Raphael Schwartzman - Director, Co-Producer
Raphael Schwartzman is absolutely thrilled to be directing The Curse on Mordrake House. Past Chicago directing credits include Thinking Sacks of Meat by Yolanda Carney (Piccolo Theatre), The Best of BYOT and Play: The Movie (BYOT Productions), Dumped Among the Reeds by Dan Jackson (arciTEXT Festival), The Case of Pete's Civic Responsibility by Dan Jackson (City Lit Theatre), and Resurrected by Mike Manship (Theatre-Hikes). |
Mikala Francini - Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Co-Producer
Stage management credits include Thinking Sacks of Meat (Piccolo Theatre), Best of BYOT (BYOT Productions), Gypsy, A Chorus Line, The Three Musketeers, Be A Good Little Widow (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), and Resurrected (Theatre-Hikes). Additional credits include Asst. Director/Dramaturg for Legally Blonde: The Musical (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Script Supervisor for Play: The Movie, and Visiting Hours playwright (BYOT Productions). Thanks to our fearless leader, Raphael. |
Justin Martin Fill - Levi, Lassiter, A Son
Justin Martin Fill is thrilled to bring The Curse on Mordrake House to life with Barebones Theatre and the Chicago Fringe Festival. Justin studied Acting at Ball State University, and is an Actor Combatant in the Society of American Fight Directors. His Chicago credits include Theatre-Hikes, Strangeloop, and Forget Me Not Theatre. Justin focuses on theatrical violence, music and utilizing technology in stage and film. When not immersed in performance, Justin is a media researcher, and yoga instructor in training. |
Katie Incardona - Ebha, Imoni
Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Katie Incardona is now an actor proud to call Chicago her home. Her favorite credits include El Stories: Heroes (Waltzing Mechanics), Murder (Broken Nose Theatre), Nickel and Dimed, Arcadia, and Good People (Northwestern University). She received her BA in acting from Northwestern and attended the British American Drama Academy, where she studied Shakespeare, contemporary techniques, voice, and movement under reputable instructors from RADA, Yale, and Juilliard. Katie has also studied at The Second City, and she is proudly represented by Lily's Talent Agency. Having cried multiple times watching horror films, she is thrilled to have a role in a horror play as macabre as The Curse on Mordrake House. She just hopes that this time she doesn't cry. |
Dan Jackson - Playwright, Co-Producer
Rowley, Cyril, Bernard Dan Jackson is originally from Canton, OH, and earned his degree in Theatre Studies from Kent State University. His acting credits include Rudy in Bent, Dr. Posner in Wit, Fabian in Twelfth Night and Haynes in The God of Hell. As a playwright, his written work has been performed at American Theatre Company, The Arc Theatre Company, City Lit Theater, and as part of the Short and Sweet Festival in Melbourne. As in improviser, he is an artistic associate with Theatre Momentum, and his independent team, Dan and Kate's Book Club, performs at various venues throughout Chicago. |
Quinn Leary - Hob, Edward, A Son
Quinn is a Chicago-based actor and designer and is excited to be reunited with Raphael and Mikala for his first Chicago Fringe Festival appearance. He received a BA in acting from Butler University in 2013 as well as studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School. He has previously appeared in Thinking Sacks of Meat and The Venetian Twins (Piccolo Theatre), as well as Resurrected (Theatre-Hikes). When not performing on stage, Quinn can be found performing and designing special effects makeup for Thirteenth Floor Chicago and The House of Torment haunted houses. He is grateful to Dan Jackson for writing such a wonderful, ghoulish piece, so that he may continue bringing all your worst nightmares onto the physical plane. |
Amanda Lynn Meyer - Eleanor, A Son
Amanda is jazzed to take part in this horror play with friends new and old. She is a Chicago-based actor, director, project manager, and tea enthusiast originally from Indianapolis, IN. She received her BA in Theatre from Butler University in 2011. Amanda has appeared on stages throughout Chicago, and was a company member with Dream Theatre Company, now on hiatus, from 2013-2016, and was seen in numerous productions, including their final Chicago production of Olive and the Mouse Spider King. Other credits include work in voiceover, local commercials, and short films. Though Amanda thinks of acting as her first love, she's been known to dabble in everything from props design to set and costume construction, to marketing. Amanda recently joined Fury Theatre Company as an artistic associate and will be directing a short play in the Short Attention Span Festival in September. Find out more at: www.amandalynnmeyer.com |
Jordy Williams - Lord Mordrake, Oosa
Jordy Williams is ridiculously excited to be a part of the cast of The Curse on Mordrake House. A software developer by day and crime fighter by night, Jordy is incredibly thankful to be able to squeeze theatre into his schedule, especially when that theatre is an exciting project like this. He is, most of all, thankful for Rachel--best of wives and best of women. |