THE COMPANY

RYAN ARTZBERGER | MR. BODDY, MOTORIST, CHIEF OF POLICE

Ryan’s IRT credits include Oedipus, A Christmas Carol, Cyrano, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Noises Off, Romeo and Juliet, The Three Musketeers, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Crucible, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, God of Carnage, Rabbit Hole, Iron Kisses, and Death of a Salesman. Ryan is the executive artistic director of the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, where he has directed Hamlet and As You Like It and acted in eight shows. At the Phoenix Theatre he performed in How to Use a Knife. Regional credits include the Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC, the Studio Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Rep, the Lookingglass, and Great Lakes. Ryan graduated from Ohio University and Juilliard. “Love to Marita, Will, and Clara.”

EMILY BERMAN | MISS SCARLET

Emily is thrilled to be back after making her IRT debut in The Book Club Play. Regional credits include The Play That Goes Wrong at Florida Studio Theatre; Lost in Yonkers at Riverside Theatre; A Shayna Maidel at TimeLine Theatre, (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination, 2019); Sense and Sensibility at Chicago Shakespeare and the Old Globe; The Bridges of Madison County at Marriott Theatre; and Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley at Northlight Theatre. TV credits include Law & Order, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. Voiceovers for Starbucks, Seat Geek, and many more. B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, based in NYC, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity. “Thanks to Peter and all my loved ones for constant support and inspiration.” emilygraceberman.com

EMJOY GAVINO | MRS. WHITE

Emjoy’s credits include the Guthrie Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, A Red Orchid Theatre, Writers Theatre, AboutFace Theatre, the Hypocrites, Second City, Victory Gardens Theatre, Court Theatre, Broadway Playhouse, Lookingglass Theatre, Northlight Theatre, the Neo-Futurists, Repertory Actors Theatre, ACT, Village Theatre, the Getty Villa, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Playwrights’ Center, and Studio Theatre. Television: TheExorcist,MobDoctor,ChicagoFire/Med.Emjoy is a recipient of the inaugural 3Arts Make a Wave Grant, a 2020 3Arts awardee, Co-Artistic Director of the Gift Theatre, and the founder of the Chicago Inclusion Project.

DEVAN MATHIAS | COOK, TELEGRAM, BACKUP COP

Devan is excited to return to the IRT stage after appearing in Sense and Sensibility, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!,” and The Little Choo Choo That Thinks She Can. She is grateful to be part of the thriving arts community in Indianapolis as both an actor and a teaching artist. Credits include productions with the Phoenix Theatre Indianapolis, Actors Theatre of Indiana, Beef & Boards, and the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, where she is a company member. Devan was recently seen in Heroes of the Fourth Turning with American Lives Theatre, and also in Silent Sky, the premiere production of Summit Performance Indianapolis, Indiana’s first and only woman-focused theatre company. Devan received her B.A. in Musical Theatre from Ball State University.

BEETHOVAN ODEN | PROFESSOR PLUM

Beethovan appeared at the IRT in Jackie and Me. His nationwide regional credits include The Bluest Eye, Intimate Apparel, The Mountaintop, “Master Harold” … and the Boys, The Fabulous Miss Marie, Argonautika, A Raisin in the Sun, Our Town (as the Stage Manager), and My Children! My Africa! (Ossie Davis Award for his portrayal of Thami). Off-Broadway he has worked with New Federal Theatre, Luna Stage, Metropolitan Playhouse, Playwright’s Horizons, and the Bushwick Starr. Beethovan has appeared on TV in national campaigns for Little Caesar’s, AT&T, Direct TV, and Visa Check Card, and has guest co-starred on Wu-Tang: An American Saga on Hulu, FBI: Most Wanted on CBS, The Last O.G., Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix series Inventing Anna, and Power Book II: Ghost on Starz.

ANDREA SAN MIGUEL | YVETTE

Andrea has performed at the IRT in The Book Club Play and James Still’s Appoggiatura. Calling Chicago home, Andrea has worked at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Writers Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Northlight Theatre, and the Goodman. Regional credits include Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci at the Shakespeare Theater Company and the Old Globe, As You Like It at the Guthrie Theater, Alias Grace at Cincinnati Playhouse, two seasons at American Players Theatre, and three seasons touring with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Andrea is represented by Paonessa Talent. IG: A_San_Miguel.andreasanmiguel.com

JOHN TAYLOR PHILIPS | WADSWORTH

John makes his IRT debut with Clue. A native Texan, John has performed in venues all over the country, including New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Dallas, and Washington, DC. An elevenyear veteran of American Players Theatre in Wisconsin, he particularly enjoys performing the classics, and could not be more excited to share this new classic with our amazing audience. “It happened like this....”

ERIC SHARP | MR. GREEN

Eric is a Minneapolis-based actor. Regional credits include Vietgone, As You Like It, M. Butterfly (Guthrie Theater); Start Down (Alliance Theatre); Cambodian Rock Band, Hot Asian Doctor Husband, Two Mile Hollow (Theater Mu); Small Mouth Sounds, Hand to God, Is Edward Snowden Single? (Jungle Theater); The Miser (Theatre de la Jeune Lune); The Depth of the Ocean (MN/Toronto Fringe Festivals); Peter Pan, The Jungle Book (CTC). Eric directed the YouTube series The Remix with Theater Mu, and created You Shall Hear Me: Stories from Beyond. Other credits include Paula Vogel’s Bard at the Gate, and Bad News directed by Joanne Akalaitis. Eric’s voice work can be heard on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Penguin Random House Audio. WorkSharp.org