Haven A.J. Crawley (they/them) is so delighted to be a part of this queer, time-bending whirlwind romance. They are passionate about art that engages with its audience, and that explores the line between violence and veneration. Crawley has recently worked on productions with Gender Fucked Productions, A Short Leap Theatre, Midsommer Flight, Director's Haven, and Oak Park Festival Theatre, and they are a member of About Face Theatre's current touring show—Life Out Loud. They are a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BFA program. In their spare time, they can be found making visual art, moving and shaking (occasionally under the psuedonym Finger Prince), and writing poems about bugs.
Wisterman (they/them) was most recently seen in ANTIGONICK (Trap Door Theatre), INDOOR CATS (Jeff Award recipient, Performer in a Supporting Role) and VINEGAR TOM (Red Theater). Film and TV credits include THE BEAR, WORK IN PROGRESS, CHICAGO MED, and CANDYMAN. Wisterman earned their B.F.A. in Performance from Stephen F. Austin State University and is represented by Paonessa Talent.
Katherine Gwynn (they/them) is a non-binary lesbian, CODA, and Chicago playwright who writes about the mythic and violent spaces between queerness and the divine. Gwynn is the winner of the 2022 UCROSS + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize and a 2023 Venturous Fellowship Nominee. Gwynn also won the 2015 Jane Chambers Student Playwriting Award and Second Place for the EMOS Ecodrama Playwrights festival 2022. Their work has been developed and produced by Refracted Theatre, Red Theatre, Flint Rep, Jackalope Theatre, The New Coordinates, The Great Plains Theatre Conference, the Terra Femina Collective, Commission Theatre, The Fishtank, and Rockhurst University. Gwynn has been a 2024 Playwrights Center Core Writer Finalist, a 2024 American Blues Blue Ink Award Semi-Finalist, a Seven Devils 2024 Semi Finalist, a 2021 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist and 2x Semi Finalist, 2021 Playwrights Realm Scratchpad Series Finalist, a 2x Bay Area Playwrights Festival Finalist and 4x Semi-Finalist, a 2020 Parity Productions Commission Finalist, a 2020 Story Theatre Resident Playwright Semi-Finalist, a 2019 Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship Semi-Finalist, a 2x Ashland Play Festival Semi-Finalist, a 2x New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater Finalist, a 2019 LezPlay Finalist, and a 2x invited Submission for the Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Whitney LaMora (she/her) is delighted to be back in a Director role for the first time since 2020. She is the Owner and Creative Director of Dorothy and Villanelle and is passionate about creating spaces for queer joy to thrive. Her most recent theatrical credits include DIMENSION, a 1:1 solo production she performed at Dorothy's bar in July 2024 and her directorial debut, 12 OPHELIAS at The Martin, 2018. She's thrilled to be back in the theatre game and hopes to inspire others to create productions in nontraditional spaces. For Zoe: who she will find in every lifetime. IG: @whitneycurates, TikTok: @whitney.curates
Milla Guerra (they/them) is an actor-turned-SM who studied Musical Theater Performance at the Conservatory of Music at Baldwin Wallace University. They are now using that expertise to stage manage queer independent theater in their hometown of Chicago, and are thrilled to be a part of the CATACOMBS team! Most recently they were the SM/Prop Master/Scenic Designer for the debut of "Electric Flesh Chewed Up In The Chaos Engine" with Shampoo Research Animal at the Labyrinth Club.
Jyreika Guest (she/her) is an actor, dancer, and intimacy director based in Chicago. Thankful to God for continuing to guide her and for the love of her family and community. Theatre credits include: FELA! (Olney Theatre), How Blood Go and What to Send Up When It Goes Down (Congo Square); Tragedy of King Christophe (formerly House Theatre of Chicago); Lindiwe U/S (Steppenwolf); Frankenstein (Remy Bumppo); columbinus (The Yard Theatre Company); In the Blood (Red Tape Theatre); Fly Honeys Show (The Inconvenience Project); The Wiz (Kokandy Productions). Intimacy direction credits include: Ain't No Mo (Woollymammoth Theatre); Is God Is (Red Orchid Theatre); Groundhog Day, Rock of Ages (Paramount Theatre); Fire Shut Up In My Bones and Champion (Lyric Opera); Sheepdog (Shattered Globe); Brooklyn Laundry, Little Women, Selling Kabul, Intimate Apparel, Fireflies (Northlight Theatre); The Tasters (Rivendell Theater Ensemble); The Light (Coalescence Theatre); The Children of Edgar and Nina (The Neighborhood Theatre); October Storm and The Last Pair of Earlies, Hoodoo Love- Asst. (Raven Theatre); First Deep Breath - Asst. (Victory Gardens). Film/TV: Starz Power Book Series: Force, Rough River Lake, and The Poet Series. IG: @jevelyng
Theo Sullivan (he/they) is a multi-hyphenate performer and stage technician who between performing around the city in draglesque, has been absolutely hyped to provide the sound- and lightscape for Catacombs!
Jan Diaz (she/her): Costumes & Props
Simone Hobbs (He/They) is a Chicago based transmasc photographer. His work specializes in capturing raw moments in community, such as concerts, celebrations, and content promotion. He has worked with various queer creatives in Chicago, and is always looking to collaborate and learn with others. Simone loves riding his electric bike and being a fur dad to three beautiful cats.
Heidi Hoblit Graham’s (she/her) first love was theatre and storytelling; she has dedicated her life to giving agency to young artists. She started as a high school drama teacher but was called to the craft of motherhood. While her children were young, she offered neighborhood children an opportunity to create their own theatre, Stonegate Kids. While managing Stonegate Kids, the participants had authority over all creative aspects of the show. During the fifteen years of SK, they raised over twenty-five thousand dollars for various charities and made incredible magic. Heidi honed her leadership abilities with The League of Women Voters, serving as President of one of the nation’s largest local Leagues and on the State board. Heidi has recently joined the Board of Directors for A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. AROT is one of the pre-eminent ensemble theatres.
