THE COMPANY

KERRINGTON SHORTER | UNEXPECTED COP, BACKUP COP

Kerrington is an Indianapolis-based actor, writer, and musician who is proud to make his debut with the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Clue. As a recent graduate from Marian University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Kerrington has not only been seen on educational, community, and professional stages across Indianapolis, but also in commercials and local films across the Midwest region. He has most recently been seen on stage in Civic Theatre’s Rent, Marian University’s Pippin, Summit Performance’s Skeleton Crew, Indy Shakespeare Company’s Ricky 3—A Hip-Hop Shakespeare Richard III, Phoenix Theatre’s 172, and his original one-man hip-hop musical, The Loop.

CLAIRE WILCHER | MRS. PEACOCK

Claire has appeared with IRT in The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, as well as worked as a swing for Noises Off! and A Christmas Carol. As a member of Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, she has showed up as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Phebe in As You Like It, and she is slated to direct the company’s production of Love’s Labor’s Lost this summer. Claire is also a professional Intimacy Director, having worked with more than 25 productions choreographing staged intimacy and advocating for actors’ safety and consent in moments of intimacy. She is trained through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators and works for the company as a teaching artist. More at clairewilcher.com

HENRY WORONICZ | COLONEL MUSTARD

At the IRT, Henry has acted in TuesdayswithMorrie,TheOriginalist,Red,AnIliad,A Midsummer Night’sDream,YoungLadyfromRwanda,KingLear, and many more; he has directed The Three Musketeers and Romeo and Juliet. Regional credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Conservatory Theatre, American Players Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, the Shakespeare Theatre, and the Alabama, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah Shakespeare festivals. He was seen on Broadway in Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington. Television credits include Seinfeld,Cheers,ThirdRockfromtheSun,StarTrek, and Law & Order. At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he was artistic director from 1991 to 1995. Henry was a visiting professor in the Department of Theatre at IU Bloomington from 2014 to 2017.

JONATHAN LYNN | SCREENPLAY

Jonathan Lynn is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is known for directing the comedy films Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. He co-created and co-wrote the television series Yes Minister.

SANDY RUSTIN | WRITER

Sandy Rustin’s stage adaptation of Clue is one of the most produced plays in America this season. Her original comedy The Cottage was recently produced off Broadway and is preparing for a Broadway opening this summer. Her adaptation of the Jerry Herman musical Dear World was produced by NYCity Center’s Encores! Series in March.

BENJAMIN HANNA | DIRECTOR

Ben is in his sixth year as associate artistic director at Indiana Repertory Theatre and will become the Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director in July. He has previously worked with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Penumbra Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Steppingstone Theatre, and the Bay Area Children’s Theatre. At the IRT, Ben has directed Fahrenheit451,TheBookClubPlay,TuesdayswithMorrie,ThisWonderfulLife,AChristmasCarol, TheLittleChoo-ChooThatThinksSheCan,Elephant&Piggie’s“WeAreinaPlay!,” and The Town MouseandtheCountryMouse. (see full bio on page 11)

CZERTON LIM | SCENIC DESIGNER

Czerton teaches design and other related topics as Associate Professor for the Department of Theatre & Dance at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is extremely excited to work with IRT for the first time on Clue, a show that doesn’t stop moving. His work has been seen regionally in New York at Syracuse Stage, the Rev Theatre Company, Hangar Theatre Company; around the country at NYC, DC, Michigan, Georgia, Washington, to name a few; and internationally as far as Melbourne, Australia, and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. A proud member of USA local 829, Czerton is originally from the Philippines. czlimdesign.com

IZUMI INABA | COSTUME DESIGNER

Izumi made her IRT debut with Fahrenheit 451. Off-Broadway: How to Defend Yourself (New York Theatre Workshop). Recent Chicago: Andy Warhol in Iran (Northlight Theatre), Fen (Court Theatre), Last Night and Night Before (Steppenwolf Theatre), School of Rock, the Musical (Paramount Theatre). Regional: The Chinese Lady (Bluebarn Theatre). Upcoming: The Origin Story (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), A Distinct Society (Writers Theatre). Awards and exhibitions: Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Awards (2014), Jeff Awards (2011, 2014), Black Theatre Alliance Awards (2020), Prague Quadrennial (2019). Izumi is a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA829. (photocourtesyofJoeMazza)