Maurine Dallas Watkins (July 27, 1896 – August 10, 1969) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Early in her career, she briefly worked as a journalist covering the courthouse beat for the Chicago Tribune. This experience gave her the material for her most famous piece of work, the stage play Chicago (1926), which was eventually adapted into the 1975 Broadway musical of the same name, which was then made into a film in 2002 that won six Academy Awards.

Seth Eggenschwiller is a Chicago based actor and fight choreographer who loves to bring safe violence to the Redtwist stage. Previous Redtwist credits include understudying for Wolves and Titus Andronicus, as well as violence design for Gary.

Charlie Levinson is excited to be working on another brilliant show here at Redtwist Theatre! Credits include: Bottle Fly (Redtwist Theatre); Fiddler on The Roof (Music Theater Works); Saw The Musical (National Tour, Chicago); The Coronation of Poppea, The Merry Widow, Cosi Fan Tutte, Hansel & Gretel, Emperor of Atlantis, The Magic Flute (Northwestern University Opera Theater); Hamlet 50/50 (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); Murder for Two, Oliver!, The Mousetrap, Private Lives (The Winnipesaukee Playhouse); The Three Musketeers, Antigone, The Ghost Tour: Staged Reading, Twelfth Night, Where Did We Sit On The Bus? (Cleveland Play House); A Midsummer Night's Dream, Saint Joan, Shakespeare in Love (Ohio Shakespeare Festival); and Tovic Tomte and The Trolls (Talespinner Children’s Theatre). They are also the proud stage manager for PlayGround-Chicago, which will return for its fourth season starting in November.

Madeline is a Chicago based Costume Designer. She is currently the Costume Crafts Artisan at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Crafts credits include productions such as Lord of the Rings, Richard III, Henry V, Corduroy, Sunny Afternoon ( CST), Frog and Toad, Go Dog Go, Milo Saves the world ( Chicago Children's Theater) etc. Felauer's costume design credits include Hamlet, Dogs ( Red Theater), Wolves, Bottlefly, Totality of all Things ( Redtwist), Murder Rewrote, Golden Girls Meet the Scooby Don't Gang ( Hell in a Handbag) , VHS XMAS ( Star Kid Productions) and Splash Hatch on the E Going Down ( Definition Theatre) etc. Felauer holds a BFA in Fashion Design from The Art Institute of Chicago. She is so grateful to have found an artistic home with Redtwist, where she is trusted to make bold and challenging work!

Jeff (he/him) is a Chicago-area performer and designer that is excited to work on another show with Redtwist! As a props designer and scenic carpenter, his work has been seen in Chicago at Redtwist Theatre, City Lit Theatre, Nonsense Theatre Company, and more. He has also been lucky to work with The Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI), and Fireside Dinner Theatre (Fort Atkinson, WI) in a number of roles. He is currently the Assistant Technical Director in the theatre department at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, where he recently did a scenic design for Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. He has recently appeared in How to Transcend a Happy Marriage (Michael U/S), Bloodshot (Nonsense Theatre Co.), When There are Nine (Pride Arts), and Hamlet (Fleeing Artists).He is a proud ensemble member of both Redtwist Theatre Company and Nonsense Theatre Company. Thanks for supporting the arts! Instagram: brain739

Eileen Dixon (she/they) is a Chicago based director, producer and actor with a focus on directing new work. Dixon serves as the producing artistic director at Redtwist Theatre. She received her MFA in acting and directing from University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2022 and spent the following formative summer at Ojai Playwrights Conference. Other credits include The Coterie Theatre, Ensemble Stage and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Dixon was the casting director and a producer for Redtwist's "Season of Pride,” including the productions of The Normal Heart, Bottle Fly, The Totality of All Things (Jeff Award for Best New Work 2024), Twisted PlayFest, Titus Andronicus and Gary. Last October 2024, she directed the Jeff and Reader Recommended world premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger's Bottle Fly at Redtwist Theatre. Her interest currently is on artful collaboration within the play workshopping process and the directors role in new play development. Dixon was named one of Windy City Times’ “30 Under 30” LGBTQ+ achievers.

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Laura has recently been seen at Redtwist Theatre as Rosie in Bottle Fly and Tamora in Titus Andronicus. She is excited to expand her Redtwist experience to be the Intimacy Director of this fabulously wild and wonderful play. Laura has been doing Intimacy Choreography in the Chicago and Milwaukee area since 2021, primarily with the Constructivists in Milwaukee, working on such shows as Babel, Jen Silverman’s Wink, and most recently, The Beauty Queen of Linnane. She received an MFA from Northern Illinois University and has been working professionally for over 20 years in the Chicago area where she is a professional actor, director, and instructor of acting, movement and intimacy. Laura is currently on the faculty of Columbia College Chicago and has taught at several area colleges including NIU and North Central College. Over the years, Laura has worked with such Chicago theaters as Organic, Bluebird Arts, Northlight, Remy Bumppo, Victory Gardens, Promethean, Stage Left, Raven, New Colony, Mary-Arrchie, Boho, Signal, Polarity and Bailiwick, and she also spent a summer with the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Directing credits include Jeff Award nominated production of Sarah Ruhl’s Melancholy Play and the world premiere of Barbara Lhota’s Phantom Pain, with Organic Theater. Contact her at www.laurasturm.com to hear about movement classes and coaching! Your boundaries are perfect exactly where they are! instagram: @lsturm32

Brandii is a director, actor, and all-around theatre-maker and is thrilled to be working with the Redtwist Family again! They’re also one of the co-Artistic Directors of Theatre L'Acadie. Some of their recent theatre credits include Big Time Toppers (Director - Theatre L’Acadie), The Totality of All Things (Scenic Design - Redtwist), Polaroid Stories by Naomi lizuka (Guest Director - McNeese University), to name a few. Keep up with them on Instagram for what's next: @brandii.champagne | More of their work can be found at: brandiichampagne.com 

Leo Bassow is a Chicago based Props, Production Designer, and designer ensemble member of Redtwist Theater. Recent work includes feature productions Good Guy With A Gun, Pools, and award winning short films Room Rodeo, and Yümmy Cusine. Chicago theater credits include James and the Giant Peach, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, The Magic School Bus, Arthur & Friends Make a Musical (Marriott), The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (Northlight Theater), Side by Side (Oil Lamp) Bottlefly, Titus Andronicus, Chicago (Redtwist) and scenic carpentry across the city. In addition to theater Leo is an avid ttrpg player, and cat dad to two orange gremlins.

Dusty Brown (they/them) is  the Executive Artistic Director of Redtwist Theatre. They began their career as a stage hand in Atlanta, Georgia, working on everything from Shakespeare to new works. They received their MFA in Directing from Ohio University in 2021. Notable productions include: Steve Yockey's Wolves at Redtwist, and Pluto at Ohio University; William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus at Redtwist, and Macbeth at Three Crows and Ohio University; Tracy Letts' Bug at Ohio University; Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at DramaTech in Atlanta; Uffizi at Bottled Lightning in Atlanta; and Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park at Vox Populi Productions in Chattanooga.

This season Dusty is excited to direct Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'night, Mother. They are also thrilled to be in development with two incredible playwrights, Erik Gernand and Melanie Coffey. 

Taylor Mercado Owen is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist & native Texan, now based in Chicago. As a director, he has staged productions of Dog Sees God, The Yellow Boat, Private Eyes, new play Dirty Dirty Night Squirrel and assisted on productions of Ghost Quartet, The Boy Friend, Anon(ymous) & new play The Aftermath. As a stage manager, Squeamish (Bump in the Night Theatre Co.), Funny Like An Abortion (Fat Theatre Project/Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble), The Totality of All Things (Redtwist), & ASM for Turret (A Red Orchid Theatre). As an actor, Big Time Toppers (Theatre L’Acadie), Luchadora! (Cara Mía Theatre), Cooties (Uptown Players/Flexible Grey Theatre Co.), The Drowsy Chaperone (The Firehouse Theatre), Peter and the Starcatcher (NTPA Repertory), & 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Collin Theatre Center). Taylor holds a BA in Theatre Performance from the University of North Texas and is a proud alumnus of The ACADEMY at Black Box Acting. He is a Directing Apprentice for this upcoming season of PlayGround-Chicago’s Monday Night Playground Series. Taylor is represented by Lily's Talent. IG: @taylormarketowen

Caroline Kidwell (she/her) is thrilled to be returning to Redtwist. Previous credits include TITUS ANDRONICUS, BABEL, MAN CAVE, BOTTLEFLY, HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE (Redtwist); VINEGAR TOM (Red Theater); NEXT DOOR ([producingbody]); MURDER REWROTE (Hell in a Handbag Productions); KRUGOZOR (Theatre Evolve); CRY IT OUT (Oil Lamp). She is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. Enjoy the show! carolinekidwell.com

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Harper Justus (she/her) is a sound designer and engineer based in Chicago. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from UC San Diego, is very jazzed to return to Redtwist, and is a water sign! Selected Credits: How To Transcend A Happy Marriage (Redtwist Theatre), MEDEAMEDEAMEDEA (Theatre Evolve), Vinegar Tom, Romeo & Juliet, The Promise, The Winter's Tale, Dance Nation (UC San Diego), The Half-Life of Marie Curie, The Ferryman (New Village Arts), CLYDE's (Moxie Theatre), The Great Comet of 1812 (Tantrum Theatre). Instagram: @harperjustus

Raine DeDominici (they/she) is a Chicago-based production manager and stage manager. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Raine is the Managing Director at Redtwist and production manager for all of Redtwist’s shows. They also stage managed Redtwist’s productions of Titus Andronicus and Wolves. Other stage management credits include Spamalot, Big Fish, A Chorus Line (The Theatre Lab; Washington, D.C.), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Ohio Valley Summer Theatre; Athens, OH). Educational: Krapp’s Last Tape, Angels in America Part One - Millennium Approaches, Pluto. Raine holds a BFA in Stage Management from Ohio University and an MLIS from Dominican University. They also live a double life as a librarian at Chicago Public Library.