THE COMPANY AMIR ABDULLAH | MONTAG Amir has been seen on stage at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Geffen Playhouse, California Shakespeare Theatre, A Noise Within Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and other theatres around the United States. On screen, he has appeared on Chicago Med, Empire, The Odd Couple, Tosh.0, and other network shows and indie films. As a narrator he has recorded dozens of books; he is a four-time Golden Earphone winner, and his work has been recognized as an ALSC Notable Children’s Recording. Amir can be seen and heard in commercials for Ford, Adidas, Kaiser Permanente, Facebook, and more. His playwriting debut, Pray to Ball, had its world premiere at Skylight Theatre Company in Los Angeles and won the Ovation Award for Best Set. Amir earned his M.F.A. from Penn State and his B.F.A. from University of Miami. amir-abdullah.com
JANYCE CARABALLO | CLARISSE & OTHERS Janyce is very happy to return to Indiana Rep where she was last seen as Alice Sycamore in You Can’t Take It with You. Selected Chicago credits include work with Teatro Vista, Raven Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Theo Ubique, and Emerald City Theatre. Regional credits include American Players Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Paramount Theatre, and First Folio Theatre. TV and commercial appearances include Chicago PD, Discover Credit Card, Coors Light, Orbit Gum, ULTA Beauty, The Onion, Illinois Secretary of State PSA, and 2026 FIFA World Cup. “I would like to thank mi familía and the amazing women at Paonessa Talent Agency for their endless support ... and of course books, my greatest companions throughout the years, that made me who I am today.”
TIM DECKER | BEATTY & OTHERS Tim is delighted to be returning to the stage in his first role at Indiana Repertory Theatre. Previous stage credits include work in Chicago at the Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Timeline Theatre, and a four year run in Million Dollar Quartet. Additionally Tim has been seen in guest star and recurring roles on television series such as Boss, Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice, Empire, Detroit 187, and The Untouchables, along with film work in Slice, Uncle John, Thrill Ride, and Dirty Work.
JENNIFER JOHANSEN | MILDRED, MRS. HUDSON, & OTHERS Among Jen’s IRT appearances are The House That Jack Built, Holmes and Watson, The Mousetrap, The Game’s Afoot, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Syringa Tree, Julius Caesar, The Ladies Man, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and 11 editions of A Christmas Carol. Phoenix Theatre favorites include The Pill; The Christians; Hir; On Clover Road; Mr. Burns, a post-electric play; and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. At the Human Race Theatre Company she has played Gloria Steinem in Gloria: A Life, and has also appeared in A Christmas Carol, God of Carnage, Sex with Strangers, and Romeo and Juliet. Jen is a proud member of Indianapolis Shakespeare Company with whom she has performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, and Coriolanus. Proud board member of both American Lives Theatre and Summer Stock Stage. Proud spouse of Rob Johansen. “Dedicated to Robert Neal.”
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