Gregor and the Squonk

THE CAST:

Ali Deliandes / Margaret Courtepy Bio coming soon...

Mckenzie Gerber* / Dr. Sylvan McKenzie Gerber came to Chicago after graduating from Florida State University's School of Theatre with a BA in 2006. Playwriting and Directing credits for Tympanic include Splintered Crosses (Directed/Acted/and wrote the play "What King?") and The House of Weird Death (Assistant Director/ writer / sound designer). Acting Credits include Splintered Crosses and has performed with Tympanic's resident improv troupe Tymprov. McKenzie is thrilled to be working on Gregor and the Squonk.

Paul E. Martinez* / Gregor Courtepy Paul E. Martinez came to Chicago after graduating from Florida State University's School of Theatre in 2006 and is a recent graduate of Second City's Improv Conservatory. He has recently been seen in Splintered Crosses (Tympanic Theatre Company), House of Weird Death (Tympanic Theatre Company) and Los Desaparecidos (Babes With Blades) and has performed with improv ensembles Tymprov and Colorado Beautification Coalition.

Megan Gotz* / The Squonk Megan Gotz is a recent graduate from Florida State University. She has previously been seen in Tympanic's production of "Splintered Crosses" and "House of Weird Death". She learned everything she knows about acting from "She's All That". Be silent. Be still.

Chris Acevedo* / Creature Christopher Acevedo received his B.A. in Acting from Florida State University. Previous credits in Chicago include Arftco's "Soon-To-Have-a-Witty-Title Christmas Spectacular", Tympanic Theatre's premiere show, "Splintered Crosses" and Tympanic Theatre's "House of Weird Death". A company member of Tympanic Theatre, he is ecstatic to be a creature again!

Christine Weisenburger* / Creature Christine Weisenburger has loved and been involved in theatre for many years. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in May '07 receiving a Bachelor's in Arts Degree in theatre. Since then she has been involved in a number of productions including Tympanic Theatre's last two productions "House of Weird Death" and "Splintered Crosses". She hopes to continue her acting career here in Chicago possibly on the stages at Second City!

Whitney Valencia* / Creature / Dr. Sylvan's Mom Whitney Valencia is stoked to be in "Gregor and the Squonk!" Hee Chicago debut was ie Tympanic Theatre's "House of Weird Death"! She's a recent graduate of Florida State University (Dec. 2007!!), and has just moved to the city. Other credits include Iris/Flamingo in Aristophanes' "The Birds", a mental patient in "Marat/Sade", and Miss Sally in our own Dan Caffrey's "Gator Skin". She loves knitting beside the fire and snuggling up with a good foreign film. But most importantly: she plays well with others and doesn't bite.

Written and Directed by:

Daniel Caffrey* / Playwright Daniel Caffrey moved to Chicago in 2006 after graduating from Florida State University with degrees in Theatre and Creative Writing. In 2007, he founded the Tympanic Theatre Company, for which he also serves as the Co-Artistic Director. As a playwright, his work has been produced by Tympanic (Splintered Crosses, Gregor and the Squonk), MOB Productions (The Thundercats In: Missionary Madness), ARFTCO (Zombie Christmas 1 and 2), and Chicago Dramatists (a staged reading of Folkfire). Directing credits include Splintered Crosses, The House of Weird Death (Tympanic), and O Dark Thirty, a new work by Aaron Carter being produced in The Side Project’s upcoming Fall Festival. Also an actor, he has worked with Tympanic (Splintered Crosses), Towards a Poor Theatre Company (Toy Soldiers), and The Side Project (Slipping, also performed at the 2008 Dublin Gay Theatre Festival). He is a graduate of the Training Center at iO.

Susan Myburgh* / Director Susan Myburgh recently graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's of Arts in Theatre. She has an equally devoted passion for acting a directing and has high hopes of pursuing both of those dreams in Chicago. At FSU Susan appeared in Flood Story (Old Woman), The Birds (Ostritch/Inspector), Rabbit Hole (Izzy), Uncle Vanya (Sonya), Catch-22 (Nurse Duckett), Amadeus (Ensemble), and Ubu Does America (Ma Ubu). Susan directed Morality Play as a part of Tympanic's inaugural production of Splintered Crosses and is thrilled to be directing Tympanic's first full length production, Gregor and the Squonk.

* Denotes company member