Now in her eighth year on the faculty of Illinois College, Professor Daniels is delighted to add You on the Moors Now to her list of directing credits, which include, The Tempest; Against the Tide; The Robber Bridegroom; Cloud Tectonics; Frankenstein; The Playboy of the Western World; Mud, River, Stone; and Terminal Café. Prof. Daniels received her MFA in acting from Northern Illinois University and has attended training intensives with Frantic Assembly, London’s renowned physical devising theatre company, and The Gaiety School of Acting, the National Theatre School of Ireland. An actor as well as a director, Prof. Daniels will spend her summer preparing to play the role of the Widow Quin in The Playboy of the Western World in Springfield. In her free time, Prof. Daniels is a member of Springfield’s acoustic duo, The After School Special, with her creative partner, Jerry Setnicky. The duo released an album of original music in 2021, and are currently in production of their second album of original work.

Craig holds a master’s degree in technical theatre from Utah State University and is the professor of technical theatre who teaches stagecraft and design courses in scenery, lighting, and sound. His recent designs include The Robber Bridegroom, Playboy of the Western World, Terminal Café, and Richard III. Professionally, Craig recently designed scenery for Cabaret at the Springfield Muni, and Snow White for Junior University in southern California (which was nominated for an Inland Theatre League Award). He took a sabbatical in 2015 and worked as a technical director for The Little Mermaid in Las Vegas working with Foy (the flying company). Craig has worked professionally the last two summers with the Redlands Theatre Festival as the production manager and lighting designer for Quilters and scenic designer for Sweeney Todd. Craig has worked tirelessly on numerous academic, summer stock, opera, and community theatre productions, and has prepared venues for incoming professional Broadway touring shows like Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, and Crystal Gayle. Craig is a member of the RTP Committee, serves as the faculty advisor to the quidditch team, is a board member of the Fine Arts Series, Athletics Committee, and is the creator of the ICEBOX theatre located in Kirby.

Laurabeth is a costume designer who has worked on productions at Illinois College, Jacksonville Theater Guild, and Theater in the Park. Laurabeth received her liberal arts degree from Texas Christian University and later a Master of Science in apparel and product technology from Florida State University. Laurabeth has been designing and making clothes since high school, but it was not until she moved to Jacksonville over 5 years ago that she started costuming.... and she has yet to stop. Since then Laurabeth has worked on many productions but has especially enjoyed All the King’s Women, Bonnie and Clyde, Richard III, Frankenstein and The Robber Bridegroom. Laurabeth loves costumes, especially when it comes to historical context. She feels the closer the dress is to the time period and characters of the play, the more connected the actors are with their roles. As always, she wants to thank her family for understanding when she disappears into the world of theatre, her best friend for all his ideas, support and help, and Aasne, Nancy and Craig for allowing her to create these worlds and help bring characters to life. She absolutely love working with them!

Aniya Pallera is a first year student at Illinois College majoring in computer science. She served as assistant stage manager for Winter Break and stage manager for The Getaway. Before each performance, you can find her in the booth removing pet hair from her black pants. She claims it is the worst part of stage managing.

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Abby Garrett is a senior majoring in music performance and minoring in history and interfaith studies. This is their fourth year working with TheatreWorks, and they have helped with productions such as She Kills Monsters, The Theory of Relativity, and senior one acts. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Sandra is a junior at IC majoring in theatre. She balances her time between the women's golf team and designing the lighting for IC shows, including Winter Break, Final Conversations, A Talk in the Park, With Love, and more. She wants to thank the ghost of Sibert for keeping her company in the long nights while she lights. He is her one true love and she can't wait to have his ghost child.