LIGHT SWITCH
by Dave Osmundsen
Directed by Michael D. Graham
Featuring
Henry DelBello, Hilary Hensler, Dylan McCumber,
Phillip Andrew Monnett, and Peter Manuel Young.
Henry..... Phillip Andrew Monnett
Marian..... Hilary Hensler
Rogie.... Henry DelBello
Joseph..... Peter Manuel Young
Aaron, Ken, The Other Guy.... Dylan McCumber
Set Design Rick Paul
Lighting Design Jason Matthew Palmer
Costume Design Adie Sutherland
Sound Design and Original Music Alex Kingsley
Production Stage Manager Joey Bluhm
Intimacy Coordinator Greta Zandstra
Assistant Director Shakir Mcthune
Graphics Benjamin Viette
Social Media Coordinator Tadhg Mitchell
Public Relations John Olson
Producer David Zak
Open Space Arts is a member of the League of Chicago Theaters, the Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals, and the Uptown Chamber of Commerce.
LIGHT SWITCH is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
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Cast
Creative Team
Dave Osmundsen
Michael D. Graham
Alex Kingsley
Shakir McThune
Tadhg Mitchel
Jason Palmer
Rick Paul
Adeline Sutherland
Benjamin Viette (He/They)
Greta Zandstra
Resources
INFORMATION & INTERVIEWS
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1C1svgbfBYxoSq2KVDMA7L
Reporting on the Autism Constellation: A Conversation with Award-winning Playwright Dave Osmundsen
https://uniquelyhuman.com/2022/10/14/dave-osmundsen-autistic-playwright/ - Interview with playwright Dave Osmundsen
https://uniquelyhuman.com/ - Uniquely Human: The Podcast expands the conversation on autism and neurodiversity by amplifying the voices of autistic individuals and thought leaders in providing insightful, cutting-edge and practical information about the autistic experience.
AUTISM and NEURODIVERSITY RESOURCES
https://thendalliance.org/comingsoon/
ND ALLIANCE – Celebrating Neurodiversity. Advocating for Change.
https://awnnetwork.org/ - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
https://autisticadvocacy.org/ Autistic Self Advocacy Network
https://djfiddlefoundation.org/ - The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation for Adult Autism
https://www.chicagoautismnetwork.org/ - Chicago Autism Network is a 501(c)3 nonprofit org
AUTISM and NEURODIVERSITY BOOKS
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M. Prizant, PhD
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity – Steve Silberman and Oliver Sacks
Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity By Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network; Edited by Emily Paige Ballou and Sharon daVanport
I Will Die on This Hill by Meghan Ashburn, Jules Edwards
LGBTQIA+ RESOURCES (CHICAGO)
https://www.centeronhalsted.org/
Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland.
Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment.
https://www.equalityillinois.us/
Equality Illinois and the Equality Illinois Institute brings the voices of LGBTQ+ people and allies to institutions of power across Illinois, striving to create a world that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people.
https://bravespacealliance.org/
Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals on the South and West sides of the city.
HENRY’S BOOKSHELF (a sampling)
(Many of the 19th-century books are in the public domain and can be found as free eBooks on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/)
Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë
The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Emma – Jane Austen
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – Anne Brontë
Maurice – E.M. Forster
Howard’s End – E.M. Forster
A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens
The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins
The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan Doyle
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
Meet the Company
Henry DelBello
Hilary Hensler
Dylan McCumber
Phillip Andrew Monnett
Peter Manuel Young
Dave Osmundsen
Michael D. Graham
Alex Kingsley
Shakir McThune
Tadhg Mitchel
Jason Palmer
Rick Paul
Adeline Sutherland
Benjamin Viette (He/They)
Greta Zandstra
Donors
Illinois Arts Alliance
PRODUCER ($10,000+) Carla Gordon
PATRON ($5000 - $9,999) Elayne LeTraunik David Zak and Christopher Kirbabas
AMBASSADOR ($2500 - $4,999) Tom Chiola Mary Beidler Gearen
LEADER ($1000 - $2,499) Michael Horvich John Myers Michael Trumbold Kevin Wood
PARTNER ($500 - $999) Gary Lawler Michael Novick
DONOR ($250 - $499) Michael Hagedorn and Mary Anne Bowman Robert Burger Robert Ollis Lewis Pedi
SUPPORTER ($100 - $249) Patrizia Acerra Carol Black Paul Chandler Brenda Didier Eleanor Guzzo and Judith Plathe Masahiro Kasai Gary Mills David Reithoffer Faye and Richard Ryan Martin Till
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FRIEND (under $100) Greg Anderson Alejandro Balderas Zach Benak Karina Bielecki Seth Blankenship John Blick Mark Boysen John Christofferson Frank Cicchetti Colleen Clark Maddy Corbin Daniel Curtin Dominic Desocio Marley Doakes Brad Dorian Dan Dornbrook Leslie Dummitt Fred Eberle M.E. Eccles Greg Eells Steven Eng Andy Ewbank Alan Factor Laura Fairbank Connie Falcone Jerry Feigen Jerry Flood James Freund Garret Gardenhire Kathryn Haffner James Henaghan Jason Hill Justin Ho Paul Hollins Alan Irgang Eli Itah Zoe Jackson Daniel Johnson Donald Johnson Linda Karn Thomas Kelly Aston Kinsey Annika Kohrt Alexis Lacey Robert Lardner Kristen Larsen Isabel Liss Brock Long John Makowski Ann Manikas John McInteer David Moore Sonya Mullins Eileen A. Murphy Matthew Neilson Raymond Nicholas Enrique Nieto James Nuttall Scott Olson Ariel Parrella James Pellegrino Garth Person Ziggy Phillips Kelsey Pruim Carl Ratner Eamonn Roderique Jenneine Rowley Kate Schnetzer Julia Schravesande Colleen F. Sheehan Katelynn Shennett Paul Siegel Jose Soto Christopher Stratten Hannah Souronis Rhiannon Stinnette Pam Strobel Beth Tarrant Ailika Thomas Sidney Thomas Curtis Tom Tara Travis Rick Turk Jamie Vicha Taylor Wisowaty Emily Woodrow Elisa Woodruff Timothy Young Markian Zadony Beverly Zak Jessica Zakula Marcus Ziegler Robert Zimmer
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Mark your calendar for upcoming OSA events!
PRIDE FILM FEST is now QUEER EXPRESSION, and this hybrid fest continues in-person screenings on the last Wednesday of each month at Facets, 1517 W Fullerton, January through June.
QUEER EXPRESSION's quarterly Best of the Fest includes three programs of short, mid-length, and feature films on a quarterly basis.
QIS Queer International Shorts are monthly programs that include films that have won acclaim at international film fests and also stream online throughout the year.
Find more information on submitting a film, participating as an artist or volunteer, or making a donation at openspacearts.org.
Produced by Elayne LeTraunik and directed by Izadorius Toledo, the performances are December 20, 21, 27, 28, January 3, 4 at 7:30 pm , December 22, 29 and January 5 at 2pm.