Lisa Braatz
Lives in Naperville and has performed a number of years with Get Away With Murder, Murder Mystery Players, and the Mystery Shop. She played Edie, the bride's mother, in the locally produced "Patsy's Bridal Shower". She has appeared in commercials, films, and television. She attended Catholic schools and remembers Sister Paul Mary as the toughest nun she has ever run across, but of course Lisa was always the good girl and never got whacked.
Lisa Buscani
Got her start in Chicago's poetry slam scene and went on to become a National Poetry Slam Champion. She is a Neo-Futurist and has written and performed in "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind." She also tours with the national productions of Late Nite Catechism and its sequels. She co-produced and curated the Big Goddess Pow Wow series at the Metro and authored one book of poetry, "Jangle," (Tia Chucha Press), as well as three acclaimed solo shows, “Carnivale Animale” “Solid Citizen” and “At That Time.” She has appeared on NPR, CNN, PBS, HBO, Much Music, and Voice of America, as well as in numerous spoken word anthologies and CDs, such as Alive from the NuYorican Poets Café (Holt) and Word Up (Keyporter Books/EMI).
Liz Cloud
Received an After Dark Award and a Joseph Jefferson citation nomination for her performance of Charlotte Bronte in the one-woman show Bronte at The Free Associates. She is a founding member of The Free Associates where she performed in sixteen shows including Cast on a Hot Tin Roof (Chicago and New Orleans productions) and BS. Recently she was in Flanagan's Wake and Mirandolina, both at The Noble Fool Theater. Her face and hands have been featured in commercials for McDonalds, Budweiser, Parkay Margarine and many others. Liz has appeared in the independent films The Opera Lover and How U Like Me Now.
Margaret Kustermann
Recently played Mag in the Beauty Queen of Leenane with the Irish and American Repertory Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, and earlier with the Northern Stage Company in Vermont, after understudying the role at Steppenwolf Theater. She appeared at Steppenwolf in the role of the mother in Supple in Combat, and played Mrs. Vitali in Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding. She was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Citation for the role of Lola in Come Back Little Sheba and was part of the Jeff Citation-winning production of Cheri at Live Bait Theater. Margaret works in commercials, film and television, and has a master’s degree in theater from Northwestern University.
Patricia Musker
Also a founding member of The Noble Fool Theater Company. She appeared as the goddess Freya, in the world premiere of Vikings! A Musical in Two Axe. Pat has appeared as Gina Oswald in Noble Fool's holiday parody, Roasting Chestnuts. She is a co-creator and original cast member of the long-running Flanagan's Wake. She can sometimes be seen in the guise of improvisational chanteuse Roxy Bellows. In addition to being a professional educator, she is an improv instructor for The Second City Training Center.
Mary Zentmyer
One of the first actresses to learn Late Nite Catechism in Chicago, where she has performed the role extensively. She has also been on a national tour and had her off-Broadway debut in Late Nite Catechism at the Theater at St. Luke's in New York.
Lisa Braatz
Lisa Buscani
Liz Cloud
Margaret Kustermann
Patricia Musker
Mary Zentmyer