Megan A. McGuane

director

Megan is a founding ensemble member for Sideshow Theatre. She served as the company's executive director from 2007 - 2016. She works with Sideshow Theatre directing world or Chicago premieres (Chalk, Tyrant, The Burden of Not Having a Tail, Theories of the Sun, Ekphrasis: Cave Walls to Soup Cans), and with Southern Illinois University (Joan's Laughter). Megan recently directed We Are Very Small, a sketch comedy show written by Tom McGuane at iO Chicago, and the world premiere of Target Behavior by Caity-Shea Violette with 20% Theater Company. Megan wrestles from time to time as The Cutting Edge for the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLLAW). She is a proud graduate of the Catholic University of America.

Eleanor Kahn

scenic designer

Eleanor recently moved to Chicago after completing her MFA in scenic design from Boston University. While in Chicago, she has designed: Waiting for Lefty, The Mother, and Death of an Anarchist (Oracle Productions), Pygmalion (Stage Left and Boho), Last Night on Earth (Collaboraction), and The Train Play (Will Act for Food).  She will also be working as a properties designer Jackalope, Strawdog, and House Theater in upcoming productions.

Jordan Kardasz

lighting designer

Jordan is a proud artistic associate of Sideshow Theatre.  Around town, she has worked with Strawdog (where she is an ensemble member) Lifeline, Strange Tree, Factory, The Arc, and many more.  Her most recent designs were Tyrant with Sideshow and Hey Dancin! Hey Musical! with Factory Theatre, and you can see more of her work next season at Strawdog.  When not working in theatres around the city, Jordan works in the auditorium at Northeastern Illinois University. As always, love to the best two and four legged dudes in her life.

Kristin DeiTos

costume designer

Kristin is happy to be working again with Sideshow Theatre Company. Her past work with Sideshow includes 9 Circles, The Burden of Not Having a Tail, Maria/Stuart and Idomeneus. Her design work as also been seen at Lookingglass Theatre, Actors Gymnasium, Steppenwolf Garage, LiveWire Theatre, and American Blues Theater. Kristin is currently the costumer to the John G. Shedd Aquarium, as well as a costume technician for Paramount Theatre Company in Aurora. In 2010, along with Sarah E. Ross, Kristin was awarded the Mid-size Costume Design Joseph Jefferson Award for Tobacco Road. Kristin is a proud ensemble member of American Blues Theater.

Christopher M. LaPorte

co-sound designer

Christopher's recent design and composition collaborations include Life Sucks, Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth (Lookingglass Theatre Company), and Roof of the World (Kansas City Repertory). Chris has collaborated on projects with many local Chicago companies such as Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, 17 productions with Sideshow Theatre Company, Timeline, Porchlight, InFusion, Raven, University Of Illinois Chicago, Interrobang, Emerald City. Regional collaborations include Kansas City Repertory, Dallas Theatre Center, The Old Globe (San Diego), Center Stage (Baltimore), Arena Stage (Washington D.C.), Arsht Theatre Center (Miami), Denver Center for the Performing Arts, NY United Solo Festival.

Michael Huey

co-sound designer

Michael is a composer for film and theatre who has had the pleasure of working with such companies as Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Sideshow, Adventure Stage, North Park University, Filament, and many others. Music and more can be found at officialmichaelhuey.com.

Arianna Soloway

properties designer

Arianna is excited to be back at Sideshow Theatre Company where she previously designed props for The Burden of Not Having a Tail and 9 Circles. She has a BFA in directing from Columbia College where she just directed The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek. She recently completed a props internship at the Goodman Theatre and designed props for Common Hatred at The Ruckus Theater, The Seven at The Neapolitans, The Glass Menagerie and The Brig at Mary-Arrchie. She also assisted on props for 25 Saints at Pine Box, Big Lake Big City at Lookingglass, Collected Stories, Illegal Use of Hands, and It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! at American Blues Theater where she also designed props for Hank Williams: Lost Highway. She is an artistic affiliate at American Blues Theater and their outreach manager.

Gina M. Di Salvo

dramaturg

Gina is a proud artistic associate of Sideshow, where her credits for dramaturgy include Caught, The Burden of Not Having a Tail, The Ugly One, and Theories of the Sun. Other Chicago-area credits include Mine (The Gift), The Petrified Forest (Strawdog), and Dangerous Beauty (AMTP/Northwestern University). When not dramaturging new works in the theatre, she can be found researching in the archive. She teaches about the theatrical past and present at the University of Tennessee, where she is an assistant professor of theatre.

Jeff Tinley

dramaturg

Jeff received his BA from the Catholic University of America where he received the Edward H. Cain Award in English. He recently completed his MA in English literature from Ohio State University. While at CUA, he was integral to the founding of Crux, the university's award-winning literary magazine and organization for the promotion of the arts on campus. At Ohio State, his studies focused on Renaissance literature and rhetoric. Professionally, Jeff has taught students ranging from middle school to the university level. As an educator, he is an strong supporter of service and experiential learning, having taught service learning courses on literacy at Ohio State and on poverty, homelessness, and public policy for Northwestern University's Civic Engagement Project. In addition to his work as an educator, Jeff has a wide range of non-profit administrative experience.

Shelby Glasgow

stage manager

Shelby is excited to be working with her Sideshow family once again after cleaning up sand for the Jeff Award-winning Idomeneus, cleaning up food and broken dishes for Maria/Stuart, and cleaning up beach balls and other apocalypse survival supplies for The Burden of Not Having a Tail. Shelby has also had the pleasure of stage managing for Nebraska Theatre Caravan (A Christmas Carol), Lookingglass Theatre Company (Adventures with Aladdin!), The Strange Tree Group (The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen), and Lifeline Theatre (A Tale of Two Cities and The Killer Angels). Shelby received her BFA in stage management from the University of Central Florida.

Benjamin W. Dawson

production manager

Ben is an artistic associate with Sideshow and is overjoyed to be working with this talented group of miscreants once again. He has worked with the likes of the Goodman, the Santa Fe Opera and The History Channel, to name a few. He is currently the associate technical director at Lookingglass Theatre and the production manager at Lifeline Theatre. In his spare time he produces shows in his living room, for aliens and dogs, using only Lego bricks and mini figures.

Justin Snyder

technical director

Justin is working with Sideshow for the first time and is excited for you to enjoy this amazing art that was created! He has been working as a technical director for eight years in Phoenix, Los Angeles and moved to Chicago two years ago. He works with storefront theaters including Livewire Productions, Will Act for Food, Collaboraction, Polarity Ensemble Theater, Interrobang Theatre Project and is a company member with Oracle Theater. Building is a passion of his and theater is the medium that brings creativity, hard work and collaboration together to make something truly magical and worth working on. Thanks to everyone who makes this possible!