
LUCY CARAPETYAN she/her (Darja) has previously appeared at Raven in Right To Be Forgotten and Nice Girl. Recent Chicago productions include The Singularity Play (Jackalope), Dial M for Murder (Northlight), The Writer (Steep, where she’s an ensemble member). Other favorite Chicago credits include First Love is the Revolution, Earthquakes in London, Linda (Steep); You Can’t Take It With You (Northlight); Animal Farm (Steppenwolf). Lucy works as a motion capture actor for Injustice and Mortal Kombat video games, as a freelance Intimacy Director, and Casting Director. TV: Fargo season 4, Somebody Somewhere, Chicago Fire, Proven Innocent. Film: Brooklyn 45, Departing Seniors. She is represented by Paonessa Talent.
GLENN OBRERO he/him (Vic) is very happy to make his Raven Theatre debut! He was last seen at WIPEOUT at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Select theatre credits include: THE CHINESE LADY (Timeline Theatre), THE GREAT LEAP (Steppenwolf and Asolo Repertory), 20K LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Lookingglass), and THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble). TV credits include: CHICAGO FIRE (NBC) and NEXT (FOX). Glenn is an ensemble member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Acting and is represented by Gray Talent Group.
NATE SANTANA he/him (Maks) is excited to make his Raven Theatre debut. Previous selected production credits include: The Thanksgiving Play, Ironbound (Steppenwolf); Golden Boy, Balm in Gilead (Griffin Theatre); The Abuelas, White Tie Ball (Teatro Vista); Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Northlight Theatre); Regional credits include: Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (The Phoenix Theatre). Television credits include: Chicago P.D., Suits, The Exorcist, and Chicago Med. Nate is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity.

RICHIE VILLAFUERTE He/Him (Tommy) is honored to make his return to Raven Theatre. He was previously on the Raven stage in Night Watch where he understudied the role of John. Other recent credits include Jesus (US) in Black Sunday at Timeline, Lesgate (US) in Dial M for Murder at Northlight, and last past summer he worked with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival as Cleon in Pericles and Carlos in A Flea in Her Ear. He received his B.A. in Theatre Performance from UNLV and is a proud member of The ACADEMY at Black Box and a recent graduate of the School at Steppenwolf. He is grateful for the support of his partner Rose, family, friends, and The ACADEMY ensemble. Big thanks to this wonderful cast and crew. Special thanks to Georgette and Catherine for being given this wonderful opportunity.
LAWRENCE EIRIK GREEN he/him (U/S Vic) is a Philadelphia native, excited to make his Chicago theater debut with the cast of Ironbound! He is an alumnus of Acting Studio Chicago, Black Box Studio, and The Pennsylvania State University– WE ARE! Recent credits include: Gold Dogma, a USC thesis film shown at the Micheaux International Film Festival, and Cluster XY, a Universidad de Argentina thesis series. Lawrence is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
STEVE SCHAEFFER he/him (u/s Maks) is an actor (EMC) and musician based in Chicago, IL. He is overjoyed to have Ironbound be his first Raven production. Theatre credits include London Road (Shattered Globe), Medea Materials (Trap Door Theatre), Almost Heaven, Big River (Theatre at the Center), Million Dollar Quartet (Marriott Theatre), and Writers Theatre (Into the Woods). Steven also performs his original music all around Chicago. His music is available on all streaming platforms. You can follow him on instagram for news and updates @steveschaeffer.
RIO RAGAZZONE he/him (u/s Tommy) is thrilled to be working with Raven Theatre for the first time! Chicago credits include Mary’s Wedding, Almost, Maine (Oil Lamp Theater Company) Babel (Redtwist Theatre), Mosquitoes, The Writer (u/s, Steep Theatre Company), Much Ado About Nothing (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Taming of the Shrew, You Can’t Take It With You (u/s, OPFT); In the Canyon, Among the Dead (Jackalope Theatre Company); Armonica’s: The Secret Gem of the Southwest Side (Jackalope Groundworks Series.) Rio holds his Bachelor’s in Theatre Arts from New Mexico State University and is represented by Shirley Hamilton Inc. All his work is dedicated to his mother, Sarita Soliz Ragazzone.
MARTYNA MAJOK (Playwright) was born in Bytom, Poland and raised in Jersey and Chicago. She was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her Broadway debut play, Cost of Living, which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Other plays include Sanctuary City, Queens, and Ironbound, which have been produced across American and international stages, and the libretto for Gatsby: An American Myth, with music by Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett. Other awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, The Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, Arthur Miller Foundation Legacy Award, The Obie Award for Playwriting, The Hull-Warriner Award, The Academy of Arts and Letters’ Benjamin Hadley Danks Award for Exceptional Playwriting, The Sun Valley Playwrights Residency Award, Off Broadway Alliance Best New Play Award, The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Play, The Hermitage Greenfield Prize, as the first female recipient in drama, The Champions of Change Award from the NYC Mayor’s Office, The Francesca Primus Prize, two Jane Chambers Playwriting Awards, The Lanford Wilson Prize, The Lilly Award’s Stacey Mindich Prize, Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award, Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play from The Helen Hayes Awards, Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award, ANPF Women’s Invitational Prize, David Calicchio Prize, Global Age Project Prize, NYTW 2050 Fellowship, NNPN Smith Prize for Political Playwriting, and Merage Foundation Fellowship for The American Dream. Martyna studied at Yale School of Drama, Juilliard, University of Chicago, and Jersey public schools. She was a 2012-2013 NNPN playwright-in-residence, the 2015-2016 PoNY Fellow at the Lark Play Development Center, and a 2018-2019 Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. Martyna has developed TV projects for HBO and is writing feature films for Plan B/Pastel/MGM/Orion and Killer Films.
GEORGETTE VERDIN she/her (Director) is a Cuban-American freelance director, the Associate Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre and a company member with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Recent directing credits include: the adaptation of Dial M for Murder (Northlight); the revival of Night Watch (Raven Theatre); the U.S. premiere of The Writer (Steep Theatre); the World Premieres of The Singularity Play (Jackalope Theatre); A Mile in The Dark (Interrobang Theatre Project/Rivendell); Enough to Let the Light In (Teatro Vista); Chagall in School (Grippo Stage Company); and Spay (Rivendell). Georgette is a three-time Jeff nominated director and was the 2022 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow at Goodman Theatre. Next up is the World Premiere adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women by Lauren Gunderson (Northlight). georgetteverdin.com.
LONNAE (LUH-NAE) HICKMAN she/her (Props Design) is a DePaul Alum who received a double degree in BFA Theatre Arts and American History. She has spent her career as a full time freelance props designer for many theatres in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. Such as Definition Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Teatro Vista, Northlight Theatre, among many more. She now works in Steppenwolf’s prop shop among her freelance prop designing work and teaching at UIC. She has also won a Jeff Award for her puppet design for Theo Ubique’s Refuge in 2022.
ELISE KAUZLARIC She/Her (Dialect Coach) is happy to be returning to Raven having previously coached dialects for Night Watch, The Gentleman Caller and Sundown Yellow Moon. Elise works around Chicagoland as well as regionally and also coached for Georgette Verdin’s productions of Dial M for Murder, This Wide Night and Out of Love. Elise has been twice nominated by the Jeff Committee for dialect work on Busman’s Honeymoon (Lifeline) and Punk Rock (Griffin). Elise is also a director, actor and teacher as well as a member of the artistic ensemble at Lifeline Theatre.
CHRISTOPHER KRIZ+ (Original Music & Sound Design) is an award-winning composerand sound designer based in Chicago. Previous Raven designs include: Night Watch, The October Storm, The Last Pair Of Earlies (2 Jeff Nominations), and Suddenly Last Summer. Winner of 5 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz has designed for companies in Chicago including Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northlight, Court, Chicago Shakespeare, Victory Gardens, Writers, Remy Bumppo, and Timeline. Regional credits: Seattle Repertory, Kansas City Repertory, Indiana Repertory, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory, Peninsula Players, American Stage, Montana Shakerspeare, 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
CATHERINE MILLER they/them (Casting Director) is excited to be back at Raven Theatre, having cast Brother Sister Cyborg Space, The Prodigal Daughter, Night Watch, The October Storm, Right to be Forgotten, Private Lives, The Luckiest, Sundown, Yellow Moon and Hoodoo Love. They have recently cast productions for About Face Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Theatre Wit, American Musical Theatre Project, Northwestern University and Backstitch Arts, among many others. Additionally, Catherine has done dramaturgy and gender consulting work for Paramount Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville and About Face Theatre. Catherine was a 2021 3Arts Make A Wave recipient and was featured in American Theatre Magazine’s Role Call. They also were on NewCity Magazine’s 2020 + 2019 Players: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago and the Windy City Times’ 30 Under 30 list. Catherine has a BFA in Dramaturgy/Criticism from The Theatre School at DePaul. For more, subscribe to their substack at https://frombehindthetable.substack.com/
LINDSAY MUMMERT she/her (Scenic Design) is excited to be making her debut with Raven Theatre. Her recent credits include Spay (Rivendell Theatre), A Mile in the Dark (Interrobang/Rivendell), Jump (Shattered Globe) Cat’s Cradle (Lifeline Theatre), At The Vanishing Point (The Gift), Young Playwrights Festival 37 (Pegasus), Gypsy & Sweeney Todd (Kansas City Music Theatre Heritage), Water By the Spoonful & A Wrinkle in Time (DePaul University). Assistant design credits include Relentless (Timeline Theatre), Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Goodman), Two Trains Running, Arsenic and Old Lace & East Texas Hotlinks (Court Theatre), Nina Simone: Four Women (South Coast Rep), Between Two Knees (Yale Rep, the McCarter, Seattle Rep, PAC NYC), When Harry Met Rehab (Pemberley Productions), Fiddler on the Roof (Drury Lane), Mrs. Harrison (Indiana Rep), Peter and the Starcatcher (Oregon Shakespeare), and Skeleton Crew & A Raisin in the Sun (Guthrie). She is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University and a proud member of USA829. More at lindsaymummert.com.
TANYA PALMER she/her (Dramaturg) is a creative producer, dramaturg, educator, and playwright who currently serves as the Assistant Dean and Executive Artistic Director at Northwestern University’s School of Communication, overseeing programming at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to joining Northwestern, she was on faculty at Indiana University. She also served as the Director of New Play Development at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago for 14 seasons and at Actors Theatre of Louisville for 5 seasons. Originally from Calgary, Canada she lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband Jim and their two teenagers, Harper & Theo.
LAUREN PETERS she/her (Stage Manager) is a Chicago-based Stage Manager and Production Manager. She is thrilled to join Raven for the first time! Previous select credits include Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution and The Lion in Winter (Court Theatre), Last Night and the Night Before, …Miz Martha Washington, 1919, Seagull (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Beauty and the Beast and Mrs. Claus (Chicago Kids Company), Native Gardens (Williams Street Repertory), and Welcome to Matteson! (Congo Square Theatre Company). Much love to friends, family, Chicago, and Zach.
STEPH TAYLOR she/her (Costume Design) is excited to be back at Raven where she previously designed Night Watch. Other Chicago design credits include In My Granny’s Garden (Goodman Theatre); Baked! The Musical, Gray Gardens, Songs for a New World (Theo Ubique); Always, Patsy Cline (Firebrand Theatre Company); Out of Love, Falling (Interrobang Theatre Project); Luna, Snow Queen (Filament Theatre). Recent Assistant Design credits include Alice (Lookingglass Theatre); Lucha Teotl, The Penelopiad, English (Goodman Theatre). Steph is a Costume Design Assistant at the Goodman Theatre.
ERIC WATKINS he/him (Lighting Design) has been lighting shows in Chicago for about a decade. In that time he has worked with Timeline, Chicago Shakespeare, Steep, Rivendell, Remy Bumppo, About Face, First Floor, Definition, Northlight, Jackalope, The Gift, and Lifeline among many others. He is thrilled to finally add Raven to the list! Recent highlights include Tambo and Bones at Refracted Theatre Company (for which he won a Jeff Award for best lighting) and Dial M For Murder at Northlight (also directed by Georgette Verdin). Outside Chicago, Eric works across the country in both regional theatre and grand opera. He received his MFA from Boston University and is a proud member of USA 829 – the theatrical design union. ericwatkins.com
LUCY WHIPP she/her (Production Manager) is a Chicago-based production manager, stage manager, and a generally useful set of hands to have around. She is the production manager at Raven and is so excited to work on Ironbound as the kickoff of her second season at Raven. Recent production credits that made her smile: Production Manager on the love object (The Story Theatre); Assistant Stage Manager on Short Shakes! Romeo & Juliet (Chicago Shakes), Assistant Production Manager on the immersive production Port of Entry (APTP/TRP); Production Stage Manager of world premieres Gender Play: or What You Will and The Magnolia Ballet (About Face); Anna in the Tropics and Routes (Remy Bumppo); ASM for Kitty & Georgiana: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight); Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, Who’s Holiday (Theater Wit); Plano (First Floor Theater). She is proud to be a Governing Ensemble member at The Story Theatre. She has worked with The Story since Season I, stage managing Leave Me Alone! and At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, production managing Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes, and producing several emerging playwright workshops and festivals including two sold-out seasons of The (W)rites of Summer. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.