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MISSION
Provision Theater Company is devoted to
producing works of hope, reconciliation and redemption; works
that challenge us to explore a life of meaning and purpose.
HISTORY
Provision Theater Company burst onto the
Chicago theater scene in March 2004 with the opening of Harry
Chapin's off-Broadway smash hit Cotton Patch Gospel, which
played to packed houses and unanimous critical praise from
numerous publications, including: Chicago Tribune, Chicago
Sun-Times, Chicago Reader and more. The production was also
nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award. Provision Theater
Company followed that with two more Joseph Jefferson Award
nominations for their critically-acclaimed production of A
Christmas Carol. Other highly praised and Joseph Jefferson
nominated productions include: The Hiding Place, Shadowlands,
Godspell, Sanders Family Christmas, C.S. Lewis On Stage, Smoke
on the Mountain, A Christmas Memory & The Thanksgiving
Visitor, The Time of Your Life, The Boys Next Door, The Spitfire
Grill, The Gospel of John, and Beast on the Moon.
PEOPLE
Board of Directors:
Tim Gregory •
Bruce Leep • Dennis
K. Massaro • Steve Lavey
John Hockberger • Frances Ryan • Kevin
Moore • Catherine
Simmons-Gill
Advisory Board:
Peter Bukowski
Company Staff:
Timothy
Gregory
• Priscilla Hummel •
Megan Gallagher • John
Gedeon, Jr. • Kari Waring
Board of Directors
Timothy
Gregory
Founding
Artistic Director
 Timothy
Gregory is the Founder of Provision Theater. Recently at
Provision he has directed productions of THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
OF JONATHAN TOOMEY, BONHOEFFER'S COST, SHADOWLANDS, THE HIDING
PLACE, THE FOREIGNER, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS and GODSPELL.
Some of Tim's writing credits include world-premiere adaptations
of THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY, Corrie Ten Boom's
THE HIDING PLACE, Charles Dicken's A CHRISTMAS CAROL (which
he did with David Bell), and Truman Capote's A CHRISTMAS
MEMORY, THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR and BONHOEFFER’S COST.
Tim's other Provision Theater directing credits include the
Jefferson Award–Nominated productions of CS LEWIS On
STAGE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BEAST ON THE
MOON and A CHRISTMAS MEMORY & THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR.
Additional directing credits include THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Short Shakespeare); WELCOME
YULE at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh
Civic Light Opera; TREASURE ISLAND and ALICE IN WONDERLAND
at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre; THE TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS,
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY
at the Apple Tree Theatre; PLAZA SUITE at the Lyric Theatre;
and ’DENTITY CRISIS at the Studio Theatre. Tim’s
acting credits include numerous roles at Provision Theater,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Cleveland
Playhouse, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre,
Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre, Next Theatre Company, and the
Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and Ford’s Theatre in Washington,
D.C. His television credits include Cupid on ABC, DeClassified
on WGN and Family Practice on LIFETIME. Tim can now be seen
as the host of HGTV’s New Spaces.
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Bruce
Leep
Chairman, Provision Theater
First Financial Bancorp of Hamilton, Ohio, Chairman - retired
Sand Ridge Bank in Highland, Indiana, Chairman - retired
 Bruce
Leep is former Chairman of First Financial Bancorp of Hamilton,
Ohio and former Chairman of Sand Ridge Bank in Highland,
Indiana.
Mr. Leep also served as President and CEO of Bank of Highland/Sand
Ridge Bank for 29 years before retiring in 2001. A graduate
of Calvin College and the University of Iowa, Bruce is currently
teaching English at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights,
Illinois. Mr. Leep is affiliated with First United Lutheran
Church in Hammond, Indiana where he serves as a deacon.
Bruce and his wife, Mary, live in Highland, Indiana.
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Steve
Lavey
NORTHLIGHT PARTNERS LLC – President
and CEO
 Steve
is a seasoned, entrepreneurial finance and operations executive
that has helped build six publicly-traded and private equity-backed
companies and create over $1 billion in market value in several
industries, including waste services, asset management, organic
beef and internet-based technology. He is currently a private
investor as well as President and CEO of Northlight Partners
LLC, a financial and operational consulting firm specializing
in strategic growth consulting, financial operations consulting,
merger & acquisition advisory services, and web development.
He
co-founded Dakota Beef LLC, the country's largest organic
beef company and Envestnet Asset Management, a successful
Chicago public company, which has grown significantly through
multiple acquisitions. Steve also served as the VP-Chief
Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors
of American Disposal Services, Inc., a publicly-traded
consolidator in the waste services industry, which completed
110 acquisitions
before being acquired. Steve's experience also includes
seven years as a money center banker with Bank of America
and Continental
Bank and more than five years as a CPA with a Big Six firm.
He earned his undergraduate degree in accounting and economics
from the University of Michigan and an MBA in finance and
corporate strategy from the University of Michigan's Ross
School of Business.
Steve and his wife are avid theatergoers
and are active in a number of charities in Chicago, and
he and his wife
and
their four children reside on the northside of Chicago.
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John
Hockberger
 John
is Sales Manager for Dania Furniture in Lombard. IL. He lends
his 30+ years of sales and management experience toward Provision’s
marketing, grant writing, social events and fundraisers.
John's involvement with Provision began as videographer during
our first season, adding his photography and marketing skills
in season two and joining the board during season three.
He is a creative person who enjoys theater, dance and vocal
performance, and creating panoramic photos from his trips
to exotic locales around the world.
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Kevin
Moore
 Kevin
is the award winning host of a popular and critically acclaimed
radio talk show heard in and around the Chicagoland area
on WSBC 1240 AM. "The Kevin Moore Show" centers
around guests showcasing the arts on a local and national
level: theatre personalities, best-selling authors, award-winning
chefs, food and wine experts, local events and happenings,
and an eclectic mix of contemporary, timely, and cultural
topics enjoyed through the lively art of conversation. Kevin
is the principal in the business development and consulting
firm, Kevin Moore Associates, a company whose concentration
is the construction industry.
His civic involvement includes
serving as the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Roosevelt
University College of Performing Arts (CCPA), serving on
the Boards of Ta Da International and Provision Theatre Company
of Chicago, and serving on both the President’s Advisory
Council of St. Ignatius College Prep High School and St.
Xavier University. He is also a member of the Advisory Board
of Chicago Cabaret Professionals. In addition, Kevin is the
Founder, Principal, and an Ensemble Member of Kevin Moore
Presents: Score by Score - The Best of Broadway Musicals,
a production company offering exceptional entertainment focusing
on the legendary composers of The Great American Songbook.
He is also involved with Misericordia Heart of Mercy, The
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Y-Me Breast Cancer, The Autism
Society of Illinois, and The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt
University's "Hands Together, Heart To Art" program.
In addition, Kevin is honored to have received the prestigious
Leonardo Da Vinci Award for Excellence in the Field of Broadcasting
and Communications.
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Catherine
Simmons-Gill
 Catherine
Simmons-Gill presently practices law, teaches law and provides
business consulting services. She has previously been General
Counsel in two public companies until she left to start her
own firm in 1997.
She was actively involved for over 20 years
in the International Trademark Association (8,000 members
worldwide), in 1995-6 serving as its president.
She presently serves on the Board of Casa Esperanza,
a homeless shelter for women and children in Chicago and previously
served on the board of a women’s center in its establishment
and development stages.
She graduated from Northwestern University School
of Law in June 1975 and received an A.B. degree with honors
from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1971. She and
her husband, Richard M. Cohen, presently live in Chicago and
New York.
With her background, she brings experience in
growing not-for-profit organizations.
She loves gardening, travel, yoga, photography and theater
and admires and supports wholeheartedly the vision of Provision
Theater which she describes as providing plays with actively
espoused moral values.
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Dennis
K. Massaro
Mortgage Banker/Broker:
Avenue Mortgage Corp.
Dennis was born and raised in western Pennsylvania
but has lived in the western suburbs of Chicago since 1979.
Dennis earned a BA from Wheaton College in 1975 and an MA
from Wheaton College Graduate School in 1984. He was ordained
as a minister in 1986. At present Dennis is a residential
mortgage banker/broker and has worked in that field since
1998 helping hundreds people with their purchase and refinance
transactions. Prior to that he served as a college administrator
for twenty years and worked with students in service ministries
in greater Chicago and around the globe. His involvements
included training, fundraising, vision building, and consulting
in the areas of service learning and short-term missions.
He brings a passion for life into every arena in which he
is involved. Dennis has served on a variety of boards over
the years and is pleased to be able to partner with Provision
Theater. He loves to travel and takes as many opportunities
he can to support theater productions. He appreciates creativity
as expressed on the stage and sees as many productions as
he can in as many venues as possible.
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Company Members
Bradley
Armacost
 Brad
Armacost has been working with PROVISION THEATER since 2004,
the company’s second season. He appeared as Ebenezer
Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and received a Joseph Jefferson
nomination for his work. He performed Scrooge for two additional
seasons, with his son Evan Armacost in the cast. He followed
in the one man show C.S. LEWIS, ONSTAGE at the Royal George
Theatre during the 2007-2008 Season and received a Jeff Nomination
for Solo Performance.
At Steppenwolf Theatre he received the Joseph
Jefferson Award for his work as Teddy in FAITH HEALER. Other
Steppenwolf mainstage productions include THE SEAFARER with
John Mahoney, MARIA ARNDT and PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD.
Other Friel projects include ARISTOCRATS, WONDERFUL TENNESSEE,
LOVERS, and DANCING AT LUGHNASA. He has appeared at the Goodman
Theatre in A TOUCH OF THE POET with Brian Dennehy, A CHRISTMAS
CAROL as Bob Crachit, ZOO STORY, OEDIPUS COMPLEX and THE TRIP
TO BOUNTIFUL.
With his wife, Cynthia Judge, he produced FAITH
HEALER at TurnAround Theatre as well as an award winning series
of one-man shows by the late Irish actor Chris O'Neil (directing
STRICKLY BRENDAN, another Jeff-award winner). For his work
in the Chicago theatre he was named to the Tribune's MOST
INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE ARTS in 1995, and the two productions
of FAITH HEALER were atop both the Sun-Times and the Tribune's
BEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR.
He has appeared often with Chicago Shakespeare
(CYMBELINE, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, COMEDY OF ERRORS, MERCHANT
OF VENICE, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA and TIMON OF ATHENS) and
many other Chicagoland theatres (Northlight, Organic, Touchstone,
Remy-Bumppo, Drury Lane and the Candlelight).
His television credits include MISSING PERSONS, ANGEL STREET
and recurring roles on THE UNTOUCHABLES and EARLY EDITION.
Film credits include Robert Altman's THE COMPANY, Alderman
Brock in BARBERSHOP 2, REPETITION, EIGHT MEN OUT and BACKWOODS.
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Rod
Armentrout
 Rod most recently appeared as Charlie Baker in Provision
Theater’s
The Foreigner and prior to that as Dietrich Bonhoeffer in
Bonhoeffer’s Cost. He is also very excited to be a
Company Member at Provision. In recent years, he has spent
much of his time working as an actor with Willow Creek Community
Church and the Willow Creek Association. During his time
at the church, he expanded his interests into script development,
directing, and actor training. While working with the Association,
he had the good fortune to stretch into on-camera work and
perform live in Norway, Holland, Germany, and South Africa.
He is most grateful to Tim Gregory and Provision Theater
for this wonderful opportunity and to his family for their
constant love and encouragement.
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John Gedeon,
Jr.
John is
the resident Technical Director for Provision Theater holds
a BFA in Technical Direction from Ohio University. His technical
direction credits include productions of MacBeth, The Tempest,
Blue Surge, On Naked Soil, and he technical directed Monomoy
Theater Company’s 2009 Season. John has worked with
Ohio Valley Summer Theater in 2007 and the Colorado Shakespeare
Festival in 2008. Since moving to Chicago, John has worked
for the Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences, Greene Tree
Productions, Stage Left, and as Technical Director for Provision
Theater Company. John owes his success to the support of
his wonderful family, amazing sister, Britney, and beautiful
girlfriend, Samantha.
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Alex Goodrich
 Alex is excited to be at Provision where he
has performed in The Foreigner, Cotton Patch Gospel, Smoke
On
the Mountain and A Christmas Carol! He was most recently
in Goodnight Moon with Chicago Children’s Theater and
Chicago Shakespeare’s Short Shakespeare! Taming of
the Shrew. Other Chicago credits include works at: Marriott
Theater, Court, Northlight, Next, Chicago Shakespeare, Timeline,
American Theater Company, and Fox Valley Rep. He is a proud
member of Actor’s Equity and Barrel of Monkeys and
loves his wife!
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Timothy
Gregory
Founding
Artistic Director
Timothy
Gregory is the Founder of Provision Theater. Recently at Provision
he has directed productions of BONHOEFFER'S COST, SHADOWLANDS,
THE HIDING PLACE, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS and GODSPELL. Some
of Tim's writing credits include world-premiere adaptations
of Corrie Ten Boom's THE HIDING PLACE, Charles Dicken's A
CHRISTMAS CAROL (which he did with David Bell), and Truman
Capote's A CHRISTMAS MEMORY and THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR.
Tim's other Provision Theater directing credits include the
Jefferson Award–Nominated productions of CS LEWIS On
STAGE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BEAST ON THE
MOON and A CHRISTMAS MEMORY & THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR.
Additional directing credits include THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Short Shakespeare); WELCOME
YULE at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh
Civic Light Opera; TREASURE ISLAND and ALICE IN WONDERLAND
at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre; THE TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS,
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY at
the Apple Tree Theatre; PLAZA SUITE at the Lyric Theatre;
and ’DENTITY CRISIS at the Studio Theatre. Tim’s
acting credits include numerous roles at Provision Theater,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Cleveland
Playhouse, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre,
Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre, Next Theatre Company, and the
Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and Ford’s Theatre in Washington,
D.C. His television credits include Cupid on ABC, DeClassified
on WGN and Family Practice on LIFETIME. Tim can now be seen
as the host of HGTV’s New Spaces.
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Priscilla
Hummel
Director of Education
 Priscilla
Hummel has been actively involved with Provision since August
of 2009, when she choreographed and assistant directed Cotton
Patch Gospel—the first production in Provision’s
beautiful new space. She came on board as Education Director
later that Fall and created the Provision Theater Youth Program,
offering after-school classes and week-long summer camps to
kids and teens (for more info, click on the Education tab
at the top of the page).
Other Provision credits include The Wizard of
Oz (Director/Choreographer), Sanders Family Christmas (Choreographer),
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! (Assistant Director), and
Godspell (Assistant Director/Choreographer). Other Chicago
directing credits include Snoopy! and Rumplestiltskin (Northbrook
Theatre for Young Audiences); The Magic Paintbrush (Theatre
Building Chicago); Charlotte’s Web, Seussical Jr, Annie
Jr, The Jungle Book, and Pocahontas (CYT Chicago). Choreography
credits include Man of La Mancha and Phantom (Jedlicka Performing
Arts Center); Alice in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, and
The Berenstein Bears (Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences);
Willy Wonka (JCC Young Actors Ensemble); Thoroughly Modern
Millie Jr (Northbrook Theatre Children’s Company) and
Honk! (CYT Chicago). Acting credits include appearances on
The Discovery Channel television series “The FBI Files”,
“A Haunting”, and “Psychic Witness”.
A New York native, Priscilla holds a BA in Theatre with a
Dance minor from Brenau University and an MFA in Acting with
a Directing concentration from Regent University.
In addition to developing the education programming
at Provision—which includes the youth program, theater
for young audiences, and educational outreach—Priscilla
also serves as Office Manager and House Manager. A proud Company
Member, she is pleased to call Provision “home”.
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Michael
Mahler
 Michael
Mahler is a composer/lyricist from Minnetonka, Minnesota who
currently resides in Chicago. At 17 he became the youngest
composer ever published by GIA publications, the nation's
largest Catholic liturgical publishing company. He has since
released five recordings of liturgical songs.
Michael earned his BS in Theatre at Northwestern
University, where he won the Sarah Siddons award and wrote
about 50 songs for the annual Waa-Mu Show, a student-written
review. Since then he has contributed to: What U Will (La
Red Productions); The American Dream Songbook (Next Theatre
Company); The Main Street Kids Club & Chicago Sound Connection
(Northwestern University); The Adams Conglomerate High School
Presents:Tales of the 8th Grade (NY Fringe Festival); Will
and Bill (Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago Center for the Performing
Arts); A Christmas Carol (Provision Theater Company); Barenaked
Lads (Bailiwick Theatre); Where The Sidewalk Ends (American
Eagle); Peef & Cinder Edna (Stages Theatre Company); and
others. His musical reviews 5 to 9 and Moving Forward, Looking
Back (both co-conceived with director Jessica Redish) have
been performed at The Beechman Theatre in NYC, Northwestern,
and St. Olaf College. Michael's songs have been sung in various
songwriter showcases in both New York and Chicago, including
Ars Nova, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre New Works
Summit and the MAC/ASCAP Songwriter Showcase. His song 'That's
When I Miss You' won 1st prize in the Great Lakes songwriting
contest.
Michael teamed up with Alan Schmuckler to write
How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?, a critically-acclaimed
original family musical that premiered at the Tony Award-winning
Chicago Shakespeare Theater. It has since been performed at
The Spirit of Broadway Theater, Stages, Northwestern and the
Chicago Humanities Festival.
With Buddy Farmer and David H. Bell, Michael wrote Knute Rockne:
All-American, an original musical about the life of the famed
Notre Dame football coach, which premiered at Theatre at the
Center in Munster, Indiana.
Michael music-directed and wrote the vocal arrangements
for Bowery Boys, an original musical that premiered at the
Marriott Lincolnshire Theater. His original piece based on
the 9/11 Report will premiere in August with La Red Productions.
He is currently working with Schmuckler and Jarrod Zimmerman
on an original web-based musical series entitled Boyfred.
As an actor, Michael won the Jeff Citation for
Best Actor in a Musical and an After Dark award for his portrayal
of Benjy Stone in the Bailiwick's production of My Favorite
Year. He will be playing Isaac 'Chip' Berkowitz in the Marriott
Lincolnshire Theater's upcoming production of The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee. Favorite previous credits include:
Magnolia (Goodman); Tomorrow Morning (Greenhouse Theater -
Chicago Cast Recording); Leo Bloom in The Producers (Theatre
at the Center); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Drury Lane Oakbrook);
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit (Royal George); Shenandoah,
The Princess & The Pea, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
& Treasure Island (Marriott); The Balladeer in Assassins
(Porchlight); Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum (Noble Fool); Sydney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success
(Circle Theater - Jeff Citation nomination); and Urinetown
(Mercury Theater), as well as staged readings of High Fidelity
(Route 66 Theatre Company); Yeast Nation (American Theater
Company) and The Nervous Set (Stages Festival). Michael created
the title role in Joe! The Musical (Equity Library Theater).
He has also done voice-over work, including the voice of the
Big 'N' Tasty Burger in McDonalds' national '$1 Menu' campaign.
Michael is a proud member of Actor's Equity, ASCAP, Barrel
of Monkeys and Provision Theater Company. He also sings and
plays guitar in an as-yet-unnamed rock band coming soon to
a venue near you.
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Alaric
Jans
 Alaric
Jans is Chicago’s most noted composer for theater and
film. He holds the Bob Tilles chair, an honor established
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where he recently composed
music for Twelfth Night, his thirty-fourth production with
CST.
Jans is a six-time Joseph Jefferson Award Winner for his work
in Chicago theater (with seventeen nominations), as well as
an After Dark Award winner.
Broadway credits include music for The Water Engine (in which
he appeared as “the Musician”) and music and lyrics
for Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (with
James Quinn). Several films directed by David Mamet feature
Mr. Jans’s music: House of Games, Things Change, Homicide,
and The Winslow Boy.
For Provision Theater, Jans has scored A Christmas Memory
& The Thanksgiving Visitor, and C.S. Lewis On Stage, and
designed the sound for Beast On the Moon. For the company’s
production of the classic children’s musical, The Adventures
of Captain Marbles & His Acting Squad, he served as composer,
co-lyricist, and music director, and appeared as “Rocko
the piano player.”
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Susan
Moniz
 Susan Moniz is originally from Rhode Island,
Susan has called Chicago her home for over 20 years. She first
appeared with Provision Theater as Shelby in The Spitfire
Grill--receiving a Joseph Jefferson award nomination-- as
well as Vera in Smoke On The Mountain. Some of her other Chicagoland
credits include Catherine in The Heiress, Anna In Anna Karenina
(Jeff nomination), Ruth in Dessa Rose (Jeff nomination) and
Josephine/Monica in Romance Romance (Jeff nomination) all
at Apple Tree Theatre. At the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre
she has been seen in such roles as Marcina in Kismet, earning
her a Jeff award, in addition to The Witch in Into The Woods
(Jeff nomination), Peggy Sue in the world premiere of Peggy
Sue Got Married (Jeff Nomination), the Narrator in Joseph
and the Amazing…, Maria in West Side Story (Jeff nomination),
Tuptim in The King And I (Jeff nomination), Vi in Footloose,
Julie in Showboat, Julie in Carousel, Mrs Molloy in Hello
Dolly, Swing, and The All Night Strut. At Drury LaneOakbrook,
Susan has appeared as Eva Peron in two productions of Evita,
Paula in The Goodbye Girl, Millie in Seven Brides For Seven
Brothers, Adriana in The Boys From Syracuse, Sister Robert
Anne in Nunsense and as Susan in Big for which she received
a Dark Night Award. At Court Theatre she was seen as Sarah
Brown in Guys And Dolls. Other regional credits include Woody
Gutherie’s American Song at Goodspeed Opera House, Missouri
Repertory and Chicago’s Northlight Theatre, where it
won the Jeff award for best Musical, at Ford’s Theatre
as Yum-Yum in The Hot Mikado, and Josephine/Monica in Romance/Romance
at the Cherry County Playhouse, which was filmed and aired
on A&E. Susan was part of the Chicago Ovations series
production of Promises, Promises, playing the role of Fran
opposite Jason Graae and George Hearn. She worked with George
Hearn again at Ravinia in the concert performance of Camelot,
conducted by Paul Gemignani. She met her husband touring Love
Scenes with Chicago Shakespeare, where she also played Jessica
In The Merchant Of Venice. At The Eugene O’Neill Theater
on Broadway, Susan played both Sandy and Rizzo in Grease.
She can be heard on both Second City Divas- Women of Chicago
Musical Theater and Live At The Mercury Theater recordings.
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Lia
Mortenson
 Lia Mortensen is delighted to be with Provision
Theater where she last appeared in The Christmas Miracle
of Jonathan Toomey and prior to that The Hiding Place (for
which she received a Jeff Nomination). She also recently
appeared in ATC’s Jeff-nominated world-premiere of
The Big Meal. Other Chicago credits include the Pulitzer
prize-winning Rabbit Hole at Goodman Theatre; Rivendell:
Fighting Words; Northlight: Lady Windermere’s Fan,
Sky Girls, and Talley’s Folly; Chicago Shakespeare
Theatre: All’s Well That Ends Well and Measure for
Measure; Steppenwolf: Closer and Faith Healer (for which
she received a Jeff Nomination and the Sarah Siddons-Actress
of the Year Award); Remmy Bumpo: Night and Day (premiere
production); Organic: Aristocrats; Classic American Theatre:
Voice of the Turtle and Glass Menagerie (w/ Celeste Holm);
Next: Well, A Doll’s House, Macbeth, and The Illusion;
and several productions at Court Theatre. Lia adds her first
co-directing credit (w/ Ryan Martin) with The Den Theater’s
Bus Stop by William Inge. Film credits include the remake
of Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and Blink. Television credits
include The Chicago Code, Family Practice, Early Edition
and Missing Persons. She has numerous voiceover commercial
credits and is also an ensemble member of The Den Theatre.
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Inseung
Park
Scene Design
 Inseung
Park designed the set for Provision Theatre’s world
premiere adaptation, The Hiding Place as his Chicago debut
in 2010, which was nominated for Jefferson Award in Scene
design - midsize. His design credits for Provision Theatre
Company include Godspell, Sanders Family Christmas, Shadowlands,
Wonders Never Cease, and Bonhoeffer’s Cost. Other credit
includes Overshadowed Theatrical Production’s Shadowlands.
He has designed the set for numerous shows at Indiana University
South Bend since 2006 including West Side Story, After Juliet,
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Paragon Spring, Animal Farm,
James and Giant Peach, and Raisin in the Sun. He designed
South Bend Civic Theatre’s Grease and Five Women Wearing
the Same Dress, and Looking Glass Theatre’s Springs
Awakening in New York City. One of his design in film, Wake
was awarded a grand prize in 2004 Kodak competition, and screened
internationally including Cannes International Film Festival,
Cinema Texas International Film Festival, Arizona International
Film Festival, Seoul Net Festival in 2005. He holds MFA in
Scene design at University of Texas Austin, and BFA in Scene
design at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Isaac
B. Turner
Resident Costume Designer
 A
Cincinnati native, Isaac relocated to Chicago in the fall
of 2005, and is thrilled to have found a home here at Provision,
where he has been a member of the team for several years.
Isaac's designs at Provision have included: BONHOEFFER'S COST,
WONDERS NEVER CEASE, SHADOWLANDS, THE HIDING PLACE, and COTTON
PATCH GOSPEL.
Isaac studied Design and Performance at the
Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and
furthered his education at Northern Kentucky University, where
he focused on Directing and Stage Management. Isaac has served
as a staff Costume Designer for the Costume Gallery, a rental
house in Newport, Kentucky for the past decade. He also serves
as a Producer for Monmouth Theatre in Newport. Isaac was Production
Manager for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, where
he also created and ran the STAR Young Performer training
program.
Having worked across the country in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Texas, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Florida,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Alaska;
Isaac’s local work has been seen at the Goodman Theatre,
Writers’ Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northlight
Theatre, River North Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet. Other
theatre credits include Performance, Directing, Stage Management
and Writing. Isaac devotes his life's work to his mother,
whose love always inspires him to never give up.
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Colin
Wasmund
 Colin is new to the Chicago area and
is proud to be part of Provision Theater! For the past two
years, Colin was teaching in rural Minnesota at Ridgewater
College in Willmar, MN. Prior to that, Colin receive his
MFA in Acting from Western Illinois University. Recent acting
credits include playing Owen Musser in Provision’s
production of The Foreigner as well as understudying for
Provision’s Fall Production, Bonhoeffer’s Cost,
Rumors (Cortland Rep Theatre), The Sweet Stuff (CBETC), Rabbit
Hole (The Barn Theatre, Willmar, MN), Picasso at Lapin Agile,
and All Shook Up (McLeod Summer Playhouse).
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Provision Staff
Tim Gregory
Founding
Artistic Director
Timothy
Gregory is the Founder of Provision Theater. Recently at Provision
he has directed productions of BONHOEFFER'S COST, SHADOWLANDS,
THE HIDING PLACE, SANDERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS and GODSPELL. Some
of Tim's writing credits include world-premiere adaptations
of Corrie Ten Boom's THE HIDING PLACE, Charles Dicken's A
CHRISTMAS CAROL (which he did with David Bell), and Truman
Capote's A CHRISTMAS MEMORY and THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR.
Tim's other Provision Theater directing credits include the
Jefferson Award–Nominated productions of CS LEWIS On
STAGE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BEAST ON THE
MOON and A CHRISTMAS MEMORY & THE THANKSGIVING VISITOR.
Additional directing credits include THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Short Shakespeare); WELCOME
YULE at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh
Civic Light Opera; TREASURE ISLAND and ALICE IN WONDERLAND
at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre; THE TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS,
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY at
the Apple Tree Theatre; PLAZA SUITE at the Lyric Theatre;
and ’DENTITY CRISIS at the Studio Theatre. Tim’s
acting credits include numerous roles at Provision Theater,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Cleveland
Playhouse, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre,
Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre, Next Theatre Company, and the
Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and Ford’s Theatre in Washington,
D.C. His television credits include Cupid on ABC, DeClassified
on WGN and Family Practice on LIFETIME. Tim can now be seen
as the host of HGTV’s New Spaces.
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Priscilla
Hummel
Director of Education
Priscilla
Hummel has been actively involved with Provision since August
of 2009, when she choreographed and assistant directed Cotton
Patch Gospel—the first production in Provision’s
beautiful new space. She came on board as Education Director
later that Fall and created the Provision Theater Youth Program,
offering after-school classes and week-long summer camps to
kids and teens (for more info, click on the Education tab
at the top of the page).
Other Provision credits include The Wizard of
Oz (Director/Choreographer), Sanders Family Christmas (Choreographer),
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! (Assistant Director), and
Godspell (Assistant Director/Choreographer). Other Chicago
directing credits include Snoopy! and Rumplestiltskin (Northbrook
Theatre for Young Audiences); The Magic Paintbrush (Theatre
Building Chicago); Charlotte’s Web, Seussical Jr, Annie
Jr, The Jungle Book, and Pocahontas (CYT Chicago). Choreography
credits include Man of La Mancha and Phantom (Jedlicka Performing
Arts Center); Alice in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, and
The Berenstein Bears (Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences);
Willy Wonka (JCC Young Actors Ensemble); Thoroughly Modern
Millie Jr (Northbrook Theatre Children’s Company) and
Honk! (CYT Chicago). Acting credits include appearances on
The Discovery Channel television series “The FBI Files”,
“A Haunting”, and “Psychic Witness”.
A New York native, Priscilla holds a BA in Theatre with a
Dance minor from Brenau University and an MFA in Acting with
a Directing concentration from Regent University.
In addition to developing the education programming
at Provision—which includes the youth program, theater
for young audiences, and educational outreach—Priscilla
also serves as Office Manager and House Manager. A proud Company
Member, she is pleased to call Provision “home”.
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Megan
Gallagher
Box Office Manager
 Megan
started off at Provision in 2010, as one of the Stage Management
team for The Hiding Place. She joined the box office team
for the 2010/2011 season starting with Godspell, and they
haven't been able to get rid of her since!
In her spare time, Megan continues to Stage
Manage, having worked with Appetite Theatre, Mortar Theatre,
and also as the U/RTA Chicago open auditions Stage Manager
for the past three years.
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John
Gedeon, Jr.
John is the resident Technical Director for
Provision Theater holds a BFA in Technical Direction from
Ohio University. His technical direction credits include
productions of MacBeth, The Tempest, Blue Surge, On Naked
Soil, and he technical directed Monomoy Theater Company’s
2009 Season. John has worked with Ohio Valley Summer Theater
in 2007 and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in 2008. Since
moving to Chicago, John has worked for the Northbrook Theatre
for Young Audiences, Greene Tree Productions, Stage Left,
and as Technical Director for Provision Theater Company.
John owes his success to the support of his wonderful family,
amazing sister, Britney, and beautiful girlfriend, Samantha.
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Isaac
B. Turner
Resident Costume Designer
A
Cincinnati native, Isaac relocated to Chicago in the fall
of 2005, and is thrilled to have found a home here at Provision,
where he has been a member of the team for several years.
Isaac's designs at Provision have included: BONHOEFFER'S COST,
WONDERS NEVER CEASE, SHADOWLANDS, THE HIDING PLACE, and COTTON
PATCH GOSPEL.
Isaac studied Design and Performance at the
Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and
furthered his education at Northern Kentucky University, where
he focused on Directing and Stage Management. Isaac has served
as a staff Costume Designer for the Costume Gallery, a rental
house in Newport, Kentucky for the past decade. He also serves
as a Producer for Monmouth Theatre in Newport. Isaac was Production
Manager for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, where
he also created and ran the STAR Young Performer training
program.
Having worked across the country in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Texas, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Florida,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Alaska;
Isaac’s local work has been seen at the Goodman Theatre,
Writers’ Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northlight
Theatre, River North Dance Company and Joffrey Ballet. Other
theatre credits include Performance, Directing, Stage Management
and Writing. Isaac devotes his life's work to his mother,
whose love always inspires him to never give up.
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Kari
Waring
Resident Stage Manager
Kari is a the resident Equity Stage
Manager at Provision Theater. She is a central Illinois native
who graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Wester Illinois
University. The Foreigner was her first production with Provision,
and she is very excited to be working with such a fantastic
cast and crew. Kari began her stage management career in
Coldwater, Michigan, for Tibbits Opera House’s 2010
summer stock season. She moved to Chicago after leaving Michigan,
but returned to Tibbits for a second summer season in 2011.
Some Tibbits credits include: The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, Crazy for You, The Full Monty, and Run for
your Wife. Favorite Chicago credits include: The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage Manager, Moraine Valley
Community College), Merrily We Roll Along (Costuem Supervisor,
The Musical Theatre Company), and My Fair Lady (Stage Manager,
Moraine Valley Community College). Kari would like to thank
her Parents, Corey, Mal, and Ryan for all of their love and
support.
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