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“The Palm Song” from Heel Turn, a musical fable from the squared circle (it’s about pro wrestling 🤼)

Live at Uncommon Ground in Chicago, IL
Mixtape New Works Festival Vol 2
@instrumentaltheatre

Barry: @michaelworthpenick
Liv: @selfiedt
Cory: @whomikejones21
Omniscient voice: @sunny_.jimmy

Keys: @j_weinstein_
Guitar: @jacktheilingfoley
Drums: @mannyt.drums

Directed by @kaylabanana797

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THIS SATURDAY! Your favorite post-show variety show returns to The Factory stage after the 7/11 performance of TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS for a night of comedy, music, burlesque and a few surprises in FACTORY AFTER DARK: RINGSIDE RABBLE-ROUSERS!
Featuring the talents of The Shuffling Chanteuse, Madeline Esterhammer-Fic, Alystair Calloway, Michael Jones, C&WTV, Funhaus, and hosted by David Wiesenhahn!
Tickets are only $10, so make your Saturday night a twofer at The Factory Theater!
Available at the link in our bio!

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May 2026 (I’m So Tired)

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HEEL TURN, A Musical Fable from the Squared Circle

The first and only musical about professional wrestling to feature a 7th inning stretch. Officially finished and performed before @lin_manuel beat me to it.

Thank you to everyone at @instrumentaltheatre for helping to put this reading together and for my amazing cast and crew who jumped from the top of the metaphorical steel cage and through the proverbial table onto the so-called concrete.

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April 2026

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Now entering the ring...........The Cast of Heel Turn!
Don't miss your chance to see these All Stars throw down in the first public reading of this original musical!
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#newmusical #musicaltheatre #chicagotheatre #wrestlemania #originalmusical

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three/twelve ✨

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Factory After Dark brought ALL the strange and wonderful Kubrick vibes last night! Bravo to all the performers, and don’t miss KUBRICKIAN now running through March 28th!

#chicagotheatre #varietyshow #rogerspark

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Last weekend, I opened Kubrickian at @factorytheater . This is my first full production in a long time (possibly ever, depending on how you're counting) and I could not have asked for a better play or a better group of collaborators to share this journey with!

If you have ever felt lonely or burnt out and turned to art and friendship for comfort, this play is for you! It's weird. It's eerie. It's emotional. We run till March 28. Come see it!

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Day 21 of recommending plays by Black writers that I think you should know. #blackhistorymonth #newplaymagic

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I am SO excited to share that I arrived in Ashland, Oregon this week as a new company member of @osfashland ! For the next 9 months, I'll be here covering roles in OSF's productions of Come From Away and Yellow Face which will run during the 2026 season (the 91st in the theatre's history!).

It's hard for me to put into words what this moment means to me. When I took up community theater almost 8 years ago now, I never dreamed I'd have the opportunity or the courage to step away from what's been an incredibly rewarding corporate career to pursue my passion for performing at this level. But by God's grace and God's grace alone, here I am setting out on an unbelievable adventure!

I am so grateful for all the productions I've gotten to take part in over the years, for everything those experiences taught me and for how they've prepared me for this beautifully surprising season of life. I'm grateful for all of the triumphant bows, botched auditions, late nights, challenges, growth, indescribable joy, and friendships that have gently (and sometimes not so gently) pushed me to keep at it. This is definitely a moment where I'm looking back and reflecting on the journey thus far and all the awesome people that have been a part of it. What a crazy ride.

I couldn't be here without my agency team @graytalentgroup who has been so accommodating, my wonderful friends, my @progressivechicago family, my bio family (the GOATs!), and my God who can truly do anything and never ceases to amaze me.

Let's do this! 🙌🏽

#oregonshakespearefestival
#osf #comefromaway #yellowface #ashland

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