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| Lisa Barber
Lisa
is thrilled to be one of IT’s newest ensemble members. With a B.A. in
Communication/Theatre and a M.A. in Communiation/Performance Studies, she looks
forward to being a part of an organization that allows her to combine her love
for performance with her passion for education. Lisa is also a graduate of
the Second City Conservatory Program and is currently immersed in their
renowned Writing Program. She is excited to be working with such an
inspiring group of ensemble members and can’t wait to get her first year at
Imagination Theatre under her belt!
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| Ellen Cribbs
Ellen Cribbs is an award-winning actress and published playwright who is
thrilled to be working with Imagination Theatre. She earned her Acting
BFA from Ithaca College and completed a graduate acting course at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England. Ellen spent a year long
internship at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. where
she taught children's acting workshops and residencies focusing on the
works of Shakespeare. Ellen works as a professional actress in Chicago
and has performed in plays such as A Klingon Christmas Carol with Commedia Beauregard Theatre and Blithe Spirit with First Folio Theatre.
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Henry Del CidHenry Del Cid was born and raised in Chicago. He is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting. He has also studied and performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and has trained in Russian theatre, acting, directing, ballet, movement, and singing. His acting credits include parts in Tracers, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Disciples, West Side Story, Les Miserables, and Time to Burn. He is very excited in being a part of the Imagination Theater ensemble.
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| Parke Fech
Parke
is a graduate of Mesa State College with a B.A. in Musical Theatre, and also
completed studies over at the Atlantic Theatre Conservatory in New York City.
He was a founding company member of the Grand Theatre Company in Winter Park,
CO. He was a company member with American Eagle Productions here in Chicago as
well. Regionally, he has performed Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Ink and Pulp
productions, Music Theatre of Madison, and 20% Theatre Company to name a few.
He is very happy to be a part of Imagination Theatre's current season!
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| Mercedes Frierson
Mercedes
Frierson received her BFA from The DePaul University Theatre School. She shares
her talents by serving in leadership positions at church such as the Tween
Ministry, Drama Guild Ministry, and Intercessory Prayer Ministry to name a few.
Her theater credits include, but not limited to Othello (Roderigo and Emilia),
The Living Canvas: Rain (Tin Mug), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Twelfth Night
(Maria), Richard III (Grey), W;T (E.M. Ashford), and Working (Cleaning Woman).
She dedicates her life to honoring God, fostering family, and serving the youth
and young adults in her community.
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| Minita Gandhi
Minita is proud to join Imagination Theater of
Chicago. Born in Mumbai, India and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she
moved to Chicago two years ago to pursue her theater career. She was recently
seen in The Arabian Nights at Lookingglass Theater and will be performing Summer
People at the Gift beginning Oct. 22. Minita is also a teaching artist for the
Silk Road Theater, and is a choregrapher of East Indian dance.
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| David Guy
David
is excited to be part of the Imagination Theater ensemble. He has worked as an
actor in Chicago for the past 3 years. He recently was in the play Goodness at
Clockwise Theatre, and this fall will be in the play Den of Thieves at Prop
Theatre. David looks forward to earning his SAG card and moving to LA to pursue
a career in film. When he is not cast in a stage production, David works as a
freelancer in television production for commercials and reality TV programs.
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| Angela Johnson
Angela
Alise Johnson is thrilled to be a part of the Imagination Theater ensemble!
Angela hails originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She moved to Chicago to
pursue professional acting and graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a
Bachelors of Arts in Theatre and Sociology. Some of her favorite credits
include roles in A Raisin in the Sun, Sweeney Todd, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,
A Crescent City Comedy of Errors, Rent, All Shook Up, What's Behind Our Eyes,
the Wiz, Hairspray, and Tatjana in Color. Angela also works part-time as the
Office Management Associate for Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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| Jim McDoniel
Jim McDoniel
is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Theater Program and the
Second City Conservatory. In recent years he has run old-time radio
sound effects during an alien invasion (War of the Worlds: The Musical), creeped-out Charlie Chaplin (Stage Lights), mocked Twilight (After Dusk But Before Daylight), died (The Somewhat Gelatinous Blob From Beyond the Grave), acted himself back to life (Beckett's Widow), and made tea (Arcadia).
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Cortney McKenna
Cortney McKenna is a proud member of the Imagination Theater ensemble since 2009. Cortney received her MA in Acting from the University of Essex, England and her BA in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago. She has further studied with renowned companies Teatr Piesn Kozla in Poland and 500 Clown here in Chicago and has taken classes at Acting Studio Chicago. Cortney is a professional actress who has performed locally with such companies as Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, Redmoon, New World Rep and Breadline. She is also a performing arts youth educator/director throughout Chicagoland.
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| Cassandra Quinn
Cassandra
Quinn is originally from Indiana and graduated from Huntington University in
May 2009 with a B.A. in Theatre Performance and Sociology. She then spent a
year as an Actor and Educator with Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre and CLIMB theatre
in Minnesota. After finishing her contracts in MN she moved to Chicago in
November 2010 to continue pursuing her career in theatre. She has recently
continued her acting training at Black Box Studio. Some of her other
professional credits include Butterflies are Free and Wise Women at Red Barn
Summer Theatre, Lift and Separate at Theatre Wit, and Space Wars: the Panto! at
Piccolo Theatre.
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| Omen Sade
Omen Sade is thrilled to be a part of Imagination
Theater’s ensemble this year. He comes
from a background of improvisation, classical theater, and physical
theater. Omen studied Theater and Social
Change at Sarah Lawrence College and is inspired by I.T.’s mission of reaching
out to underserved communities and using theater as a medium for social
awareness and change. Omen is the
Associate Artistic Director of the Filament Theatre Ensemble, and is represented
by Paonessa Talent LLC.
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Frank Sawa
Frank moved to Chicago from Detroit MI where he studied with the
Bonstelle Theatre Company and abroad for a summer in Moscow. Having
been in various performances in the Chicago area for 4 years now,
he hopes to continue his acting career in this great city. His second
year now with IT, he has loved working with such a wonderful and
talented group of professional artists!
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| Tara Marie Smith
Tara
Marie Smith is excited to join the Imagination Theater ensemble. A Chicago area
native, Tara has acted in a host of local productions, including A Christmas
Carol, an improvised adaptation of Balm in Gilead, and The Boys Next Door. In
addition, she was an ensemble member in the theatrical interpretation of Pink
Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, in Los Angeles. Tara has trained as an actor
at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Southern California
School of Cinematic Arts, and The Second City. She is also a writer and
national award-winning public speaker.
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