Jack Simmons Ben Veatch is thrilled to be in another season of Ghost Raiders and to work with such wonderful and talented people. Chicago credits include: In The Jungle Of Cities (Ka-Tet Theatre); 10 Unknowns (Will Act For Food); Plans 1 Through 8 From Outer Space (New Millennium Theatre Co.); Shameless Shamuses (Factory Theater); Kafka On The Shore (u/s) (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Skin In Flames (Stage Left Theatre); One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Open Eye Productions); Bury The Dead (Promethean Theatre Ensemble); and most recently Radio Goggles (Oracle Productions). Ben would like to thank Anne for all her love and support.
Gary Carr S. Douglas Albers is very excited to work with such a great group at Ghost Raiders… even if he does get hit a lot. Doug is a founding member of Three Legged Race Comedy and Artistic Director of Bard and Fool Theatre Company. He has acted, directed and produced hundreds of shows in his 20 year career.
Becky Singer
Noelle A. Schmitt grew up on a dairy farm without cows. Growing up in an isolated
area without neighbors (or cows), Noelle had a lot of time on her hands, a lot
of time that brought on fairy tale lands, an imaginary friend and much
tormenting of her younger brothers. Now that she's grown up it's safe to say
that none of this has changed. She has dabbled in stage, earning a BA in
Theatre from Cardinal
Stritch University,
and has played for the small screen, writing and filming several short films
with Schmitt Haus Productions. Noelle is pleased to make her childhood
obsession with the movie Ghostbusters into a reality whilst playing with the
Ghost Raiders. She is afraid of some ghosts.
Katie Dufresne is a recent graduate of both the Improv
Conservatory and Musical Improv program at the Second City
Training Center.
Katie is a current ensemble member of Second City's
Musical Improv House Ensemble Infinite Sundaes and also of the musical improv
team Happy Karaoke Fun Time produced by the Annoyance Theater. She's also
currently working towards the opening of an original full-length musical,
Brouhaha! A Puppet Musical! coming to Chicago
soon. When she's not on stage, Katie works full time as an interior designer.
She'd like to thank the cast of Ghost Raiders for being so welcoming and
lovely, and... she swears she will deliver on those treats she promised, shortly.
Liz Frehley Jenn Remke
Hoff
A.H. Sermonia
Troy Thayer
Asher Perlman
Writer, Director, Producer
Jason Williams has been doing what can loosely be called “comedy” in Chicago for the last 10 years. He's a graduate of the Second
City Training Center's Conservatory and Writing programs. His scripts for Arrested Development: Witch Switch and the original pilot for Ghost
Raiders were Scriptapalooza TV’s semi-finalist and finalist,
respectively. He co-wrote (with Jay Steigmann) the plays: Award, Funeral,
Charlie and Reunion. Jason also writes a
television column for the Hip Hop Culture section of the website CherryOnTop.com.
Writer, Producer Jay Steigmann thinks that only stupid people believe in ghosts. Also… she believes in ghosts. Jay is a performer, writer, and director in Chicago; her work has been seen at Stage Left, Strawdog, Lakeshore Theater, Live Bait, Victory Gardens, and Stage 773. As well as directing countless sketch shows at Donny’s Skybox, she’s directed for the critically acclaimed “Best Church of God.” Jay would like to thank the restless spirits of the dead.
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