BELMONT AVE
CHICAGO IL 60618
Featuring the stylings of: Terry Bell, Diana Coates, Amanda Drinkall, Nicholas Harazin, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Gregory Linnington, Aziza Macklin, Catherine Miller, Miguel Nunez, Jin Park, Sam Pearson, Lee Stark, Hannah Todd, Gage Wallace, Mary Williamson, George Zerante
With a violent assist from Rick Gilbert and Victor Bayona of R&D Choreography, and killer flyer design by Arnel Sancianco.
CHICAGO, JULY 2018: KING LEAR
Lisa Tejero, Jasmine Bracey, Thom Cox, Siobhan Reddy-Best, Amanda Drinkall, Courtney Abbott, Micheal Angelo Smith, Samuel Taylor, Jared Bellot, Casey Morris, Christine Vrem-Ydstie, Vahishta Vafadari, Katherine Bourne, Colin Sphar, Laura Berner Taylor
CHICAGO, JUNE 2018: ROMEO AND JULIET
Owais Ahmed, Tyler Meredith, Skyler Schrempp, Jeff Kurysz, Harter Clingman, Terri Hudson, Rammel Chan, Bethany Paulsen, Amanda Drinkall, Mary Williamson, Mike Hamilton, Matthew Moore, Samuel Taylor, Isaac Schoepp, Demetrios Pappageorge, Courtney Abbott, Jasmine Bracey
CHICAGO JANUARY 2018: MACBETH
Mary Williamson, Danny Junod, George Zerante, Hillary Williams, Amanda Drinkall, Ada Gray, Xavier Roe, Isa Arciniegas, Katherine Bourne, Owais Ahmed, Courtney Abbott, Siobhan Reddy-Best, Mike Hamilton, Javier Ferreira, Tyler Meredith, Katy Collins, Matthew Sherbach, Thom Cox, Samuel Taylor, Jared Fernley, Issac Schoepp
CHICAGO NOVEMBER 2017: TITUS ANDRONICUS
Courtney Abbot, Owais Ahmed, Chloe Baldwin, Bear Bellinger, Ada Grey, Jack Hickey, Matt Holzfeind, Hannah Todd, Danny Junod, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Tyler Meredith, John Henry Roberts, Michael Smith, Samuel taylor, Alyssa Thordarson, and R&D Fight Choreography.
CHICAGO NOVEMBER 2017: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Jasmine Bracey, Larry Grimm, John Ham, Nick Harazin, Kelley Junod, Cameron Knight, Matthew Moore, Samuel Pearson, Aidaa Peerzada, Michael Perez, Katie Riddle, Sigrid Sutter, Sarah Taylor
Chicago August 2017: the changeling
Lee Stark, Samuel Taylor, Amanda Drinkall, Tosin Morohunfula, Danny Junod, Edgar Miguel Sanchez, Leslie Ann Sheppard, and Alyssa Thordarson, with Kendra Miller and R&D fight choreography.
LOVE'S LABORS LOST
cast list coming soon.
Chicago February 2017: Romeo and Juliet
with the Chicago Inclusion Project
Owais Ahmed, Deanna Myers, Alejandra Zavala, David Pintor , Ricardo Gamboa, Ana Velazquez, Diego Colon, Sean Parris, Kasey Alfonso, Terri Lynn Hudson, Bea Cordelia, Jennifer Glasse, Nicol Lockard, Jeff Trainor, J. Garcia, Leslie Anne Sheppard, Sarah Taylor, Kelley Ristow, Aziza Macklin, Gaby Labotka
Chicago December 2016: Troila & Cressida
Sarah Razmann, Jodi Kingsley, Kelley Ristow, Courtney Abbott, Erin Lovelace, Alanna Rogers, Sigrid Sutter, Shaina Schrooten, Steve Pickering, Michael Joseph Mitchell, Matt Holzfiend, Harter Clingman, Adam AbouAish, Matthew Sherbach, Jon Beal, and Spencer Ryan Diedrick
Chicago October 2016: Hamloween!
With the Improvised Shakespeare Company
Matthew Sherbach, Alanna Rogers, Julie Schroll, Hilary Williams, Lee Stark, Mark Dannenberg-Hines, Skyler Schrempp, Michael Perez, Nicholas Harazin, Chris Peltier, Megan Storti
Chicago July 2016: Midsummer Night's Dream
Alex Weisman, Skyler Schrempp, Jeff Trainor, Sigrid Sutter, Caitlin Costello, LaNisa Frederick, Hilary Williams, Jon Beal, Dan Kerr-Hobert, Courtney Abbott, George Zerante, Katy Collins, Kelley Ristow, Michael Perez, Mabogunje Adeoye
Chicago June 2016: Comedy of Errors
Nicholas Harazin, Bethany Thomas, Jasmine Bacey, Mark D. Hines, Danny Junod, Alanna Rogers, Lee Stark, Saren Nofs-Snyder, Adeoye Mabogunje , Eric Leonard, Aidaa Peerzada, Matthew Sherbach, Clare Cooney
Chicago May 2016: Romeo and Juliet
Jeffrey Kurysz, Tyler Meredith, Nicholas Harazin, Annie Rix, Caitlin Costello, Alex Weisman, Stephen Peeples, Cam Cupre, Sarah Taylor, Skyler Schrempp, Clare Cooney, and Cody Proctor
Chicago March 2016: As You Like It
Eleni Pappageorge, Maggie Scrantom, Nicholas Harazin, Bethany Thomas, Matt Holzfeind, Chris Sheard, Jeff Kurysz, Tyler Meredith, Michael Perez, Anu Bhatt, Amy Malcolm, Alex Weisman, Paige Collins, Amanda Drinkall
Milwaukee February 2016: As You Like It
Matt Daniels, Kelley Faulkner, Alex Weisman, Amanda Drinkall, Nicholas Harazin, Chris Klopatek, Rick Pendzich, Matt Holzfeind, Karen Estrada, Maggie Scrantom, Ken Williams, Benard Balbot, Lee Stark, Ray Jivoff
Chicago October-December 2015: Henry IV Part 1&2
Samuel Taylor, Nicholas Harazin, Sarah J Taylor, Caitlin Costello, Thom Cox, Adeoye, Paige Collins, Michael perez, Danny Junod, Lee Stark, and Amanda Drinkall, Marti Lyons, Greg Pinsoneault, Kristy Hall, Matt Chapman, Rick Gilbert, Victor Bayona, and Hannah Todd.
Chicago September 2015: Happy Hour!
at Lagunitas Brewing with the Improvised Shakespeare Company
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Chicago July 2015: Merchant of Venice
Anthony Venturini, Austin Tichenor, Caitlin Costello, Christine Obuchowski, Delia Baseman, Isaac Schoepp, Jason Economus, Jon Beal, Michael Perez, Namir Smallwood, Nicholas Narazin, Skyler Schrempp, Kasey Foster and Charles Otto of Grood.
Chicago May 2015: Othello
Paige Collins, Caitlin Costello, Thom Cox, Amanda Drinkall, Nick Harazin, Steven Lee Johnson, James Vincent Meredith, Michael Perez, Cody Proctor, Maggie Scrantom, Matthew Sherbach, Lee Stark, Samuel Taylor and Alex Weisman.
photo by Cody Proctor
photo by Cody Proctor
photo by Cody Proctor
photo by Cody Proctor
Chicago January 2015: The Tempest
Jack Hickey, Amanda Drinkall, Danny Junod, Alex Weisman, Nicholas Harazin, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Thom Cox, Lanise Shelley, Cody Proctor, Matthew Sherbach, Caleb Probst, Julie Schroll, Maggie Scrantom, Katy Collins, Eunice Woods
Chicago October 2014: Macbeth
with the Improvised Shakespeare Company
Ada Grey, Alanna Rogers, Alex Weisman, Caitlin Costello, Chris Matthews, Chris Peltier, Danny Junod, Jack Hickey, Jeff Trainor, Katy Collins, Mark Dannenberg Hines, Matthew Sherbach, Samuel Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Victoria Blade
Spring Green, WI September 2014: Cymbeline
David Daniel, Laura Rook, Nathan Burger, Tim Gittings, Victoria Nassif, J.B. Meyer, Katy Collins, Lindsey Noel Whiting, Anne Thompson, Chris Klopatek, Michael Perez, Christopher Sheard
Chicago September 2014: King John
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Door County, WI August 2014: Julius Caesar
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Chicago June 2014: Much Ado About Nothing
Alanna Rogers, Alex Weisman, Amanda Drinkall, Audrey Flegel, Caitlin Costello, Daniel Kerr-Hobert, Delia Baseman, Jack Hickey, Jason Economus, Kelley Ristow, Namir Smallwood, Nicholas Harazin, Samuel Taylor, Sarah J Taylor
Chicago May 2014: As You Like It
Laura Rook, Samuel Taylor, Tiffany Topol, Alex Weisman, Amanda Drinkall, Kevin Crowley, Isaac Schoepp, Kevin Matthew Reyes, Leah Karpel, Matthew Sherbach, Christopher Peltier, Scott Stangland, Thom Cox, Nicholas Harazin
Chicago March 2014: Julius Caesar
Samuel Taylor, Alex Weisman, Kevin Crowley, Caitlin Costello, Matthew Sherbach, Demetrios Troy, Delia Baseman, Molly Rose Lewis, Blaine Swen, Matt Mueller, Sara Gmitter, Chris Mathews, Victoria Blade, Kevin Matthew Reyes, Alexander Lane, Wesley Daniel, Eleanor Caudill
Chicago February 2014: It's Not So Fucking Cold in the Back Room
Benefit performance with Rough Magic
Midsummer: Kelley Ristow, Delia Baseman, Matthew Sherbach, Chris Peltier, Jessica Thebus
Romeo and Juliet: Nick Harazin, Isaac Shoepp, Molly Rose Lewis, Caitlin Costello, Bob Kruse, Poppy Golland, Anthony Venturini, Susan Steinke, Anne Brady, Rachel Griesinger, Tyler Meredith
Richard III: Samuel Taylor, Sarah J Taylor, Victoria Blade
Holland MI October 2013: Twelfth Night
at Hope College!
Kelley Ristow, Katy Collins, Matthew Sherbach, Caitlin Costello, Delia Baseman, Molly Rose Lewis, Anthony Venturini, Jesse Thurston, John Thibodeaux, Leah Pascal
Chicago October 2013: Macbeth
Sarah J Taylor, Jeff Trainor, Kevin Crowley, Alex Weisman, Samuel Taylor, Kelley Ristow, Nick Harazin, Katy Collins, Amanda Drinkall, Matthew Sherbach, Caitlin Costello, Chris Peltier, Blaine Swen, Maura Clement, Ada Grey, Molly Rose Lewis, Alanna Rogers
Chicago July 2013: Cymbeline
Katy Collins, Emily Shain, Kelley Ristow, Samuel Taylor, Eric Leonard, Maura Clement, Jaclyn Hennel, Sara Gmitter, Matthew Sherbach, Audrey Flegel, Jack Hickey, Blake McKay, Anthony Venturini, Blaine Swen, Jesse Thurston, Caitlin Costello
Door County WI July 2013: Much Ado
Alanna Rogers, Amanda Drinkall, Audrey Flegel, Bernie Balbot, Caitlin Costello, Danny Junod, Jason Economus, John Thibodeaux, Keley Ristow, Samuel Taylor, Matt Holzfiend, Robert Kruse, Victoria Hudziak
Chicago June 2013: Romeo and Juliette
with Ada Street!
Caitlin Costello, Kevin Crowley, Mark Dannenburg-Hines, Amanda Drinkall, Poppy Golland, Nick Harazan, Kelley Ristow, Emily Shain, Issac Schoepp, Namir Smallwood, Samuel Taylor, Tiffany Topol, Demetrios Troy
Chicago June 2013: Taming of the Shrew
Delia Baseman, Caitlin Costello, Thom Cox, Amanda Drinkall, Audrey Flegel, Sarah Fornace, Nicholas Harazin, Matt Holzfiend, Robert Hope, Victoria Hudziak, Bob Kruse, Molly Rose Lewis,Mike Perez, Kelley Ristow, Barbara Robertson, Alanna Rogers, Isaac Schoepp, Matthew Sherbach, Brad Smith, Sarah. J. Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Tiffany Topol, Alex Weisman
Chicago April 2013: Twelfth Night remix!
in collaboration with the Improvised Shakespeare Company
Katy Collins, Kevin Crowley, Nick Harazin, Matt Holzfiend, Chris Peltier, Kelley Ristow, Isaac Schoepp, Emily Shain, Matthew Sherbach, Sarah. J. Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Alex Weisman,
Chicago March 2013: Two Gentlemen of Verona
Kevin Crowley, Jake Cohen, Matt Farabee, Jessie Fisher, Nicholas Harazan, Erik Hellman, Jaclyn Hennel, Matt Holzfiend, Matt Mueller, Chris Peltier, Alanna Rogers, Emily Shain, Matthew Sherbach, Tiffany Topol, Alex Weisman
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
photo: tyler core
Chicago February 2013: Three Sisters
Chekhov!
Delia Baseman, Katy Collins, Caitlin Costello, Jason Economus, Audry Flegel, Poppy Golland, Robert Hope, Danny Junod, Bob Kruse, Chris Peltier, Michael Perez, Kelley Ristow, Issac Schoepp, Brad Smith
Chicago December 2012: Hamlet
Katy Collins, Kevin Crowley, Leslie Frame-Crowley, Amanda Drinkall, Audrey Flegel, Nicholas Harazin, Matt Holzfeind, Chris Peltier,Demetrios Troy, Isaac Schoepp, Sarah Taylor,Kelley Ristow, Alanna Rogers, Emily Shain, Samuel Taylor, Tiffany Topol, and Alex Weisman.
Chicago October 2012 : Othello
Amanda Drinkall, Audrey Flegel, Nicholas Harazin, Leah Karpel, Michael Mercier, James Meredith, Lori Myers, Kelley Ristow, Alanna Rogers, Emily Shain, Namir Smallwood, Samuel Taylor, Tiffany Topol, and Alex Weisman.
Chicago August 2012: Romeo and Juliette
Jake Cohen, Katy Collins, Amanda Drinkall, Jason Economus, Audrey Flegel, Nicholas Harazin, Robert Hope, Tom Jansson, Alanna Rogers, Jon Matteson, Kelley Ristow, Skyler Schrempp, Emily Shain, Matthew Sherbach, Demetrios Troy
Chicago July 2012: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tiffany Topol, Samuel Taylor, Matthew Sherbach, Emily Shain, Kelley Ristow, Isaac Schoepp, Katy Collins, Amanda Drinkall, Nicholas Harazin, Bernard Balbot, Kevin Crowley, Audrey Flegel, Alanna Rogers, Alex Weisman
Chicago July 2012: The Winter's Tale
Tiffany Topol, Samuel Taylor, Alex Weisman, Bernard Balbot, Isaac Schoepp, Audrey Flegel, Emily Shain, Alanna Rogers, Kevin Crowley, Michael Moran, Nicholas Harazin, Victoria Hudziak, Amanda Drinkall
Chicago March 2012: Romeo and Juliet
Bernard Balbot, Katy Collins, Caitlin Costello,Kevin Crowley, Jason Economus, Nick Harazin,Breana Jarvis, Chris Peltier, Miriam Mintz, Michael Moran, Kelley Ristow, Alanna Rogers, Isaac Schoepp, Samuel Taylor, Alex Weisman
Chicago December 2011: Love's Labors Lost
Tiffany Topol, Kelley Ristow, Samuel Taylor, Nicholas Harazin, Kevin Crowley, Alex Weisman,Ally Carey, Michael Moran, Bernard Balbot, Sarah Augusta, Michael Mercier, Audrey Flegel
Chicago August 2011: Twelfth Night
Samuel Taylor, Emily Shain, Alex Weisman, Kevin Crowley, Kelley Ristow, Sarah Taylor, Emily Shain, Victoria Hudziak, Sarah Laak Hughes, Gregg Isaac, Katy Collins, Nicholas Harazin
Chicago June 2011: Measure for Measure
Jason Economus, Ben Gansky, Eric Holm, Elisa Carlson, Emily Shain, Sarah Taylor, Kelley Ristow,Katie Melby, Samuel Taylor, Katy Collins, Miriam Mintz
Chicago January 2011: Much Ado About Nothing
Steve Lenz, Michael Mercier, Katy Collins, Jason Economus, Samuel Taylor, Emily Shain, Allison Schaffer, Kelley Ristow, Nicholas Harazin, Adam Soule