“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
Artistic Team
Q Brothers (JQ & GQ)
Q Brothers Hailing from Chicago and known around the world for their hip hop add-rap-tations of Shakespeare plays and other classic works, the Q Brothers are a collective of humans… Read More
Steph Paul
Steph Paul is a first-gen Haitian-American director/choreographer who clears space for uninhibited physical truth. What comes up must come out. Her work includes Sanctuary City (Steppenwolf Theatre), How to Defend… Read More
Jesse Klug
Jesse Klug (Lighting Designer) Off Broadway: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Lortel, Hewes Nomination), The Screwtape Letters (Off Broadway and National Tour), The Hunchback Variations, Romulus, and The Hourglass…. Read More
Cast
Ryan Armstrong
Ryan Armstrong is so excited to be returning home to St. Louis to get to perform this hilarious show after previously performing it in Chicago! Recent credits include: American Psycho:… Read More
Vic Musoni
Victor Musoni is an actor, writer, and dancer from Chicago, and is excited to return to St. Louis! REGIONAL: Jitney (Arkansas Rep); Long Way Down(Olney Theatre Center); Toni Stone (Goodman);… Read More
Mo Shipley
Mo Shipley (They/Them) is a multidisciplinary artist from Chicago, IL. Theatre credits include Ginevra Fanshawe in Lookingglass Theatre’s world premiere of Villette, Corduroy (Emerald City Theatre), Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse), a puppeteer in Rough House/Adventure… Read More
Maya Vinice Prentiss
Maya Vinice Prentiss is an SAFD Certified Actor-Combatant, fight choreographer, and Dialect Coach. Her Chicago acting credits include Clyde’s; School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play the world premiere of How to Catch Creation (Goodman… Read More
Mel Bady
Mel Bady is passionate about bringing love into whatever she does. She uses theatre and dance as a tool to empathize with others and to share real human experiences. She… Read More
Venue
The .ZACK Theatre
.ZACK, Locust Street, St. Louis, MO, USA
.ZACK is the Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s 40,000-square foot multi-use arts facility developed in the historic Cadillac building. The .ZACK Theatre is a 194-seat proscenium-style theatre shared by Kranzberg Arts Foundation resident arts organizations.
3224 Locust St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 549-9990
Parking: There are 25 dedicated spaces directly across the street from the building on Locust. Ample metered parking is also available in the surrounding blocks. Meters are active Monday-Saturday until 7 p.m.
The Festival’s 2024 Season is presented by Edward Jones, the Regional Arts Commission, the Whitaker Foundation, and hundreds of Festival members and sponsors throughout the year.