Arthur Miller (playwright, 1915-2005) is one of the most important figures in 20th century American theatre, as well as an activist who drew public attention to controversial political and social issues of his time. Miller was born on October 17, 1915, and grew up in New York City’s Harlem. He enjoyed a comfortable childhood until his father’s business was lost during the Depression. This first-hand knowledge of the fragility of the American dream would become a recurring theme as a playwright. He enrolled in the University of Michigan’s journalism program in 1934. Despite limited exposure to theatre, he began writing plays and won the prestigious Avery Hopwood Award for two consecutive years. When his early plays were rejected, Miller worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and wrote radio scripts to support his wife and family. He finally established himself with All My Sons in 1947. Directed by Elia Kazan, it ran for 328 performances, and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and two Tony Awards. This was followed by the 1949 Broadway premiere of Death of a Salesman, which ran for 742 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. By the 1950s, anti-communist suspicion in the United States was everywhere, themes reflected in Miller’s next two plays, an adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People and The Crucible. Although The Crucible initially received mixed reviews, it won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. A View From the Bridge was first staged on September 29, 1955 as a one-act with A Memory of Two Mondays at Broadway’s Coronet Theatre. The run was unsuccessful, so Miller revised and extended the play into a two-act. It premiered on October 11, 1956, at the New Watergate Theatre Club under the direction of Peter Brook. Following a divorce from his first wife and remarriage to actress Marilyn Monroe in 1956, Miller would not write another play for nearly a decade. The couple divorced in 1961. A year later, Miller married photographer Inge Morath. “Timebends,” an autobiography, was published in 1987 to critical acclaim, and he collaborated on the 1996 screenplay of The Crucible. His final play, Finish the Picture, based on the filming of The Misfits, premiered at Goodman Theatre in 2004, directed by Robert Falls.

Louis Contey (director, he/him) is an Ensemble Member with Shattered Globe Theatre and an Associate Artist at TimeLine Theatre. This year marks his 40th anniversary as a director. Contey has directed over 80 productions, is a twelve-time Jeff Award nominee, has received seven Jeff Citations, and an After Dark Award. He has taught acting and directing for the theatre programs at UIC, The Acting Studio, Act One Studio and The Theatre School at DePaul University. His Shattered Globe directing credits include A View From the Bridge (1993 and 2023), The Manchurian Candidate, A Streetcar Named Desire, All My Sons, Who’s Afraid of Viriginal Woolf?, Peter Pan, Les Liasons Dangereuse, Warhawks and Lindberghs, Holy Ghosts, Judgment at Nuremberg, Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Whaleship Essex, In the Heat of the Night, The Tall Girls and The Heavens are Hung Black. At TimeLine, Contey directed The Price, Awake and Sing!, It’s All True, Copenhagen, Pravda, Paradise Lost, The General From America, A House with No Walls, Lillian, Frost/Nixon, The Guys and The Apple Family Plays. Other Chicago credits include The Master and Margarita (Strawdog), In a Garden (A Red Orchid); Marriage Play and Duck Variations (Goodman) and Haymarket Eight (Steppenwolf). He has also worked at Theatre at the Center, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Provision Theatre, Eclipse Theatre and American Theatre Company. Lou dedicates this production to the memory of Rich Baker, our first Mr. Alfieri.

CAST

Scott Aiello (Eddie, he/him) is making his return to Chicago theater after living and working in NYC for the past fifteen years. His previous SGT credits include Requiem for a Heavyweight, Meet John Doe and Judgement at Nuremberg. Other Chicago credits include Perfect Mendacity (Steppenwolf), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Chicago Shakespeare), Once Upon a Time in New Jersey (Marriott Lincolnshire), Awake and Sing and Paradise Lost (Timeline) and Broadway Bound (Pegasus Players, Jeff Citation-Best Supporting Actor, 2004). Regional theater credits include The Prince of Providence (Trinity Rep, Providence RI), Support Group for Men (CATF, WV), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Asolo Rep, FL). International credits are A View From the Bridge (The Gate, Ireland). T.V. and film: Chicago Med (NBC), American Rust (Showtime, recurring), Bull (CBS), Law & Order SVU (CBS), The Good Fight (CBS, recurring), Billions (Showtime, Recurring), The Last O.G. (TBS), Blue Bloods (CBS). Aiello is a regular cast member of the The FilmReroll podcast and has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. Training: The Juilliard School.

Mike Cherry (Marco, he/him) is making his Shattered Globe debut. He was most recently seen in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (Invictus Theatre Company). Other Chicago credits include Sweat and Fishmen (Goodman Theatre), American Jornalero (Teatro Vista), Riff Raff (Mary-Arrchie Theatre), Water And Power, First Class and Devil Land (UrbanTheater Chicago), Zoo Story (City Lit Theatre), Marisol (Promethean Theatre), Heatwave and Sonnets For An Old Century (Steppenwolf Garage Rep) and Blacula (Pegasus Theatre). Television credits include Chicago Med and Chicago Fire (NBCUniversal).

John Judd (Alfieri, he/him) is an actor based in Chicago for 40 years. Since the beginning, studying improv with Del Close, he has appeared on nearly all the stages in Chicago, including a few that no longer exist, as well as numerous regional theaters, Off-Broadway, and internationally. He appeared at Shattered Globe as Doc in Come Back Little Sheba in 2006. Judd is an ensemble member at A Red Orchid Theatre.

Chris Martin (Tony/Louis/Immigration Officer, he/him) is a graduate of the Shattered Globe protégé program, class of 2022. He holds a BFA in Acting from Florida State University.

Isabelle Muthiah (Catherine, she/they) returns to Shattered Globe, where she made her company debut last season as Gigi in Radial Gradient. Other Chicago credits include Mr. Dickens Hat (Northlight Theater) and The Legacy of Sherwood Forest (Inkwell Arts). While at DePaul, she appeared in Come Back Little Sheba, Jeff and the Dead Girl, She Kills Monsters, and Under Milkwood. Film credits include Summoning the Spirit and Caroline. They are an alum of the British American Drama Academy in association with the Yale School of Drama and a 2020 BFA Graduate from The Theater School at DePaul University. Isabelle is signed with Grey Talent Group.

Eileen Niccolai (Beatrice, she/her) is back onstage at Shattered Globe after a six-year hiatus. She is a long-time ensemble member, appearing in many productions including Seraphina in The Rose Tattoo, Lady in Orpheus Descending, Bunny in The House of Blue Leaves, and Shrimp Bucket in In a Pig’s Valise. She has been nominated for five Joseph Jefferson awards, receiving two citations in the non-equity wing of the awards. Eileen thanks SGT, her family, and Robert for their love and support.

Adam Schulmerich (Mike, u/s Eddie, he/him) is a Shattered Globe Ensemble Member. His SGT credits include Five Mile Lake and Rasheeda Speaking. Other Chicago credits include The Spirit of ’76 (The Agency Theatre Collective), Scissortail (Adapt Theatre), Inventing Van Gogh (Strange Bedfellows Theatre), Pontypool (Strawdog Theatre) and Wild (Kid Brooklyn Theatre). He holds a BFA in Theatre Arts and Film from SUNY Purchase College.

Harrison Weger (Rodolpho, he/him) is making his Shattered Globe debut. Chicago credits include I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Clybourne Park and Defiance (Buffalo Theatre Ensemble), Proof (MadKap Productions); Fight City and Born Ready (Factory Theater), Charlotte’s Web (Emerald City Theatre Company), and Scarcity (Redtwist Theatre). Television credits include Chicago Fire (NBC). He holds a BFA in Acting from The Theater School at DePaul University.

UNDERSTUDIES

Juliana Liscio (u/s Catherine, she/her) is very happy to work on a Shattered Globe production for the first time. She was a Shattered Globe Protégé in 2022 and is a playwright with Shattered Globe’s Inclusive Playwrights Project. Chicago performance credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Brighton Beach Memoirs (Citadel Theatre); Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Strawdog Theatre), Dracula (Surging Films and Theatrics), and Take Me Back (The Poor Theatre). Regionally, she has toured with The National Theatre for Children. Juliana holds a BA in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago and received additional training at the Fordham London Dramatic Academy. She is represented by Shirley Hamilton.

Ben Perry (u/s Rodolpho, he/him) is thrilled to be joining Shattered Globe after participating in their Protégé program last year. Other Chicago credits include The Tragedy of King Christophe (The House Theatre of Chicago.) Regional credits include Murder on the Orient Express, Noises Off, Stranger Sings, and Young Frankenstein (Wolfbane Productions), Tecumseh! and The Winter’s Tale (Tecumseh! Outdoor Drama), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged, Revised, Again), Parade, Newsies, and The Will Roger’s Follies (Alluvion Stage Company). He holds a BS in Theatre Arts from Liberty University. When not doing something theatre related, you can find him playing the guitar or harmonica, throwing pottery, or trying to meet an absurd amount of new people in the hopes of making a friend with a boat. @benstephenperry

Liam Ryan (u/s Marco, Mike, Louis, Tony, Immigration Officer, and Submarine, he/him) is excited to be making his Shattered Globe debut! Recent credits include: Midsummer Madness (Shakespeare’s Motley Crew); and The Trade Federation (Otherworld Theater). Liam studied acting at Drew University and graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts.

Sarafina Vecchio (u/s Beatrice, she/her) is honored to make her Shattered Globe debut with A View From the Bridge. Other Chicago credits include: Parcel From America (Irish Theatre Chicago), Fair Maid of the West, The Taming of the Shrew (Oak Park Festival Theatre), The Drowsy Chaperone (Metropolis), The Audience (Timeline), The Importance of Being Earnest (Steel Beam Theatre), Born Yesterday (Remy Bumppo), Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night (Janus Theatre). FILM: Exit Statement, North of the 10, Flat Chested TV: Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice (NBC). Sarafina holds a Post Graduate Award in Teaching Shakespeare from The University of Warwick and a BFA from Roosevelt University. She currently teaches at Acting Studio Chicago and is a member of the adjunct faculty at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

Norm Woodel (u/s Alfieri) The last time Norm donned an Italian American accent, he was trying to save his exceptional son from destroying his delicate violin bow hand in pursuit of a boxing career in Golden Boy by Clifford Odets (Jeff Award: Best Supporting Actor, Griffin Theatre Company). He’s played a heatless Irish Dad in Outside Mullingar and an Englishmen in Hatcher’s Holmes & Watson (Buffalo Theatre Ensemble), a failing Magician in The Magic Play (Goodman Theatre), and an intra-familial child abuser in the acclaimed production of Festen (Steep Theater). Commercial voice-overs include projects for: Subway, Bush Beer, CBS News, Hillary Clinton and more. Film and TV projects include roles in The Dotty West Story with Michele Lee, Matlock with Andy Griffin, and in music videos with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. Now, Norm is thrilled to take a first crack at what he says is sure to be “a rewarding adventure with the high-quality folks at Shattered Globe.”

PRODUCTION TEAM

Shayna Patel (Scenic Designer, she/her) is grateful to be designing at Shattered Globe. Her credits include: upcoming shows: E.T.C Revue 47 (Second City Theatre), Junie B. Jones (Young People’s Theatre Chicago), That Must Be The Entrance To Heaven (Vision Latino Theatre Company) and previous shows: Dory Fantasmagory (Young People’s Theatre Chicago), Sancocho (Vision Latino Theatre Company) and National Merit (Boho Theatre Company). Shayna, born and raised in England, moved to Chicago for college and fell in love with the city. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude in Theatre Design and Technology.

Jessica Gowens (Costume Designer, she/her) is happy to be working with Shattered Globe for the first time. Her previous projects include: The Crucible (Invictus Theatre), Extra Yarn (Lifeline Theatre), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Jeff Award Nominee: Non-Equity Costume Design) and Upon This Shore (Idle Muse Theatre), Henchpeople and Digging Up Dessa (Theatre Above the Law). Ms. Gowens holds a BFA in Costume Design and Tech from Northern Arizona University and has been the Resident Wardrobe Supervisor at DePaul University for four years.

Shelley Strasser (Lighting Designer) has been the resident lighting designer and an ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theater since 1992 where she received a Jeff nomination for lighting The Glass Menagerie. Shelley has designed for many Chicago theaters including the Who’s Holiday (Theater Wit), Over the Rainbow (Porchlight Music Theater), Woman in Black (First Folio), and Ring of Fire (Mercury Chicago). Shelley graduated from Eureka College receiving a BS in Mathematics and Theatre and Northwestern University where she holds an MFA in Theatre Design. Shelley makes time to teach fitness classes, hike in the woods, work on her 1904 home, and peacefully crochet as much as possible. Thank you for supporting SGT and live theatre!

Jeffrey Levin (Sound Designer) is happy to be designing with Shattered Globe for the first time. Jeffrey is a sound designer and composer based in Chicago. Selected Chicago credits: Fen, Photograph 51 (Court Theatre); Murder on the Orient Express (Drury Lane Theatre); Grey House (A Red Orchid Theatre); The Brothers Size (Steppenwolf) and many more. Regional: A Raisin in the Sun (American Players Theatre), The Great Leap (Asolo Repertory Theatre) and more. He has been awarded and nominated many times by the Joseph Jefferson Awards. Jeffrey is a proud member of USA 829 and Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. Visit www.jeffreylevinmusic.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!

Sammi Grant (Dialect Coach, she/her) Sammi is a dialect coach and voice/speech teacher based in Chicago. She previously coached London Road at SGT. Her other Chicago coaching credits include: A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Relentless, Campaigns Inc. (Timeline Theatre); Steal Magnolias, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Little Shop of Horrors (Drury Lane); Galileo’s Daughter (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Billy Elliot (Porchlight Music Theatre), unseen, The Grapes of Wrath (The Gift Theatre), Spay (Rivendell Theatre); and many more. Film/TV Credits: Rescued by Ruby (Netflix); Patriot (Amazon Prime); The Exorcist (Fox). Sammi is a voice/speech teacher for The Theatre School at DePaul University. Sammi holds an MFA with Distinction in Voice Studies from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is on the Board of Directors of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.

Gaby Labotka (Fight and Intimacy Director, she/they/anything respectful) is a Chicago-based, multi-disciplinary theatre artist who works as an actor, director, intimacy director, fight director, and choreographer across the country. She is a fierce advocate for respect, empathy, representation, inclusion, and safety in the theatre, and they are dedicated to making art that reflects that. Broadway: Paradise Square (Intimacy Director). Regional (selected): Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon (Lookingglass, Intimacy Director); The Writer, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Steep, Intimacy & Fight Director); House of Joy (Repertory Theatre St. Louis, Fight & Intimacy Director); Revenge Song (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Asst. Director & Asst. Fight Director); La Ruta (Steppenwolf, Fight Director); The First Deep Breath (Victory Gardens, Fight & Intimacy Director); This Wide Night (Shattered Globe, Fight & Intimacy Director); New Stages: Layalina and Night Watch (Goodman, Intimacy & Fight Director); Hamlet (The Gift, Fight Director); Tillikum (Sideshow Theatre, Assistant Director); A Story Told in Seven Fights (The Neo-Futurists, Fight Director); and Romeo and Juliet + The Family Crest (Jacaranda Collective, Prince and Fight Director). Training: Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, Society of American Fight Directors, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), Pig Iron Advanced Performer Training, Illinois State University (BA, Acting and Directing with Exceptional Merit in the Arts).  www.gabylabotka.com

Adrian Luka Tirado (Scenic Charge, he/him) is beyond pleased to work on his first show with Shattered Globe Theatre. He currently paints across Chicago with credits including: The Real Housewives of Motown and A Taste of Soul (Black Ensemble Theatre), From the Mississippi Delta (Lifeline Theatre), and Mother-Freaking-Hood! (The Mercury Theatre). Adrian holds his BA in Scenic Design and Scenic Painting from the University of Northern Colorado. Adrian would like to thank his cat, Percy, for being his biggest supporter. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Majel Cuza (Production Manager, she/her) is a longtime friend, and brand new collaborator to Shattered Globe. She is the Director of Production at Porchlight Music Theatre and has freelanced at many Chicago theater companies over the last two decades. She was the staff Production Manager at Victory Gardens, Broadway in Chicago, and Theater Wit, where Shattered Globe is a resident company. Majel left Chicago for a few years and worked as the Director of Production for the Dallas Theater Center and Production Manager at Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Majel majored in Political Science and minored in French at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign before deciding to pursue a professional career in theater.

Devonte Washington (Assistant Production Manager, he/him) is an SGT Ensemble Member and is excited to return for A View From the Bridge. Devonte was an assistant stage manager on previous projects at Shattered Globe Theatre including: Tall Girls, In The Heat Of The Night, True West and more! He has also worked with Companies like Congo Square, Second City and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He always finds a home in a theater.

Hunter Cole (Technical Director, they/them) is excited to be making their Shattered Globe debut. Originally from Colorado, they are finishing their first year in the city. Chicago credits include Art of Bowing (Haven Theater); Passing Strange (Theo Ubique); and The Whistleblower (Theater Wit). Hunter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from the University of Northern Colorado .

Sylvia Gamber (Assistant Technical Director, she/her) is happy to be doing her first show with Shattered Globe. Her Chicago credits include What to Send Up When it Goes Down; Tin Soldier, Villette, and Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon (Lookingglass Theater Company); Dory Phantasmagory (The Greenhouse); and The Whistleblower (Theater Wit). Sylvia has a BA in Theatrical Design and Technology from the University of Northern Colorado.

Thomas Plummer (Lead Electrician, he/him) is returning to Shattered Globe where he previously was an Electrician on How to Use a Knife and Hannah and Martin. Other Chicago Credits include 39 Steps, Grease, and Elf (Drury Lane Theatre), Cabaret (Porchlight Music Theatre), Cabaret, Tin Woman, Big River, Wonderful Life, Steel Magnolias, Forever Plaid (Theatre at the Center), Technical Director of Opera Iowa Tour (Des Moines Metro Opera). Arena and Stadium credits include Reba, Robin Thicke, Taylor Swift, Disney on Ice, Jurassic World Live, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay. Thomas studied lighting design at Indiana University Northwest where he received an Excellence in Theatre Award, he holds several entertainment safety certifications through the State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and is currently completing a licensure in Pyrotechnics with the Illinois State Fire Marshall. Born in Northwest Indiana, Thomas built a theatre career in Chicago where he is always at home.

Ellie Fey (Assistant Lighting Designer & Co-Lead Electrician, she/her) is a Chicago-based lighting designer and electrician. She is a recent graduate of the Lighting Design program at the Theatre School at DePaul University.  Ellie is excited to be returning to Shattered Globe after working on STEW as an electrician. Her upcoming projects include Who’s Holiday at Theatre Wit as the assistant lighting designer, as well as End Days and Prelude to a Kiss at Theatre Above the Law as the lighting designer.

Line Bower (Lead Carpenter, they/them) is a Chicago-based technical director, carpenter, and scenic painter. They received their BA in Theatre Technology & Design from Columbia College Chicago, where they became the school’s first student technical director of a mainstage production. They are a proud member of the Babes with Blades Theatre Company ensemble. Recent TD credits include: Jane: Abortion and the Underground (Idle Muse), The Dutchess of Malfi (BWBTC), Port of Entry (Albany Park Theatre Project), Plaid as Hell (BWBTC), Sancocho (Visión Latino), and Richard III (BWBTC).

Tina M. Jach (Stage Manager, she/her) is excited to be returning as an ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theatre. Her SGT credits include: London Road, STEW, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, Sheepdog, Be Here Now, Crime And Punishment, How to Use a Knife, and Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday. Other Chicago credits include Four Places (Den Theatre); The Father (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Fade (Teatro Vista & Victory Gardens Theater), Hand To God, The Gospel of Lovingkindness, Eurydice, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Anna in the Tropics, and Knock Me a Kiss (Highlights at Victory Gardens Theater), Confessions of a P. I. M. P. (Grippo Stage Company, Inc.), and Race (Goodman Theatre). Ms. Jach holds an MFA in Stage Management from Rutgers University and is a proud member of AEA.

Becca Smith (Assistant Stage Manager/Submarine, she/her) is excited to be returning to Shattered Globe. Her SGT credits include: 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.

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.

AmBer D. Montgomery (Producer and SGT Associate Artistic Director, she/her) is a director, educator and multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. Originally trained as an actor, AmBer has recently directed Rasheeda Speaking (Shattered Globe Theatre, Jeff Nominee for Best Director); 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 Theatre); 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). AmBer holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.

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.

Emma Durbin (SGT Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, Graphic Design, they/them) is a Chicago-based playwright, dramaturg, and graphic designer. Works in development include: landscape (workshopped at Mirrorbox Theatre and The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2022 Premiere Play Festival semi-finalist, 2023 NAP Series at Normal Ave finalist, and 2023 LAB Series at The Inkwell Theater finalist), Witchcraft, Bitchcraft (2022 commission by Pocket Theatre VR), and overgrown (winter 2023 Jackalope Playwrights Lab). Their short plays have been presented by Chicago Dramatists, Shattered Globe Theatre, Naked Angels, Westmont College, Western Washington University, and DePaul University. They have served on dramaturgy teams for new play workshops and readings at Actors Theatre of Louisville, TimeLine Theatre Company, The Story Theatre. They are a script reader for Playwrights Center and The Playwrights Realm. Emma interned at the Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland New Plays Festival, and attended the New Play Dramaturgy Intensive at the Kennedy Center with Mark Bly. Playwriting BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University (2020, Dean’s Prize Recipient). Visit emmadurbin.com to learn more!

Jazzma Pryor (SGT Protégé Key Facilitator, she/her) is an Ensemble Member with Shattered Globe Theatre. 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 B.A. in Production Studies with a theatre concentration from Clemson University. She is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. Live, Laugh, Love.

Judy Anderson (Executive 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.