Maggie Bittinger grew up on a cul de sac and is grateful for the opportunity to pay homage to the many scraped knees she got from playing recklessly on asphalt. Thank you to liam, who loves the bus.
Emm Socey is a senior theatre major at Loyola with roots in Indianapolis and Richmond, IN. Emm has appeared on stage in The Old Man and the Old Moon, Peter and the Starcatcher, Urinetown, Company, Fun Home, and Polaroid Stories. Emm will have an excerpt of their play Untitled Dream Girl produced this fall and will be assistant directing the musical Once this spring. Emm has also found great joy in their work as a puppeteer, lighting designer, and stitcher.
Garvin van Dernoot is thrilled to be working with Municipal Hole Company in their inaugural production. Garvin hates cars, except for the 1967 Chevy Impala, and a Kia Sorento (iykyk). They would like to thank their parents, their friends, the rest of the cast, and Grey for the opportunity. Keep on vibing and keeping it tight.
Makenna Van Raalte is a recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago and is excited to be making her Chicago performance debut! Recent performance and writing credits include Pride and Prejudice (LUC), Woolf's Orlando (LUC), and a workshop of her play Stained Glass Shattered. Special thanks to her friends and family for their support.
Beckett Fowler is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist, devoted cat dad, & Oxford comma enthusiast. They've had a blast managing stage, and they'd like to thank the 36 Monologues ensemble & the Neos for making this a truly fulfilling experience. Stay up to date with Beckett's creative pursuits by following him on the 'gram: @big.big.big.bug.
Cameron Lee is excited to make his theatrical sound design debut with MHC, as a lover of strange noises! You can find more of his work at cameron.lee or eelromance.com.
Grey Smith wrote and directed the play. Grey is a playwright, director, and general multi-hyphenate artist based in Chicago, alongside running MHC in what time remains.
We are an emerging company focused on creating work that largely disregards traditional theatrical conventions, in order to probe at the edges of our assumptions about form and content and find little secrets. Case in point, this very play you attend in this very moment.
Our work is driven by the very nontraditional circumstances in which we find ourselves. What, you want me to just go watch Death of a Salesman??? I have a fucking box in my pocket that beeps when shit happens. Don't be ridiculous. Our attentions are fractured, entertainment is being redefined daily, and almost everything you get from seeing a normal play you can get at home. Let's not all sit in the dark, facing the same direction, ignoring that we exist. I've got my phone for that. Theatre is magic. Let's do magic.
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