WHEN:
March 11 – April 20, 2025
WHERE:
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...One of the Bard’s later plays, THE WINTER’S TALE has been termed by some critics as a comedy, and by others, a romance. In Sicily, King Leontes suspects his pregnant wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend Polixenes, and when the child is born, has her banished from the kingdom. The baby girl is adopted by a shepherd, who names her Perdita. With the help of some magic, King Leontes’ suspicions are eventually proven to be groundless and the family is put back together. The first three acts of this story of jealousy are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comical and supply a happy ending..."
CAST:
Jennifer Agather (Perdita/Maximillus), Kim Pereira (Camillo), Fred A. Wellisch (Antigonus/Bohemian Ensemble/Musician), Carolyn Waldee (Emilia, Mopsa, Lord/Musician), Sam Nachison (Autolycus/Lord), Chuck Munro (Shepherd/Lord), Kyle Quinlivan (Clown/Lord/Musician/Archidamus), Sydney René Cox (Lady 3/Lord/Servant/Dorcas/Musician), George Dougherty (Ensemble/Officer/Lord/Time), Megan Erin Lai (Ensemble/Lady 2/Shepherdess (Musician), Diego Rivera-Rodriguez (Mariner/Lord/Bohemian Ensemble), and Jose Yantin Jr. (Ensemble/The Bear, U/S: Autolycus/Florizel).
CREATIVE TEAM:
Director - Charles Askenaizer
Executive Producer - Todd Henry Faulstich
Production Manager - Stacy Scapino
Stage Manager - Desiree Stypinski
Assistant Stage Manager - Beep Trefts
Scenic Designer - Kevin Rolfs
Technical Director - Tom McNelis
Props Designer - Randy Rozler
Costume Designer - Jessie Gowens
Sound Designer - Petter Wahlbäck
Lighting Designer - Trey Brazeal
Master Electrician - Hannah Bolstad
Fight and Intimacy Designer - Violent Delights (Jay Donley)
Choreographer - Jen Cupani
Text Coach - Sarafina Vecchio
Casting Director - Becca Holloway
Marketing Manager - MC Dougherty
Graphic Design - Schedler Brennan Design + Consulting (Ana Schedler)
