Citadel Theatre 2018-2019 The Roomate

Crew Biographies 12 Beth Wolf (Director) is pleased to make her Citadel debut! Beth is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of Midsommer Flight, which presents high quality, accessible Shakespeare productions in Chicago communities. Directing credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona, Hamlet, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Midsommer Flight; LIAR!, which won first place in the 2012 City Lit Art of Adaptation Festival; Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Black Magic: An Evening of Shakespeare, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, Bury the Dead, The Fantasticks, and Shakespeare in the Garden (Promethean Theatre Ensemble); and various staged readings and assistant directing credits with Remy Bumppo, Artemisia, Idle Muse, City Lit Theater, and more. She also co-founded and is the former Artistic Director of Promethean Theatre Ensemble. Beth is a proud Northwestern University graduate with a double major in theatre and gender studies. Much love to her team: Dave, Roxy, and Miles. More at www.wolfatthestagedoor.com and www.midsommerflight.com. Samantha Tink (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working at Citadel for her 4th season as the resident stage manager. A graduate of Carthage College, she also holds an MFA in Directing from East 15 Acting School. Samantha has directed such shows as Life Under Water, The Rose and The Ring and Seussical the Musical. Samantha is a classically trained singer and has been in such productions as Phantom (Chorus), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel) and Music Man (Tilly Squires/Pick- A-Little-Lady). Lily Walls (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be making her Citadel debut with this production of The Roommate . A Hoosier from birth, Lily graduated from Indiana University in 2015 with a BA in Theatre Arts and made the jump to the big city last year. Previously, she designed a number of shows in Bloomington, from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Ivy Tech Student Productions) to the king lear project , a world premiere original pronunciation production. Chicago credits include Akvavit Theater’s English language premiere of Bad Girls: The Stylists , American Blues Theater’s Flyin’ West and Misdsommer Flight’s Twelfth Night . She would like to thank Michael (husband), as well as Bamba and Khoshekh (cats) for their respective support, love and ankle bites. Marissa Geocaris (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be making her design debut at Citadel Theatre on The Roommate. She had previously helped out on Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She also designs in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Upcoming shows include: Terra Nova with Three Crows, The Odd Couple with Thin Ice Ensemble Theatre and Hopelessly Devoted with Piven Theatre Workshop. Eric Luchen (Set Designer) an award winning designer based in the Chicago area. He returns to Citadel where he last designed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Some of his recent credits include Yipee Ki Yay Merry Christmas (Den Theatre), Foxfinder (Interrobang Theatre, Joseph Jefferson Award Recipient) Bombers Moon (Williams Street Rep) Haymarket (Underscore Theatre) Other companies he has worked with include Circa 21’ Playhouse, North Central College, After School Matters, Brightside Theatre, Artemesia, Redtwist, Boho Theatre, Sideshow Theatre, and Red Theatre. Upcoming: The Buddy Holly Story (Metropolis), Prophets (Factory Theatre) All Shook Up (Williams Street Rep.) You can see more of his work at www.ericluchen.com or on instagram @ericluchen.