A Midwest Premiere bridging heartbreak and hope…
JUMP
by Charly Evon Simpson
directed by AmBer Montgomery
April 19 – June 1, 2024, at Theater Wit
DESIGN TEAM
Scenic Design – Lindsay Mummert** and Regina García**
Costume Design – Rachel Lambert
Lighting Design – Levi Wilkins
Original Music and Sound Design – Christopher Kriz~**
Props Designer – Jamie Auer
Dramaturg – Spencer Ryan Diedrick
Production Stage Manager – Cassidy Wray
Assistant Stage Manager – Isabelle Valet
Production Manager – Becca Smith~
CAST
Alfred Wilson* (Dad)
Jazzma Pryor+ (Fay)
Jeff Kurysz (Hopkins)
Jennifer Glasse* (Judy)
UNDERSTUDIES
Darren Jones~ (u/s Dad)
Jenise Sheppard (u/s Fay)
Faiz Siddique (u/s Hopkins)
Rita Wicks (u/s Judy)
PRODUCTION TEAM
Technical Director – Carl Herzog
Lead Electrician – Ellie Fey
Scenic Charge – Camryn Rogers
Build and Light Crew – Jack Keough, Kyle Johnson, Elizabeth Anderson, Aria Morris, Leah Donovan, Karina Osbourne, Sydney Bax, Grace Weaver, Steve Raines, Abbey Nettleton, and the SGT Ensemble.
Pre-Production Photography – Jeff Kurysz
Pre-Production Videography – Lowell Thomas
Production Photographer – Liz Lauren
Production Videographer – Timmy Samuel/Starbelly Studios
Publicity – Jay Kelly Public Relations
SGT Producing Artistic Director – Sandy Shinner+
SGT Associate Artistic Director – AmBer D. Montgomery+
SGT Artistic Assistant – Nate Santana*+^
SGT General Manager – Lesley Swanson
SGT Marketing Director – Julia Farrell Diefenbach
SGT Graphic Designer – Emma Durbin
SGT Resident Production Manager – Judy Anderson*+
Bookkeeper – Bookkeeping For Good
Grant Writer – Laura Jansen
IT Support – Grove Avenue Webworks
SGT Protégé Key Facilitator – Jazzma Pryor+^
SGT Intern – Cathy Earnest
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
+ Shattered Globe Ensemble Member
~ Shattered Globe Artistic Associate
^ Former Shattered Globe Protégé
** Member, United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829
JUMP was developed, in part, at SPACE on Ryder Farm, the Kennedy Center in association with NNPN, and as part of Chautauqua Theater Company’s New Play Workshop series, 2018, underwritten by the Roe Green Foundation. JUMP was first produced as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by PlayMakers Repertory Company (ChapelHill), Confrontation Theatre and Milagro (Portland), Actor’s Express (Atlanta), and Shrewd Productions (Austin) with support from the David Goldman Fund for New American Plays. For more information, please visit npn.org.
2023-24 SGT Season Sponsors
Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation
James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki
Bayless Family Foundation
Carol P. Eastin
Judith and David Sensibar
Interrobang Theatre Project
Shattered Globe Theatre is also partially supported and funded by generous grants from a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council, and a generous Anonymous donor.
Special Thanks
Centerstage Productions of IL Inc and Stefan Koniarz, along with Adam Schulmerich, Eileen Niccolai, Ari Cohen, Sharynne Smith, Daniel Parsons, Kylie Boyd, Tina Jach, Pamela Larkin, Erin Shea Brady, Michelle Thompkins, Remy Bumppo, Theater Wit, and The Saints.
Content Warnings
Please note the show JUMP contains the following content warnings: strobe effects, excessive haze, suicide, and depression
If you or someone you know is in need of help, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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Land Acknowledgement
It is both new and extremely important to us at Shattered Globe to lead with stories from historically marginalized communities in our productions. We would like to acknowledge the space we are taking is on stolen and exploited land and invite our audiences to join us in considering how to best use our time and resources to dismantle both new and historic systems of oppression.
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Who’s Who
Charly Evon Simpson (playwright, she/her) Charly’s plays include Jump, Behind the Sheet, form of a girl unknown, it’s not a trip it’s a journey, sandblasted, and more. Her work has been seen and/or developed with The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Vineyard Theatre, WP Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Lark, Page 73, Ars Nova, Chautauqua Theater Company, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Salt Lake Acting Company, The Fire This Time Festival, National New Play Network through its NNPN/Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights Workshop and National Showcase of New Plays, and others. Simpson was named the 2019-20 recipient of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award from the Vineyard Theatre, co-recipient of the Dramatists Guild’s Lanford Wilson Award, was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Award, and had two of her plays on the 2019 Kilroys List. Jump is the first recipient of the David Goldman Fund for New Plays. She has received commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club/Sloan, EST/Sloan, South Coast Repertory, Barnard College, and more. She’s currently a core writer at The Playwrights’ Center and a resident of New Dramatists. She is a former member of WP Theater’s 2018-2020 Theater Lab, SPACE on Ryder Farm’s The Working Farm, Clubbed Thumb’s 17/18 Early Career Writers’ Group, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood, The Amoralists’ Wright Club, and Pipeline Theatre’s PlayLab. She has also worked for HBO, on the second season of Industry, among other projects. Before that, she worked on Showtime’s American Rust. She received her BA from Brown University, a master’s in Women’s Studies from University of Oxford, New College, and her MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College, where she studied with Annie Baker, Brighde Mullins and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
AmBer Montgomery (director, she/her) is a director, educator and multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. She is Shattered Globe Theatre’s associate artistic director, where she recently served as lead producer for Radial Gradient and directed Rasheeda Speaking, earning her a Jeff nomination for Best Director. Other directing credits include The Snow Queen (The House Theater), Countess Dracula (Otherworld Theater) and hippolytos (Story Theatre New Play Festival). Her associate and assistant directing credits include Sheepdog (Shattered Globe), School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre), LINDIWE (Steppenwolf Theatre), Too Heavy for Your Pocket (TimeLine Theatre), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Writers Theatre), Measure for Measure (American Players Theater) and First Love is the Revolution (Steep Theatre). She was awarded a 2020 FAIR Assistantship at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and a 2018 Fellowship at Steppenwolf Theatre. She has attended training programs at the Globe Theater in London and LISPA (now Arthaus Berlin). Originally trained as an actor, Montgomery holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.
CAST
Alfred H. Wilson* (Dad, he/him) Chicago theatre credits include: Two Trains Running, Agememnon, Gem of the Ocean, Waiting for Godot, Jitney, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Piano Lesson, (Court Theatre), , East Texas Hot Links (Writers Theatre), Pullman Porter Blues (Goodman Theatre), The Etiquette of Vigilance (Steppenwolf Theatre), Master Harold and the Boys (Timeline Theatre), The Whipping Man (Cardinal Stage), Bourbon at the Border (Eclipse Theatre), Jitney (Pegasus Players), Two Trains Running (Jeff award for best actor – at Pegasus Players), Panther Burn (Mmpaact). Regional theatre credits include: Gem of the Ocean (Round House Theatre), Jitney (West Coast Black Theatre), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (University of Wisconsin Madison), The Exonerated (The Next Act Theatre), Ma Raineys Black Bottom (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville and Milwaukee Rep Theatre), Two Trains Running (Geva Theatre Center), Gem of the Ocean (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati), Radio Golf (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Radio Golf (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati). Alfred was a Co- Founder of Onyx Theatre Ensemble and has also performed at the Goodman Theatre and Victory Gardens Theatre.
Jazzma Pryor+ (Fay, she/her) is excited to be back on stage with Shattered Globe where she has been an Ensemble Member since 2021. Her Chicago credits include: STEW, Hannah and Martin, and Crime and Punishment (Shattered Globe Theatre); The Light, Twilight: Los Angeles,1992, Sunset Baby, and From The Mississippi Delta (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre); Doubt: A Parable (Irish Theatre of Chicago); Phillis: The American Revolutionary (Redd Opera); Insurrection: Holding History (Stage Left Theatre); Marisol (Promethean Theatre); and Prelude to a Kiss (The Comrades). Jazzma has a M.S. in Leadership for Creative Enterprises from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Production Studies with a theatre concentration from Clemson University. She is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. “Grief is the price we pay for love.” This one is for you, Rhea!
Jeff Kurysz (Hopkins, she/her and he/him) is a prolific actor as well as the photographer for all of this season’s pre-production graphics here at Shattered Globe. Recent Chicago acting credits include: Richard III, All’s Well That Ends Well, A Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, Shakespeare in Love (Chicago Shakespeare), Revolutions, Support Group for Men (Goodman Theatre); 33 to Nothing (a Red Orchid Theatre); The Legend of Georgia Mcbride (Northlight Theatre); Verboten (the House Theatre of Chicago); Zurich (Steep Theatre); One Came Home (Lifeline Theatre); Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Vista); All My Sons (Eclectic Theatre Co.); Amadeus (Boho Theatre); Regional credits include: As You Like It (Milwaukee Rep); Richard III, Twelfth Night, the Tempest (Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre). Television: Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+); Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Crisis (NBC); Proven Innocent (Fox). Education: the School at Steppenwolf (2015) and Illinois State University (2012).
Jennifer Glasse* (Judy, she/her) is thrilled to make her Shattered Globe Theatre debut! Jennifer is a Co-Artistic Director and Ensemble Member with the Gift Theatre, where she has been seen in the Locusts, Wolf Play, Doubt, Hang Man, A Life Extraordinary. Other Chicago Credits Include: Oedipus Rex (Court Theatre); Breathe, Boom (Eclipse); The Book Club Play (16th Street); The Mutilated (A Red Orchid); Love and Information (Remy Bumppo); Saturday Night/Sunday Morning (Steppenwolf Garage); The North Plan (Theatre Wit). Tv: Chicago Fire (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), Somebody, Somewhere (HBO), Chicago Pd (NBC). She is a graduate of North Central College (Musical Theatre), the conservatory at Act One Studios, and the School at Steppenwolf 2010. She is represented by Shirley Hamilton. Jennifer is a seasoned teaching artist and the 2021 recipient of the 3arts Make a Wave Grant. Jennifer dedicates all her performances to her grandma, Ernestine.
UNDERSTUDIES
Darren Jones~ (u/s Dad, he/him) won the 2023 Outstanding Actor Award, presented by the Black Arts and Cultural Alliance of Chicago, for his role as Baba in the MPAACT production of Ezekiel’s Wheel. Recent Chicago credits include The Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till (NBC/Collaboraction), American Son (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre); Richard III (Promethean Theatre): Wellesley Girl (Compass Theatre); Hamlet (Invictus Theatre); American Son (Beverley Arts Center); Labyrinth (Broken Nose Theatre); King Lear (Redtwist Theatre); Tad in 5th City, One 4 the Road, Never the Milk and Honey (MPAACT); Crime and Punishment, The Heavens are Hung in Black (Shattered Globe Theatre Company), where he is an Artistic Associate. Television credits include Chicago PD (NBC), and Chicago Fire (NBC). Movie credits include Hyde Park, Chi-Raq, Hood, and Mo Money. Darren is represented by Lily’s Talent Agency.
Jenise Sheppard (u/s Fay, they/them) is overjoyed to be part of the Midwest premiere of JUMP. Jenise’s Chicago credits include: Ruined (Invictus Theatre), A Raisin in the Sun (Beverly Arts Center), and From the Mississippi Delta (Lifeline Theater Company). Other credits include: In My Granny’s Garden (Metro Theatre Company) and for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf (The Black Rep). Jenise holds a BA in Drama and Environmental Analysis from Washington University in St. Louis and is a proud alum of Shattered Globe’s Protege training program 2022 cohort.
Faiz Siddique (u/s Hopkins he/him) is an actor based in Chicago. This is his first time understudying for Shattered Globe, and he couldn’t be more stoked. After spending the summer completing BADA’s Midsummer in Oxford program, Faiz followed up with some recent theatre credits including: Hatef*ck (First Floor Theatre), In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play (Studio Theatre); @iamfaizsiddique.
Rita Wicks (u/s Judy she/her) is grateful to be working with SGT to understudy the role of Judy in JUMP! Rita is a classically trained Chicago-based actress with 9 years of experience in theatre and 4 years in film. Her most notable credits include: IS GOD IS (A Red Orchid Theatre), PERDIDO (Directed by Muhammad Bilal), JANE:ABORTION & THE UNDERGROUND (Cats Cradle Theatre) and EURYDICE (Illinois State University). Rita gained her training from Illinois State University and then went on to receive her B.A. in Acting from Columbia College Chicago. Offstage, she is the Humorous Duet Acting Speech Coach at Homewood Flossmoor High School and also puts on Murder Mystery improv shows with American Immersion Theater. Rita is represented by Lori Lins Ltd. and is forever grateful for all who support her.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Regina Garcia** (Co-Scenic Designer, she/her) is a Chicago-based scenic designer from Puerto Rico. She has had long-standing relationships with the Latinx Theatre’s renowned Teatros including Repertorio Español, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Teatro Vista and Pregones Theater. Recently completed projects include Steppenwolf and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.Regina is a Fellow of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers and the Princess Grace Awards, USA; a Regional Associate member of the League of Professional Theatre Women; and company member with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in Chicago; and Boundless Theatre Company (San Juan/ NYC). She is the Head of the Scenic Design at The Theatre School, DePaul University, and a founding organizational member of La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Production Network.
Lindsay Mummert** (Co-Scenic Designer, she/her) hails from Chicago and is excited to be making her debut with Shattered Globe. Her recent Chicago credits include Spay (Rivendell Theatre), A Mile in the Dark (Interrobang/Rivendell),
Rachel Lambert (Costume Design, she/her) is pleased to be working with Shattered Globe Theatre for the first time. Previous Chicago credits include Santaland Diaries and The King of Hell’s Palace (Goodman Theatre); Twist Your Dickens (The Second City); Mothers and Sons (Northlight Theatre); Puff: Believe It Or Not, Henry IV, The Life of Galileo, and Travesties and Northanger Abbey (Jeff nominations- Remy Bumppo Theatre); Dying for It and Witch (The Artistic Home) and shows with Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, The Gift, American Blues Theatre, Eclipse Theatre, DePaul School of Music, Redtwist Theatre, The Factory Theatre, BoHo Theatre and others. Regionally she has designed for Peninsula Players, Montana Shakespeare and the Texas Shakespeare Festival.
Levi Wilkins (Lighting Designer) loves his family.
Chris Kriz~** (Original Music and Sound Designer he/him) is a composer and sound designer based in Chicago. Previous SGT designs include London Road, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, Sheepdog, and many others. Winner of 5 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz has designed for companies in Chicago including Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northlight Theatre, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, Writers Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Timeline Theatre, The Gift Theatre, and dozens of others. Regional design credits include: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Peninsula Players, Crossroads Theatre, American Stage Theatre, Montana Shakespeare, TheatreSquared, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, and others. Kriz is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. To hear more of his work, please visit www.christopherkriz.com
Jamie Auer (Props Designer, he/him) is a Chicago-based props and scenic designer originally from Southern California. He received his BFA in Scene Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University in June. His scenic and props design credits from DePaul include Vinegar Tom (Dir. Christine Freije), Detroit ’67 (Dir. Phyllis Griffin), and Henry IV (Dir. Chris Anthony). His other relevant prop experience includes working as a student props artisan in DePaul’s prop shop, as Assistant Prop Shop Supervisor at Maine State Music Theatre in 2022, and most recently filling in as a Props Artisan/Run Crew at Des Moines Metro Opera this summer. This is his first professional design credit, and he would like to thank SGT for the opportunity!
Spencer Ryan Diedrick (Dramaturg, he/him) is a Chicago-based theatre director, dramaturg, and advocate for original & under appreciated voices. He is thrilled to be collaborating with AmBer and Shattered Globe for the first time on this incredible piece. Dramaturgy credits include: Town Hall (Red Tape Theatre) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Strawdog Theatre). Directing credits include: The Hatmaker’s Wife (Theatre EVOLVE), The Delivery (Inclusive Playwrights Project/Trap Door Theatre), Fragmented (Our Perspective), Black Cat Lost (Red Tape Theatre), Desire, Desire, Desire (Eclipse Theatre), and Sweet Sixteen Extravanganza!!! (Blue Goose Theatre Ensemble). Regional: Once, Lewiston / Clarkston (The GhostLight Theatre), Tomato Tattoo (Potrero Stage). Spencer is a proud company member of Playground-Chicago, and is eternally thankful for his friends, family and community.
Camryn Rogers (Scenic Charge, she/her) is excited to be working on Jump as her first show at Shattered Globe Theatre. She holds a BFA in Theatre Design and Technical Production from Western Michigan University.
Cassidy Wray (Production Stage Manager, she/her) is a Chicago-based theatre artist from farmland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Some Chicago highlights include brother sister cyborg space (Raven Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Theatre), The Dream King (Teatro Vista), The (W)rites of Summer (The Story Theatre), and Anna in the Tropics (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company). In her spare time, Cassidy can be found thrifting fruit-patterned dishware, wandering through parks, and attempting to keep her plants alive.
Isabelle Valet (Assistant Stage Manager, they/them) is a Chicago-based stage manager and technician and they are incredibly excited to be working with Shattered Globe! Recent credits include Brother Sister Cyborg Space, Night Watch (Raven Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oak Park Festival Theatre), and The Importance of Being Earnest(Theatre Above the Law).
Becca Smith~ (Production Manager, she/her) is excited to be returning to Shattered Globe. Her SGT credits include Production Manager for Flood; and Assistant Stage Manager for: A View from the Bridge, London Road, STEW, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, and Sheepdog. Other Chicago credits include: This Is Only A Test (Broken Nose Theatre). Becca holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from The Theatre School at DePaul University and is currently both a Production Assistant with Broadway in Chicago and a Company Member with Playmaker’s Laboratory.
Ellie Fey (she/her, Lead Electrician) is a 22 year old lighting designer and electrician from South Florida. She is excited to be returning to SGT after working as the co-lead electrician and assistant lighting designer for A View From the Bridge. Her Chicago design credits include End Days (Theatre Above the Law) and Witch (The Artistic Home) for which she received a Non-Equity Jeff Award nomination for outstanding lighting design. In the coming months, she will design Fizz and Ginger (Chicago Fringe Opera) and Prelude to a Kiss (Theatre Above the Law). Ellie has a BFA in lighting design from The Theatre School at DePaul University. You can check out her portfolio at www.elliemfeydesigns.com.
STAFF
Sandy Shinner (SGT Producing Artistic Director, she/her) joined Shattered Globe Theatre in October 2013 as the theatre’s first Producing Artistic Director. Her SGT directing credits include Deborah Zoe Laufer’s Be Here Now, Will Snider’s How to Use a Knife, Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room, and Sally Nemeth’s Mill Fire. The former Associate Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater, she created the nationally known IGNITION! Festival, served as co-director of the Access Project, and, with former Artistic Director Dennis Zacek and former Managing Director Marcelle McVay, accepted the 2001 Regional Theater Tony Award on behalf of Victory Gardens. She has directed over 85 plays at theaters including Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, American Blues, the University of Virginia, Actors Theater of Louisville’s Humana Festival, Steppenwolf’s First Look Repertory of New Work, New York’s 78th Street Theater Lab, and the Sacramento Theater Company, among others. Her production of Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass transferred to New York, and her direction was nominated for the Joe A. Callaway Award. Shinner received the 2013 Kathryn V. Lamkey Spirit Award from the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity Association for her commitment to diversity and non-traditional casting. She has been recognized as one of “50 Top Players” by Newcity and a “Chicagoan of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune. She is an adjunct professor at DePaul’s Theatre School and, for her work directing Dean Corrin’s plays, received the Honorable George M. Leighton Justice Award given by the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.
Nate Santana (SGT Artistic Assistant, he/him) Nate joined Shattered Globe as an Ensemble Member in 2018. For three years, he taught and directed the Protege Program at SGT as well as produced and oversaw the inaugural Global Playwriting Series (GPS), which received over 150 submissions in its first year. Theatre credits include: Marvin’s Room (Shattered Globe Theatre); The Legend of Georgia McBride, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight); Sense and Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre); SS! Romeo and Juliet, SS! Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Ironbound (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy (Griffin Theatre); The Abuelas, White Tie Ball, Momma’s Boyz (Teatro Vista); The Rainmaker (BoHo Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis) What Happened When, Slipping (the side project). Television credits include Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Suits, and The Exorcist. Nate is also an Ensemble Member with Teatro Vista. He studied at the School at Steppenwolf, The Moscow Art Theatre, and received his BA from Valparaiso University.
Lesley Swanson (SGT General Manager, she/her) brings over 14 years of experience in Arts Management and Arts Education to her role at Shattered Globe Theatre. Swanson has planned and executed productions in the non-profit sector for television, theater, and orchestra. She has also directed schools of dance, drama, and music. Swanson earned a MM in flute performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and a BM from Grand Valley State University. She owns a private studio in the City of Chicago where she teaches flute students of all ages. Active in Chicago’s new music scene, her dynamic flute playing can be heard with the Chicago Composers Orchestra. Swanson has proven herself to be a powerful advocate for women’s rights. As an arts leader, she is committed to continuing education. She recently completed Enrich Chicago’s training Building a Culture of Anti-Racism. Swanson enjoys spoiling her large cat, Séamus. Whenever possible, she slips away to the silver beaches of Lake Michigan.
Julia Farrell Diefenbach (Director of Marketing, she/they) is thrilled to step into her new role at SGT, bringing a blend of experience and a deep love for immersive storytelling. Having served as Director of Marketing and Social Media at Haven Chicago and as Associate Artistic Director of The Halogen Company, Julia’s journey is one marked by exploration and pushing limits. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in directing and a minor in stage combat, Julia has had the privilege of collaborating with theatres such as Victory Gardens, Citadel Theatre, Midsommer Flight, Firebrand Theatre, Broken Nose Theatre, and Collaboraction. Learn more about Julia’s journey at juliafarrell.net.
Judy Anderson (Resident Production Manager, she/they) has been an SGT Ensemble member since 1991 as the theatre’s Resident Stage Manager. In 2009, she became the Resident Production Manager. Judy has worked on every SGT production in one aspect or another and loves working with her SGT family.
About Shattered Globe Theatre
Shattered Globe Theatre (Sandy Shinner, Producing Artistic Director) was born in a storefront space on Halsted Street in 1991. Since then, SGT has produced more than 80 plays, including nine American and world premieres, and garnered an impressive 42 Jeff Awards and 118 Jeff Award nominations, as well as the acclaim of critics and audiences alike.
Shattered Globe Theatre seeks to discover new connections between story, artist and audience by exploring drama from bold, challenging perspectives, and continuously redefining what it means to be an ensemble theatre.
SGT’s values are rooted in a commitment to racial equity, respect for all artists and support for the ensemble, while creating new opportunities to amplify traditionally marginalized voices and collaborate in all aspects of our work. Through initiatives such as the Protégé Program, Shattered Globe creates a space which allows emerging artists to grow and share in the ensemble experience.
Meet the SGT Ensemble
Judy Anderson*
Rosie Chevalier
Louis Contey
David Dastmalchian
Demetra Dee
Joe Forbrich*
Christina Gorman
Daria Harper
Tina M. Jach
Rebecca Jordan*
Steve Kleinedler
Vivian Knouse
AmBer Montgomery
Tina Muñoz Pandya
Eileen Niccolai*
Jazzma Pryor
Hailey Rakowiecki
Deanna Reed-Foster*
Linda Reiter*
Nate Santana*
Drew Schad
Adam Schulmerich
Leslie Ann Sheppard
Sandy Shinner
Joe Sikora*
Roger Smart
Shelley Strasser
Devonte E. Washington
Sarah Jo White
Joseph Wiens*
Brad Woodard
Meet the SGT Artistic Associates
Daniela Colucci
Mikey Gray
Lawrence Grimm
Darren Jones
Christopher Kriz
Jason Lynch
Elizabeth Margolius
Kelsey Melvin
Tim Newell
Jane Nix
Aila Peck
Steve Peebles
David Antonio Reed
Jasmine Cheri Rush
Angie Shriner
Abbey Smith
Becca Smith
Michael Trudeau
Ayanna Wimberley
Austin Winter
Meet the 23/24 Protégé Cohort
Abbie Brenner
Aliza Broder
Catherine Healey
Drake George
Electra Tremulis
Ethan Carlson
Hershey Suri
Isaiah Engram
Jake Griffith
Jason Pavlovich
La’Tia Owens
Matt Hernandez
Nena Martins
Sharon Pasia
Téa Baum
Trijae Ann
Meet the SGT Board of Directors
Sara Mushlitz President
Carol Eastin Vice-President
Mark Levey Secretary
Troy Baresel Treasurer
Judy Anderson Assistant Treasurer
Sandy Shinner Producing Artistic Director
Alaric Blair
Mary G. Dietz
Linda Doyle
Tracey Gibson-Jackson
Sam Harrod
Rhonda Rochambeau
Susan Solomon
Eileen Sweeney
Meet the SGT Advisory Board
Larry Bundschu
Nancy Carter
Dr. Len & Cheryl Cerullo
Daniel Coffey
Ray Drymalski
Mary Filice
Kevin McQuade
Marcelle McVay
Dawn Palmer
Bruce Sagan
Dennis Zacek
Our Funders
The work you see on and off the stage would not be possible without the invaluable contributions from civic-minded foundations and individuals who believe in the necessity of supporting the arts. Shattered Globe extends a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated time and resources to our theatre.
SGT values the support of Dr. Len and Cheryl Cerullo and family in loving memory of Katie Cerullo as well as the generosity of Dan and Claudia Cyganowski in memory of Carol Klimick Cyganowski, scholar and passionate supporter of Chicago Theatre.
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Joe Forbrich
Joseph Seliga
Judith & Jack Schindler
Julie Lockhart
Karen Fort (dedicated with “many thanks to Sandy Shinner for her mentorship, and to Shattered Globe for all the shows.”)
Kate Feinstein & Richard Skolly
Karen Goozner
Katharine Crittenberger
Karen Schneider
Kate Sheehy
Kathy Macintosh & Jerry Serrata
Kelli Walker
Kelly & Dennis Howe
Kelly Anhalt
Kevin Mix
Kristina Ruskuls
Larry Salzmann (in memory of Joel Drake Johnson)
Laura Rosenthal
Leonora Dickson
Marcelline Klestil
Mark Toriski
Martha Ryan
Martha Hansen
Mary G. Filice
Mary Ryan
Matilda ‘Tilly’ Wilhoite
Matthew Simmons
Maureen Eisenberg
Mechelle Rodriquez (dedicated to John A. Rodriguez)
Merril Prager
Miriam Ex
Nancy Burke & Tim Woods
Nancy Malitz and Lawrence B. Johnson
Nancy McDaniel
Nancy Studenroth
Nikki Williams
Norm Sloan
Pam & John Walker
Rachel Turner-Lauck
Rachel Vivian Knouse Reed
Richard Arnold
Rita Rubin
Robert Gettleman
Roland Batten
Shannon Cochran
Sheila & Arthur C. Nielsen
Sheila Culkin (dedicated to Troy Baresel)
Shelley Strasser
Stephen Scott
Susan Foster
Sujata Dayal
Susan D. Mayes
Susan Murphy
Sylvia Margolies
Thomas Ray
Timmy Samuel
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Adrian Adamiec
Alile Noredia
Amy Johnson
Barbara Whitney
Bernice Bigelow
Bob Sanders
Brad Woodard
Brent Leibowitz
Brian Hanson
Celeste Cooper
Chris Martin
Ciara Farris
Colie Toren
Connie Fairbanks
Danielle Polson
Deborah Granite
Derrick Everett
Elizabeth Blendell
Elizabeth Deschryer
Elizabeth Frey
Faramade Oladapo
Gregory Hughes
Jazzma Pryor
Jerry Warzyn
Jesse Rutschman
Jennifer McConnell
Jim Swanson
Joan Benz (dedicated to Sandy Shinner)
Jonathan Heuring
Joseph Kimmell
Judy Anderson
Karena Shippee
Karen & Brian Hanson
Kathleen Machek
Kathy Monk
Kathy Tate-Bradish
Kelli Rick
Larry Blust
Linda Kimbrough
Linda Reiter
Martha Hudak
Margaret Orlando
Martin Till
Michael Williams
Margaret Wander
Marianne Hummerich
Mike Kelly
Nick Mozak
Nick Obis
Patrick Finster
Rex Nyquist
Jane and Robert Calvin
Sarah Breedlove
Scott Dray
Serena Valenti
Shantez M. Tolbut
Stuart Fujiyama
Theresa Goldston (dedicated to David Dastmalchian)
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Shattered Globe Theatre is partially supported and funded by generous grants from The Bayless Family Foundation, The Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation, Brenda and James Grusecki, Carol P. Eastin, a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Daniel Cyganowski, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council, and The Saints.