Lindsey Ferrentino (Playwright, she/her) is a playwright whose work includes The Fear of 13 (Donmar Warehouse; Olivier Award nominations for Best New Play and Best Actor, starring Adrien Brody), The Queen of Versailles (Broadway; The Emerson Colonial Theatre), Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre Company; The National Theatre, UK; NYT Critic’s Pick), Amy and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company), This Flat Earth (Playwrights Horizons), The Year to Come (La Jolla Playhouse), The Artist (Theatre Royal Plymouth). According to The New York Times, Lindsey writes with, “a muscular empathy, which seeks to enter the minds of people for whom life is often a struggle of heroic proportions.” Whether writing about a female burn survivor or the first leading role for a person with Down syndrome, she has been called, “a brave playwright of dauntless conviction, whose unflinching portraits are hard to come by outside of journalism,” and she possesses, “a moral compass second to none among her generation of playwrights” (Variety). Lindsey is also an accomplished screenwriter with various projects in development. Most recently announced, she is writing and directing a film adaptation of her celebrated play Amy and the Orphans (Aggregate Pictures), writing a project based on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire (Sony), and adapting Rebecca Yarros’ beloved novel In the Likely Event (Netflix). Lindsey is the recipient of the 2016 Kesselring Prize, a Laurents/Hatcher Citation of Excellence, the ASCAP Cole Porter Playwriting Prize, the Catalyst Award for Entertainment Industry Excellence, the Paul Newman Drama Award, the NYU Distinguished Young Alumna Award. BFA, NYU; MFA, Hunter; and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.

Jonathan Berry (Director, he/him) is excited to be back in Chicago, after three years of serving as Artistic Director of The Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor, Maine. He is a proud ensemble member of both Steep Theatre and Griffin Theatre and a former Artistic Producer at Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He directed the Steppenwolf productions of: Lindiwe, The Children, You Got Older, Constellations, and the SYA productions of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Crucible, and A Separate Peace. Steep Theatre Company: Paris, Red Rex, Earthquakes in London, Posh, The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, If There Is I Haven’t Found it Yet, The Knowledge, Festen, Moment, The Hollow Lands and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. At Griffin, productions include: The North American premiers of Simon Stephens Punk Rock (Jeff award Director, Lead Actor, and Ensemble) Port, and On the Shore of the Wide World, as well as The Harvest, Winterset, Pocatello, Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy, The Burnt Part Boys, Spring Awakening, Company, Picnic, Time and the Conways, Dead End, The Hostage and Journey’s End. He was the Assistant Director for Anna D Shapiro’s Broadway productions of Of Mice and Men and This is our Youth. Gift Theatre: Obliteration (2nd production) The world premiers of both Dirty and Suicide, Incorporated, as well as Othello. Goodman Theatre: The Solid Sand Below and The World of Extreme Happiness for their New Stages Festival. Other work includes: American Theatre Company: Kill Floor, American Blues: Little Shop of Horrors and Sideman; Redtwist: Look Back in Anger and Reverb, Chicago Dramatists: I am Going to Change the World, Jackalope Theatre: The Casuals, Strawdog: Conversations on a Homecoming, Remy Bumpo: The Marriage of Figaro, Theatre Mir: The Sea and Caucasian Chalk Circle, Lifeline Theater: The Piano Tuner (Afterdark award – Best Production) He pursued his MFA in directing from Northwestern University. He has taught acting, directing, and viewpoints at University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Act One Studios, Columbia College and served as the director for the ensemble training program The School at Steppenwolf.

Lindsay Mummert (Scenic Designer, she/her) Regional Theatre: Sherwood: The Adventures of Robinhood (St. Louis Rep), Barefoot in the Park (Peninsula Players). Chicago Credits: Spay, A Mile in the Dark (Scenic Designer, Rivendell Theatre), Ironbound (Scenic Designer, Raven Theatre), Cat's Cradle & War of the Worlds (Scenic Designer, Lifeline Theatre). Upcoming: Loki: A Musical at the End of the World (Lifeline Theatre). Assistant design credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher (OSF), Relentless (Timeline Theatre+The Goodman), A Raisin in the Sun, Skeleton Cree (Guthrie), August Osage (StL Rep). International, Off Broadway/Tour credits: Between Two Knees (Associate Scenic Designer, PACNYC, Seattle Rep, Yale Rep, McCarter Center). Film/TV: Netflix's Zero Day, Happy Gilmore 2, Apple’s Your Friends and Neighbors S2 (Assistant Art Director). Education: B.F.A. in Scenic Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University. Lindsay is thrilled to return to Shattered Globe after co designing JUMP with Regina Garcia.

Kotryna Hilko (Costume Designer, she/her) is excited to be returning to Shattered Globe, where she previously designed Tale of Two Cities. Chicago credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (Paramount Theatre), The Cave, In Quietness, Revolution, The Killing Game, The Room, and The Haven Place (A Red Orchid Theatre), Cygnus (The Gift Theatre), Dear Elizabeth and Love Song (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company), Lifespan of a Fact (TimeLine Theater Company), Tambo and Bones (Refracted Theatre Company), How Blood Go (Congo Square Theatre), and Caroline, or Change (Firebrand Theatre). She holds a MFA from Northwestern University’s Stage Design program and is proud to be an Associate Artist with Remy Bumppo Theatre Company. For more information, visit kotrynahilko.com!

Brandon Wardell** (Lighting Designer, he/him) is a Lighting and Scenic Designer based in Chicago.  He is an Ensemble Member of Steep Theatre Company, an Artistic Associate with Griffin Theatre Company, and Associate Professor of Lighting Design at Northern Illinois University’.  Recent designs include Angels in America (Invictus) Two Trains Running (Court); A Case For the Existence of God, Girls & Boys, Light Falls, and The Writer (Steep); An Act of God (Paramount); The Lifespan of a Fact, Trouble In Mind, and Cardboard Piano (TimeLine Theatre Co.); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Steppenwolf); A Number (Writers Theatre); Blues in the Night (Porchlight Music Theatre); Men On Boats (American Theatre Co.);  Solaris, Titanic, London Wall, and Men Should Weep (Griffin); The Game of Love and Chance (American Players Theatre); and Million Dollar Quartet (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival).  Brandon is on the faculty of Northern Illinois University and earned his MFA from Northwestern University.  Brandonwardelldesign.com

Christopher Kriz~** (Original Music and Sound Design, he/him) is an award-winning composer and sound designer based in Chicago. Previous SGT designs include: A Tale Of Two Cities (Jeff Award), Lobby Hero, Jump, and dozens of others. A winner of 7 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz has designed hundreds of productions for companies in Chicago including Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northlight, Court, Chicago Shakespeare, Paramount, Timeline, Victory Gardens, Writers, Remy Bumppo, Raven, and many others. Regional credits: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Indiana Repertory, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory, Peninsula Players, TheatreSquared, American Stage, Montana Shakespeare, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, and others. Kriz is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. To hear more of his work, visit www.christopherkriz.com

Erin Pleake (Projections Designer) is a video designer, programmer, and content creator based in Chicago. Erin’s theatre credits include projection design for An Educated Guess (Definition Theatre), ¡Bernarda! (Teatro Vista/Steppenwolf Theatre), Once (Writers Theatre), Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company), The Writer (Steep Theatre), Elevator Girl (Vanguard Arts Collective), and co-design for The Lady from the Sea (Court Theatre). Associate and assistant projection design includes, Million Dollar Quartet (Paramount Theatre), Toni Stone (Goodman Theatre), Relentless (Timeline Theatre Company/Goodman Theatre), Holiday Inn (Drury Lane Theatre), The Christians (Steppenwolf Theatre), Kinky Boots, The Secret of My Success, and Elf the Musical (Paramount Theatre).

Saskia Bakker (Props Designer, she/her) is a Chicago-based prop and puppet designer who is thrilled to be working with Shattered Globe for the first time. Selected prop design credits include Wish You Were Here (Remy Bumppo), Cygnus (The Gift Theatre), Happy Days Are Here Again (AGAIN) (Steep Theatre), Black Sunday (TimeLine Theatre), prop and puppet design for Skunk and Badger (Lifeline Theatre), Brother Sister Cyborg Space (Raven Theatre), Cat’s Cradle (Lifeline Theatre), and The Dream King (Teatro Vista). You can see their puppets in the upcoming production House of the Exquisite Corpse: Blood and Puppets (Rough House), and more work on instagram @okpuppeteer 

Hannah Andruss (Makeup Designer, she/her) is excited to make her design debut with Shattered Globe. Based in Chicago, she is a versatile Makeup Artist and Wig Designer working across theatre, film, and commercials. Her recent theatre credits include Wish You Were Here (Remy Bumppo), Hairspray (Uptown Music Theater), Angels in America (Invictus Theatre), A Lie of the Mind (Raven Theatre), and the national tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Crossroads Live). Recent film credits include Behind the 8-Ball (Dir. Nathan Israileff), Rabbit Rabbit (KISSA/Thank You Baby), The Solution (54 Script), and The Conversation Project (Hulu). She is a member of IATSE Allied Craft Technicians (ACT). 

Tina M. Jach*+ (Production Stage Manager, she/her) is as an ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theatre. Her SGT credits include: Lobby Hero, Becky Nurse Of Salem, Flood, A View From the Bridge, London Road, Stew, Rasheeda Speaking, This Wide Night, Sheepdog; Be Here Now; Crime And Punishment; How to Use a Knife and Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday; Other Chicago credits include Four Places (Den Theatre); The Father (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Fade (Teatro Vista & Victory Gardens Theater), Henry Johnson, Hand To God, Eurydice, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and Anna in the Tropics (Victory Gardens Theater), Confessions of a P. I. M. P. (Grippo Stage Company, Inc.), Race (Goodman Theatre).  Ms. Jach holds an MFA in Stage Management from Rutgers University, and is a proud member of AEA.

Adam Schulmerich (Production Manager he/him) is an ensemble member with Shattered Globe Theater and is thrilled to be working in the role of Production Manager this season.

Emily Nicholas (Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager, she/her) is a non-Equity stage manager based in Chicago, IL. Recent credits include: A Tale of Two Cities (Shattered Globe Theatre); The Stranger, Million Dollar Quartet, I Ought To Be In Pictures (Peninsula Players Theatre); Macbeth (Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre). She holds a BFA in Stage Management and Arts Administration from Millikin University in Decatur, IL. She would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support!

Mary Dixon (Assistant Stage Manager, she/her) is so excited to be joining Shattered Globe once again with this amazing group of artists! Her other credits include: TL;DR, Thelma & Louise; Dyke Remix (Theo), Twihard: The Musical (Otherworld Theatre), Artaserse (Haymarket Opera Company), A Tale of Two Cities (Shattered Globe Theatre), Gorgeous (Raven Theatre/Rivendell Theatre Ensemble), We Will Rock You (The Beautiful City Project), and a few lovely productions at her alma mater Loyola University Chicago. In her free time, you can find Mary cooking, becoming one with Lake Michigan, and getting silly at The Annoyance Theatre with her improv friends.

Erik Tylkowski (Technical Director, they/them) has worked for fifteen years in Chicago theaters as a lighting designer, production manager, and technical director, working with theater companies like Hell in a Handbag, Rough House Theater Co, and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. Erik is excited to be back with Shattered Globe after being Production Manager on A Tale of Two Cities last season.

Ellie Fey (Lead Electrician, she/her) is a 24 year old Chicago based Lighting Designer and Electrician. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2023 with a BFA in lighting design. Some of her design credits include Lobby Hero (Shattered Globe Theater), Tell Me on a Sunday and TL;DR (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater), Turn of the Screw (The Music School at DePaul University), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark and Witch (The Artistic Home), Side by Side by Sondheim and The Lifespan of a Fact (Oil Lamp Theater), Fizz and Ginger (Chicago Fringe Opera), MedeaMedeaMedea (Theatre Evolve), The Cottage (Citadel Theatre). Ellie has received two Jeff Award nominations for outstanding lighting design for her work on Lobby Hero and Witch. In the coming months she will be designing Urinetown at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre and Superior Donuts at The Artistic Home. You can check out her portfolio at www.elliemfeydesigns.com.

Devin Meseke (Scenic Charge, he/him) is a Chicago based Scenic Painter. He recently graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Design. For the past 4 years he has worked as a painter with several local theaters including Lifeline Theatre, Opera Festival of Chicago, Rivendell Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, and Albany Park Theater Project and most recently this summer he was the Scenic Charge for Peninsula Players Theatre's season.

Sandy Shinner+ (Producing Artistic Director, she/her) joined Shattered Globe Theatre in October 2013 as the theatre’s first Producing Artistic Director. Her SGT directing credits include Deborah Zoe Laufer’s Be Here Now, Will Snider’s How to Use a Knife, Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room, and Sally Nemeth’s Mill Fire. The former Associate Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater, she created the nationally known IGNITION! Festival, served as co-director of the Access Project, and, with former Artistic Director Dennis Zacek and former Managing Director Marcelle McVay, accepted the 2001 Regional Theater Tony Award on behalf of Victory Gardens. She has directed over 85 plays at theaters including Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, American Blues, the University of Virginia, Actors Theater of Louisville’s Humana Festival, Steppenwolf’s First Look Repertory of New Work, New York’s 78th Street Theater Lab, and the Sacramento Theater Company, among others. Her production of Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass transferred to New York, and her direction was nominated for the Joe A. Callaway Award. Shinner received the 2013 Kathryn V. Lamkey Spirit Award from the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity Association for her commitment to diversity and non-traditional casting. She has been recognized as one of “50 Top Players” by Newcity and a “Chicagoan of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune. She is an adjunct professor at DePaul’s Theatre School, and an Ambassador for the National New Play Network.

AmBer D. Montgomery+ (Associate Artistic Director, she/her) is an emerging director, educator and multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. She has created a career centered around amplifying the voices of Chicago youth and creating work that stands on the legacy of black theater makers before her. Originally trained as an actor, her transition to directing in Chicago has including her associate and assistant directing credits for many major productions including School Girls or the African Mean Girls Play (Goodman Theatre), Sheepdog (Shattered Globe Theatre), LINDIWE (Steppenwolf Theatre), Too Heavy for Your Pocket (TimeLine Theatre), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Writers Theatre), Measure for Measure (American Players Theater) and First Love is the Revolution (Steep Theatre). Her other director’s credits include: *upcoming: Snow Queen (The House Theater), Countess Dracula (Otherworld Theater) and hippolytos (Story Theater New Play Festival). She was awarded 2020 FAIR Assistantship at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 2018 Fellowship at Steppenwolf Theater in their Department of Education/SYA and an internship at Penumbra Theater’s Summer Institute: Pedagogies for Social Change. She has attended training programs at the Globe Theater in London and LISPA (Now Arthaus Berlin). Amber holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program.

Lesley Swanson (General Manager, she/her) brings over 12 years of experience in Arts Management and Arts Education. Swanson has planned and executed productions in the non-profit sector for television, theater, and orchestra. She has also directed schools of dance, drama, and music. Swanson earned a MM in flute performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and a BM from Grand Valley State University. She owns a private studio in the City of Chicago where she teaches flute students of all ages. Active in Chicago’s new music scene, her dynamic flute playing can be heard with the Chicago Composers Orchestra. Swanson has proven herself to be a powerful advocate for women’s rights. As an arts leader, she is committed to continuing education. She recently completed Enrich Chicago’s training Building a Culture of Anti-Racism.

Julia Farrell Diefenbach (Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, she/her) is the Managing and Marketing Director for Artemisia Theatre, Chicago's feminist theatre. She previously served as the Director of Marketing and Social Media for Haven Chicago and as the Associate Artistic Director of The Halogen Company, an award-winning immersive theatre company in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with numerous Chicago theatres including: Collaboraction, Broken Nose Theatre, Midsommer Flight, Firebrand, Go To Productions, and Citadel Theatre. Certified as an Intimacy Captain by the ICC, she also freelances as a director and dramaturg, bringing her expertise to a variety of theatrical projects. Julia holds a BA in Directing with a minor in Stage Combat from Columbia College Chicago. juliafarrell.net

Nate Santana*+^ (Artistic Producer, he/him)  joined the company as an Ensemble Member in 2018. For three years, he taught and directed the Protege Program at SGT as well as produced and oversaw the inaugural Global Playwriting Series (GPS), which received over 150 submissions in its first year. Theatre credits include Marvin’s Room (Shattered Globe); Ironbound (Raven Theatre); The Thanksgiving Play (Steppenwolf); Legend of Georgia McBride, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight); Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre); SS! Romeo and Juliet, SS! Twelfth Night (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Balm in Gilead, Golden Boy (Griffin Theatre); The Abuelas, White Tie Ball, Momma’s Boyz (Teatro Vista); The Rainmaker (BoHo Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis) and What Happened When, Slipping (the side project). Television credits include Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Suits and The Exorcist. Santana is also an Ensemble Member with Teatro Vista. He studied at the School at Steppenwolf, The Moscow Art Theatre, and received his BA from Valparaiso University.