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Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical

at
The Annoyance Theatre
 
 
Director
Mick Napier
 
Music Direction
Lisa McQueen
 

 

Starring
 
 

Andrew Freeland

Austin Packard

Bruce Phillips

Craig Rennak

Edgar Nevarez

Jason Geis

Jayson Brooks

Jono Mammel

Mantas Dumcius

Ryan J. Hurdle

Zachary Feuling

 
 
 
 
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Cast

Andrew Freeland

Scout Grant
Austin Packard

Scout Steve
Bruce Phillips

Scoutmaster Pete
Craig Rennak

Scout Craig
Edgar Nevarez

Scout John McCalister
Jason Geis

Scoutmaster McCallister
Jayson Brooks

Sr Patrol Leader Corey
Jono Mammel

Scout Neal
Mantas Dumcius

Scout Winnipeg
Ryan J. Hurdle

Assistant Scoutmaster Ned
Zachary Feuling

Scout David Banjo

Meet the Company


Andrew Freeland (Scout Grant)
Andrew is a local performer, and rider of Lime Scooters. His favorite knots include: square knot, adjustable grip hitch, and a Windsor. At one point, he was a cub scout.
Austin Packard (Scout Steve)
Austin Packard is an improviser, performer, and producer, originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago credits include "Little Orphan Boy," "Tuesday Musical Improv" and "Shark Tank: The Musical" at The Annoyance, "RIFF," "Baby Wants Candy," and "Wheel of Improv" (host/producer) at The Second City, "Phony Award Winning" at iO Theatre, and "Lost Realms" at Otherworld Theatre. He is also one half of the award-winning music improv duo – "Lost In Time." @austinpack
@austinpack
Bruce Phillips (Scoutmaster Pete)
Bruce Phillips is an actor and improviser in Chicago. He is an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago and has performed at the Annoyance Theater in The Boy Scout Musical and My So Called After-Life. He also directs and performs with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines in the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray aboard the largest cruise ship in the world: The Oasis of the Seas. Bruce is a Jeff Award winner for Artistic Specialization for his work designing the robots in Heddatron at the Steppenwolf Garage in 2011. He works as the marketing manager for both ComedySportz and Sideshow Theatre Company. For more information check out: www.brucetheactor.com.
Craig Rennak (Scout Craig)
Craig is thrilled to be reprising his role in Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical! He works in manufacturing and enjoys traveling and playing board games. He's an Eagle Scout and attended Philmont when he was 17.
Edgar Nevarez (Scout John McCalister)
Edgar Nevarez is a theater and film artist currently based in Chicago. He was a recipient of the 2021 NBC/Second City Bob Curry Fellowship and is currently directing Little Orphan Boy The Musical at The Annoyance. Edgar can also be seen performing at several theaters throughout the city on weekly shows such as HitchCocktails, Flex, Kohl's Cash, Escandalo, Wheel of Improv, and many more. Edgar graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2017 where he studied Film/TV. For updates on the work he is producing to help pay off his massive amount of student debt follow @edgarinator on Instagram.
@edgarinator
Jason Geis (Scoutmaster McCallister)
Jason is excited to return to The Annoyance, where he was last seen in the original Steamworks the Musical. Jason is the artistic director and co-owner of Malarkey Comedy - producers of both ComedySportz and Trapped in a Musical - and can be seen in those shows most weekends. Prior to Malarkey, Jason was the co-founder and arttistic director of pH Productions. Thanks to Mick, Jen, Lisa and Bruce for this opportunity.
Jayson Brooks (Sr Patrol Leader Corey)
Jayson Brooks is a multiple time Jeff Award-nominated actor, poet and musician whose main pastime is writing love letters to the Chicago arts scene. Local theatre credits include I Hate It Here, A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Ragtime, A Wonderful Life (Porchlight Music Theatre); Passing Strange (Bailiwick Chicago). He performs with some of Chicago’s best musicians in an eponymous project, (formerly The Uptown Sound) and has toured the US and Europe with his work. He is a former governor of the Midwest chapter of The Recording Academy, a WXRT All-Star honoree, and was appointed by the city as a Chicago Cultural Ambassador to Italy.
Jono Mammel (Scout Neal)
Originally hailing from Rochester Hills, Michigan, Jono is desperate to put their musical theatre degree to use by any means necessary. Previous credits include Shark Tank the Musical (Annoyance), Puffs (Otherworld Theatre), and Fuck It, the Nutcracker (Second City). Jono can also be seen in Portal-Prov! and Lost Realms at Otherworld Theatre, Hooked Up at Clash on Clark, and making time-consuming Italian food in their own kitchen.
Mantas Dumcius (Scout Winnipeg)
Originally from Boston, Mantas has been in several Annoyance productions over the years including Co-Ed Prison Sluts, The Boy Scout Musical, Invisible World, Splatter Theater, It’s Christmas, Goddamnit!, as well as producing his own solo show creatively entitled, Mantas! He’s excited to return to The Annoyance and would like to thank Mick and Jennifer for the opportunity to grace their lovely stage once again. In his spare time, Mantas is a late-innings pinch hitter for the Boston Red Sox.
Ryan J. Hurdle (Assistant Scoutmaster Ned)
Ryan J. Hurdle is a writer, composer, actor, improviser, and musician from Romeoville, Illinois. He’s appeared onstage at Annoyance in Shark Tank the Musical (a Parody), Oy! A Hanukkah Show for Everyone. You can often see him in Voila The Improvised Musical at the iO Theatre. You can listen to music and watch funny stuff if you follow him on Spotify, Youtube, Instagram, Apple Music, and everywhere else @ryanjhurdle.
@ryanjhurdle
Zachary Feuling (Scout David Banjo)
Zachary is so excited to be a part of this production and put his 13 years of scouting experiance to use! He has performed in previous Annoyannce shows such as Splatter Theatre and Steamworks the Musical. He is a senior at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where he is studying a BFA in acting. He would like to thank his roommates and family for their love and support.