Cast & Crew
Kasey Foster
Choreographer
Kasey Foster graduated from Purdue University of Fort Wayne in 2004 with a degree in theatre and dance. After making the move to Chicago, she began her search for performance, and is now most happy to have worked with the following companies: The Anatomy Collective, Redmoon Theater, Red Tape Theatre, Irreverence Dance + Theatre, The Mill (formerly Experimental Theatre Chicago), and Dance Chicago, through choreographer Lauren Donaldson. She also performed in last fall's Around the Coyote Festival at the Vittum Theater. Foster feels like she made the perfect choice two years ago when she first unpacked her things in this great city of opportunity. Foster likes Chicago.
Stephanie Acosta
Producer/Production Design
Stephanie M. Acosta is a theatre director, a visual artist, and a founding member of the Anatomy Collective. Stephanie received her Bachelors in Directing from the Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, Missouri where her strong interest in translation and adaptation of found texts was the driving force behind many of her projects including her adaptation and direction of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, her translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding, and her direction of a new compiled version of Georg Büchner's Woyzeck. Stephanie worked at the Goodman Theatre as the Assistant Director on the world premier of Mariela in the Dessert. Stephanie also has the joy of creating metal work installation art and directing three short pieces by Taavo Smith for MANY THINGS ARE DESTROYING ME & it's remount and created a new adaptation of The Prometheus Myth which performed Spring '06 to full audiences. Stephanie will be working Internationally in the next year including the new devised work Chance/Choice which will premiere at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in Australia December '06 with sister company ConcreteCloudTheatreCo. and her performance art piece NonVerbal will premiere in Bankok Spring of '07.
Cindy Tomczyk
Illustrator
A graduate of the ringling school of art and design, where she recieved a degree in illustration with a minor in photography, Cindy now resides in Chicago where she actively pursues her illustration career. Likes: green tea ice cream, walruses, narwhals, and rooftops wtih a view. You can learn more about cindy and see some of her fantastic work at: www.cindytomczyk.com. This is Cindy's first contribution to the Anatomy Collective.
Heather Boas
Performer
Heather Boas is very excited to be working on her second show since moving to Chicago in September. Last year in Boston, Heather appeared in W;t, La Cage aux Folles, and Pride's Crossing. Earlier this year she performed at Navy Pier as various characters. Heather has a degree in Theatre Studies from Wellesley College and studied for a year at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. Currently she works at Chicago Children's Museum. She would like to thank a wonderful cast and crew for making this possible, and a very special thank you and love to John.
Lily Emerson
Performer
Lily Emerson is in love with a lot of beautiful things, and The Anatomy Collective and And a Lack Thereof are no exception. Among the other objects of her affection are her amazing friends, her ridiculously cool mom, Charles Mee, Augusto Boal, the world of physical theatre, and, of course, the lovely city of Chicago.
Marc Friedman
Performer
FYI, Marc received his MFA from WVU last year, got out of WV PDQ, and joined his SO in Chicago where you may have seen him in White Horse's The Cradle Will Rock, or perhaps you saw his most recent directing contribution to The Brown Couch's Mating Game. Marc is super excited to be involved with the Anatomy Collective but even more excited to be getting married to his sweetheart in September. Lehiam!
Rian Kerfoot
Performer
Rian is super excited to be working with such a talented and cool group of bodies in motion. She was last seen at the Athenaeum Theatre in Steel Magnolias, and counts roles in The Scarlet Letter, The Love Talker, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Vagina Monologues among her favorites. After graduating from Christopher Newport University in Virginia with a degree in performance and creative writing, she couldn't be happier pursuing the arts in Chicago. Rian lives in Wrigleyville, where she likes to walk her roommate's dog, take ballet classes, foster her Sylvia Plath obsession, and write profound musings ( i.e. questionable poetry) on tiny pieces of paper that inevitably get lost. She would like to say thanks to all of her amazing friends, who consistently infuse her with their creative juices.
Mia Park
Performer
In Chicago's acting community, "Miss Mia" has co-hosted the underground cable music show, Chic-A-Go-Go, for eight years. Mia is a member of SAG and AFTRA and has acted in independent movies, national commercials and industrial films for over six years. In addition to MCing for groups like the Korean Consulate and the City of Chicago, Mia does voice-overs, works trade shows and models. Currently, Mia studies Meisner at Act One Studios with Ted Hoerl and Laura Sturm and has studied at Improv Olympic and Chicago Actor's Studio. She's performed with Asian American theater groups Tea Company and Stir Friday Night and acts with Park Avenue Produce theater ensemble. She's currently starring in the indie film, "The Minx" which will be released in Summer 2006.
In Chicago's music scene, Mia drums and sings with the female Asian American rock trio, Kim and with Illinois First!, whose songs are about Illinois state history. She's honored to drum with Tatsu Aoki's Asian American jazz band, "Miyumi Project Big Band" and plays keyboard with Cats and Jammers!.
To find out about Mia's work as an arts administrator, teacher, writer, editor, panelist and in many other roles, visit http://www.miapark.com.
Tracy Strausberg
Performer
Tracy recently graduated from Northwestern University and is happy to be bopping around in the Chicago theatre scene. She likes making and being a part of original movement work such as this one. Here's where she says she's thrilled to be working with The Anatomy Collective. She means it. Previous productions include: Six, The Monkey House, The Future, and The Weight of the World. She suspects you haven't seen or heard of any of those. However, she's happy and grateful you are seeing this. This summer, in this very spare room space, Tracy will be directing Chuck Mee's bobrauschenbergamerica for Hometown Theatre Project.
Ben Stuber
Performer
Ben Stuber is an actor, dancer, puppeteer, visual artist, and member of the Anatomy Collective. For more information check out http://www.benstuber.com.