Bells & Whispers

A Yuletide Victorian Ghost Story Soiree

December 6th, 12th & 20th

Doors at 6:30 PM

Written & Directed by: Andrew Marchetti

Featuring: Rick Smith, Amy J Johnson, Orion Lay-Sleeper, Ashely Bagot

Tickets:

$10 Students & IMSS Members

$20 GA Presale

$25 GA at door

Surrounded by candle light and gilded frames where the pictures seem to move about, a quartet of storytellers skilled in the forgotten tradition of telling those ‘scary ghost stories’ around the dying embers of an imposing fireplace, help to usher in a holiday party that will not soon be forgot!

Runtime: 75min

About the cast:

Rick Smith is a graduate of west Virginia university (BFA) and the university of Nebraska at Lincoln (MFA). He has lived and performed in Chicago for 21 years. The highlights include numerous performances at the Metropolis Center for the Performing Arts, Mac in ‘The one and only Ivan’ at Lifeline Theater, and husband on Chicago PD.

Amy J. Johnson has been a Chicago actor for over 20 years, performing in regional and storefront theatre, with credits in several indie films & TV Chicago Fire, Empire, and Final Witness and is an audiobook narrator with a home studio. Amy is Jeff Award winner for Best Actress in a Non-Equity Play in 2017 for her work in Falling by Deanna Jent (!nterrobang Theatre Project). She is excited to be immersing in some holiday ghost stories with this talented crew.

Ashely Bagot is a native Chicagoan, loves theatre, making lists, climbing stairs, dogs, and is of course a die-hard Cubs fan. She is also a proud ensemble member of Madison Wisconsin’s much-beloved Rotate Theatre Company (www.rotatetheatre.org). She recently celebrated her 20th anniversary working for Thresholds, where she serves as Assistant Director of Supportive Housing.

Orion is delighted to join this spooky yuletide soiree! Orion’s most recent credits include The Tempest (Idle Muse, Jeff Recommended) include Cat’s Cradle (Lifeline Theatre) What the Weird sisters Saw(Idle Muse) Chicago PD (NBC) and Easy(Netflix). A graduate of the Royall Tyler Theatre program at the University of Vermont, a student of theatre at the University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and of Ruota Libera Teatro, Rome, he is a proud ensemble member with Idle Muse Theatre co. He thanks his partner Paula for her unending support and encouragement.