Eleusis

Eleusis Collective's King Lear
Directed by Claire K. Redfield

Photography by Sebastian Orr

Cast:
Debbie Baños-Fool/Messenger/Herald/Servant #1
Deanalís Resto-Cordelia
Peter Ash -Albany
Heather Jencks-Kent/Old Man
David Dowd-Edgar/France
Ray Rehberg-Edmund
Charlie Mann-Oswald/Burgundy/Gentleman
Mark Huddle-Gloucester
Zoe Sjogerman-Regan
Gabe Fries-Cornwall/Captain
Eliza Fichter-Goneril
Henry Bolzon-King Lear

Team:
Lindsey Marsland--Stage Management
Melinda Kraus-Perrotta--Production Manager/SM
Zoe Sjogerman--Marketing Manager
Julie Strassel-Sound Design
Coriander Mayer-Lighting Design
Angela Tabachik--Costume Design
Betsy Zacsek and Juneer Kibria and Mariana Green--Set and Props Design
Mariana Green--Assistant Director/Dramaturg
Claire Alston--Dramaturg
Scott Fenstermaker--Fight Choreography
Ira Ochs--Musician
Ally Subak--Musician
Julie Jurgens---Musician
Jessica Alldredge--Community Engagement
Joe Feliciano--Verse Nurse

Closing night of 'King Lear'. We are totally sold out for our final performance! It's been an epic journey and we are so lucky to be working with the most amazing cast and crew.

We also want to introduce, last but most certainly not least, the amazing, wonderful, talented Henry Bolzon who tackled the title role of 'King Lear' and made the winds blow and the storm rage every single night.

"Henry Bolzon (King Lear) is thrilled to be working with Eleusis Collective. Most recently he played the roles of Chamberlain/Cardinal/Vanni in The Life of Galileo at Remy Bumppo. Previously, he understudied the role of Barnard in the world premiere of a play by David Rabe, Good for Otto at the Gift Theatre. Chicago credits include Macbeth (Actor’s Center of DuPage). Sunken Land (Stage Left), Julius Caesar (Next Theatre). Regional credits: The Female Entertainer, Cherry Orchard, Pericles, Hamlet (Denver Center Theatre); Two Gentlemen of of Verona, Henry V (Utah Shakespearean Theatre); and Bent (Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, Canada). After two decades as a visual artist, he is very happy to be treading the boards or in this case, the fields, again."

You will not want to miss Charlie Mann as Oswald/Burgundy

"Charlie Mann is a relative newcomer to Chicago and is thrilled to be performing in his first-ever Shakespeare production with Eleusis. Previous credits include Blood Brothers (Theo Ubique), Sweeney Todd (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), and The Country Wife (Wright State University). A shoutout to his amazing girlfriend Victoria for being so supportive when he's been running on less than five hours of sleep for the last two weeks."

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