Wayne Shaw is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Directing and Design.  Wayne has served many roles in theatre companies around the United States including Business Manager of Phoenix Children's Theatre and Founding Director of DeVry University Theatre Group.  Wayne's professional credits include featured actor for Salmon River Playhouse in Salmon Idaho, Director of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Theodora She Bitch of Byzantium, and Radio TBS.

Wayne was also locally known as the director for Southern Baptist Sissies, presented at UIC during the Pride Festival of 2006. 

University credits include the role of Roy Cohn in Angels in America, and director of Frankenstein in Love and Out for the Count.

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With 20 years of stage experience, Kevin Heller is a young veteran. Kevin was featured in previous Ludicrous productions as Joe Lube Cool in Math and Aftermath and as Judas in Corpus Christi.

Kevin is a current company member with Ludicrous Theatre where he serves as Assistant Artistic Director. Kevin holds a BA in Marketing and Promotions from Ball State and is an Admissions Advisor for AUI Online. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys lifting weights, running and following politics.

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Suzanne Bracken is a firm believer in Peter Pan’s ideal of never growing up. Starting out in children’s theater, studying music and dance at the age of ten, Suzanne found her passion for performance early in life. Now cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, Suzanne still performs on stage, film and occasionally at renaissance festivals.

She is a collective member of LiveWire Chicago Theatre and has performed in their productions of Hedda Gabler, Uncle Vanya, Much Ado About Nothing and Life is a Dream. Film credits include independent films Vanessa Rising, The Directed By, Actually Adieu My Love and Happy Man’s Pants. Suzanne also does voice-over work and is currently in the studio recording her first album with the renaissance music group SistersStrange. Suzanne holds a BFA in Music Theater Performance from Millikin University.

Suzanne dedicates all her performances in memory of her parents, Robert & Jacqueline Bracken, who always encouraged Suzanne to “be who you want to be.”

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Mark Balej came to the company through his partner Wayne Shaw.  Mark is an inventory accountant and a mathematical genius. 

Mark loves theatre and enjoys juggling the difficult money management duties of a theatre company.

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