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7 years with this incredible woman. I am so blessed to be loved by you. It feels like I’ve known you forever, but also that we’re just getting started. I love you so much Emma. Happy Anniversary ❤️

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Summer 2026 highlights include: new pals, a new home, lots of beach time, lots of laughs, and a theatre debut or two.
☀️🏠🏖️🎭

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Things! Coming! To! An! End!

We closed All Nighter over two weeks ago, and I am just so emotional!! This play came to me a year ago after a dear friend saw it Off-Broadway and proclaimed that I needed to direct it in Chicago...and so I did!

To my actors — thank you for trusting me. I came back to see the show again and again because I was so inspired by your creativity and by the care you brought to these delicate, complicated characters. I feel so lucky to have gotten to watch you find them.

To my crew and creative team — Amanda revealed to me that there were around 400 cues in this show. Sorry for all the times I said it would be easy. Sometimes the hardest shows are the ones that replicate reality to a T. Thank you for bearing with me, solving every problem, and bringing my vision to life.

To the audience — Thank you for giving us people to share this story with and for believing that young! women’s! voices! need! to! be! heard!

Thank you, Natalie — for writing something that I finally saw myself in. That women of all ages saw themselves in. That forced us to take a step back and reflect on our friends. On college. On the mistakes we’ve made and the lengths we’ve gone to feel a part of something. On taking up space, even when it’s hard and scary and unknown.

And to The Village — this show proved that we really are a village. From the tedious tasks to solving problems until 1am, I am so grateful to have a team that puts their all into projects like these. I couldn’t do any of this without you.

On to the next one!

Photos by Cole Carrico

ALL NIGHTER by Natalie Margolin
Clara Zucker — Director
Sophia Urban - Assistant Director
Karina Patel - Dramaturg
Emily Newmark - Line Producer
Maddy Brown - 2nd Line Producer
Amanda Tancioco Rokosz — Stage Manager
Isabella Boudreaux — Assistant Stage Manager
Satya Chávez - Sound Designer
Tina Arfaee - Props Designer
Joseph Nelson - Lighting Designer
Maggie McGlenn - Costume Designer
Katelyn Montgomery — Scenic Designer & Lead
Carpenter
Poster design by Emily Waskowitz, Jane Hobson, Camila Ramirez

CAST
Darcie — Naomi Zhanel Kalter (u/s: Brynn Aaronson)
Lizzy — Mea Allen (u/s: CC Meade)
Tessa — Emma Samuelson (u/s: Ra

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Excuse me this is our happy hour 😌🍸✨

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Me & mine

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ITS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR! Happy Birthday to my bestest friend and the best partner in the world. A quarter of a century for my baby! I love you Emmy! ❤️

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SURPRISE!! You have ONE MORE CHANCE to see our show. The final performance of ALL NIGHTER will be tonight, August 9th, at 7pm. Tickets are available - come tonight and help us celebrate the amazing cast and crew that has made this production possible!

#chicago #chicagotheatre #allnighter #womenowned #storefronttheatre

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All Nighter- July/August 2026

The most insane, rewarding, challenging experience I’ve had as an actor. Truly would not have survived without every amazing person at Village. I love Jacqueline, I love playing lesbians, I love Chicago theater!!

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ALL NIGHTER by Natalie Margolin
Director - Clara Zucker
Assistant Director - Sophia Urban
Dramaturg - Karina Patel

Scenic Designer + Lead Carpenter - Katelyn Montgomery
Lighting Designer - Joseph Nelson
Sound Designer - Satya Chávez
Costume Designer - Maggie McGlenn
Props Designer - Tina Arfaee

Stage Manager - Amanda Tancioco Rokosz
Assistant Stage Manager - Isabella Boudreaux
Line Producer - Emily Newmark
2nd Line Producer - Maddy Brown
Poster Design - Emily Waskowitz, Jane Hobson, Camila Ramirez

Darcie - Naomi Zhanel Kalter (u/s: Brynn Aaronson)
Lizzy - Mea Allen (u/s: CC Meade)
Tessa - Emma Samuelson (u/s: Rachel Katz)
Jacqueline - Becca G Anderson (u/s: Jazmin Wilkins)
Wilma - Emma Dunlop (u/s: Miranda Montgomery)

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wouldn’t want to pull an all nighter with anyone else <3 Darcie, you wine loving, lying obsessed queen! I love you so so much ✨✨🧡

Photos by Cole Carrico

ALL NIGHTER by Natalie Margolin
Director - Clara Zucker
Assistant Director - Sophia Urban
Dramaturg - Karina Patel

Scenic Designer + Lead Carpenter - Katelyn Montgomery
Lighting Designer - Joseph Nelson
Sound Designer - Satya Chávez
Costume Designer - Maggie McGlenn
Props Designer - Tina Arfaee

Stage Manager - Amanda Tancioco Rokosz
Assistant Stage Manager - Isabella Boudreaux
Line Producer - Emily Newmark
2nd Line Producer - Maddy Brown
Poster Design - Emily Waskowitz, Jane Hobson, Camila Ramirez

Darcie - Naomi Zhanel Kalter (u/s: Brynn Aaronson)
Lizzy - Mea Allen (u/s: CC Meade)
Tessa - Emma Samuelson (u/s: Rachel Katz)
Jacqueline - Becca G Anderson (u/s: Jazmin Wilkins)
Wilma - Emma Dunlop (u/s: Miranda Montgomery

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Only 3 more chances to see ALL NIGHTER!!! Don’t miss out on that sweet 2014 nostalgia. Remaining performances:

August 7th (tonight!!!) at 8pm
August 8th at 3pm
August 8th at 8pm

Tickets are selling fast - be sure to get yours today!

#justgirlythings #chicagotheatre #chicago #indietheatre #womenartists

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Time is running out! There are only 4 performances left of ALL NIGHTER!!

Don’t miss out on your chance to see these fabulous actors onstage 💜

Tickets linked in our bio.

#theater #womensupportwomen #college #chicago

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Introducing our amazing and talented cast members! Learn a bit more about ALL NIGHTER and the experience of working on the show :) There are still a few tix left! #theatre #castmember #chicagotheatre #chicago

Thank you Minjmaa Amarsaikhan @m1njmaa for filming these cast interviews :)

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