The Drowsy Chaperone

A LIE OF THE MIND

by Sam Shepard

September 30, October 1, 2, 3, 4 @ 8:00PM

October 5 @ 2:00PM

First performed in December of 1985, this play is filled with enormous vitality and humor. The story explores the destinies of two families, linked by marriage but set apart by jealousies and distrust. The play won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. This landmark play received some amazing reviews at the time of its origination. "...unforgettable." —Time Magazine. "A LIE OF THE MIND is a mesmerizing, emotionally raw play that once again pulls the view into Shepard's distinctive world of disturbed reality and hungry hearts." —Variety "Sam Shepard is surely the only dramatist alive who could tell a story as sad and frightening as this one and make such a funny play of it without ever skimping on its emotional depth." —The New Yorker.

Cast

Forrest Loeffler

asBaylor

Forrest is a junior BFA Acting major from Lexington, Ky.

Contact:
floeffle@iwu.edu

Nick Castellanos

asFrankie

Nick is a senior BFA Acting major from Island Lake, IL.

Contact:
ncastell@iwu.edu

Steven Czajkowski

asJake

Steven is a junior BFA Music Theatre major and German minor from Skokie, IL. He has served on several crews for previous McPherson shows, including A Shayna Maidel (light hang electrician), Faculty Choreographed Dance Concert 2013: Sins (light hang electrician), As You Like It (light hang electrician), and 9 to 5 (run crew). In the E. Melba Johnson Kirkpatrick Laboratory Theatre, he appeared in Treasure (James Monroe). Steven was Gangster #1 in The Drowsy Chaperone and has performed in scenes for the Directing 1 class and in Shringara Theatre Company's production of House of Sleeping Beauties (Kawabata).

Contact:
sczajkow@iwu.edu

Alec Sutton

as Mike

Alec is a junior BFA Acting major from Oakford, IL. Positions in McPherson include for A Shayna Maidel (light hang electrician), 9 to 5 (light hang electrician), As You Like It (fly crew head), and Faculty Choreographed Dance Crew 2013: Sins (light hang electrician). As an actor, Alec appeared in A Class Act (Lehman Engel), scenes for the Directing 1 class, and was cast in 24 Hour Theatre Festival and in Music Theatre Society's production of Bloomer Girl (Hamilton Calhoun). He was also in Shringara Theatre's production of Harvest (cyborg/agent). "Special thanks to my friends and family for supporting and encouraging me during this process.

Contact:
dsutton@iwu.edu

Casey Cudmore

as Meg

Casey is a senior BFA Acting major and Psychology minor from Lilburn, Ga.

Contact:
ccudmore@iwu.edu

Shen Yee Choong

asBeth

Shen Yee is a junior BFA Actingmajor from Kedah, Malaysia.

Contact:
schoong@iwu.edu

Debra Madans

as Sally

Debra is a BFA Music theatre major from Glenview, IL.

Contact:
dmadans@iwu.edu

Alexa Eldridge

asLorraine

Alexa is a junior BFA Acting major from Bentonville, AR.She appeared in McPherson Hay Fever (Clara), and has served on many crews in McPherson for A Shayna Maidel (wardrobe crew), 9 to 5 (light hang electricians), and As You Like It (usher). In the E. Melba Johnson Kirkpatrick Laboratory theatre, she served on wardrobe crew for Red Devils. As an actor, Alexa has performed in Steel Magnolias (Truvy) and in the Directing I class scenes. "Special thanks to Rob and Eva Eldridge, the most amazing, supportive, and loving parents in the world. Without you I wouldn't be on this stage tonight. An extra special thanks to my beautiful sister, Kayla. You inspire me every day to touch others with my gift as you have with yours."

Contact:
aeldridg@iwu.edu