Cast
Tamsen Glaser | GINA – Tamsen (she/her) is making her Red Theater debut! She is a Chicago-based actor and teaching artist. Other Chicago credits: Paramount, Northlight, Chicago Shakes, Victory Gardens, Young People’s Theatre of Chicago, Haven, Red Tape, and GreatWorks. Regional credits: Seattle Rep, Farmers Alley, and Salida Theatre Project. Television credits: Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, neXt, and Shining Girls. Film credits: A Christmas Winter Song (Lifetime), Adrianne and the Castle, Christmas in Chicago (upcoming). She holds an MFA from the University of Washington. Proudly represented by DDO Chicago. www.tamsenglaser.com
Johnard Washington | DAVID – Johnard (he/him) is excited to work with Red Theater again after being seen in Three Soldiers (for Sisters) in 2014. Other credits include: Purpose (u/s); King James (u/s); The Compass (u/s) (Steppenwolf Theatre); The Importance Of Being Earnest, Thirst (Strawdog Theatre); Cat’s Cradle (Jeff Nomination: Best Production and Ensemble – Lifeline Theatre); At The Table (Jeff Award: Best Production and Ensemble – Broken Nose Theatre); The Hairy Ape, This House Believes The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro (Oracle Productions); The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, The Skriker, Lear, Elephant’s Graveyard (Red Tape Theatre); Gross Indecency (Promethean Theatre). Film: Demons, The Coward. TV: The Resentful Angel. SMU Theatre. School at Steppenwolf Alum. Ensemble Member at Bramble Theatre and Strawdog Theatre. Stewart Talent. @johnardw
Mindy Shore | GINA (U/s) – Mindy (she/her) is honored to be back performing with Red after last being seen in Vinegar Tom. Other credits include This One Will Grow (Glass Apple), Reap The Grove (Artemisia), Tutus (Haven), Bechdel Fest (Broken Nose), and Hitting Guac Bottom (Second City Training Center). She is a proud University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate where she earned her BFA and trained at Second City, Improv Olympic, and ComedySportz Chicago. Mindy is elated to be an artistic cohort member at Red and an ensemble member of A Short Leap Theatre. Love to Ben, Hoda & the cats. She dedicates this and every performance to her mother. mindyshore.com
Thomas Russell | DAVID (U/s) – Thomas (he/they) is a born-and-raised Chicagoan fight choreographer and actor, and is extremely happy and grateful to make his Red Theater debut! Other acting credits include The S Paradox (Babes With Blades Theatre Company), The Wonder (Eclectic Full Contact Theatre), The Legacy of Sherwood Forest (Littlebrain Theatre), and every summer at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire since 2022. He’s choreographed violence with Babes With Blades, Midsommer Flight, The Gift Theater, TimeLine Theatre Company, and local colleges and high schools. He's also an Artistic Affiliate with BWBTC. Enjoy the show!