 KATHERINE
BANKS (KERRIE KOWALSKI, THE SPAZ) ) didn’t have to dig very deep to
get in touch with her inner spaz. Favorite roles include Luciana, The
Comedy of Errors (Oak Park Festival Theater), Iris, Still Life with
Iris (Vittum Theater) and Fan, A Christmas Carol (Provision
Theater). Katherine is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.
 BRAD
DAVIDSON (MR. "DICK" SNELGROVE, THE PRINCIPAL) most
recently appeared in the title role in Fred Blue at
Bailiwick Theatre Repertory's Directors Festival and as The
Doctor in A Streetcar Named Desire at Metropolis
Performing Arts Center. Other recent performances include Norm
Petty in The Buddy Holly Story at Oak Park Village
Theatre; Alex, Henry, and Tom in Point of Contention Theatre's
Trunk; Commuter in The Octopus Story in Collaboraction
Theatre's Sketchbook 6; Billy in California Suite at Theatre
in the Woods's ; the Narrator, Mr. Scott, and Grandpa in
Theatre Hike's Little House on the Prairie; Juror No.
12 in Alchemy Theatre's production of Twelve Angry Men;
and Orsino in the Elk Grove Center for the Performing Arts
production of Twelfth Night. Recent film credits
include Actually, Adieu My Love; Wages of Sin, Devil's
Dominoes, and The Moe Berg Story. You can see him
on-line in the Superheroes trailer
here and as Alonzo in the award-winning Episode 20 of
Lady X, an indie spy/underworld thriller film series ( www.ladyxfilms.com)
He is the voice of Dr. Schimmel in the audio science fiction
suspense tale Mind over Matter. He has an M.A. in
theatre from Purdue University and has taught acting at
Purdue, at the University of Illinois, and in the continuing
education program of High School District 211.
 SETH DAVIS (LOUIS
FENCETERSPOCK, THE NERD) has studied with (Chicago) The Second City, Improv Olympics, Annoyance Theater, and "Double Dare" host, Marc Summers. Credits: (Improv Olympic) "Ned Beatty" (Donny's Skybox Theater 2nd City), "Panty Filers," "Jazz Hands Across America," and currently "=E Produces Four Chairs." Seth is psyched to be apart of the class of '89! Go Beavers!
 NOAH
DURHAM (LLOYD PARKER, THE PHOTOGRAPHER) Noah went to boarding school
and had no prom. Instead, it was MORP -- where most everyone arrived and
left sober and in a yellow school bus. He is thrilled to be attending his
first real prom. Noah was most recently seen in Chicago dressed head to toe
in pink as Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web with Emerald City Theater Company, and
as a boob-popping Thisby in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New American
Theater. He is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy (the promless
school) and Northern Illinois University. Check him out at:
www.noahdurham.com
 JEFFREY
FAHEY (DICKIE HARRINGTON, THE DRAMA QUEEN) is excited to be a part of
The Awesome 80s Prom! He earned his degree in Musical Theatre from the
Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University where he performed in
such shows as The Threepenny Opera, Kiss Me Kate, and T he Laramie
Project. Other acting credits include performing with Light Opera Works,
American Girl Place Theater, Bailiwick Repertory, and Music by the Lake in
Wisconsin. When he is not acting, Jeffrey is an elementary and junior high music
teacher which he loves just as much as theatre. He sends many thanks to the
never ending support of his totally tubular family in Minnesota!
 AMY
GALVIN (MOLLY PARKER, THE FRESHMAN) ) thinks it's like so rad to be a part
of The Awesome 80s Prom! A Chicago native, Amy graduated from Indiana
University with a B.A. in journalism. Amy has studied with The Second City.
Stage credits include: There's No "I" in Improv, The United Flakes of
America and Basically Awesome at Second City's Donny's Skybox
Theater, Moon Over Buffalo with Theatre D. You can also catch Amy in an
episode of Dinner Date on the Fine Living Network. She would like to
thank Ken for this awesome opportunity, as well as her family, Aaron, Oliver
and Pearl.
ADAM KALESPERIS (NICK FENDER, THE BAD BOY) is thrilled to have
the opportunity to harass you as Nick Fender, since you'd
rarely catch him being so mean in real life. He is a recent
graduate of the UCLA Theater Department, where he studied
acting and playwriting. While in Los Angeles, he starred in
several short independent films and appeared on such popular
television shows as Gilmore Girls and Once and Again.
Since his return to Chicago, Adam has kept busy with
commercials and other film work, in addition to theater.
Favorite roles include John Proctor in The Crucible,
Coulmier in Marat/Sade and Lewis in Pippin.
 JIN
KIM (FEUNG SCHWEY, THE ASIAN EXCHANGE STUDENT) Jin Kim asks you to
enjoy the show!
 ASHLEY
LOBO (WHITLEY WHITIKER, HEAD-CHEERLEADER, Company DANCE CAPTAIN) is
ecstatic to make her Awesome 80s Prom debut in her home
town of Chicago! She is a journalism graduate from Arizona
State University who is often seen reporting for the offbeat
news magazine show, "Nude Hippo" on NBC5.com. Ashley has
studied at Second City, Act One Studios, The Green Room, and
the Actors Studio. Ashley is a former competitive USFSA figure
skater, current dancer, and a proud SAG member. You may or may
not vote for her as your Awesome 80's Prom Queen, but
she will always reign as our 2004 Fiesta Bowl Queen! She would
like to thank KDavs for this opportunity and her family,
friends and prom cast for their support!
 MEG
MASSARI (MRS. PATTY LASCALSZO, THE DRAMA TEACHER) is
an alum of two Second City Training Center ensembles “Not if
You Were the Last 10 Guys on Earth”, and “tonDef”, the latter
appearing in Chicago Sketch Fest. It’s only until The Prom
has she fully understood the meaning of AWESOME. Meg has
trained at Second City and has appeared in various musicals at
the Beverly Art Center. Meg thanks Jean who encouraged her to
go to PROM and is especially grateful to Anthony for picking
Mt. Carmel.
 STEPHANIE
NIGHTLINGER (INGA SWANSON, THE SWEDISH EXCHANGE STUDENT)
is ecstatic to make her Chicago debut in The Awesome 80s
Prom! She hails from Richmond, VA, where she danced and
performed since she was a little tike with L.A. Gears and
layered socks. Stephanie developed a love for interactive
theatre in her most recent role, popping too many pills as
Loretta Black in Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. Also involved in TV
and film, her projects include Evan Almighty,
Commander-In-Chief and The Dark Knight. She is a
totally proud graduate of James Madison University, where she
studied communications and theatre and rocked out on the hip
hop dance team. Stephanie thanks Ken for encouraging her to
“extend her leg,” and her family, friends and Paul for all of
their love and support.
 BEN
OSBUN (MICHAEL JAY – CLASS PRESIDENT) is exited to
be a part of Prom. The Alabama native and Loyola
Chicago graduate went to Prom three times – alas no
coronations. He has appeared with a number of Chicago theatre
companies including: Apple Tree, Healthworks, Infamous
Commonwealth, Around the Coyote, and Emerald City. Thanks to
the family and Sarah, - hope you get lucky at the prom.
 ANN
PHILIPPON ( HEATHER
WELLINGTON, CHEERLEADER) is very excited about
performing in the Awesome 80s Prom! She started as an
XFL Chicago Enforcers Cheerleader and has now moved on to
dancing for the Chicago Rush Arena Football team for the past
5 years. Ann would like to thank her husband, friends, and
family for all of their love and support as she continues to
pursue her dream in the entertainment business.
 RAMSAY SAUNDERS (MELISSA "MISSY" MARTIN, HEAD OF THE PROM COMMITTEE) Chicago debut; Off-Broadway credits: Psycho Beach Party. A graduate of Trinity College, she has appeared in several national ads including Target, Farmer's Insurance, and Lifetouch. Thanks to her parents for letting her get a perm in 3rd grade, and her husband for making her feel like a Prom Queen every day. Heartfelt thanks to Ken for this extraordinary experience.
STEVE
SCALABRINO (DJ JOHNNY HUGHES) is super psyched to
be a part of the prom! He is a recent graduate from Illinois
State University with a degree in Theatre Education and Acting
as well as a minor in English Language arts. He has enjoyed
such roles as Septimus Hodge in Arcadia, Danny in Danny and
The Deep Blue Sea, Duke Fredrick in As You Like It,
as well as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors. His
S.A.F.D. stage combat training in four weapons have made his
hips nice and limber for the pelvic responsibilities of this
show.
 ANGELA
SPRINKLE (LUCY RAIZIN, PROM COMMITTEE) is ready to tease her hair,
put on some leggings and, like, have some fun as she makes her debut in
Chicago in The Awesome 80s Prom. Angela, originally from a tiny town in
southern Indiana, was born and raised in the 80s. She graduated from Indiana
State University in May with a B.S. in public relations, but her true passion
is being on the stage. She is thankful and excited for this great opportunity
and appreciates all the support from her family, friends and cast.
 BRIAN
VOGLER (JOSHUA “BEEF” BEEFOROWSKI, FOOTBALL PLAYER) was born and
raised on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, commonly known as the great plains
of western Nebraska. He did not excel at driving John Deere tractors or herds
of cattle, but found a dysfunctional home in the comedy community of Chicago.
He perfected his dance moves for two seasons as member of the Chicago Bulls
all-male dance team, the Matadors. Special thanks to Richter Farms and Drive
Train for their support.
 ATTILA WENINGER (BLAKE WILLIAMS, CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM) is very excited to be a part of The Prom! Theatrical roles include Caliban in The Tempest, Valene in The Lonesome West, Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Walker/Ned in Three Days of Rain and MacDuff in Macbeth. He sends love to Anne for her beauty, patience, and encouragement.
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 KEN DAVENPORT
(AUTHOR/DIRECTOR) KEN DAVENPORT (AUTHOR/DIRECTOR) once wore red suede pumas, a black
leather tie and used to breakdance on official "Beat Street"
cardboard purchased at KB Toy & Hobby. He survived the '80s
and went on to graduate from New York University's Tisch
School of the Arts. After a quick career as an actor, which
included a performance in Forever Plaid for the former
President Bush, Ken segued into a career on the other side of
the table with staff positions on the Broadway revivals of
My Fair Lady with Richard Chamberlain and Grease
with Rosie O'Donnell. After company managing a National Tour
of A Grand Night for Singing, Ken began a three-year
relationship with LIVENT, during which time he worked on the
Tony Award-winning Broadway productions of Showboat,
Candide, Ragtime and the workshop of Parade. Since
then, Ken has had the distinct pleasure of Company Managing
and/or General Managing Gypsy (starring Bernadette
Peters) and Thoroughly Modern Millie, as well as the
road companies of Jekyll & Hyde, Chicago (National Tour
and Las Vegas) and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt,
Deborah Gibson and Jamie Lynn DiScala. Ken was the Director of
Creative Development for NETworks and has also produced and
directed several workshops, readings and regional productions,
including several companies of Forever Plaid, a reading
of Is There Life After High School? and an original
musical that he wrote, entitled Prime Time. In addition
to The Awesome 80s Prom, which is currently in its
second smash year Off-Broadway in New York City as well as in
Chicago and Minneapolis (and having a limited
engagement in Baltimore). Ken is also producing Altar Boyz,
the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award Winner for Best Musical,
which is in its third year Off-Broadway. Altar Boyz
has also been seen in a National Tour around the U.S. as well
as in Korea and Hungary. Productions are planned for Japan,
Brazil, Sweden, Finland, Australia with more to follow. (www.altarboyz.com)
Ken is also developing a Broadway musical adapted from the
classic film, Somewhere In
Time, as well as a documentary style theater piece
in the tradition of The
Vagina Monologues called
My First Time: True Stories
of Love and Sex Submitted Online By People Just Like You
(www.myfirsttimelive.com).
For more information visit
www.davenporttheatrical.com.  DREW GERACI (CHOREOGRAPHER) Among his regional credits are Nunsense, Crazy For You, Smokey Joe's Cafe and Forever Plaid (Chicago and Toronto companies were award-winning). In NY he has been involved for years with B'way Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and their annual Easter Bonnet and Gypsy of the Year Competitions (his own creations received 3 separate awards). He's also directed showcases such as Joseph and Napoleon for Gayfest '04 and most recently Believe in Me: A Bigfoot Musical for the 2004 Fringe Festival. He and Mr. Davenport have collaborated in the past on showcases of PrimeTime and The Altar Boyz. He also has a screenplay in the works and is a professional and published photographer.  RANDALL E. KLEIN (COSTUME DESIGNER) NYC credits include: Off Broadway's The Awesome 80s Prom (along with the Minneapolis and Baltimore productions), Beowulf at Irish Repertory Theatre, The Journey (the ballet) at Lincoln Center, City of Dreams at Midtown International Theatre Festival, and Velocity for Guggenheim's Work & Process series and the Edinburgh Theatre Festival, in Scotland. Regional credits include: Tim Rice & Elton John's Aida at North Shore Music Theatre (IRNE Award nomination), as well as various productions at Syracuse Stage, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Studio Arena Theatre, in Buffalo, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY, and Paper Mill Playhouse in NJ.  RACHEL
ROGERS (STAGE MANAGER) is totally psyched to be a part of Prom! Originally
from Frankfort, Ky, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the
University of Southern Mississippi. This is Rachel's first show in Chicago;
she was last seen touring the Southwest with Creede Repertory Theatre. She
would like to thank her friends and family for their tireless support, and the
cast and crew of Prom for being totally awesome!  JESSICA WEST REGAN (ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER) is currently performing in The Awesome 80s Prom Off-Broadway and was a part of the original cast that helped create the show. A recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Jessica is an experienced professional Britney Spears impersonator, as well as an award- winning competitive dance all throughout North America. Jessica would like to thank her family and friends for all their love and support.  SPENCER ROBINSON (PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR) a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a BS in mathematics and former Naval Officer, Spencer took the next logical step and moved to New York to pursue acting. A proud member of the prom committee since the initial run at Webster Hall, Spencer is the production supervisor for both the Minneapolis and Baltimore productions. Spencer would like to thank Kathie for the countless saves and Ken for the fun, opportunity and the computer on which he wrote this bio. And of course thanks Mom, Dad, Jenni, Dennis and Tyrone.  HEATHER
STUCK (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) is like a real 80’s born
Heather at the prom is excited to be part of this great cast
and crew. Originally from Springfield IL, makes her Chicago
professional debut in the Prom. She received her BA in Musical
Theatre from Columbia College Chicago. Recent stage managing
credits include “The Etymology of Bird”, “Ghost” and acting
credits as Jacob in “Golem”. Heather wants to thank her family
and friends and remind them “Don’t stop believing”.
THE CLASS OF '89 (CO-AUTHOR) is a group of performers including Sheila Berezan, Alex Back, Adam Bloom, Anne Bobby, Courtney Balan, Nicole Cicchella, Mary Faber, Stephen Guarino, Jeff Hiller, Emily McNamara, Troy Metcalf, Jenna Pace, Amanda Ryan Paige, Brian Peterson, Jessica West Regan, Kathy Searle, Mark Shunock, Josh Walden, Noah Weisberg, Brandon Williams, Simon Wong and Fletcher Young who assisted in the development of The Awesome 80s Prom by participating in its original workshops.
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