History of Main-Stage
Welcome to the archive of the Main Stage at Piven Theatre Workshop!
For over 50 years, Piven Theatre Workshop has maintained both a professional theatre and a nationally acclaimed actor training center for children and adults. The mission of Piven Theatre Workshop is to encourage a process of creative exploration that celebrates each individual’s unique voice through an ensemble-based, community-oriented approach to theatre training and performance.
Here you can explore our rich history of devised and staged work. Our history speaks to our long term commitment to celebrating new voices and producing work that is rooted in and responds to the needs of our community.
Productions at Piven are grounded in the traditions of story theatre and have a strong emphasis on the ensemble. Each season centers on a theme and is chosen after discussions with resident artists, teachers, students, and the community at large. All productions in that season will meditate on this theme.
Piven Theatre Workshop’s production wing is dedicated to continuing mentorship at the professional level. It is a valuable training ground for directors such as Eric Simonson, Jennifer Green, Robin Chaplik, Jessica Thebus and Polly Noonan. It is also an exemplary testing ground for new works by acclaimed playwrights such as Sarah Ruhl, Jennifer Barclay and Michael Stock.
Piven’s exceptional training and award- winning productions have created a community of incredibly successful alumni and has garnered the Workshop many awards. Alumni range from actors such as John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Kate Walsh, Jeremy Piven, Lili Taylor, Aidan Quinn, Ed Asner, Christian Stolte, Jeff McLane, Lecy Goranson, James Meredith, Nicholia Aguire, Rachel Brosnahan, Jacob Bond, Aayisha Ruby Gold, Harry Lennix, and Paul Adelstein to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, MacArthur Genius Fellow playwright Sarah Ruhl, singer and composer Katarina Stanisavljevic, television producer Lyn Niemann, playwright Stephen Fedo, ETHS theatre director Tim Herbert, and activist and fundraiser Eilleen Russ Heltzer.
In this archive you will find photos and descriptions of our productions from over 50 years of dedicated theatre making. We are happy to celebrate the work of these artists and invite you to revisit the wonderful work on our stage over the years.
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God Help Us!
Left vs Right! Conservative vs. Liberal! Red vs. Blue!
Maybe only the Lord can bring us together in this hilarious and insightful entertainment, where the debate gets hot and the passion gets hotter. GOD – legendary actor, Ed Asner – is a wise, cantankerous and wildly funny deity who confronts two political pundits with a romantic history: Lawrence (a liberal lad) and Leslie (a conservative gal). He is not at all pleased with our politics or what we’ve done to his Creation. GOD HELP US! speaks to audiences of all political persuasions with one essential argument: that we have to listen to each other so that we can all live – and laugh – together.
PRODUCED BY LIZA ASNER
WRITTEN BY SAMUEL WARREN JOSEPH & PHIL PROCTOR
DIRECTED BY MITCH LEVINE
TICKETS $22 OR $150 FOR SHOW & TALKBACK HOSTED BY AUTHOR, MARK LARSON
Sat. Oct 31st 2020, 6:00 pm
Hopelessly Devoted
Directed by Abby Pierce
Ensemble:
Nicole Michelle Haskins*
Genevieve VenJohnson*
Christine Vrem-Ydstie
Kate Staiger
Alexis Ward
Carolyn Nelson
Creative Team and Crew:
Abby Pierce (Director)
Cassidy Slaughter-Mason (Assistant to the Director)
Claire Taylor (Stage Manager)
Christie Twille (Music Director)
Nikolaj Sorensen (Production Manager and Scenic Design)
Marissa Geocaris (Lighting Design)
Hanna Wisner (Costume Design)
Danielle Myerscough (Props Designer)
Dan Carey (Original Music)
R & D Choreography (Violence Design)
Abhi Shrestha (Dramaturg)
Adam Goldstein (Dialect Coach)
Aaron Quick (Sound Design)
Black Ballerina
A Man and His Prostate
Creator and Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director and Producer: Liza Asner
September 8-9, 2019
A Home on the Lake
Ensemble:
Christopher M. Walsh
Abigail Boucher
Rachel Shapiro
Nicholia Q. Aquirre
Jelani Pitcher
Sean Blake
US Tara Bouldry
Zach Finch
Jamie Black
Sarai Shacklett
Crew:
Director, CoWriter Tim Rhoze
Writer Stephen Fedo
Dramaturg, Script Supervisor Elizabeth Swanson
Scenic Designer Kristen Martino
Technical Director Shea Messinger
Lighting Designer Jason Lynch
Sound Designer Christie Twille
Costume Designer Melissa Perkins
Properties Designer Angela McIlvain
Stage Manager Andie Fitch
Production Manager Jeri Frederickson
Producer/Executive Director Leslie Brown
Casting Director Catherine Miller
Assistant to the Director Anna Castelaz
Dance for Beginners
May 13th-June 11th, 2017
Previews May 11th and 12th
Cast:
Laurie Larson
Dev Kennedy
Dillon Kelleher
Jean Marie Koon
Jim Heatherly
Samuel Woodhull
Stage Manager: Stephanie Hurovitz*
Production Manager: Jessica Forella
Assistant Production Manager: Brennan Jones
Choreographer: Christina Ernst
Casting Director: Eleanor Axt
Scenic Design: Ashley Ann Woods
Technical Director: Glenn Fields
Lighting Design: Diane D. Fairchild
Sound Design: Steve Labedz
Assistant Sound Design: Ben Zeman
Costume Design: Robert S. Kuhn
Properties Design: Devon Green
Dead Man Walking
Adapted from the book by Sister Helen Prejean
Directed by Mikalina Rabinsky
April 16-May 15, 2016
Patricia Lavery*
Jay Reed – current teacher
Donna Osowski – current teacher
Cicso Lopez
Josh Carroll
Matt Rockwood
Aayisha Humphrey
Robin Chaplik
Steve Lords
Stephanie Monday
Doug Schuetz
Marc Harley Wilson
Paulette Hicks
Erica Bittner
Connor Baty
Ben Ring
Casey Bond
Kennith Martin
James Anthony Zoccoli
Antora Delong
Kalman Slater
Jack Halverson
Ronny Stein
Heidi Katz
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Rebecca McNamara
Assistant to the Director:
Nicholia Aguirre
Stage Manager:
Ashlee Ruth Wiseman*
Dramaturg:
Brennan Jones
Scenic Designer:
Jacob Watson
Master Carpenter:
Justin Longnecker
Lighting Designer:
RB “Mickie” Marie
Costume Designer:
Steph Taylor
Costume Intern:
Lilly Bond
Sound Designer:
Alex Palma
Projections Designer:
Cat Wilson
Properties Designer:
John Buranosky
Dialect Coach:
Adam Goldstein
Production Manager:
Jessica Forella
Assistant Stage Manager
Ellen Johnson
Melancholy
Directed by Polly Noonan
May 2-June 7, 2015
Midwest Premiere
Chris Ballou
Emily Grayson
Kelli Harrington
Lauren Paris
Ryan Lanning
Stephanie Stockstill
Musicians:
Yuriy Geyer
Jacob Grenz
Merrick Jones
Sara Morrow
Assistant Director: Hannah Friedman
Musical Director: Aaron Benham
Assistant Musical Director: Kevin Reeks
Scenic Designer: Jacob Watson
Master Carpenter: Justin Longnecker
Lighting Designer: Rachel Levy
Costume Designer: Stephanie Cluggish
Sound Designer: Alex Palma
Properties Designer: Austin Kopsa
Violence Designer: Victor Bayona
Dialect Coach: Adam Goldstein
Stage Manager: Jessica Forella
Assistant Stage Manager: Sarah Bernstein
Ivanov
Directed by Joyce Piven
Adapted by Sheldon Patinkin
May 31-June 29, 2014
Dan Smith
Aayisha Chanel-Humphrey
Ginat Tanner
Stephen Fedo
Bernard Beck*
Jay Reed
Marc Wilson
Kathleen Ruhl
Susan Payne O’Brien
Brent Barnes
Maya Friedler
Susan Applebaum
Heidi Katz
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Director: Teresa Veramendi
Dramaturg: Teresa Veramendi
Scenic Designer: Jacob Watson
Master Carpenter: Frank R. Sjodin
Lighting Designer: Rachel Levy
Costume Designers: Erica Hohn and Hanna Wisner
Sound Designer: Christopher Dunn-Rankin
Properties Designer: Chad Duda
Dialect Coach: Adam Goldstein
Production Manager: Chad Duda
Stage Manager: Jessica Forella
Assistant Stage Manager: Matthew Nadler
Language Archive
Directed by Polly Noonan
February 20-March 23, 2014
Chicago Premiere
Paul Fagen
Abigail Boucher
Emily Tate
Torrey Hanson*
Caron Bunis
Paul Tinsley* member Actor’s Equity Association
Director: Jeri Frederickson
Original Music: Gregory Hirte
Scenic Designer: Jacob Watson
Master Carpenter: Frank R. Sjodin
Lighting Designer: Rachel Levy
Costume Designer: Skye Geerts
Sound Designer: Alex Palma
Dialect Coach: Adam Goldstein
Production Manager: Leslie Brown
Stage Manager: Jessica Forella
Tusk Tusk
Directed by Jennifer Green
September 12 – October 14, 2012
National Premiere
Olivia Cygan
Bryce Lunsky
Gabriel Stern
Joanne Underwood
Jeff McLane
Austin Moore
Assistant Director: Marti Lyons
Scenic Designer: Chad Bianchi
Lighting Designer: Mac Vaughey
Costume Designer: Skye Geerts
Sound Designer: Jeffrey Levin
Properties Designer: Jeff Shields
Violence Designer: Richard Gilbert and Victor Bayona of R&D Choreography
Make-up Designer: Austin Moore
Dialect Coach: Kate DeVore
Dramaturg: Andrea Sharavsky
Stage Manager: Jessica Forella
Assistant Stage Manager: Claire Shavzin
Assistant to the Director: Andrea Sharavsky
Cities of Light
Directed by Marti Lyons
November 7 – December 11, 2010
Rebecca Joy Fletcher
Allison Hendrix
Co-Music Directors: Allison Hendrix & Christopher Dunn-Rankin
Musical Arrangements: Bob Goldstone
English lyrics by: R.J. Fletcher, S. M. Hanan, J. Lawrence
Dramaturge: Joseph Megel
Production Manager: Jodi Gottberg Igrisan
Production Stage Manager: Erin McDowell
Assistant Director: K. Hannah Friedman
Scenic Design: Roger Wykes
Lighting Design: Mac Vaughey
Costume Design: Skye Geerts
Sound Design: Christopher Kriz
Properties Design: Jesse Gaffney
Encores
“The Trick” by Anton Chekhov (author) in a version by Stephen Fedo (adaptation) and Joyce Piven (adaptation)
“After the Theatre” by Anton Chekhov (author) in a 2012 version by Polly Noonan (adaptation)
Directed by Joyce Piven
April 16-May 20, tadalafil 2012
Joanne Underwood
Dan Smith
Susan Applebaum
Michael Moran
Allison Hendrix
Gillian Hemme
Aly Skalare
Tom Schneider
Olivia Sygan
Warren Weber
Assistant Director: K. Hannah Friedman
Music Director: Christopher Dunn-Rankin
Choreographer: Christina Ernst
Production Manager: K. Hannah Friedman
Production Stage Manager: Jessica Forella
Alternate Stage Manager: Chad Duda
Technical Director: Aaron Menninga
Scenic Design: Aaron Menninga
Lighting Design: Mac Vaughey
Costume Design: Skye Geerts
Sound Design: Christopher Dunn-Rankin
Viewpoints Consultant: Roger Smart
Assistants to the Director: Catherine Lynch and Heidi Katz
Graphic Designer: Jessica DuJong
Number of People
March 8 – April 18, 2010
World Premiere
Bernard Beck
Production Stage Manager: John Kearns
Scenic Design: Sibyl Wickersheimer
Technical Director: Aaron Menninga
Lighting Design: John Horan
Costume Design: Bill Morey
Original Music & Sound Design: Jack Arky
Asst. Stage Manager: Skye Robinson Hillis
Production Assistant: James Jauss
Production Manager: Jodi Gottberg
Audience Development Associate: David Chack
The Three Sisters
Directed by Joyce Piven
Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
October 18 – November 21, 2010
Chicago Premiere
Brent T. Barnes: Kulygin
Ravi Batista*: Irina
Dave Belden: Andrei
Marcus Davis: Fedotik
Kevin D’Ambrosio: Ferapont
John Fenner Mays: Chebutykin
Andy Hager: Tuzenbach
Amanda Hartley: Natasha
Jacob Murphy: Rode
Saren Nofs-Snyder: Masha
Jay Reed: Solyony
Kathleen Ruhl: Anfisa
Daniel Smith: Vershinin
Joanne Underwood: Olga
Susan Applebaum: Anfisa U/S
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Producer: Jodi Gottberg
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Woodward*
Scenic Design: Aaron Menninga
Technical Director: Bernard Chin
Lighting Design: Andrew Iverson
Costume Design: Bill Morey
Composition & Sound Design: Collin Warren
Sound Engineer: Alex Bradford Ruhlin
Properties Design: Jesse Gaffney
Asst. Director & Dramaturg: Stephen Fedo
Asst. Stage Manager: Chad Duda
Asst. to the Director: Skye Robinson Hillis
Costume Assistant: Melissa Ng
Graphic Design: Clayton Smith
Production Intern: Nathaniel Williams
Disappearing Act
Adapted and Directed by Stephen Fedo
April 27, 2009 – May 31, 2009
World Premiere
Ravi Batista
Audre Budrys
Derek Czaplewski
Brooks Darrah
Matt Goines
Jay Reed
Kathleen Ruhl
Sam Wootten
Production Manager: Jodi Gottberg
Production Stage Manager: S. G. Heller
Set & Lighting Design: Matt Gawryk
Costume Design: William Morey
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Properties Design: Jodi Gottberg
Choreographer: Annie Beserra
Asst. Stage Manager: Rebecca Butler
Production Assistant: James Jauss
Two by Pinter
Written By Harold Pinter
Directed by Joyce Piven
October 12 – November 15, 2009
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
Directed by Jennifer Green
November 3, 2008 – December 7, 2008
Jeff Awards Recommended
Brooks Darrah
Paul Dunckel
James Vincent Meredith
Production Stage Manager: S. G. Heller
Set Design: Matt Gawryk
Lighting Design: Ohn Horan
Costume Design: Chantal Calato
Prop Design: Jodi Gottberg
Production Assistant: James Jauss
Because They Have No Words
Directed by Emilie Beck
June 22, 2008
Jeff Award for Best Sound Design: Jack Arky, Nominated for Best Ensemble
Tim Maddock
DuShon Monique Brown*
Marla Caceres
Jennifer Coombs
Lawrence Grimm*
Sean Walton
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Michael Caloia*
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Assistant Director: Elissa Weinzimmer
Set Design: Courtney O’Neill
Lighting Design: Christopher Ash
Sound Design & Original Composition: Jack Arky
Costume Design: Nikki Delhomme
Set Dresser: Kat Powers
Sound Board Operator: James Gill
Set Construction: Jill Gretter & Erin Diener
Production Assistants: James Jauss / Jodi Gottberg
What Dreams May Come
Directed by Joyce Piven
November 8, 2007 – December 16, 2007
American Visions through Jewish Eyes
New adaptations of stories by Delmore Schwartz, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Bernard Malamud
Brent T. Barnes: Father / Albert Gans / Tumler
Ravi Batista: Del /Raizel
Bernard Beck*: Grandfather / Rabbi Lifschitz / Elder Gans / Dr. Margolin
Sarah Bendix: Mother / Rifkele / Ensemble
Sean Blay: Ensemble
Kate Ducey: Ensemble
Maya Friedler: Grandmother / Gretl / Ensemble
Jessica Saxvik: Ensemble
Kate Schultz: Ensemble
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Andrew Bennett
Production Stage Manager: Adam Fox*
Scenic Design: Tom Burch
Costume and Mask Design: Nikki Delhomme
Lighting Design: Pete Dully
Choreographer: Marla Lampert**
Sound Design / Original Music: Robert Steel
Rifkele Mask Design: Sarah Bendix
Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
Assistant Stage Manager / Sound Board Operator: Lauren Aimone
Mad Dancers
Directed by Jennifer Green
May 17, 2007 – June 24, 2007
Chicago Premiere
Richard Banden: Yudel / T’Mok / Street Person
Ravi Batista: The Rebbe
Bernard Beck*: The Old Gentleman / M.C. / Waiter
Dieterich Gray*: Elliot Green
Stacie Beth Green: Naftali / Brenda
Mark Larson: Nosson
Chris Lopez: Shimon / The Gardener / Bob
Rebbe’s Followers: Renee Callahan, Esteban Andres Cruz, Nicole Miller, Sarah Winkler
Adam Ruben (Nosson), Esteban Andres Cruz (Yudel): Understudies
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Andrew Bennett
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Woodward*
Scenic / Lighting Designer: Christopher Ash
Choreographer: Allison Kurtz
Costume Designer: Betsy Elizabeth Ann McKnight
Sound Designer / Original Music: Robert Steel
Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
Production Assistant: James Jauss
Graphic Design: Erik Koelle
Chekhov Stories
Adapted by Stephen Fedo and Joyce Piven
November 9, 2006 – December 17, 2006
Stories: Darling, Engagement, Woman Without Prejudice, The Trick
Jessica Honor Carleton: Yelena / Nadya
Aaron Christensen*: Pustovalov / Sasha
Nathan Drackett: Maxim
Stacie Beth Green: Olenka / Nadya
Neal Grofman: Kukin / Father Andrei
Fran Karbens: Nana
Will Kinnear: Yelena’s Father / Smirnin
Brendan Marshall-Rashid: Anton / Andrei
Irit Levit: Yelena’s Mother / Nina / Smirnin’s Wife
James Byrne: Sasha
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Andrew Bennett
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Woodward*
Set / Lighting Design: Christopher Ash
Costume Design: Betsy Elizabeth Ann McKnight
Sound Design / Original Music: Robert Steel
Puppet Design: Michael Montenegro
Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
Viewpoints Coach: Jon Berry
Choreography: Allison Kurtz
Production Asst: James Jauss
Graphic Design: Erik Koelle
Photography: Christopher Ash
Lady Chaplin
Directed by Jennifer Green
May 25, 2006 – June 25, 2006
World Premiere
Jonathan Pereira*: Charlie Chaplin
Allan Aquino: Kono
Bernard Beck*: Morris Samuels
Paul Dunckel: James Agee
Jenni Fontana: Oona O’Neill Chaplin
Dieterich Gray / David Belden: Ed Sullivan
Stacie Beth Green: Leta Grey Chaplin
Jamie Parker: Young Leta / Lolita McMurray
Mary Ross: Mother
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Woodward*
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Set/Lighting Design: Christopher Ash
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Costume Design: Betsy McKnight
Dialect Coach: Susan Philpot
Choreography: Allison Kurtz
Production Asst: James Jauss
Graphic Design: Erik Koelle / Allan Aquino
Photography: Christopher Ash
A Festival of Jewish Stories
Adapted by Stephen Fedo
November 10, 2005 – December 18, 2005
Stories: The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud, Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Tale of the Moon by Isaac Peretz and The Loudest Voice Grace Paley.
Bernard Beck*: Feivel, Abramowitz, Salzman
Beth Jacoby*: Mrs. Abramowitz, Lily, Mrs. Salzman
Michael Stock*: Reuven, Mr. Bialik, Leo Finkle
Lauren Hirte: Zlateh, Shirley, Stella
Donna Osowski: Leah, Mrs. Kornbluh
Will Kinnear: Mr. Hilton
Ani Poladian: Hayim, Aaron, Ensemble
Aliya Charney: Anna, Barrel, Ensemble
Nik Mitseff: Chanon, Ensemble
Seamus McMahon: Ensemble
Isa Qasim: Ensemble
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Kim Forbes*
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Asst. Director: Sarah Bendix
Set / Lighting Design: Christopher Ash
Costume Design: Betsy McKnight
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Aerial Consultant: Sylvia Hernandez
Prop Design: Mikalina Majewski / Sarah Bendix
Photographer: Christopher Ash
Technical Director: Tony Adams
Sound Board Op: Nikki Parker
Production Asst: James Jauss
Great Expectations
Directed by Jennifer Green
Adapted by Michael Stock
May 19, 2005 thru June 26, 2005
World Premiere Adaptation
Joyce Piven*: Miss Havisham
Bernard Beck*: Jaggers / Magwitch
Kathleen Christianson: Mrs. Joe / Molly
Brooks Darrah*: Joe / Arthur
Paul Dunckel: Orlech / Drummel / Compeyson
Dieterich Gray: Herbert Pocket
Greta Sidwell Honold: Estella
Michael Quinn: Pip
Jessica Erin Zweig: Biddy / Sarah Pocket
Joe Kloehn: Child Pip
Isa Qasim: Child Pip
Seamus McMahon: Child Herbert
Olivia Cygan: Child Estella
Maya Friedler: Understudy Miss Havisham
Aliya Charney: Understudy Child Estella
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Woodward*
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Set/Lighting/Co-Costume Design: Christopher Ash
Co-Costume Design: Betsy McKnight
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Technical Director: Tony Adams
Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
Violence Design: R&D Choreography
Costuming Asst.: Lauren Cerkiewicz
Graphic Design: Erik Koelle
Our Country's Good
Directed by Jennifer Green
October 14, 2004 – November 21, 2004
Melissa Briskman: Duckling Smith / Lt. Will Dawes
Paul Dunckel: Ketch Freeman / Major Robbie Ross
Bryson Engelen: Caesar / Capt. Watkin Tench
Jeremy Glickstein: John Wisehammer / Reverend Johnson
Dieterich Gray: Robert Sideway / Capt. David Collins
Andy Hager: Midshipman Harry Brewer / Capt. Jemmy Campbell / John Arscott
Laurie Larson: Dabby Bryant / Lt. George Johnstone
James Meredith*: Capt. Arthur Phillip / Aborigine
Scott Shallenbarger: 2nd Lt. Ralph Clark
Joanne Underwood: Mary Brenham / 2nd Lt. William Faddy
Niki Williams: Liz Morden / Meg Long
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth R. English*
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Asst. Director: Jennifer Barclay
Set Design: Christopher Ash
Costume Design: Michelle Tesdall
Lighting Design: Jessica Benardello
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Technical Director: Tony Adams
Violence Design: R&D Choreography
Dialect Coach: Susan Philpot
Dramaturg: Dieterich Gray
Production Assts.: James Jauss, Donna Osowski, Jared Kling
Graphic Design: Erik Koelle
Photography: Christopher Ash / Mark Weidling
Eurydice
Directed by Joyce Piven
June 20 2004
Polly Noonan: Eurydice
Bernard Beck*: Father
Sean Cooper: Orpheus
Dieterich Gray: Nasty Man
Maya Friedler: Grandmother
Shizue Roche-Adachi: Little Stone
Aliya Charney: Loud Stone / Little Stone
Ani Poladian: Loud Stone
Alex Block: Big Stone
Greta Honold / Kyle Chipman: understudies
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Adam Fox*
Production Manager: Brett Presson
Scenic Design: Polly Noonan & Lynne Koscielniak
Sound Design: David Earle
Composer: Gregory Hirte
Costume Design: Janice Pytel
Asst. to Director: Donna Osowski
Asst. Stage Managers: Jared Kling / Mike Eisenstein
Viewpoints Coach: Jennifer Barclay
Graphic Design: KT Luby
Photography: Adam Fox, Jennifer Sultz, Polly Noonan
Skyscraper
Directed by Scott Shallenbarger
October 16, 2003 – November 23, 2003
Aaron Christensen*: Raymond
Joanne Underwood: Jessica
Larry Wiley: Louis
Gita Tanner: Vivian
Marcia Reinhard: Jane
Jeremy Glickstein: Joseph
David Waggoner / Jessica Zweig: Understudies
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth R. English*
Production Manager: Micky York
Set / Lighting Design: Christopher Ash
Sound Design: Robert Steel
Costume Design: Jennifer Green
Asst. Costumer: Elizabeth Grantner
Master Carpenter: Tom Herman
Photography: Mark Weidling / Christopher Ash
Collected Stories
Directed by Joyce Piven
May 28, 2003 – July 6, 2003
Maya Friedler: Ruth
Cheryl Graeff*: Lisa
Kathleen Ruhl: Understudy Ruth
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Micky York
Production Stage Manager: Brett Presson / Elizabeth Grantner
Scenic Design: John Dalton
Lighting Design: Lynne Koscielniak
Costume Design: Ryan Magnuson & Liz Rinaldi
Sound Design: Scott Ian Lefton
Photographer: Mark Weidling
Mad Forest
Directed by Jennifer Green
November 24, 2002
Winner of Gay Chicago Magazine’s After Dark Award for Outstanding Ensemble
Gary Alexander
Bernard Beck
T.J. Cimfel
Sean Cooper
Paul Dunckel
Laurie Larson
Marcia Reinhard
Steven Schine
Gita Tanner
Joanne Underwood
David Waggoner
Thad Anzur
Production Manager: Micky York
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Scenic Design: John Dalton
Costume Design: Liz Rinaldi
Sound Design: Scott Ian Lefton
Properties Design: Cybele Moon
Violence Design: R&D Choreography
Technical Director: Michael Happ
Dialect Coach: Eric Armstrong
Vocal Coach: Micky York
Dramaturg: Bernard Beck
Language Consultant: Hannelore Lott
Photography: Mark Weidling
Speed the Plow
Directed by Joyce Piven & Jennifer Green
April 19, 2002 – May 26, 2002
F. David Roth: Charlie Fox
Justine Scarpa: Karen
Christian Stolte: Bobby Gould
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Production Manager: Alexis Macnab
Set Design: Geoffrey Curley
Lighting Design: Lynne Koscielniak
Costume Design: Allison Greaves
Sound Design: Micky York
Asst. Director: Morgan Leavitt
st. Stage Manager: Andy Schneeflock
Master Carpenter: Michael J. Freeburg
Scenic Painter: David Hanke
Fight Choreographer: Stephanie Repin
Choreographer/Dance Consultant: Annie Beserra
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Photographer: Mark Weidling
Dramaturg: Carrie Goodman
Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical
Directed by Jessica Thebus
June 28, 2002 – August 4, 2002
Jeff Nominated for Best Original Score: Gregory Hirte
Scot Morton: Lorenzo
Polly Noonan: Tilly
Geoff Rice: Frank
Gita Tanner: Joan
Amy Warren: Frances
Gregory Hirte: Musician
Sean Cooper: Frank Understudy
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Production Managers: Jen Sultz/Micky York
Original Music by Gregory Hirte/Jeffrey Weeter
Set Design: John Dalton
Lighting Design: Lynne Koscielniak
Sound Design/Vocal Coach: Micky York
Costume Design: Mary Trumbour
Asst. Director: Nina Billone
Rosa Lublin
February 1, 2002 – March 10, 2002
Based on stories by Cynthia Ozick
Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Adaptation
Celeste Lynch: Rosa Lublin
Bernie Landis: Persky
Carmella Mulvihill: Stella
Laura Scott Wade: Young Rosa
Thad Anzur: Tree/Sunbather
Steven Schine: Finklestein/Storekeeper/Sunbather
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz/Alexis Macnab
Production Stage Manager: Micky York
Set & Projection Design: Lynne Koscielniak
Costume Design: Allison Greaves
Sound Design: Bob Rokos
Prop Design: Sarah Bendix / Jennifer Sultz
Asst. Stage Manager: Andy Schneeflock
Production Technical Director: Denise Bizer
Asst. Scenic & Projection Designer: Katie Bond
Lighting Design Team: Lynne Koscielniak, Andrew Meyers, Katie Bond
Carpenter: Peter Talbot
Scenic Painter: Kennedy Bizer
Dialect Coach: Eric Armstrong
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Photographer: Mark Weidling
Dramaturg: Bernard Beck
Language Consultant: Justine Jablonska
Book of Days
Directed by Jennifer Green
October 4, 2001 – November 11, 2001
Melissa Sloane Briskman: Ginger
Craige Christensen*: Sharon
T.J. Cimfel: Earl
Sean Cooper: Rev. Bobby Groves
Paul Dunckel: Len
Jake Mailey*: Walt
Scot Morton: James
Tim Polk: Sheriff Conroy Atkins
Marcia Reinhard: Ruth
Kathy Ruhl: Martha
Joanne Underwood: Louann
David Waggoner: Boyd
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Asst. Production Manager: Alexis Macnab
Production Technical Director: Michael Freeburg
Set Designer: John Dalton
Costume Designer: Carmella Mulvihill
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Sound Designer: Kyle Rosenthal
Dialect Coach: Eric Armstrong
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris / Dave Belden
Photographer: Mark Weidling
American Voices
April 5, 2001 – May 13, 2001
New Adaptations of Stories: A Clean-Well Lighted Place, Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, Cathedral by Raymond Carver, The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston, What Denny Brown Didn’t Know At Age Fifteen by Elizabeth Gilbert and Jaguar Jesus by Warren Leight.
Paul Dunckel: Fred Brown / Jaguar Jesus / Otis / Young Waiter / Robert
Jake Mailey*: Mr. Kalesky / Shopkeeper / Old Man / Man
James Vincent Meredith*: Joe / Old Waiter / Man
Chavez Ravine: Missie May / Waitress
Marcia Reinhard: Mrs. Brown / Joe’s Mother / Wife
Christina Thodos: Mrs. Kalesky / Jig
Duke Doyle: Denny Brown
Hakeem Hunter: Peter Kalesky
Daliya Karnofsky: Paulette Kalesky
Jeffrey Neuberger: Russell Kalesky
Benjamin Silverstein: Russell Kalesky
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Production Assistants: Brenda Durham & Chris Szymanski
Set Designer: John Dalton
Set Construction: Michael Freeburg
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Costume & Prop Design: Jennifer Green / Jennifer Sultz
Saxophonist: David Boykin
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Photographers: Lorry Robin / Bob Tanner
King Lear
Directed by Shira Piven
June 7, 2001 – July 15, 2001
Byrne Piven*: Lear, King of England
Bernie Beck*: Earl of Gloucester
Brooks Darrah*: Earl of Kent
Paul Dunckel: Duke of Cornwall
Lawrence Grimm*: Edmund, bastard son to Gloucester
Neal Grofman: Duke of Burgundy / Oswald
James Vincent Meredith*: Edgar, son to Gloucester
Marcia Reinhard: Goneril
Shelia Marie Robinson: Gentlewoman
F. David Roth: Fool
Grahame Rush: Duke of Albany
Gita Tanner: Regan
Chris Tzoubris: King of France / Captain / Messenger
Joanne Underwood: Cordelia
Antonio D. Pryor: Understudy
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager*: Elizabeth Ruth English
Production Technical Director: Tom Herman
Set/Costume Designer: Danila Korogodsky
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Assistant to the Director: Morgan Leavitt
Production Assistants: Claire Zawa, Rory Jobst
Dramaturgy: Rebekah Scallet
Fight Choreographer: “Sam” Alden
Fight Captain: Chris Tzoubris
Costume/Props Crew: Jennifer Sultz, Claire Zawa, Jennifer Green, Mikalina Majewski, Diane Leavitt, Michelle Vey, Elizabeth Grantner
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Photographers: Chris Tzoubris, Bob Tanner
Three Sisters
Directed by Joyce Piven
February 8, 2001 – March 18, 2001
Bernie Beck*: Chebutykin
Rebecca Bloomfield: Anfisa
Jonathan Clark*: Andrei
Loren Crawford: Olga
Neal Grofman: Kulygin
Tom Herman: Ferapont/Understudy to Kulygin
David Parkes*: Vershinin
Marcia Reinhard: Natasha
F. David Roth: Tuzenbach
Grahame Rush: Officer/Understudy to Vershinin
Scott Stambach*: Solyony
Gita Tanner: Masha
Christina Thodos: Maid/Understudy
Chris Tzoubris: Fedotik/Under study to Tuzenbach
Joanne Underwood: Irina
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Stacey Duncan
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Costume Designer: Rachel Healy
Set Designer: Danila Korogodsky
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Props: Elizabeth Grantner
Technical Director: Aaron Reisner
Assistant Technical Director: Eric Graves
Assistant Director: Morgan Leavitt
Production Assistant: Eric Graves
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Videography Consultant: Willy Laszlo
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Burn This
Directed by Jennifer Green
November 12, 2000
Jonathan Clark: Burton*
F. David Roth: Pale
Justine Scarpa: Anna
Scott Shallenbarger: Larry
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Stacey Duncan
Technical Director: Tom Herman
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Grantner
Assistant Technical Director: Aaron Reisner
Assistant to Director/Producer: Katie Jefferis
Set Carpenter: Ryan Kitley
Scenic Designer: J. Branson
Sound Designer/Original Score: Barry Bennett
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Fight Choreographer: Dawn “Sam” Alden
Costumer: Tatjana Radisic
Scenic Painter: Michelle Caplan
Assistant Scenic Painter: Brian Sharpe
Props: Elizabeth Grantner
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Videography Consultant: Willy Laszlo
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Chekhov: The Stories
Directed by Joyce Piven
March 17, 2000 – April 22, 2000
Stories: A Woman Without Prejudices, The Lady with the Pet Dog, The Chorus Girl, The Cook’s Wedding, Anna
Bernard Beck*: Danilo, Father, Modest
Dave Belden: Officer, His Excellency, Violinist
Matthew Berger Schorsch: Grisha, Brother 2
Craige Christensen*: Wife, Woman 2
Jonathan Clark*: Dmitry Gurov
Leah Gale: Pasha
Joe Gerrits:Dancer, Young Lover, Officer
Tom Herman: Anna’s Father
Lynn Hirsch: Nurse, Mother
Scot Morton: Kolpakov, Older Grisha, Man 2, Friend, Artynov
Ian Nelson-Johnson: Grisha, Brother 2
Kathy Ruhl: Pelageya, His Excellency’s Wife
Justine Scarpa: Mamma, Anna
Amy Michelle Smith: Dancer, Young Lover, Daughter, Brother 1
Chris Tzoubris: Maxim, Filka
Joanne Underwood: Anna Sergeyevna, Yelena
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Managers: Stacey Duncan/ Jennifer Sultz
Assistant Director: Robin Chaplik
Assistant to the Director: Maria Cuadra
Production Stage Manager: Julie A. Newland
Technical Director: Tom Herman
Set Designer: Danila Korogodsky
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Assistant Sound Designer: Kyle Rosenthal
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Costumer: John Gion with Liz Passman
Props: John Gion
Graphic Designer: Chris Tzoubris
Videography Consultant: Willy Laszlo
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Choreographer: Toby Nicholson
Dance Captain: Amy Michelle Smith
The Illusion
Directed by Robin Chaplik
Adapted by Tony Kushner
June 2, 2000 – July 9, 2000
Bernard Beck*: Pridamant
Chris Farrell: Alacandre
Neal Grofman: The Amanuensis/Geronte
Scot Morton: Pleribo/Adraste/Prince Florilame
David Parkes*: Calisto/Clindor/Theogenes
Gita Tanner: Elicia/Lyse/Clarina
Chris Tzoubris: Matamore
Jacqueline Williams *: Melibea/Isabelle/Hippolyta
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Stacey Duncan
Assistant to the Director: Donna Osowski
Production Stage Manager: Julie A. Newland
Board Operator: Aaron Reisner
Technical Director: Tom Herman
Scenic Designer: J. Branson
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Assistant Sound Designer: Kyle Rosenthal
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Fight Choreographer: Dawn “Sam” Alden
Costumer: Vicky Strei
Magic Consultant: Marshall Ellenstein
Scenic Painters: Michelle Caplan/Marie Carroll
Props: Jen Sultz/Stacey Duncan
Graphic Designer: Kris Dresen
Videography Consultant: Willy Laszlo
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Production Assistant: Kara Roseborough
Transformations 2000
January 14 – February 20, 2000
Julian Bailey: Jacob, Virtual Sex Partner, Jesus
Bernard Beck*: Abraham, Galileo, Moses
Maya Friedler: Sarah, TV watching grandmother
Tom Herman: Pianist, Embryo’s Father, Old Isaac, Thamus
Ryan Kitley: Adam, Male God
Jeff McLane: Snake, Esau, Ogaloosa
Amanda Philipson: Embryo’s Mother, Virtual Sex Partner
Alan Potekin: Young Isaac
Chavez Ravine: “Transformations” Singer, Female God
Gita Tanner: Eve, Rebecca
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Julie A. Newland
Technical Director: Thomas Herman
Set Designer: Danila Korogodsky
Sound Designer: Jeff McLane
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Costume Construction: Darice Damata-Geiger & Troy Sheehan
Choreographic Assistance: Sylvia Hernandez, Sanna Longdon, Zohara Schuster
Videography Consultant: Willy Laszlo
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Graphic Design: Leah Oates / Jennifer Sultz
Composer “Rebecca’s Song”: Shira Piven
Composer “Transformations”: Stuart Katz
“Rebecca’s Song” & ”Transformations” lyrics: Byrne Piven
Brilliant Traces
Directed by Joyce Piven
March 19, 1999 – April 25, 1999
Polly Noonan: Rosannah Deluce
Daniel Smith*: Henry Harry
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Greg Hirte*
Asst. Stage Manager: Mary La Plante
Co-Set Designer: Danila Korogodsky
Tech Director / Co-Set Designer: Mike Stevenson
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Scenic Painter: Daisy Castro
Costume Consultant: Liz Passman
Fight Choreographer: Peter Rybolt
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Graphic Design: Leah Oates / Jennifer Sultz
Never in My Lifetime
Directed by Jennifer Green
October 31, 1999
1st Production of Piven’s Inaugural Subscription Season
Julian Bailey: Tom
Craige Christensen*: Mother
Jeff McLane: Charlie
Justine Scarpa: Maire
Gita Tanner: Wife
Joanne Underwood: Tessie
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Sean Sheridan
Set / Costume / Prop Designer: Holly Eyman
Technical Director: Thomas Herman
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Dialect Coach: Eva Breneman
Photographer: Lorry Robin
Graphic Design: Leah Oates
Punto
Directed by Terry McCabe
November 20, 1998 – January 3, 1999
Byrne Piven*: Arthur
Matt DeCaro*: Warren
Francesca Vetrano: Anna
*member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Sean Sheridan
Tech Director / Set Designer: Mike Stevenson
Scenic Painter: Michelle Caplan
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Lighting Designer: Andrew Meyers
Photographer: Bob Tanner
Graphic Designer: Leah Oates / Jennifer Sultz
Orlando
Directed by Joyce Piven
Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
June 28, 1998
David Barack: Arch Duke
Jonathan Clark*: Poet/Singer/Shelmerdine
Susan Ferrara: Arch Duchess/Euphrosyne
Anthony Fleming III: Othello/Captain
Erin Higgins: Penelope/Savilla
Scot Morton: Orlando
Polly Noonan: Queen Elizabeth I
Justine Scarpa: Orlando
Gita Tanner: Sasha/Singer
Joanne Underwood: Desdemona/Clorinda
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Walshe
Asst. Stage Manager: Sherin Bennett
Prop Designer: Wendy Walshe
Set Designer: Jack Magaw
Technical Director: Mike Stevenson
Costume Designer: Beth Tallon
Sound Designer: Joseph Fosco
Lighting Designer: Byrne Piven
Lighting Consultant: Andrew Meyers
Choreographer: Toby Nicholson
Acrobatic Consultant: Sylvia Hernandez
Composer: Shira Piven
Court Dance Music: Michael Vitali
Photography: Lorry Robin
Graphic Design: Leah Oates / Jennifer Sultz
The Conversion of Leo Novotny
Directed by Chuck Smith
December 18, 1997 – February 8, 1998
Byrne Piven*: Leo Novotny
Cedric Young*: Daniel Madison
The Tate Singers: Parishioners
Paula Grissom: Gospel Piano
Gregory Hirte: Klezmer Violin
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Manager / Administrative Director: Toni Moffett
Stage Manager: Michael Stock
Technical Director: Andrew Whelan
Set Design: Danila Korogodsky
Costume Design: Cecilia Rubalcava
Musical Director Gospel: Paula Grissom
Artistic Director: Bryne Piven
Co-Artistic Director: Joyce Piven
Top Girls
Directed by Joyce Piven
July 6, 1997
Lynne Baker: Waitress / Jeanine / Nell
Craige Christensen*: Pope Joan / Louise
Lynn Hirsch: Isabella Bird / Win
Kristin Randall: Hostess / Kit / Shona
Kathleen Ruhl: Dull Gret / Mrs. Kidd
Justine Scarpa: Marlene
Gita Tanner: Lady Nijo / Joyce
Joanne Underwood: Patient Griselda / Angie
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Asst. Director: Jennifer Green
Production Manager: Jennifer Sultz
Stage Manager: Wendy Walshe
Lighting Design: Byrne Piven / Andrew Meyers
Set Design: Robert G. Smith
Costume Design: Cecilia Rubalcava
Choreographer: Gretchen Glader
Set Construction: David Schulte
Musical Consultant: Shira Piven
Dialect Coach: Gillian Lane-Plescia
Prop Design: Michael Stock / Wendy Walshe
Photography: Bob Tanner
Graphic Design: Eric Savlin
The Shoemakers
Directed by Shira Piven
Opened April 25, 1995
Produced in association with Famous Door Theatre
Adapted by & with Original Lyrics by Byrne Piven
Directed by & with Original Music by Shira Piven
Byrne Piven: Abba
James Schneider: Gimpel
Deirdre Waters: Pesha
David Engel: Getzel
Kris Edlund: Treitel
P. Adam Walsh: Godel
Gregory Hirte: Feivel / Lippe
Hakeem Hunter: Chananiah
Laura T. Fisher: Neighbor / Bessie
Mary Chaisson: Neighbor / Wife
Sheldon Baren: Rabbi / Mailman
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Stage Manager: Lynne M. Harris
Set Design: Danila Korogodsky
Lighting Design: Jeff Pines
Costume Design: Sharon Sachs
Video Design: Miroslaw Rogala
Musical Director: Larrance Fingerh
Sadie in Love
Directed by Joyce Piven
1995
Linda Burg: Sadie Schuster
Bernard Beck*: Herschel Diamond
Gita Tanner: Mitzi
Stephan Fletcher
Jennifer Green
Neal Grofman
Lynn Shapir
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Set Design: Lynn Hirsch
Costume Design: Elizabeth Passman
Assistant Director: Nina Billone
Sound: Nina Billone, William Jones, Sarah Ruhl, Colin Rothman
Producing Director: Kristin Randall
Administrative: Jen Sultz
Violin: Jennifer Lacki
Choreographer: Lynn Saphiro
Dramature: Jen Green
Music Director: Lynn Shapiro
Stage Carpenter: Robert Quaintance
Light Design: Bryne Piver, Kristin Randall, Ben Simonetti
Stage Manager: David Spielfogel
Program Design: Kristin Randall
Box Office: Jen Sutlz
Mud
Directed by Joyce Piven
Performed at Victory Gardens Theatre
November 20, 1992 – December, 1992
Lili Taylor
Paul Quinn
Tom Webb
Michael Byrne
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Stage Manager: Galen Ramsey*
Set Design: Bill Cusack
Lighting Design: Lee Kennedy
Costume Design: Allison Reeds
Chekhov: A Circle of People
May 22, 1992 – May 30, 1992
Stories: After the Theatre, The Dance Pianist, The Chorus Girl & The House with the Mansard by Anton Chekhov.
Anne Hubbard
Maeve Kanaley
Larry Novikoff
Michael Quaintance
Paul Quinn
Joan Ryan
Shira Piven
Rebecca Tennison
Stage Manager: Ann Lippert
Lighting Technician: Jen Green
Costumes: Jane Gilbert
Lighting: David Gipson
A Printer Landscape
Directed by Byrne Piven
April 24, 1992 – May 2, 1992
Stories: 6 Revue Sketches & Landscape
Byrne Piven
Joyce Piven
Nick Gillie
Katie Hanley
Rob Lamont
Scot Morton
Jake Mailey
Deb Seigel
Kate Walsh
Production Stage Manager: Dennis Kaiser & Ann Lippert
Lighting Design: David Gipson
Original Music: Shira Piven
Commedia Consultant: Jeremy Piven
Light Board Operator: Jennifer Green
Sound Operator: Ann Lippert
Costume Design: Jane Gilbert
Lighting Technician: Jennifer Green
Mothers & Daughters
February 8, 1991 – March 2, 1991
Stories: A Stolen Party by Liliana Heker, The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick, What is Seized by Lorrie Moore, The Swan, Waverly Jong’s Story, & Scar by Amy Tan & Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Lee Chen
Laura Cisneros
Gloria Bond Clunie
Ann Cusack
Marilyn Dodds Frank
Jenna Ford
Adele Robbins
Tria Smith
Thom Vernon
Production Stage Manager: Rachel Singer
Theatre Design: Byrne Piven
Set Design: Lynn Hirsch
Lighting Design: Mary & Tim Hynes
Costume Coordinator: Nora Lee Luttrell
Lighting Consultant: Bob Shook
Original Music: Shira Piven
Music Performed by Shira Piven & Andrzej Carney-Soltys
Women In Shakespeare
1991
Teri Clark
Kate Churchill
Melanie Hoopes
Eugenia Ives
Ann Perry
Adele Robbins
Sheila Marie Robinson
Justine Scarpa
Musician: Tunji He
Producer: Eugenia Ives
Production Stage Manager: Ann Lippert
Set/Poster Design: Ann Lippert
Commedia Consultant: Adele Robbins
Lighting Design: Scott Entenman
Costume Design: Mary Michael Hanbury
Original Music: Shira Piven
Photographer: Lynn Hirsch
Lighting Technician: Jennifer Green
Macbeth
Directed by Byrne Piven
1988
Byrne Piven:Macbeth
Joyce Piven: Lady Macbeth
Jeremy Piven: Malcolm
Gloria Bond Clunie: Witch / Hecate
Tim Burke: Fleance / Bloody Sergeant
Michael Byrne: Angus / Porter / Old Man
Hope Davis: Lady Macduff / Attendant
Ed Douglas: Duncan / Old Siward
Maya Friedler: Witch
Amy Galper: Witch
Tom Greene: Donalbain / Young Siward
Harry J. Lennix: Macduff / Bloody Sergeant
Tim Monsion: Banquo / Doctor
Paul Quinn Ross Wayne Sabato: Seyton / Messenger
Cherene Snow: Lennox
Piven Students: Alex Cohn / Lorne Lieb / Zack Mastoon / Scott Resnick as Macduff’s son
Production Stage Manager: James A. Linduska
Set Design: Michael Merritt / David Tennenbaum
Lighting Design: Lee Watson
Costume Design: Claudia Boddy
Video Design: Miroslaw Rogala
Sound Design: Jeff Bek
Prop Design: Dick Gregory
The Misadventures of Spark Spangle, Farmer
Directed by Byrne Piven
December 28, 1986
Mamet Festival
Directed by Byrne Piven
November 7, 1985 – December 29, 1985
Stories: Good People, A Father, The Darling
Produced in association with Yale Wexler Productions
Byrne Piven
Shira Piven
John Aldridge
Bernard Beck
Dick Cusack
Mary Ann Thebus
Stage Manager: Merrill Holtzman
Set / Lighting Design: John Aldridge
Costume Design: Tom Donaghy
Sound Design: Robert Milburn
Singer & His Demons
Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Directed by Byrne Piven
1983
Bernard Beck*
Larry Coven*
Lynn Franklin*
Joyce Piven*
Michael P. Byrne
Joyce O’Brien
Karen Bachner
Adam Bitterman
Anna Caldwell
Robin Chaplik
John Cusack
Wendy Kanter
Lauren Katz
Claudine Kielson
Jordan Roseman
Dean Rosner
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Production Stage Manager: Abby Farber
Set Design: Lynn Hirsch
Costume Design: Liz Passman
Lighting Design: Dan Rowley
Choreography: Sanna Longden Puppets by students at the Roycemore School
Something is There
1982
Stories: Artists at Home by William Faulkner, The Boarding House by James Joyce, The Princess by Anton Chekhov
Byrne Piven
Joyce Piven
Bernard Beck
Ann Mora
Aidan Quinn
Michael Byrne
Katie Moynagh
Joyce O’Brien
Set Design: Lynn Hirsch
Costume Design: Trina Ciuffo Bruce
Lighting Design: Tom Hagglund
General Managers: David Dillon, Nora Gaffin
Stage Manager: Tom Hagglund
Set Builders: Michael Byrne, Michael Ahern, Bruce Mistarz
Poster/Flyer Design: Barbara Holbert
Production Assistant: David Gethmann
Box Office Manager: Maureen Egan
Housemanager: Carol Fox
Administrative Assistant: Katie Moynagh
The Man in 605
Directed by Sheldon Patinkin
1977
Produced at the Theatre de Lys, New York City.
Originally produced & directed by Byrne Piven.
Originally performed by Aidan Quinn & Jeff Perry for the Piven Theatre production.
Byrne Piven*
Dick Cusack
William H. Macy*
Joseph Jefferson
Award for Best Actor
Stage Manager: Blake Levinson
Lights: Andy Meyers and David Gethmann
Assistant Stage Manager: Ryan Carrol
Technical Director: Stuart Flacks
Chairman of Chekhov Benefit: Maya Friedler
Co-ordinator of Chekhov Benefit: Sara Nesper
Photography: Bob Tanner
Box Office: YPC
Ushers: YPC
Chekhov: Some Family Portraits
Directed by Byrne Piven
1977
Stories: Good People, A Father & The Darling
Byrne Piven*
Joyce Piven*
Linda Balkin
Bernard Beck*
Remi Clignet
John Cusack
Donna Kantor
Lenny Wanger
Irwin Weil
Stan Winiarsky
* member Actor’s Equity Association
Stage Manager: Ken Weeks
Set Design: Michael Merritt
Lighting Design: Robert Shook