Board of Directors
Julia Fabris
Peter Grosz
David Schulte

Staff
Dexter Bullard
Carrie Kennedy
Emily Conrath
Karin Hansen
Sharon Gopfert
Brian Shaw
Mark Comiskey
Dominic Conti
Eric Leonardson
Lori Hall-Araujo

Artistic Affiliates
Shirley Anderson
Julie Beauvais
Michael Cates
Hili Iivanainen
Michael Macias
Stephan Mazurek
Tere Parkes
Michael Spencer

2001/2002 intern
Adrienne Coleman

SHARON GOPFERT, Performer/Inreach Director

Company Member since 1998
Creator/performer: doorslam, Refuge, Volume XII, Come Like Shadows, Head
Poison, And So I May Return
Teacher, Plasticene Studio and Intensives

Sharon has appeared at TrapDoor Theater in Tattoo, The Killing Game, Lebensraum
(Jeff Citation for Best Supporting Actress), and as Baal in Baal. Sharon
created the role of Esmeralda for Redmoon Theater's The Hunchback at the
Steppenwolf Studio which toured to the Public Theater in New York City.
She has worked with The Curious Theater Branch, Lookingglass, Live Bait,
National Pastime, Prop, and Studio 108, among others. Last fall, she
performed in Sprung Production's Capsize. Sharon's film credits include:
Our Father, Hole in the Wall, Bullet on a Wire and Bob Harvey. She
currently teaches Movement and Acting at UIC and at The Public Guardian's
Office's Arts Program. She is a student and believer of Capoeira - an
African/Brazilian Martial Arts/Dance.