Who is GreyZelda?

Rebecca Zellar: (Founder, Co-Artistic Director, Managing Director) Rebecca has resided in Chicago since 2002 with her husband, Chris Riter, and their creatures.   She received her BA in Theatre from Michigan State University, and attended one year of graduate studies in acting at West Virginia University.  She directed One Flea Spare, Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis , and The Thimbleberry Gallows.  She played the title character in Insanity of Mary Girard and made an appearance in  Desire Under the Elms .  She most recently directed and adapted  the Scarlet Letter and will be directing Caryl Churchill's The Skriker in Spring 2008.

Chris Riter: (Founder, CoArtistic Director, Managing Director) Chris's journey to Chicago brought him by way of New Orleans and Michigan, and began in West Virginia, his birthplace.    He graduated in 2001 with his BA in theatre from West Virginia University and spent several semesters in the BFA acting studio.  Chris has appeared in a commercial, a movie that was never released, and some plays which include The Seagull, MacBeth, Cowboy Mouth and the Mammal's Mexican Wrestling MacBeth.  GreyZelda acting credits include:  One Flea Spare as Bunce, and Gregor in Metamorphosis. He was the playwright of The Thimbleberry Gallows and also appeared as Henry Dobbs. He made  his debut as a GreyZelda director with Insanity of Mary Girard. He most recently directed Desire Under the Elms and will be directing A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller  in January 2008.

GreyZelda's Collaborators GreyZelda Team and Members: Heath Hays - Technical Director Sarah Stec - Advertising Manager and Graphic Designer Melissa Kuhlmann - Member Tom Gordon - Member Lisa Wilson - Member Actors: Melissa Kuhlmann, Tom Gordon, Anna Agniel, Kevin Kingston, Lisa Wilson, Andrew Bennett, Meredith Lyons, Brenda Barrie, Thom Sigsby, Elizabeth Styles, Stacie Barra, Ebru Yonak, Patrycja Mager, Lisa Baer, Toby Minor, Ron Kuzava, Tim McCormick, Jes Bedwinek, Robert Oakes, Aris Tompulis, Ben Veatch, Derek Jarvis If you'd like to be involved with GreyZelda, please don't hesitate to contact us at greyzeldatheatre@yahoo.com.  We'd love to work with you!

Past collaborators, supporters and members:  Sonya Kuhlmann, Jack Rucker, Ren, Dave McCaul, Julie Ballard, Charlotte Phillips, John Serve, Rebekah Ward-Hays, Chris Jones (spareroom, not the Tribune critic), Robert Filippo, Kristen Strezo, Derek Jarvis, Meredith Rae Lyons, Jenny Myers, our respective families, Siwitch and L'rin and the Crabbles Two.

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