Christa Ciesil* (Emmy) is thrilled to be back where she discovered her love for theater at the age of six! Previous Resident Theatre credits include: Drood, The Seagull, Our Town, and The Secret Garden. She first came across A Doll’s House, Part 2 at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she received a BFA in Acting after studying in the Atlantic Theater Company and Stonestreet Studios. She was most recently seen in Tisch’s Festival of Voices mainstage production of Memorial (dir. Shadi Ghaderi). In addition to performing, Christa is currently pursuing an MS in Speech Therapy from Northwestern! Rep: DDO Artist’s Agency.

Herb Metzler* (Torvald) recently became a Resident Artist at Edge of the Wood, where he has appeared in It is So (If You Think So), The Minutes, Light Up the Sky, The Book of Will and The Beautiful People. He has performed at the Goodman, with St. Sebastian Players and Theatre Above the Law, Prop Thtr, and The Practical Theatre Co., and is a co- founder and active member of The Sturdy Beggars, who have been entertaining audiences with The Mud Show© at Renaissance faires around the country for over 44 years. Live theatre is important to our economy and our sense of community; by being here, you make it all happen. Thank you!

Barbara Roeder Harris (Anne Marie) is delighted to return to Edge of the Wood after appearing in The Minutes last year. Previously she created featured roles in these world premieres:  Principal Principle (Stage Left Theatre), American Beauty Shop (Chicago Dramatists), Successors and Plainsong (both with Eclipse Theatre).  Other credits include: The Crucible (Invictus Theatre), Rasheeda Speaking (Shattered Globe), Enron (TimeLine Theatre), The December Man (Mary Arrchie Theatre), A Loss of Roses (Raven Theatre), JB (City Lit Theatre), Agnes of God (Hubris Theatre).  Barbara has also held production positions with Victory Gardens Theatre, 16th Street Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre and Marriott Theatre. 

Janet Rourke* (Nora) has directed and/or appeared on the stage of the Goodman Theatre, the Marriott, the Barn, CenterStage Theatre, and OOCC, where she worked with Rick Snyder, Steppenwolf ensemble member, and Broadway favorite Karen Mason. At Edge, she has appeared in Into the Woods (Jack’s Mother), Our Town (Mrs. Gibbs), The Seagull (Arkadina/Polina), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (The Princess Puffer), The Beautiful People (Harmony Blueblossom), Pride & Prejudice (Lady Catherine/Mrs. Reynolds), and Light Up the Sky (Stella Livingston–Lou Award nominee for Best Actor in a Leading Female Role), among others. Janet recently directed The Minutes which received four Jeff Award nominations including Best Director – Short Run.