Circle Theatre Announces Cast of Michael John LaChiusa's FIRST LADY SUITE

CIRCLE THEATRE is thrilled to announce the full cast for Michael John LaChiusa's chamber musical First Lady Suite.

The show opens during Election Month for press Saturday, November 5th, 2016 and will officially run through Sunday, November 27th, 2016 on Tuesdays and Thursday through Saturdays at 8:00pm (no show on Thanksgiving, November 24th), Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm (noSaturday matinee on November 5th) with a special performance at 8:00pm on Sunday, November 6th at The Heartland Studio in Rogers Park, 7016 N. Glenwood Ave. Further information on performance dates and times will be posted on Circle Theatre's official website at www.circletheatrechicago.org/current-season.html.

Michael John LaChiusa's poignant First Lady Suite explores the fascinating lives of the women behind some of the most powerful men in history. Through the eyes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mamie Eisenhower, and Jackie Kennedy, the audience gets a close look into their lifestyles, perspectives and relationships.

The cast includes Neala Barron (Now Here This, Brown Paper Box Co.; Adding Machine, The Hypocrites), Hannah Dawe (The Little Mermaid, Drury Lane Theatre; Ordinary Days, Boho Theatre, Jeff Nomination - Actress in a Supporting Role), Emily Grayson (Melancholy Play, Piven Theatre Company; Titanic, Griffin Theatre Company), Nicole Michelle Haskins (MUTT, Stage Left with Red Tape Theatre; Rent, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre), Courtney Jones (Rent, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre; Ordinary Days, Boho Theatre, Jeff Nomination - Actress in a Supporting Role), Pavi Proczko (A Midsummer Night's Dream,Muse of Fire Theatre Company; How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients, Trap Door Theatre) and Tiffany Tatreau (Bat Boy, Griffin Theatre;Ride the Cyclone, Chicago Shakespeare Theater); with understudies, Erin Renee Baumrucker* (Oliver, Citadel Theatre; Opus 1861: The Civil War in Symphony, City Lit Theater) and Jessica Vann (The Story of a Story (The Untold Story), Underscore Theatre Company; Hair, Big Noise Theatre).

The production team includes Nicholas Reinhart* (Director/Choreographer), Nick Graffagna (Music Director; Ordinary Days, Boho Theatre, Jeff Nomination - Actor in a Supporting Role), Jimmy Jagos* (Set Designer, BroadwayWorldChicago.com nomination for Triassic Parq), and Bobby Arnold* (Producer). Other production team members to be announced at a later date.

*Denotes Circle Theatre company member