We are...
The Right Brain Project was the brain-child of Anthony Ingram, Nathan Robbel, Colby Sellers, and Anthony Tournis - all alumni of Western Illinois University, and all equally passionate about bringing intimate stories to life on the Chicago stage.
Though the name has existed since 2001, the RBP officially became an incorporated organization in 2005, premiering our production of Boris Vian's The Empire Builders at the Bailiwick loft space in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. The RBP gained non-for-profit status shortly thereafter. Since 2005, the RBP has been producing theatre primarilly in Chicago, though we have taken a small number of projects to other regional venues as well.
In 2009, the Right Brain Project acquired a home at 4001 N. Ravenswood. The RBP Rorschach was the site of our production of Fernando Arrabal's And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers, which was, subsequently, a personal turning point for the company in terms of the type of theatre we would concentrate on as we move forward.
In the past five years, we have evolved and found a concentration on a theatre that strives to bring the actor and the audience together in unique fashions. Whether that be through unexpected and intimate staging, clever design, or simply telling stories that hit extra close to home, the RBP strives to present daring work that leaves the audience moved, shaken, or elated. We're not content with a typical theatre experience; We're constantly seeking out that extra something to bring the audience closer to the story and closer to the actor.
We will defy preconveived notions and challenge the contemporary theatre experience. The RBP will actively employ the raw and intimate relationship between actor and audience to share stories, ideas, and issues that edify us all.
The ensemble...
The RBP has been made up of a diverse group of actors, designers, stage managers, and directors. When it comes to telling a powerful story, we are all artistic associates with an equal voice. Those who have joined the project thus far...
| Katy Albert Pretty Penny Hesperia |
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| Elizabeth Bagby Franz Kafka's The Castle The Designated Mourner Chalk Pretty Penny (Mime Coach) |
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| Delia Baseman Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Charles Bernstein The Designated Mourner |
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| Rob Biesenbach Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Christian Kain Blackburn Put My Finger In Your Mouth |
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| Cyd Blakewell Chalk |
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Jamie Bragg |
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| Nicole Cardano The Empire Builders |
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Morgan Christiansen Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Actor/Choreographer) |
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| Anya Clingman And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Stage Managment) |
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| Randall Colburn Pretty Penny (Playwright) Hesperia (Playwright) Halfshut (Playwright) |
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| Peter DeGiglio The Complete Works... |
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| Natalie DiCristofano Hesperia |
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| Bryan Falcon The Empire Builders (Set Design) |
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| Jim Farrell Chalk |
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| Billy Fenderson Hesperia |
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| Chad Fess And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Bob Fisher Put My Finger in Your Mouth (Playwright) |
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| Nick Freed Hesperia |
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| Emily Fritz The Modern Prometheus |
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| Bil Gaines Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Stephen Gawrit Pretty Penny |
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| Rosy Gonzalez And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Dan Granata Chalk |
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Stacie Hauenstein |
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| Ted Hoerl The Designated Mourner |
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| Mark Hurni A Devil Inside (Stage Management) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Lights) Chalk (Stage Management) The Modern Prometheus (Lights) |
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| Anthony Ingram The Empire Builders (Sound) A Devil Inside (Director) The Complete Works... One For the Road (Director) The Best RBP X-Mas... Franz Kafka's The Castle (Actor/Set) The Designated Mourner (Director) Chalk (Set/Sound) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Set/Sound/Lights) The Modern Prometheus (Set) Pretty Penny (Tech Director) Hesperia (Tech Director) |
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| Erik Ingram One For the Road |
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| Lennie Johnson Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Eddie Jordan Chalk |
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| Katie Jordan The Modern Prometheus |
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| Tracy Kraatz And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Mel Lancy A Devil Inside (Set) |
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| Brad Lawrence Chalk (Playwright) The Modern Prometheus (Playwright) |
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| Nicole Lemery Franz Kafka's The Castle (Stage Management) |
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| Veronica Lynn A Devil Inside |
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| Emily Mark Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| David Marcotte The Empire Builders Franz Kafka's The Castle (Movement & Sound) The Modern Prometheus (Director) |
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| Nicholas Maroon The Best Right Brain Project X-Mas... |
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| Tom McGrath Franz Kafka's The Castle And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Production Photography)Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Production Photography) The Modern Prometheus (Actor, Production Photography), Pretty Penny ( Production Photography) Hesperia (Production Photography) |
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| Devon MacGregor A Devil Inside (Costumes) |
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| Chris Meister Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Jeremy Menekseoglu Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Nick Mikula Pretty Penny Halfshut |
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| Sarah Elizabeth Miller The Empire Builders (Stage Management, Costumes/Makeup) The Complete Works...(Stage Management), A Devil Inside (Props) One For the Road (Costumes/Makeup) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Costumes) The Designated Mourner (Costumes) Chalk (Costumes/Makeup) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Costume/Props) Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Set/Costume/Props) The Modern Prometheus (Costumes/Makeup) |
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| Danny Mulae Hesperia |
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| Susan Myburgh Pretty Penny Halfshut |
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| Jesse Neal Put My Finger In Your Mouth |
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| Dennis Newport And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers The Modern Prometheus |
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| Erin Elizabeth Orr Chalk And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers Put My Finger In Your Mouth The Modern Prometheus |
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| Lee Peters A Devil Inside (Lights) |
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| Emma Peterson Hesperia (Assistant Director/Stage Management) |
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| Catherine Price Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Ned Record The Modern Prometheus |
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| Erin Reitz The Empire Builders |
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| Nathan Robbel The Empire Builders (Director) A Devil Inside (Sound) The Complete Works... (Director) A Devil Inside (Sound) One For the Road (Sound) The Best RBP X-Mas... (Director) Franz Kafka's The Castle (Director) The Designated Mourner (Stage Management) Chalk (Director) And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers (Director) Put My Finger In Your Mouth (Director) The Modern Prometheus (Actor/Director) Pretty Penny (Director) Hesperia (Director) Halfshut (Director) |
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| Michelle Carlene Roth The Modern Prometheus (Stage Management) Pretty Penny (Stage Management) Halfshut (Stage Management) |
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| Roxanne Saylor A Devil Inside |
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| Colby Sellers The Empire Builders A Devil Inside The Complete Works... One For the Road The Best RBP X-Mas... (Playwright/Actor) Franz Kafka's The Castle Chalk The Modern Prometheus |
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| Aaron Snook A Devil Inside |
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| Amy Sokol Put My Finger in Your Mouth The Modern Prometheus (Music Director) |
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| Joseph Stearns A Devil Inside Chalk And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| Josh Sumner Pretty Penny |
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| Anthony Tournis The Complete Works... The Empire Builders One For the Road |
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| Neal Tucker Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Bries Vannon And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers |
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| James Vertovec The Designated Mourner (Lights) Chalk (Lights) |
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| Nick Vienna The Complete Works... |
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| Joel Vining Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Christopher M. Walsh Chalk The Modern Prometheus (Fight Director) |
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| Richard Wehbe Franz Kafka's The Castle |
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| Jennifer Reeves-Wilson The Empire Builders A Devil Inside |
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| Conor Woods Put My Finger in Your Mouth |
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| Buck Zachary Pretty Penny |
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