Sean Michael Barrett (Nicky Holroyd) is thrilled to return to the SSP stage. You may remember him from It’s Only a Play (Jimmy Wicker), Charley’s Aunt (Lord Fancourt Babberly) and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (John Jasper). Some of his other favorite roles have been in Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit), Big Fish (Amos Calloway) and The Addams Family (Gomez). He thanks Jack, Lisa and the whole cast and crew for putting
on such a great show! He also thanks his family and friends and of course his pupper, Ruby! Rock the Arts and keep theatre alive!

Jered Becker (Shepherd Henderson) is very grateful to make his Chicago debut in BB&C. Having just moved from Wichita, Kansas, his previous credits include acting in/directing Guildhall Players’ production of The Country Girl and Wichita Community Theater’s production of Agatha Christie’s The Hollow. Previous acting roles include Guildhall Players’ Three Sisters and Wichita Shakespeare Company’s Much Ado About Nothing and Murder on the Orient Express at the Forum Theater.

David R. Feiler (Sidney Redlitch) was previously seen at SSP in An Enemy of the People (Mr. Aslaksen), The Book of Will (John Heminges), Charley’s Aunt (Sir Francis Chesney), Our Town (Mr. Webb), The Front Page (Bensinger) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Claudius). He most recently appeared at Devonshire Playhouse in Something Rotten (Brother Jeremiah). You might have caught him at one of these other area venues: CenterStage: Shakespeare in the Park, Edge of the Wood Theatre, Big Noise Theatre, Starlight Theatre in Wilmette, E.D.G.E. Theatre, Center for the Arts in Wilmette and Quest Ensemble. He acknowledges the love and devotion of his family for their unwavering support as he pursues his passion.

Lauren Miller (Aunt Queenie) just closed Garters (Lady Dagomar/Otherworld) and Music Man (Eulalie/Metropolis). Other recent credits include Sister Act (Mother Superior/Metropolis), Nunsense (Mother Superior/SSP) and the Jeff-nominated Boeing-Boeing (Berthe/SSP). She played three Irish women in a new play, A Bump on the Leg (Subtext Theatre), four Ukrainian sisters in And Then What? (First Hand Theatrical/indie film) and Helen in Local Area Network (Logan Ave Productions/indie film). Other regional credits include Steel Magnolias (Ouiser/Okoboji), Light up the Sky (Stella/Citadel), Cabaret (Fr. Schneider/Big Noise Theater), Nevermore (Poe’s mother/Jedlicka), Drood (Puffer/SSP), The Mikado (Katisha/G&S Opera), plus a number of Shakespearean roles. Upcoming: Measure for Measure (The Shakespeare Project). She is an SSP company member and represented by Big Mouth Talent. MeetLaurenMiller.com

Claire Rutkowski (Gillian Holroyd) is thrilled to start this season by spending the 1950s in New York! Her past SSP credits include Boeing-Boeing (Gloria), The Shady Lady (Madison), The Real Inspector Hound (Felicity), Our Town (Emily) and Lunch at the Akropolis (Kristin). Other Chicago credits include the staged reading of The Shady Lady (Madison) at Rhinofest 2020 and A Christmas Carol (Fan/Belinda/Want). During her time at Valparaiso University, she performed in God of Carnage (Veronica), Short Plays by Samuel Beckett (Player 1/May), Macbeth (Angus/Lady MacDuff), Dead Man’s Cellphone (Jean), Art (Serge), Deliver Us Not! (Fetus #3) and Sure Thing (Betty). She thanks her SSP Family for the endless love, support and education.