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September 7 - 28, 2025 , Allen Theatre

Our Town

by Thornton Wilder
directed by Mary Zimmerman

Run time: Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes, including two intermissions

Join us for a magical new staging of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece! In its depiction of the small town of Grover’s Corners, Our Town follows the lives of the Webb and Gibbs families, who fall in love, marry, and grow old. This American classic explores universal themes of life and death, love and friendship, celebrating the wonder of life’s “biggest smallest” moments. Staged by Tony Award-winning MacArthur “Genius” Mary Zimmerman, Our Town will reassert itself as one of the greatest plays ever written, and fill hearts with purpose, beauty, and meaning. 

For more information about Thornton Wilder's life and works, visit thorntonwilder.com.

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Madalyn Baker (Emily), Christopher Donahue (Stage Manager), and Byron Johnson in OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Madalyn Baker (Emily) and Derdriu Ring (Mrs. Webb) in OUR TOWN at Cleveland Play House, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Madalyn Baker (Emily) and Byron Johnson (George) in the Cleveland Play House production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Madalyn Baker (Emily) ain the Cleveland Play House production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Lennon Rosiar (Rebecca) and Byron Johnson (George) in the CPH production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Christopher Donahue (Stage Manager) in the Cleveland Play House production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Cast of OUR TOWN, Cleveland Play House, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Cast of OUR TOWN, Cleveland Play House, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Byron Johnson (George) in the Cleveland Play House production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Byron Johnson (George) and Madalyn Baker (Emily) in the CPH production of OUR TOWN, 2025. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.

Artists

Madalyn Baker

Madalyn Baker

(Emily Webb) is an actor, playwright, and musician from Northern California. She earned her BA in Theatre from Fordham University in NYC, where she hopes to return after completing her masters! Recent acting credits include Emily in Mary Zimmerman's Our Town (Cleveland Play House), Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard more(Emily Webb) is an actor, playwright, and musician from Northern California. She earned her BA in Theatre from Fordham University in NYC, where she hopes to return after completing her masters! Recent acting credits include Emily in Mary Zimmerman's Our Town (Cleveland Play House), Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (CPH/CWRU) Hero/Watch in Much Ado ABout Nothing (CPH/CWRU), Mechanic/Aunt in Middletown (CPH/CWRU), Sally Bowles in Cabaret (CWRU), and Cathy in The Last Five Years (Soft Belly Theatre). In addition to being an actor, she has her own illustrative art brand called Maddle Baddle, and her play Lunchtime! premiered in Cleveland last summer. To learn more about Madalyn, you can check out her work at madalynbaker.com, @madmaddybaker, and @maddlebaddle.

Christopher Donahue

Christopher Donahue

(Stage Manager, Constable Warren, Joe Stoddard) makes his Cleveland Play House debut. He has performed at many places across the country, including the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Chicago Opera Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Arena Stage, more(Stage Manager, Constable Warren, Joe Stoddard) makes his Cleveland Play House debut. He has performed at many places across the country, including the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Chicago Opera Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Classic Stage Company, American Repertory Theatre, Public Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, Circle in the Square, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Weston Playhouse Theatre Company.

Byron Johnson

Byron Johnson

(George Gibbs) is a Louisiana native born in the great city of New Orleans. He made a bold shift to acting following his time as a student-athlete at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Finding his start in film and television, his notable credits include a recurring guest star on more(George Gibbs) is a Louisiana native born in the great city of New Orleans. He made a bold shift to acting following his time as a student-athlete at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Finding his start in film and television, his notable credits include a recurring guest star on American Rust (Showtime), as well as roles in Young Rock (NBC), and Walker (CW). His recent theatre credits include George Gibbs in Our Town (CPH, dir. Mary Zimmerman), Lopahkin in The Cherry Orchard (CWRU/CPH, dir. Eleanor Holdridge), and Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing (CWRU/CPH, dir. Terri McMahon). He is also co-lead for the upcoming short film Korikosun, directed by Melissa Eno Effa. Following his graduation from the Case Western Reserve University/ Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program, Byron plans to move to New York City to continue his relentless pursuit to develop his craft and his desire to become one of the most impactful people in the world. "To God be the glory, only the mistakes were mine." - Malcolm X. Instagram: @bjohnsonofficial

Louise Lamson

Louise Lamson

(Mrs. Gibbs) is thrilled to make her debut at Cleveland Play House. She is based in Chicago where she is an Ensemble Member at Lookingglass Theatre. Lookingglass acting credits include: Plantation!, Death Tax, Hard Times, The Secret in the Wings, The Wooden Breeks, Icarus, The Brothers Karamazov, Our Town, The more(Mrs. Gibbs) is thrilled to make her debut at Cleveland Play House. She is based in Chicago where she is an Ensemble Member at Lookingglass Theatre. Lookingglass acting credits include: Plantation!, Death Tax, Hard Times, The Secret in the Wings, The Wooden Breeks, Icarus, The Brothers Karamazov, Our Town, The Arabian Nights, Ethan Frome, Metamorphoses, The Little Prince, and The Idiot. Goodman Theatre credits include: The Odyssey and The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. She received an After Dark award and Jeff nomination for her role in Bash at About Face Theatre. She has toured productions to The Old Globe, STC, Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, The Getty Villa, Arden Theatre Company, Edinburgh Theatre Festival, Second Stage, and Metamorphoses on Broadway. Thank you for coming to the theater!

Brendan Lowry

Brendan Lowry

(Wally Webb, Ensemble) is an actor and singer originally from the rugged (tamed & suburban) hills of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Recent credits include: Motel in the historically successful production of Fiddler on the Roof at Cleveland Playhouse, Valere in Tartuffe (Cleveland Playhouse), Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing (CWRU/CPH), Petya more(Wally Webb, Ensemble) is an actor and singer originally from the rugged (tamed & suburban) hills of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Recent credits include: Motel in the historically successful production of Fiddler on the Roof at Cleveland Playhouse, Valere in Tartuffe (Cleveland Playhouse), Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing (CWRU/CPH), Petya Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard (CWRU/CPH), and Jamie in The Last Five Years (Soft Belly Theatre). When Brendan is not in a windowless rehearsal room he loves to explore whatever city he happens to be in. He loves to take copious pictures of pretty buildings and nature settings; often pointing out these mundane beauties to his friends several times a minute to their slight annoyance. He's also both an Andy Warhol enthusiast and serial Pittsburgh appreciator (pretty buildings!). Brendan received his BFA in Musical Theatre from Colorado Mesa University and his MFA in Acting from Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Playhouse. He plans to move to NYC this September and to begin forming a community of like-minded people and artists who strive for the authentic and the kind. He's also excited to look at the pretty buildings there. Check out Brendan's other works and interests: @bkylowry / bkylowry.com

Steve Marvel

Steve Marvel

(Doc Gibbs) has appeared locally as Emperor Joseph in Amadeus (Cleveland Play House), Mantalini/Snevellici/Hawk in Nicholas Nickleby (Ohio Shakespeare Company) and as The Professor in Life Sucks (Dobama Theatre). In Los Angeles, Steve played Tom Sergeant in the West coast premiere of Skylight, (Chance Theater), Decius in Julius Caesar and more(Doc Gibbs) has appeared locally as Emperor Joseph in Amadeus (Cleveland Play House), Mantalini/Snevellici/Hawk in Nicholas Nickleby (Ohio Shakespeare Company) and as The Professor in Life Sucks (Dobama Theatre). In Los Angeles, Steve played Tom Sergeant in the West coast premiere of Skylight, (Chance Theater), Decius in Julius Caesar and Oronte in The School for Wives (A Noise Within), and was part of the original company of Discord at the Geffen Playhouse. Regionally, he has played roles at PCPA Theatrefest, The Aurora Theatre Company, and Sierra Rep (California), and the Walnut Street Theater and the Arden Theatre Company (Philadelphia), among others. Steve’s film work includes The Bikeriders, A Little White Lie, and Troubled Waters, and a starring role in cult favorite Chompy and the Girls. He’s voiced video games for Activision, Sony, and Mattel, and has narrated some 200 audiobooks for Tantor Media, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Harper, and others, earning him an Audiofile Earphones award, an IBPA Ben Franklin award, and 4 Voice Arts Award nominations. He is a graduate of the Acting program at Northwestern University.

Christina McSheffrey

Christina McSheffrey

(Woman in Balcony, Ensemble) is in her final year of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA in Acting program. She is originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine and grew up in the Czech Republic and Croatia before moving to the U.S. at 10. She Got her BA in Theatre at more(Woman in Balcony, Ensemble) is in her final year of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA in Acting program. She is originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine and grew up in the Czech Republic and Croatia before moving to the U.S. at 10. She Got her BA in Theatre at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, where she also started working professionally. Some favorite acting credits include: Adriana in The Comedy of Errors, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Maria in Twelfth Night (Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival); Miranda in The Tempest (Southwest Shakespeare Company). She also trained at The Second City in Hollywood where she completed the first few levels of improv training. Some of her recent credits since moving to Cleveland include: Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (CWRU/CPH), Woman in the Balcony in Our Town (Cleveland Playhouse), and Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof (Cleveland Playhouse). When she is not acting, she loves to go to dance classes and/or run and train for races. She hopes to eventually get into triathlons! Much love to her friends and family. Insta/Website: @chefboyartina, christinamcsheffrey.com

Calder Meis

Calder Meis

(Joe Crowell, Jr., Si Crowell, Ensemble) is an actor, singer, writer, trivia aficionado, and soon-to-be Master of Acting. In his time with the CWRU/CPH MFA program. he has appeared as Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Yepikhodov in The Cherry Orchard, and John Dodge in Middletown. At CPH, he has more(Joe Crowell, Jr., Si Crowell, Ensemble) is an actor, singer, writer, trivia aficionado, and soon-to-be Master of Acting. In his time with the CWRU/CPH MFA program. he has appeared as Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Yepikhodov in The Cherry Orchard, and John Dodge in Middletown. At CPH, he has joined the companies of Tartuffe (Cleante), Fiddler on the Roof (Mordcha), Our Town (dir. Tony-winner Mary Zimmerman) , and Pride & Prejudice. Calder is a proud Texan, and the beauty of Big Bend made him passionate about our national parks and spending time in the Great Outdoors. After graduation, Calder will move to the D.C. area, and marry his beautiful fiancée, Payton. Soli Deo gloria.

Brianna Miller

Brianna Miller

(Lady in Box, Ensemble) is a third year in the CWRU/CPH acting program. You may have seen her in the CWRU/CPH productions of Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Season’s Greetings (Phyllis), The Cherry Orchard (Anya), or Middletown (Mary). She also appeared in the CPH production of Our Town. Some of more(Lady in Box, Ensemble) is a third year in the CWRU/CPH acting program. You may have seen her in the CWRU/CPH productions of Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Season’s Greetings (Phyllis), The Cherry Orchard (Anya), or Middletown (Mary). She also appeared in the CPH production of Our Town. Some of her favorite roles include Gwendolyn Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest (Santa Cruz Shakespeare), Miriam in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati), and Camae in The Mountaintop (Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center). She was an ensemble member at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company before starting her MFA. While there, she performed in Trouble in Mind, The Living Dead, Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She would like to thank her friends and family for their support, especially Nathan Sullivan, who is often the sole reason she is off-book for shows.

Meredith Nelson

Meredith Nelson

(Mrs. Soames, Ensemble) is an actor, director, and educator originally from Denver, Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of Evansville and is thrilled to be pursuing her master's with CWRU/Cleveland Play House. Some favorite roles she's played include Mrs. Soames in Our Town, Belinda in Season's Greetings, more(Mrs. Soames, Ensemble) is an actor, director, and educator originally from Denver, Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of Evansville and is thrilled to be pursuing her master's with CWRU/Cleveland Play House. Some favorite roles she's played include Mrs. Soames in Our Town, Belinda in Season's Greetings, Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard, and the Librarian in Middletown. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of Soft Belly Theatre: a local Cleveland theatre company dedicated to producing accessible, courageous art with an open mind and a soft belly. You can find more information about her work at meredithgnelson.com.

Adam Ortega

Adam Ortega

(Howie Newsome, Sam Craig, Ensemble) is a Cuban American actor and grad student at the Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program.Originally from South Florida, Adam graduated from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) with his BFA in Acting. While living previously in New York City, he performed in more(Howie Newsome, Sam Craig, Ensemble) is a Cuban American actor and grad student at the Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program.Originally from South Florida, Adam graduated from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) with his BFA in Acting. While living previously in New York City, he performed in the Off-Broadway show Drunk Shakespeare. He’s also performed regionally with Cleveland Play House and Great River Shakespeare Festival. Other favorite roles include Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (CWRU/CPH), Howie in Our Town (CPH), Gayev in The Cherry Orchard (CWRU/CPH), Don Armado in Love's Labour's Lost (Great River Shakespeare Festival). When he graduates, Adam plans to move back to New York City. When not performing, Adam is usually playing Dungeons & Dragons, re-watching The Sopranos, and slowly but surely learning to play the harmonica.

Derdriu Ring

Derdriu Ring

(Mrs. Webb) a graduate of The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin and University College Cork, Derdriu is delighted to return to A Christmas Story with this outstanding director, cast and crew. She was most recently seen at CPH in Our Town (Mrs.Webb), in which she really played piano. Memorable roles more(Mrs. Webb) a graduate of The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin and University College Cork, Derdriu is delighted to return to A Christmas Story with this outstanding director, cast and crew. She was most recently seen at CPH in Our Town (Mrs.Webb), in which she really played piano. Memorable roles include; Maggie/ Dancing At Lughnasa (Asolo Rep.), Martha/ Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf (Beck Centre), Slippy Helen/ The Cripple Of Inishmaan (The Geffen Playhouse), Catherine/Proof (CPH), Josie/ Moon For The Misbegotten (Great Lakes Theater), Pegeen/The Playboy Of The Western (Irish Rep.Off-Broadway), Rosie Redmond/The Plough & The Stars (The Guthrie Theatre), Narrator/Wassail! (Apollo's Fire), Charlotte/Something Clean (Dobama Theatre), and Sister Aloysius/Doubt (Beck Center). TV: Law & Order CI, Hope & Faith. Film: The Yank, Magan’s Fare. Love always to Vince, Rosie and Henry. www.derdriuring.com

Lennon Rosiar

Lennon Rosiar

(Rebecca Gibbs) made her regional debut in last season’s A Christmas Story. A sixth grade student at Danbury local schools, she is a member of Caryl Crane Youth Theatre’s national award-winning competition team and just recently returned from the Musical Theatre Competitions of America with First Place Overall awards in more(Rebecca Gibbs) made her regional debut in last season’s A Christmas Story. A sixth grade student at Danbury local schools, she is a member of Caryl Crane Youth Theatre’s national award-winning competition team and just recently returned from the Musical Theatre Competitions of America with First Place Overall awards in vocal and acting categories. Favorite works include: Honk!, A Year with Frog and Toad, Finding Nemo, and, Annie.?Lennon?also enjoys being outdoors, dancing, reading, volleyball, and spending time with her family. She is very honored to be part of this production.

Geoffrey Short

Geoffrey Short

(Mr. Webb) is thrilled to be returning to CPH in Our Town after appearing as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof and understudying the role of Pap/Rev in Fat Ham last season. Other recent appearances include Sister Act (Curtis) LCMT, Amerikin (Gerald) Seat of the Pants Productions, The 25th more(Mr. Webb) is thrilled to be returning to CPH in Our Town after appearing as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof and understudying the role of Pap/Rev in Fat Ham last season. Other recent appearances include Sister Act (Curtis) LCMT, Amerikin (Gerald) Seat of the Pants Productions, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney) Cain Park, Brooklyn (Streetsinger) Near West Theatre, Once on This Island (Ton Ton) Slow Burn Theatre Co., Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas) Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts, and Driving Miss Daisy (Hoke) Chicken Coop Theatre. Recent directing credits: The Spitfire Grill, Evita, Something Rotten, Wedding Singer, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, In the Heights. Geoff thanks Cindy for her love and support, all of his family and everyone at CPH for this opportunity. www.GeoffreyBShort.com

Wai Yim

Wai Yim

(Simon Stimson, Professor Willard) makes his CPH debut. He toured nationally with Mary Zimmerman's The White Snake (McCarter, Goodman, Old Globe, WuZhen Theatre Festival in China) and The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Goodman, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Old Globe). Regional credits include A Christmas Carol, The King of Hell’s Palace, more(Simon Stimson, Professor Willard) makes his CPH debut. He toured nationally with Mary Zimmerman's The White Snake (McCarter, Goodman, Old Globe, WuZhen Theatre Festival in China) and The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Goodman, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Old Globe). Regional credits include A Christmas Carol, The King of Hell’s Palace, Postnation, King of the Yees (Goodman), Chimerica (TimeLine), The Oldest Boy (Unicorn), Nomad Motel (Horizon), Diary of Anne Frank (The Rose Theater). Film credits include Ponderosa, North of the 10, Fatal Influence. TV credits include Work in Progress, Force, neXt, Chicago PD, The Chi, Patriot. Wai is also a director and playwright. He directed The Chinese Lady, The Great Leap, The Wild Party at BlueBarn Theatre, and received the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards for Best Director (The Chinese Lady, The Great Leap). His play The Great Race will premiere at The Rose Theater in 2026. www.whyyim.com

Mary  Zimmerman

Mary Zimmerman

(Director) Mary Zimmerman is thrilled to be making her Cleveland Playhouse debut. She is a playwright and director based in Chicago whose work has been honored by a MacArthur Fellowship in1998, the 2002 Tony and Obie Awards for Best Director (for her play Metamorphoses), and many Chicago Joseph Jefferson Awards. more(Director) Mary Zimmerman is thrilled to be making her Cleveland Playhouse debut. She is a playwright and director based in Chicago whose work has been honored by a MacArthur Fellowship in1998, the 2002 Tony and Obie Awards for Best Director (for her play Metamorphoses), and many Chicago Joseph Jefferson Awards. She is a member of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, an Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre, and a Professor of Performance Studies at Northwestern University. She specializes in the adaptation of classical texts for the stage which she both writes and directs. Works include Metamorphoses, The Matchbox Magic Flute, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Odyssey, Argonautika, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Arabian Nights, Treasure Island, Journey to the West, The White Snake, Mirror of the Invisible World, Eleven Rooms of Proust (a site-specific performance), The Jungle Book and The Secret in the Wings (based on fairy tales). She created an opera with Philip Glass, Galileo, Galilei. These works have variously been produced at The Circle in the Square, Manhattan Theater Club, Brooklyn Academy of Music and Second Stage in New York, The Goodman and Lookingglass Theater in Chicago, Berkeley Repertory, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie, The Shakespeare Theater Company and Arena Stage of DC, The Barbican in London and the Wuzhen Theatre Festival in China. Collectively, her plays are produced over 100 times each year around the world in universities, high schools and other amateur and professional venues. For the Metropolitan Opera she has directed Lucia di Lammermoor (also at La Scala, Milan), Armida, La Sonnambula, Rusalka, Eurydice and Florencia en el Amazonas, all of which have been broadcast live worldwide.

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