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Katie Caussin Katy Carolina Collins Jackson Evans Emjoy Gavino Lori McClain Lindsey Pearlman Sound Design Katharine Horowitz Lighting Design John Kelly Scenic Design Theresa Akers Costume Design Mieka van der Ploeg Casting Beth Kligerman Production Stage Manager/ Company Manager William Collins Technical Director Aaron Heeter Tour Press Representation Allied Live Production Supervision TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT

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CAST

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Randy Bowen..............................................................................................JACKSON EVANS Ravonka........................................................................................................ LORI MCCLAIN Brooke................................................................................................LINDSEY PEARLMAN C.L...........................................................................................KATY CAROLINA COLLINS Gwen.............................................................................................................KATIE CAUSSIN Desiree..........................................................................................................EMJOY GAVINO UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For C.L./Gwen/Desiree/Ravonka—AMY YOUNG For Brooke—EMJOY GAVINO For Randy Bowen—JOSHUA DAVIS THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION All actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

WHO’S WHO KATY CAROLINA COLLINS (C.L.) is thrilled to be a part of this tour. Recent Chicago credits include: No More Sad Things (Jessiee), and Stupid Fucking Bird (Mash). She has acted with Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, The Goodman, The Guthrie, Jeune Lune, and Vintage Theater Collective. She is an artistic associate with Sideshow Theatre, a stakeholder in the Backroom Shakespeare Project, and a cheerleader with the band Mucca Pazza. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. KATIE CAUSSIN (Gwen) grew up in Springfield, VA and received her degree in Theater from Radford University. She started performing with The Second City as a member of the National Touring Company umpteen years ago, and has worked on buckets of shows with them since. In Chicago she has improvised at ComedySportz, iO Theater, and has performed at and teaches improvisa4

tion for The Annoyance Theater. She has also performed at the Magnet Theater in NYC and worked on the Onion Network’s “Special Report.” Follow Katie on Twitter @katiecaussin. JACKSON EVANS (Randy Bowen) is thrilled to be a part of this cast with these lovely and real ladies. Regional theater credits include work with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Mercury Theater, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Marriott Theatre, Victory Gardens, About Face, Blank Theatre Company Los Angeles, and First Stage Milwaukee. TV: “Chicago PD” and “Sirens.” He is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and Northwestern University and a teacher with Black Box Acting Studio. EMJOY GAVINO (Desiree) Chicago credits: Steppenwolf (Drunken City), Victory Gardens (Failure: A Love Story), Paramount (Hair), Broadway Playhouse (Working), Lookingglass (Arabian Nights), Goodman (Christmas Carol), Court (The Good Book, Wait Until Dark, Iphigenia), Northlight (4000 Miles), Remy Bumppo (Fallen An-

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WHO’S WHO gels, Love and Information, Seascape). Regional credits: ReAct (The Violet Hour, Into the Woods), Village (Searching 4 Y). Film/ TV: “Chicago Fire,” “Mob Doctor,” “Boss,” “Empire.” Emjoy founded The Chicago Inclusion Project and is a teaching artist with Barrel of Monkeys. She is represented by Stewart Talent. LORI MCCLAIN (Ravonka) was born in Toledo, OH and received her BFA in Acting from Wright State University. She performed with The Second City Touring Company, and in 2004 her touring company performed for the USO in Iraq. Improv credits: Sirens, ComedySportz, Whose Chorus Line Is It Anyway? and The Improvised Sondheim Project. Among favorite scripted roles: ”Xena Warrior Princess” in Xena Live! and as “Patti Blagojevich” in Rod Blagojevich Superstar for The Second City. She is also a voice-over actor and jazz vocalist. lorimcclain.com. LINDSEY PEARLMAN (Brooke) is a Chicago native. Favorite past productions include Never The Bridesmaid with Polarity Theatre (Jeff Award - Actress in a Principal Role), The Mousetrap with Northlight Theatre (Time Out Magazine Theatre Award Nominee—Best Supporting Actress), Trevor with A Red Orchid Theatre, and many, many more. You can often catch Lindsey on your television, selling things like appliances, cellphone plans, and beer. Feel free to visit her at lindseypearlman.com. JOSHUA DAVIS (u/s Randy Bowen/Assistant Stage Manager) is an MFA recipient in acting from Brandeis University in Boston. He was the Associate Artistic Director of The Ruckus Theater in Chicago until he recently stepped down. This marks his first production with The Second City and he couldn’t be more excited. Some of his recent credits include: The Blue Planet (Akvavit Theatre Company), Lear (Red Tape Theatre Company), The Duchess of Malfi (Strawdog Theatre Company), Heist Play (Ruckus Theater), Idomeneus (Sideshow Theatre Company), and A Christmas Carol (Berkshire Theatre Festival). AMY YOUNG (u/s C.L./Gwen/Desiree/Ravonka) is completely delighted to be a part of this tour. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, she graduated with a degree in Theatre from Northwestern University. She originated the role of Kaci Lynn in It Came From Kentucky at the Annoyance Theater 6

and frequently performs with Harold team Stag at iO Chicago. Amy is a proud graduate of The Second City Conservatory. She writes and directs video shorts with her sketch team, That Just Happened. KATE JAMES (Writer) is a Chicago-based comedy writer and improvisor. Second City projects include writing for The Second City Guide to the Opera, and The Art of Falling, with The Second City and Hubbard Street Dance. She is a founding member of the sketch comedy group Schadenfreude. The group had a self-titled radio show for two years on Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ). Kate has appeared on “Shameless” (Showtime), “Playing House” (USA) and in a viral video where she plays a very drunk Cubs fan. TIM SNIFFEN (Writer) hails from Bayville, NY on the north shore of Long Island... so he knows a thing or two about the wealthy housewife lifestyle. Tim has written and performed with The Second City since 2007, and worked with Kate James on The Second City Guide to the Opera, a show with far less wine throwing. Follow Tim on Twitter at @MisterSniffen and enjoy the show! ERIC HOFF (Director) is a director and producer of new plays and musicals. He directed the sold-out run of Hit The Wall at Steppenwolf Garage, which transferred to Barrow Street Theatre Off-Broadway. He is an Artistic Associate at About Face Theatre, where he directed WHAT’S THE T? and produced The Woyzeck Project. He has developed new work with Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb, New York Theatre Workshop, Steppenwolf, American Theatre Company, Goodman, Pig Iron, Humana Festival of New American Plays, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. He is the creator and producer of REVIVAL, which has entertained thousands on the Pritzker Pavilion Stage in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park. WILLIAM COLLINS (Production Stage Manager/Company Manager) is very excited to join this production of The Realish Housewives: A Parody. William is a freelance stage manager in Chicago where his credits include work with Redmoon Theater (The Cabinet, Sink.Sank.Sunk), Drury Lane Oakbrook, Paramount Theatre (My Fair Lady), The Chicago Humanities Festival, About Face Theatre, First Folio, Windy City Playhouse and The Goodman Theatre (Other Desert Cities) and the Chicago premier of Unspeakable: A Dramatic Fantasia at the Broadway Playhouse. William has also spent five seasons

stage managing for Peninsula Players Theatre in Door County, Wisconsin. AARON HEETER (Technical Director) is pleased to join the company of The Realish Housewives: A Parody. TV/ Film credits include “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Steve Harvey Show,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Other Woman,” “Hostages,” and “Money Monster.” Chicago theatre: Wicked, The Cherry Orchard (Steppenwolf), The Dresser, Winesburg Ohio, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Altar Boyz. Aaron has had the distinct pleasure of meeting four US Presidents. Love to Dowagiac (doe-wah-jack) and dogwoodfinearts.org. KATHARINE HOROWITZ (Sound Design) is a theatrical sound designer based in the Twin Cities, MN. With a focus on layered effects and soundscapes, Katharine has designed critically-acclaimed and award-winning shows for Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Penumbra Theatre, and Park Square Theatre in the Twin Cities, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (Wellfleet, MA), Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival (Provincetown, MA), and many others. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Katharine also teaches sound design workshops to students and young professionals. JOHN KELLY (Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer in Chicago who was worked with companies including Victory Gardens, The Hypocrites, About Face, Theatre Wit, The Ruffians, The Neofuturists, The Ruckus, Strawdog Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Stage773 and Underscore Theatre. He is an ensemble member with Strawdog Theatre where he will be designing Love and a Major Organ, The Long Christmas Ride Home, In a Word, Robinhood and Maid Merrian and D.O.A. this season. THERESA AKERS (Scenic Design) is an interdisciplinary performance designer focusing on building new and interesting multimedia compositions applying sound, light, and spatial storytelling elements in immersive collaborations. She has designed productions with theatre powerhouses Bedlam for Hire, Mu Performing Arts, Freshwater Theatre, Workhaus Collective, and Hennepin Theatre Trust. A graduate of NYU’s Gallatin Program for Spatial Psychology and Visual Design, she is excited to bring her interdisciplinary work in building the world for The Realish Housewives: A Parody.

MIEKA VAN DER PLOEG (Costume Designer) has designed costumes for a variety of Chicago theaters, including The Hypocrites, About Face Theatre, Theater Wit, Griffin Theatre, Next Theatre, The Building Stage, the House Theatre, Albany Park Theater Project, Dog and Pony Theatre, RedTwist Theatre, Pegasus Players, the side project, and Filament Theatre Ensemble. Further credits include wig and make-up work at The Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, and the Goodman Theatre. ALLIED LIVE (Marketing and Press) is a full-service marketing and advertising agency representing Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities. Current clients include: The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf, MAMMA MIA!, Motown The Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Once, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours include Hamilton, An American in Paris, Something Rotten! and School of Rock. TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Production Supervision) has been the innovator in touring musical theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North, Central, and South America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced in casino and leisure markets having produced for the Wynn, Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton, Eldorado and Harrah’s. Current and upcoming productions include 42nd Street, An American in Paris, Annie, Cheers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Love Never Dies, The Wizard of Oz, and Wine Lovers. With strong ties to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com. STAFF PRODUCTION SUPERVISION TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT TOUR MARKETING AND PUBLICITY Allied Live Laura Matalon Marya K. Peters Mary Alyce Blum Jacqueline Smith SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Alex Cadice WEBSITE DESIGN Greg Mulvey GENERAL MANAGER Brian Loevner

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