THE CAST:

Jennifer Betancourt

Mick Greco* Michael "Mick" Greco (Jim / Rain) appears for the third time on stage with Tympanic Theatre Company, after House of Weird Death and Splintered Crosses. TTC also staged his short play Northstar Navigation as part of Bastards of Young. Mick has performed elsewhere in A View From The Bridge (Actors Workshop, now redtwist Theatre), and in classical productions for Chase Park Theatre, LiveWire Theatre and St. Sebastian Players.

Zach Livingston

Heather Moats

Jared Nell

Chrissy Weisenburger* Chrissy Weisenburger graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2007 with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Acting. Shortly after, she was in an improvised production of Food then quickly jumped into Tympanic Theatre. She has appeared in Tympanic's productions of Splintered Crosses, House of Weird Death, Gregor and the Squonk, And Then It Burst, Extinction Fantasies, and Wonderful. She also worked as co-makeup and co-costume designer for House of Weird Death and make-up designer for Musing, Bastards of Young, Extinction Fantasies, and Wonderful. Currently Chrissy is taking a break from performing to pursue a second bachelors degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She can't wait to graduate and pursue a career in the technical world. She also sends her love and thanks to all those who have supported her over the years: "To my family, friends, and my loving fiancee PJ, thank you for everything!"

Playwright and Director:

Dan Caffrey* / Playwright Daniel Caffrey is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Tympanic Theatre Company. Writing and directing credits with Tympanic include Splintered Crosses, The House Of Weird Death, and Gregor And The Squonk. His short plays have been produced in Chicago by ARFTCO, Chicago Dramatists, Dramatis Personae, Dream Theatre Company, Hobo Junction, iO, and WildClaw. Occasionally an actor, he has performed with The Side Project (Slipping), Tympanic, and WNEP (this year's SKALD storytelling competition). He has also directed with The Side Project in their Cut To The Quick festivals. Upcoming projects include his short play "Wishbone" in Dramatis Personae's Feats Of Strength festival, "Yukon Cornelius, Greatest Prospector In The North" with ARFTCO's Christmas Spectacular, and writing and directing "Pogo" for The Ruckus' Tell It & Speak It & Think It & Breathe It. He holds BA degrees in Creative Writing and Theatre, and is a graduate of the Training Center at iO.

Timothy Bambara* / Director Timothy Bambara puts the 'Tym' in Tympanic. He has been producing, directing and acting in Chicago for the past 4 years. He received his MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. He is a recipient of the 2008 CAAP Grant and was a participant in the 2008 Chicago Director's Lab. Favorite directing credits include The Rise of Emperor Eric, The Cook (asst. Director), Tamales!, Where's My Money? and Den of Thieves. Tim has directed May is a Special Time of Year, Ozma and Harriet, and The Deer Callers for Tympanic. As a director Tim has also worked with Prologue Theatre, Point of Contention, and Appetite Theatre. As an actor he was most recently seen in Chicago Fusion Theatre's 12 Hungry Men. He is currently collaborating on the world premiere of Wonderful for the 22nd RhinoFest.

Jamie Bragg / / Director Coming soon

* Denotes company member