World Premiere Circus
The Actors Gymnasium 2025
Creator/Director: Heidi Stillman
Circus Choreography: Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
Scenic Design: Natsu Onada
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Masks/Puppet Design: Griffin DiStasi
Lighting Design: Hannah Wein
Sound Design/Composition: Rick Sims
Dance Choreography: Jacinda Ratcliffe
World Premiere
Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis MN 2023
Playwright: juliany taveras
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic and Puppet Design: Sotirios Livaditis/William Boles
Costume Design: Sully Ratke
Lighting Design: Paul Whitaker
Sound Design and Composition: Rick Sims
Movement Direction: Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre Company in association with The Actors Gymnasium 2018, 2002, 2001
Arden Theatre, Philadelphia 2004
Written and Directed: Heidi Stillman (from the novel by Charles Dickens)
Scenic Design: Dan Ostling
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Design: Brian Bembridge
Sound/Compostion: Andre Pluess
Circus Choreography: Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
Properties: Amanda A. Herrman
Lookingglass Theatre, 2014
Playwright: Lucas Hnath
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic Designer: John Musial
Costume Designer: Sally Dolembo
Lighting Designer: Christine A. Binder
Properties Designer: Mieka Van Der Ploeg
Composer/Sound Designer: Rick Sims
World Premiere Circus
Lookingglass Theatre Company 2012
Goodman Theatre 2014
Creators: Heidi Stillman, Rick Bayless, Tony Hernandez
Playwright: Heidi Stillman
Director: Heidi Stillman/Tony Hernandez
Food: Rick Bayless
Scenic/Lighting Design: Brian Bembridge
Costume Design: Lijana Wallenda/Mara Blumenfeld
Sound Design and Composition: Rick Sims/Andre Pluess
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre 2013
Adapted and Directed: Heidi Stillman (from the novel by Marguerite Duras)
Scenic/Lighting Design: Dan Ostling
Costume Design: Ana Kuzmanic
Sound/Composition: Rick Sims
Properties: Maria Defabo
Choreographer: Tracy Walsh
Lookingglass Theatre Company 2013
Playwright: Rajiv Joseph
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic Designer: Daniel Ostling
Costume Designer: Mara Blumenfeld
Sound/Composition: Rick Sims
Properties: Maria Defabo
Fight Choreographer: Matt Hawkins
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre 2004, 2005
Goodman Theatre 2010
Creator/Director: Heidi Stillman, Tony Hernandez
Scenic/Lighting Design: Brian Bembridge
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld, Lijana Wallenda
Sound/Composition: Andre Pluess, Rick Sims, Ray Nardelli, Josh Horvath
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre Company 2008
Written and Directed: Heidi Stillman from the novel by Dostoevsky
Scenic Design: Dan Ostling
Lighting Design: Christine A. Binder
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Sound/Composition: Rick Sims
Fight Choreography: Matt Hawkins
Dance Choreography: Kirsten Hara
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre Company 2005
Playwright/Composer: Rick Sims
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic Design: Dan Ostling
Lighting Design: Christine A. Binder
Sound Design: Andre Pluess
Dance Choreography: Kirsten Hara
Fight Choreographer: Matt Hawkins
World Premiere
Chicago Children’s Theatre in association with The Actors Gymnasium, 2017
Playwright: Caro Macon and Heidi Stillman from the picture book by Giselle Potter
Scenic and Lighting Design: Dan Ostling
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Sound/Composition: Rick Sims
Circus Choreography: Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
World Premiere
Steppenwolf Theatre, 2012
Playwright: Heidi Stillman from the novel by Marcus Zusack
Director: Hallie Gordon
World Premiere
The Theatre School at DePaul University, 2016
Playwright: Caroline Macon Fleischer
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic Design: Angela McIlvain
Lighting Design: James Mitchell
Costume Design: Courtney Rebecca Schum
Sound Design: Kaysie Bekkela
World Premiere
Lookingglass Theatre 2019
Playwright/ Aria Co-Composer: Kareem Bandealy
Director: Heidi Stillman
Scenic/Lighting Design: Brian Bembridge
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Sound/Composition: Rick Sims
Choreographer: Tracy Walsh
Properties: Amanda A. Herrmann
Fight Choreographer: Matt Hawkins
Aria Co-Composer/Co-Arranger/Vocal Coach: Amanda Dehnert
Aria Co-Composer: Konstantin Jace
