Tucker Curtis is thrilled to once again be on stage with his friends at The Factory. He has been fortunate enough to work with them before on Poppin' and Lockdown II, Toast of the Town, The Lonesome Hoboes, and this summer's GIs In Europe. He has also received national attention as an original member and unofficial historian/mouthpiece of "Thinkprov" (where patience equals perfection), which he helped start with his brother, Don, and brothers Gary and Gerald Reynolds. Tucker thanks each of them for their constant inspiration and education. Look for a website and no fewer than two books on the subject of Thinkprov coming in early 2007. Tucker loves pudding.

Andria is excited to join the Factory Theater in performance for the first time. Some of her past theatrical roles include Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Inez in No Exit, Sylvie in The Odd Couple (the female version), Susanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Cecile in Dangerous Liaisons. She was well prepared for her present role, having recently played a character brought back from the dead in Sleep’s Grimm Sister. Being a fan of horror films, such as, The Haunting, The Bad Seed, and The Shining also gave her inspiration for her part in this production. Thanks to all who love and support her through every role she plays.

This is Rebecca's first show with The Factory and she couldn't be more excited. Some of her all time favorite horror flicks include, The People Under The Stairs, Carrie and Pet Cemetery. Rebecca would like to thank her family and her partner in crime, Zeb for the continuous support.

Matt is a recent Chicago transplant and hopes his body does not reject the city. This is his first Factory Show Ever. He wishes for nothing more than all your money, and would like to apologize to all those people on that bus that one time. Thanks to Meghan for her love and nigh-eternal patience.

This is Jen’s first show with the Factory and she is very excited to be playing Susie. She just got back from LAMDA where she spent a year participating in a professional course. In Chicago, she was previously seen in, For Some Reason Comma She Laughed with the Revvolution Theater Company. She also has many film credits under her belt, etc. Her favorite horror films are The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street (as a kid she loved it even though now it’s really cheesy) and any Halloween or Friday the 13th.

Jennifer is proud to be a native Texan and just recently moved to Chicago. This is her first production with the Factory Theater and she is thrilled to be working with all the cool people that are part of it. In a former life Jen was a professional ballet dancer with the Louisville Ballet, which is where she met her fabulous husband Robby. She spends most of her time performing with Navy Pier’s Buccaneers & Pirateville Pranksters and absolutely adores being a pirate. Who wouldn’t? She also thinks life is not complete without seeing The Silence of the Lambs, John Carpenter's Vampires, & the Alien Quadrilogy.

Chris is thrilled that his glandular problems have subsided long enough for him to perform in his very first Factory show! He is currently the Artistic Director for Open Eye Productions and will be directing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Steven Dietz’s, Trust for them next year. Not to be too forward, but do you know any six foot tall Native American actors? I mean, he has to be good too, not just tall. By the way, the FIRST, Nightmare on Elm Street and, How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days are his favorite horror movies. As always, Chris thanks his family and friends for all of their support.

Bert Matias is very thrilled to be cast in Factory Theatre’s Operation Infiltration: An Experiment in Terror. His past theatre works were at Chicago Dramatists, Bailiwick Theatre, the Purple Rose in Michigan, Mary-Arrchie, Profiles Theatre, Raven Theatre, Footsteps, Lifeline Theatre, Baum House Theatre, Pegasus Players, The Centre Theatre, Quest Ensemble, Pintig Cultural Theatre, Prop/Rasaka, Teatro Vista, Idle Muse and The Silk Road Theatre. Currently, he is seen in his first national cable and network TV commercial as the metal detector-wielding numismatist for the U.S. Mint. Opening soon in theatres (Thanksgiving Day ‘06) is the dark comedy Let’s Go To Prison where Bert is cast as the drugstore owner (in a scene with Will Arnett). He starred in 2003 in the 27-minute movie Employee Dang (title role) shot in New Orleans, which earned him and co-star Tuyet Bui a rave review from the Senses of Cinema online movie magazine. The 35-mm film competed in the 2004 SlamDance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where Senses of Cinema picked it as second best of that film fest. Film Threat also gave it a great review that year. Also currently, Bert stars in a Chicago-produced short movie Nice Threads, Man! where he plays a Japanese shopkeeper adopted by a group of hip-hop thugs. (visit the website: NiceThreadsFilm.com to see trailer). Writer-director Michelle Kafko has entered the movie in several festivals including Chicago's April 2007 Asian-American Film Showcase at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Other feature films with bit parts for Bert are HBO’s Rogue Force, Chicago X’Ray Production’s A Cup of My Blood and IKEHOMAN Production’s The Book of Swords.

Mary has worked with a number of regional theatres including Dorset Theatre Festival, Greenwoods Theatre, Hampstead Players, Bridgework Theatre, and two seasons at Tecumseh! In addition to playing a whore in American Opera Group’s Three Penny Opera, she’s done staged readings for Shakespeare Inc. and Chicago Theatre for Young Audiences has worked as the Development Director for CTYA. Mary completed her BA at Auburn University at Montgomery and her MFA at the University of Houston. Three favorite horror flicks are The Thing, 28 Days Later and Night of The Lepus (come one who doesn’t love giant man eating bunny rabbits?).

This is Colin’s second whirl with the fab Factory folks after this summer’s GIs In Europe. Colin’s done a lot of theater over his 11 years in Chicago, but rather than give you shivers with that tale, he’d rather you hear another one. It is of love and horror. In 1984, a young lad of 11 foolishly thought he could watch Nightmare on Elm Street by himself. After finishing the movie, the boy sprinted through his house, shutting ever window and closet door with all the power his tweener fright gave him. Once his shaking stopped, there was the reward: a lifelong connection. Thus was Colin’s love of the horror genre born. There are many horror movies that Colin loves, including the 1973 version of The Exorcist, but his true favorite is a modern classic: The Descent. Love and guts go out to Kori, his undead prom queen. So sit back, gentle victim, and enjoy our show. You can drink with Colin later, ask him about his theater and writing work, but for now, you might want to look behind you.

Erin has previously frolicked on the Factory stage in Top Shelf as Grace Mannix, the former Cinemax starlet turned feminist reporter extraodinaire. Since then she has worked with Lifeline Theatre as Cilla in Johnny Tremain, and with Irish Repertory as Triona in Love in The Title. Other favorite companies she’s worked with include The Hypocrites, Redmoon, Live Bait and Signal Ensemble Theatre. Favorite horror movies include, The Ring, The Shining and The Exorcist.

Scott OKen is thoroughly pleased to be working in the Horror-live-action genre of the Factory Theater. His three favorite Horror films are: 1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original, not that Jessica Biel bullshit, although she does have a nice rack) 2. Dracula: A.D. 1972 (or basically the entire Hammer Horror Library) and of course the original, 1931 Dracula. His three favorite guitars are: 1. Gibson Voodoo SG, 2. Fender American STrat Deluxe (preferably with the late 60's early 70's Large Headstock) and 3. the surprisingly kick axe PRS Standard SE! OKen has been in a shitload of Factory live-action plays, but he has never been a member of Huey Lewis and the News......damn.......

Geoff is thrilled to be making his Factory debut. In Chicago he has performed with a ton of great companies like Chicago Shakespeare, Lookingglass, About Face, Piven, Stage Left, Serendipity, Sandbox, and Infusion. His favorite horror movies are 28 Days Later, Return of the Living Dead, and April Fool's Day. Geoff is a Northwestern graduate, a huge Bears fan, and a proud company member of Barrel of Monkeys. He would like to thank Dan for his love and patience.

Eric Thomas Roach is excited as all get out to be acting again in Operation Infiltration! You may have seen him around. Can you guess where you've seen him before? He is a proud member of the Factory Ensemble and loves the entire audience collectively. For him to love you individually will be $100, as he has a mortgage to pay off. His three favorite horror movies, in this PRECISE order, are Night of The Living Dead, The Shining, and John Carpenter's The Thing. Love to his Angel.

Nilsa Reyna is excited to be working with Factory Theater for the first time. Her favorite horror films include: The Omen (1976), A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream trilogy. Select stage credits include: Escanaba in da Moonlight (Circle Theatre), And This Was Free, (Maxwell Street Foundation), Big Love (The Mill), The Maria Chronicles (Goodman Theatre Latino Festival), Anna in the Tropics (Victory Gardens Theater), Generic Latina (Teatro Luna) and The Wedding Album of Sandy Benito’s Wedding (Collaboraction Sketchbook). She wishes to thank her family and friends for their love and support, and especially Jeff who is always an inspiration.

This is Dan's first show with Factory Theatre. He has appeared in several shows with The Mammals, including, The Devil Vet and, Breed with Me. He also performs at the Cornservatory with the Improv group, Flying With Penguins. His favorite horror films include, Dawn of the Dead, Alien, and, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

Heather is pleased as punch to be in a horror play. I don’t scare easily, if at all, so then why have I always been such a huge fan of horror? Maybe it was my dad reading to me from Salem ’s Lot as a bedtime story? Hmmm.... Anyway, it’s definitely hard to choose my three favorite horror films of all time. For today I guess I’ll say: Zombi, Shaun of the Dead, and well, maybe The Exorcist. The 3 films that actually freaked me out however are: Cujo, The Blob, and The Mothman Prophesies. BOO!

Jon Sevigny is juiced up to be working with factory folks. Jon is the Executive Director of Open Eye Productions. Recently he has returned to the theater after taking a break to make it in the "real world'. He could not find it. He has succumbed to a life of story telling in hopes to promulgate that all worlds are real. He appreciates your effort in coming here to escape your world and experience the unforeseeable terror that lurks in the mind of Manny Tamayo and Nick Digilio. He wants you to know he would never try this at home. His wife is the bestest person he has ever met. Thanks to her for his turn. He loves The Shining, the first Nightmare on Elm Street and Madonna. Now shut up, watch our story and get transfigured by Coopersville.

John is excited to be stepping on the stage for the first time in a Chicago theater with The Factory. He originates from Pittsburgh, Pa where he received his BFA in Theater Arts from Point Park College. He migrated to NYC where he wrote and starred in Siciliano, an Off-Off-Broadway play based on his life. The show got national exposure on 60 Minutes, USA Today and People Magazine. Next step was the West Coast where he received his MFA in Theater Arts from The University of Southern California and hit the TV and Film Scene. He has been seen on Showtime’s “Sleeper Cell,” FX’s “Over There,” “ER,” “Scrubs,” “LAX” and “Days of Our Lives.” Some film Credits include “The Wager,” “End Games” and “Spongebob Squarepants The Movie”

Anthony Tournis is extremely happy to be one of the newest Ensemble members with the Factory Theater. Previous shows include Being At Choice, G.I.'s In Europe, Top Shelf..., and Toast of the Town. I , I mean, he has also worked with Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, The Right Brain Project, The Hypocrites, and High Volt. All my...his love to family, friends, Dawgs and Stacie. Favorite Horror movies: The Descent, The Thing, and Night of the Living Dead.

Ben Veatch is ecstatic to have the opportunity to perform for you and to work with Factory Theatre. He was most recently seen as Peter in The GreyZelda Theatre Group’s, Desire Under The Elms and as Halprin/Withrow in Boxer Rebellion’s, God’s Country. Other credits include Lizzy in Seven Out and Nef in The Theory of Everything, both with dueEast Theatre, Valere in Tartuffe with Wing & Groove Theatre, and Daryl in Scary Godmother with Runamuck Productions. My three favorite horror movies are Prince of Darkness, A Tale of Two Sisters, and The Grudge.

Lindsay Weisberg is a native New Yorker who recently moved to Chicago. This is her first show with The Factory. Previous Chicago credit: The Moving Dock Theatre Company's A Quiltmaker's Gift. Lindsay recently graduated from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, where her credits include: Eastern Standard, Arcadia, Electra, Fen, The Winter's Tale, Anton in Show Business, Feet of Clay and A Mouthful of Birds. This past summer she trained at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Favorite horror films: Shaun of the Dead, Halloween and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)!

Steven Wilson is an Emeritus member of The Factory and was last seen as The Pilot in Among The Dead. Steve is a company member with The Hypocrites and will be performing in Eugene Ionesco's, The Bald Soprano later this year. Currently, Steve can also be seen entertaining the children in Lifeline and Griffin Theater's co-production of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. Many thanks to the Factory for still having me around. His favorite horror movies are Halloween 2, Dawn of the Dead (Original), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original).