RjW Mays (Antionette)  is pleased to make her debut at ITP in Katrina.  "To portray such a strong courageous woman of color is such a compliment to me as an Actor".   Other Chicago credits include Halcyon, Polarity, FJT, ATC, and St. Martins Repertory Theatre.  She was most recently seen in Profiles' Hellcab. She also performed at ETA in Good Black where she was nominated for a BTAA. Regina has performed in several Stage Readings and Festivals; The DC Black Theatre Festival, The Bechdel Festival (BNT), The Alcyone Festival (Halcyon), Congo Square, Dog and Pony and Chicago Dramatists. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. She was the face of Trident Gum in 2014.  "I thank God for the opportunity to do what I LOVE to do.”

Aaron Spencer was most recently seen in Hellcab at Profiles Theatre. He also performs children's theatre all around the city in schools and libraries with Caton Enterprises. He comes from Salt Lake City, Utah where he performed at The Pioneer Theatre and The Egyptian Theatre and studied theatre at the University of Utah. 

Danon Dastugue is originally from New Orleans and spent over a week in Lafayette, Louisiana, after evacuating for Hurricane Katrina.  Chicago productions include Hellcab (Profiles Theatre), Enchanted April (Theatre-Hikes), Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Filament Theatre Ensemble), The Original Grease (American Theatre Company), Red Herring (Fox Valley Repertory), Summer and Smoke (The Den Theatre), and The Hiding Place (Provision Theatre). 

Christopher McMorris is excited to be performing with Interrobang Theatre for the first time.  He was last seen performing in The Trial of Moses Fleetwood Walker at Black Ensemble.  A few of his most memorable credits are Hellcab at Profiles Theater, The Last Game with Wright-Rabbit Productions, Runaways, Urban Theater Company and Piece Meal Clan, MMPAACT.  Christopher is also a playwright who recently had a piece in the Balance of Recklessness workshopped in the Sex in the Series Festival at Black Ensemble Theater.  He thanks his friends and family for their support, God for his gifts, but most importantly the audience to be able to share his talent with.

Peter Goldsmith is pleased to be appearing in his first production with Interrobang.  Most recently, he was praised by Chicago audiences and critics for his portrayal of Robert Lee Hodge in City Lit’s Confederates in the Attic.  Past performances in Chicago include Samuel Fried in Emergent Theatre’s Coyote on the Fence and Sergeant Carlino in Wait Until Dark at Pheasant Run. He spent several years in Los Angeles appearing in numerous TV commercials, sitcoms, and films. Theatre credits there include Robert Townsend’s The Five Heartbeats in addition to Unjustifiable Acts, directed by Harry J. Lennix.  Just this year, Peter returned to television, co-starring in the Fox hit series, Empire.

Darren Jones’ recent stage credits include: Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Pulse Theatre Company); FOUR (Jackalope Theatre); King Hedley II (Congo Square Theatre); An Issue of Blood (Victory Gardens Theater); The Alton School Cases of 1897 (DePaul Theater School/ISPHPS); If Scrooge Was A Brother (eta); The Whaleship Essex and Mill Fire (Shattered Globe Theater); Quark and Warm on the Coolin' Board (MPAACT). Film credits include Mo' Money, No Chaser, Hood and Chiraq (2016). He has done commercials or web ads for Humana, Brookfield Zoo, Groupon, Affinity Health (NY), Careerbuilder and The Onion. Darren is represented by Lily's Talent Agency, Chicago.

David Fink is thrilled and humbled to be working with ITP for the first time, and on this unique and historical work! He has performed with Lifeline Theatre, The Hypocrites, City Lit Theater, Redmoon, The Gift Theatre Company, and many others. Off stage, David is a singer/songwriter, a storyteller, and teaches on the faculty of Emerald City Theatre Company's Theatre School. He is also a proud company member of NwAC(Nothing Without A Company), creating and planting site-specific theatre around Chicago.

Joyce Porter is happy to be a part of this exciting production. Recently Joyce understudied Jackalope Theatre's Lunacy. Other theaters she has worked with include Oak Park Festival, Redtwist, Metropolis, and Picollo. She also has been in many films and an episode of My Haunted House on The Lifetime Channel. Joyce holds an M.A. in theater from Northwestern University and co-­founded the theater department at Moraine Valley CC.

Shane Michael Murphy is delighted to make his Interrobang debut as the understudy for Rodney and Sonny.  He has performed with Backstage Theatre Company, Proud Kate Theatre Project, Dead Writers Theatre Collective, Appetite Theater Company, The Mammals, Strawdog Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.  When not acting, Shane also works as a dialect coach.

Georgette has balanced being both theatre professional and drama educator for the last decade. After moving from her native New Orleans to Chicago in 2009, she established the first theatre program at Polaris Charter Academy, an Expeditionary Learning School in West Humboldt Park. There, she has garnered both local and national attention for her work with students. Georgette has written and devised new works with themes around history, science and social justice. Selected devised works include: The Burn of 1871, Rock & Rolling: A Movement Performance of the Rock Cycle, Chasing Freedom, and People Get Ready--created in partnership with Lookingglass Theatre. ITP credits include Owners and the Midwest premiere of Really Really (A.D.). Georgette earned her B.A. in Theatre Performance from McNeese State University and her Master’s in Directing from Roosevelt University. She is passionate about developing new works, cultivating awareness around women’s issues, educating future theatre artists and arts advocates, and striving to impress upon others the impact that arts integration can have on learning. Following Katrina: Mother-In Law of 'Em All, Georgette will direct Recent Tragic Events, opening March 11, 2016. 

With BareBones Theatre Group (Charlotte, NC) for which he served as artistic director for 12 years, Yost has staged over 50 plays and has won several awards including THEATRE PERSON OF THE YEAR in 2001. Selected credits include Mr. Marmalade, Psycho Beach Party, Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical, The Graduate, The Play About the Baby, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Drift, Ugly Art, bash: latter-day plays, Squirrels, The Wizard of Oz, Lend Me A Tenor, True West, The Pitchfork Disney, and Noises Off. He has produced several new play festivals and was the co-producer of Charlotte’s CITY STAGE SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL. For ITP, Yost has directed Orange Flower Water (Jeff nomination for best supporting actor, Joseph Wiens), Ibsen is Dead and last season's critically acclaimed REALLY REALLY. Yost has also taught acting, directing, production design and film at the high school and collegiate level. He is published in Teaching Theatre Journal, a publication of Dramatics Magazine. Yost directed the midwest premiere of The North Pool by Rajiv Joseph for ITP's 6th Season.