Blake Montgomery (Dickens, Creator) began his career in Chicago directing ensemble clown theater and performing with a variety of non-naturalistic Chicago theaters, most notably Redmoon with whom he collaborated for more than a decade. In 2005, Montgomery founded The Building Stage, a theater company and performance space, where he served as Artistic Director until its closing in 2013. The company was known for its ensemble-devised, director-driven creations, particularly in literary adaptations like their Jeff Award-winning Moby-Dick and the poetic, clown-inspired Dawn, Quixote. Montgomery's artistic approach draws on his training at the École Jacques Lecoq, the Dell'Arte School of Physical Theater, and Middlebury College. A member of Actors' Equity, his performances in Chicago include work with The House Theatre, The Hypocrites, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, and Writers Theatre. Honoring the Past, Present, and Future: this performance is dedicated to Anne, Lauren, and Bodie.

Izumi Inaba (Costume Design) is so delighted to work with Blake again! Previously with him, she has designed Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again and Moby Dick at Building Stage back in 2011. Her recent works include Noises Off (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Denver Center Performing Arts), Milo Imagines The World (Chicago Children’s Theatre), Every Brilliant Thing (Writers Theatre), and The Comedians (Ravens Theatre). Upcoming projects include Empty Ride (Old Globe), The Play That Goes Wrong (Indiana Repartory Theatre), and Cats (Paramount Theatre). Izumi is a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 and represented by Gersh.

Megan E. Pirtle (Wig Design) is a Chicago based theatre artist specialized in wig, costume, and makeup design. Her designs for Haymarket include La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina, Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra, L'incoronazione di Poppea, and L'amant Anonyme. Selected wig design credits include Trouble in Mind, Campaigns Inc. (co-design), Relentless, Rutherford & Son (TimeLine), Mesmerized (Chicago Children's Theatre), The October Storm, The Last Pair of Earlies, Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Raven), Gypsy, Hello Dolly (co-design), You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, and The Princess & the Pea (Marriott). She has also worked as the Wig & Hair Coordinator and Artisan for Villette, Her Honor Jane Byrne (Lookingglass), Two Trains Running (Court), Ring of Fire (Drury Lane), Dial M for Murder and Georgiana & Kitty (Northlight). Most recently, Megan was the Makeup Coordinator for the Chicago premiere of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Timothy Allen McDonald/iTheatrics). Megan is also a licensed cosmetologist of Illinois. And in 2023, she was the recipient of the Michael Merritt Emerging Technical Collaborator Award. For more, visit meganpirtledesign.com.

Emmitt Socey (Lighting Design) is a recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago and one of those multi-hyphenates people love to talk about. They work primarily as a director and lighting designer with recent credits including Guest Co-Director for Orange Julius for Loyola, Dramaturg and Director of new one-woman show You Will Speak Again, Kapemba'tona, and Lighting Designer for Blood to Drink at Earlham College in Richmond, IN. They also had the joy of interning at Peninsula Players Theatre in Door County, WI, where they were the props intern for the summer. They would like to thank Lee Keenan specifically for supporting their growth and connecting them with this production.

Oskar Westbridge (Sound Design) is a director, sound designer, and teaching artist. They recently directed/sound designed R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) and Frankenstein as a guest artist at Triton College. They are a graduate of The Theater School at DePaul University, a faculty member of the National High School Institute (“Cherubs”) program, and a alumni of Directors Lab North 2024. See more at oskarcywestbridge.com.

George Keating (Ghost of Rehearsals Present) is honored to hover about rehearsals and attempt to say helpful things. When it's not Christmas, he can be seen teaching at The Theatre School at DePaul University. He appears on stages in Chicago for the past 30 years and occasionally on your television or social media platform. George is the Theatre Arts Division Director of The National High School Institute at Northwestern University, more commonly known as the cherubs program. He plans to make theatre and music, and be around art, until he is inevitably compared to the Dickensian “doornail.”

Jake Snell (Stage Manager) is from Palos Heights, IL and currently resides in Rogers Park as a freelance stage and production manager. Jake is a recent graduate from Loyola University Chicago where he studied theater and psychology. Recent credits include work with Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Congo Square Theatre, Black Ensemble Theatre, Definition Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, and Trap Door Theatre. Jake would like to thank his family and friends for their endless love and support.

Andrew Snyder (House Manager) is a Theatre Artist/Musician from Fort Smith, AR. Previous Chicago credits include Stage Management for By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, The Pavilion, and Dying For It with The Artistic Home. Andrew holds a B.A. in Acting/Directing from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and an M.F.A in Acting from Northern Illinois University.

Hannah Kwak (Production Electrician) is a Chicago-based sound engineer and electrician. She is the assistant sound supervisor for Chicago Children's Theatre's 24-25 season and is the production assistant for Joe Mazza at brave lux inc. She recently worked on Writer's Theatre's Great Comet as the LX/A2 cover and will be sound designing at Citadel Theatre in the spring. She is an alum of Loyola University Chicago and is thrilled to be part of this production!

Thompson MacKenzie Scribner (Board Operator) is brand new to Chicago! She loves big rocks, small rocks, and animals with weird organs. You can find her blog at thompsonscribner.com or on substack.com/@thompsonmac.