THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE PROGRAM

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PROGRAM

"Sometimes I dream of anything...of Anything other than this"

The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh set in the small village of Leenane, Ireland. Maureen Folan, a 40-year-old woman who lives with her controlling and manipulative mother, Mag. Maureen's dreams of escape are reignited when she begins a romantic relationship with Pato Dooley, a local man. However, Mag's interference and manipulation threaten to destroy their budding relationship.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a hilariously dark exploration of family dynamics, power struggles, and the desire for freedom in a harsh and isolated environment.

Directed by Daniel Sappington

CURSE

The Beauty Queen of Leenane was first presented in a Druid Theatre Company/Royal Court Theatre co-production at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland, on February 1st, 1996,
and at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, on March 5th, 1996. The Druid Theatre Company/Royal Court Theatre production was first presented in New York by Atlantic Theater Company on February 11, 1998 and subsequently on Broadway
by Atlantic Theatre Company, Randall L. Wreghitt, Chase Mishkin,
Steven M. Levy and Leornard Soloway in association with Julian Schlossberg and Norma Langworthy on April 14, 1998 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

A massive thank you to Village Theatre Guild for their generosity! And a huge thank you to Raven Theatre for coming to our rescue and working their theatre magic.

THANK YOUS

COntent Advisory

It's an Irish dark comedy: Catholicism, the Kennedys, violence, mother/daughter relationship.

RUN TIME

1 hour and 45 minutes with one 10-minute intermission.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

PLAN

Brandon Beach

RAY DOOLEY

Brandon Beach is excited and grateful to reunite with the Three Crows family, after having played Malcolm in their 2022 production of Macbeth! His other recent Chicago area credits include playing Shawn Keogh in City Lit’s The Playboy of the Western World and understudying D Vicious in Citadel Theatre’s production of Airness. Brandon is immensely proud of the hard work that everyone on the Beauty Queen team has put into this production, and would like to thank his friends and family for their endless love and support!

Michael Bevis

VIOLENCE DESIGN

Michael (he/him) holds a BFA in theatre performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He's worked with companies throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, including Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Shakespeare in the Park. This is his second show with Three Crows as he previously was the firearms consultant for Our Country's Good. He holds SAFD certification in multiple fight styles. Michael is excited to be returning to live theatre!

Mikayla De Guzman

STAGE MANAGER

Mikayla De Guzman is a recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago. Previous credits include
The Wolves, All’s Well That Ends Well, Polaroid Stories, SOMEWHERE, Pride and Prejudice. Broken Nose Theatre’s BECHDEL FEST 9, and NWaC’s THE
KASHA OF KAIMUKI.
In her free time, she enjoys baking, pilates, traveling, and taking naps. She would like to thank the Loyola Theatre faculty, friends, family, and Three Crows Theatre Company for all their love and support.

SPENCER DONOVAN

SCENIC DESIGN

Spencer Donovan is a transgender scenic and projection artist currently residing in the Chicago area. He received his masters degree in scenic design from Indiana University, Bloomington. He prides himself on his identity as an LGBT designer and hopes to use art to create a more inclusive and open-minded world. Some past design work of note includes Jersey Boys, The 39 Steps, and Forever Plaid at Timber Lake Playhouse, Cinderella with OHYES, and Oscar and Walt with Playzoomers. He would like to thank his family, partner, and his IU cohort for their ongoing support.

Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart

SOUND DESIGN

Hailing from Milwaukee, Sam (he/him) has been in theater for almost ten years and has worked for theater companies such as Skylight Music Theatre, Theatre Gigante, and Next-Act Theatre among others. With Three Crows, he's designed The Trojan Women, Our Country's Good, These Shining Lives, and Terra Nova. Other design credits include Circus Man & Curtain Call (Electric Crayon Studios), and My Fair Lady (RUSD) He is a graduate of UW-Parkside where he was the audio engineer for the university's premiere A Cappella group: Parkside RANGE.

Piper Kirchhofer

LIGHTING DESIGN

Piper Kirchhofer (she/her) is excited to work with Three Crows again, she previously designed last year's Macbeth. Other design credits include: Hurricane Diane (Theatre Wit), 8 Track and Once Upon a Mattress (Theo Ubique Cabaret) Romeo and Juliet (Ohio University), Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story, Morningside, and Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters’ First 100 Years (Georgia Ensemble Theatre). Thank you for supporting live theatre!

Judith Laughlin

MAG FOLAN

This is Judith’s 6th show with Three Crows, and she is grateful to Selena and Nate for always believing in her. Favorite roles include Hecuba in Trojan Women, Mag in Beauty Queen of Leenane, Williamina in Silent Sky, Gertie in Fuddy Meers, Penny in You Can’t Take It With You, and Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace. She has worked with such distinguished Chicago theatres as Redtwist, Stage Left, Teatro Vista, and The Artistic Home. Judy is also the director of the popular Kids on Stage! program at Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn. All my love forever to Everly, Felix, and Meredith.

Selena Lopez

MAUREEN FOLAN

A Chicagoland native, Selena (she/her) holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from The New School for Drama in New York. Credits: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth; Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky; Rosa in Espresso; Andromache in The Trojan Women; Liz Morden in Our Country's Good; and Catherine Donahue in These Shining Lives (Three Crows); Rosa Gonzales in Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams (Violet Sky.) As a voice over artist, Selena has worked on over 800 projects for companies such as Nike, Toyota, and KFC.

Dagny Mullins

COSTUME DESIGN

An Alabama native turned Chicagoan, Dagny (she/her) has been working as a freelance costume designer for theatre and film in the city since 2015. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a focus in film and television, she returned to her theatrical roots with Three Crows' production of Macbeth. She now is the resident costume designer for Three Crows.

Nathaniel Negrón

PATO DOOLEY

A native of the north Chicago suburbs, Nathaniel (he/him) attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He's graced stages in Wisconsin, Chicago, and New York. With Three Crows, Nate was seen as Peter Shaw in Silent Sky, Amante in Espresso, Menelaus in The Trojan Women, Ketch Freeman/Robbie Ross in Our Country's Good, and Amundsen in Terra Nova. Other credits include Mr. Dearth in Dear Brutus (Eclectic Full Contact), Didier in Curves & Edges (Interrobang & Three Things.)

DANIEL SAPPINGTON

DIRECTOR

Daniel Sappington is a Queer, Chicago-based director whose work is guided by a focus on eco-sustainability in theatre and centers Queer voices, with a passion for creating theatre for LGBTQ+ youth. He recently completed his graduate degree in Directing at Indiana University, where his directing credits include Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Sueño, The Mystery Plays, and And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens…. Selected Chicago credits include Outpost (Otherworld Theatre), The Morning After the Fall (Arc Theatre), and Seminar (Spartan Theatre Company). Proud graduate of CCPA at Roosevelt University.

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