We are...
The Right Brain Project was the brain-child of Anthony Ingram, Nathan Robbel, Colby Sellers, and Anthony Tournis - all alumni of Western Illinois University, and all equally passionate about bringing intimate stories to life on the Chicago stage.
Though the name has existed since 2001, the RBP officially became an incorporated organization in 2005, premiering our production of Boris Vian's The Empire Builders at the Bailiwick loft space in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. The RBP gained non-for-profit status shortly thereafter. Since 2005, the RBP has been producing theatre primarilly in Chicago, though we have taken a small number of projects to other regional venues as well.
In 2009, the Right Brain Project acquired a home at 4001 N. Ravenswood. The RBP Rorschach was the site of our production of Fernando Arrabal's And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers, which was, subsequently, a personal turning point for the company in terms of the type of theatre we would concentrate on as we move forward.
In the past six years, we have evolved and found a concentration on a theatre that strives to bring the actor and the audience together in unique fashions. Whether that be through unexpected and intimate staging, clever design, or simply telling stories that hit extra close to home, the RBP strives to present daring work that leaves the audience moved, shaken, or elated. We're not content with a typical theatre experience; We're constantly seeking out that extra something to bring the audience closer to the story and closer to the actor.
We will defy preconveived notions and challenge the contemporary theatre experience. The RBP will actively employ the raw and intimate relationship between actor and audience to share stories, ideas, and issues that edify us all.
The Ensemble...
The RBP has been made up of a diverse group of actors, designers, stage managers, and directors. When it comes to telling a powerful story, we are all artistic associates with an equal voice. Those who have joined the project thus far...
| Christopher Acevedo Marat/Sade |
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| Katy Albert Pretty Penny Hesperia |
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| Elizabeth Bagby Franz Kafka's The Castle The Designated Mourner Chalk Pretty Penny (Mime Coach) |
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| Brian Barber The Archivst Marat/Sade |
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| Delia Baseman Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Ariel Begley We Are Not These Hands |
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| Charles Bernstein The Designated Mourner |
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| Rob Biesenbach Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Christian Kain Blackburn Put My Finger In Your Mouth |
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| Cyd Blakewell Chalk |
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| Mary Jo Bolduc Marat/Sade |
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| Dave Boren Halfshut |
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Jamie Bragg |
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| Dan Caffrey Marat/Sade |
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| Nicole Cardano The Empire Builders |
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Morgan Christiansen Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Actor/Choreographer) |
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| Anya Clingman And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Stage Managment) Halfshut (Dramaturg) |
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| Randall Colburn Pretty Penny (Playwright) Hesperia (Playwright) Halfshut (Playwright) |
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| Peter DeGiglio The Complete Works... |
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| Kathleen Dickinson Marat/Sade (Stage Management) |
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| Natalie DiCristofano Hesperia The Archivist Marat/Sade |
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| Brittany Ellis The Archivist Marat/Sade |
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| Bryan Falcon The Empire Builders (Set Design) |
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| Jim Farrell Chalk |
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| Billy Fenderson Hesperia |
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| Chad Fess And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Bob Fisher Put My Finger in Your Mouth (Playwright) |
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| Nick Freed Hesperia |
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| Emily Fritz The Modern Prometheus |
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| Bil Gaines Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Stephen Gawrit Pretty Penny The Archivist (Playwright) The Fall of Man (Sound) Marat/Sade |
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| McKenzie Gerber Halfshut |
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| Rosy Gonzalez And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Liz Goodson Marat/Sade |
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| Dan Granata Chalk |
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| Carla Hamilton We Are Not These Hands (Costume Design) |
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| Meghan Hartmann Marat/Sade |
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Stacie Hauenstein |
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| Ryan Heindl Marat/Sade |
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Evan Hill |
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| Ted Hoerl The Designated Mourner |
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| Mark Hurni A Devil Inside (Stage Management) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Lights) Chalk (Stage Management) The Modern Prometheus (Lights) |
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| Melissa Imbrogno The Archivist |
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| Anthony Ingram The Empire Builders (Sound) A Devil Inside (Director) The Complete Works... One For the Road (Director) The Best RBP X-Mas... Franz Kafka's The Castle (Actor/Set) The Designated Mourner (Director) Chalk (Set/Sound) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Set/Sound/Lights) The Modern Prometheus (Set) Pretty Penny (Tech Director) Hesperia (Tech Director) Marat/Sade (Set) |
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| Erik Ingram One For the Road |
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| Lennie Johnson Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Eddie Jordan Chalk |
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| Katie Jordan The Modern Prometheus |
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| Quincy Joyner The Archivist (Stage Management) |
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| Charlotte Mae Jusino The Archivist |
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| Tracy Kraatz And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Melania Lancy A Devil Inside (Set) |
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| Brad Lawrence Chalk (Playwright) The Modern Prometheus (Playwright) |
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| Nicole Lemery Franz Kafka's The Castle (Stage Management) |
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| Vince Lonergan Marat/Sade |
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| Veronica Lynn A Devil Inside |
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| Emily Mark Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| David Marcotte The Empire Builders Franz Kafka's The Castle (Movement & Sound) The Modern Prometheus (Director) |
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| Nicholas Maroon The Best Right Brain Project X-Mas... |
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| Jared McDaris Marat/Sade |
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| Tom McGrath Franz Kafka's The Castle And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Production Photography) Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Production Photography) The Modern Prometheus (Actor, Production Photography), Pretty Penny ( Production Photography) Hesperia (Production Photography) Halfshut (Production Photography) My Filthy Hunt (Production Photography) The Archivist (Production Photography) |
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| Devon MacGregor A Devil Inside (Costumes) |
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| Chris Meister Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Jeremy Menekseoglu Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Alexis Michael The Archivist (Set Design) |
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| Nick Mikula Pretty Penny Halfshut |
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| Sarah Elizabeth Miller The Empire Builders (Stage Management, Costumes/Makeup) The Complete Works...(Stage Management), A Devil Inside (Props) One For the Road (Costumes/Makeup) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Costumes) The Designated Mourner (Costumes) Chalk (Costumes/Makeup) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Costume/Props) Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Set/Costume/Props) The Modern Prometheus (Costumes/Makeup) |
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| David Wesley Mitchell My Filthy Hunt (Costumes) The Archivist Marat/Sade (Costumes/Actor) |
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| Danny Mulae Hesperia |
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| Susan Myburgh Pretty Penny Halfshut Marat/Sade |
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| Jesse Neal Put My Finger In Your Mouth |
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| Dennis Newport And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers The Modern Prometheus Marat/Sade |
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| Corey Noble The Fall of Man |
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| Erin Elizabeth Orr Chalk And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers Put My Finger In Your Mouth The Modern Prometheus My Filthy Hunt |
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| Lee Peters A Devil Inside (Lights) |
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| Emma Peterson Hesperia (Assistant Director/Stage Management) My Filthy Hunt The Archivist (Director) Marat Sade (Assistant Director) |
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| Meghan Phillipp The Archivist |
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| Tyler Pistorius We Are Not These Hands (Video Design) Marat/Sade |
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| Alex Potanos The Archivist Marat/Sade |
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| Catherine Price Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Joe Ramski Marat/Sade |
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| Ned Record The Modern Prometheus |
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| Erin Reitz The Empire Builders |
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| Nathan Robbel The Empire Builders (Director) A Devil Inside (Sound) The Complete Works... (Director) A Devil Inside (Sound) One For the Road (Sound) The Best RBP X-Mas... (Director) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Director) The Designated Mourner (Stage Management) Chalk (Director) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Director) Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Director) The Modern Prometheus (Actor/Director) Pretty Penny (Director) Hesperia (Director) Halfshut (Director) My Filthy Hunt (Director) Marat/Sade (Director) |
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| Anna Robinson The Fall of Man |
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| Michelle Carlene Roth The Modern Prometheus (Stage Management) Pretty Penny (Stage Management) Halfshut (Stage Management) My Filthy Hunt (Stage Management) We Are Not These Hands (Stage Management) |
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| Roxanne Saylor A Devil Inside |
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| Colby Sellers The Empire Builders A Devil Inside The Complete Works... One For the Road The Best RBP X-Mas... (Playwright/Actor) Franz Kafka's The Castle Chalk The Modern Prometheus The Archivist |
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| Michael C. Smith Halfshut (Lights) My Filthy Hunt (Lights) The Archivist (Lights) We Are Not These Hands (Lights) The Fall of Man (Lights) Marat/Sade (Lights) |
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| Denise Smolarek Marat/Sade |
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| Aaron Snook A Devil Inside |
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| Amy Sokol Put My Finger in Your Mouth The Modern Prometheus (Music Director) |
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| Chad Spear Marat/Sade |
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| Joseph Stearns A Devil Inside Chalk And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Cassidy Stirtz We Are Not These Hands |
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| Josh Sumner Pretty Penny |
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| Sarah Thompson Marat/Sade |
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| Anthony Tournis The Complete Works... The Empire Builders One For the Road |
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| Neal Tucker Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Zev Valancy Halfshut Marat/Sade (Dramaturg, Actor) |
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Bries Vannon |
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| James Vertovec The Designated Mourner (Lights) Chalk (Lights) |
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| Nick Vienna The Complete Works... |
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| Joel Vining Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Christopher M. Walsh Chalk The Modern Prometheus (Fight Director) |
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| Richard Wehbe Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Trevor Watkin Hesperia (Sound/Music) Marat/Sade (Music Director) |
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| Adam Webster The Fall of Man (Director) |
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| Greg Wenz My Filthy Hunt Marat/Sade |
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| Jennifer Reeves-Wilson The Empire Builders A Devil Inside |
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| Philip Winston We Are Not These Hands |
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| Conor Woods Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Dominique Worsley Marat/Sade |
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| Buck Zachary Pretty Penny |
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