About Us...

The Tympanic Theatre Company is dedicated to producing new work with fantastical, frightening, or absurd subject matter that provokes, inspires, and entertains. Through our use of vibrant storytelling, dynamic language, and colorful characters, we invite our audience to plunge headfirst with us into theatrical worlds that are fresh, energetic, and visceral.

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We are currently seeking submissions for our upcoming Fall 2010 season.

At this time, we are only seeking full length scripts that correspond with our mission statement of "producing new work with fantastical, frightening, or absurd subject matter that provokes, inspires, and entertains". If you would like to send your work to us, please submit a brief description of the work and from five to ten sample pages. Your description doesn't have to be a full description of the plot. In addition, please describe the play - it's world, characters, conflict, set requirements, etc. If there are any supporting materials (YouTube links, mp3s, pictures) that help describe your play's world, those are welcome. Your description and the pages received will be most helpful in whether or not we want to request the full manuscript. Multiple submissions are discouraged.

Please send all submissions to submissions@tympanictheatre.org. Physical mailings are not accepted at this time.

If you're interested in auditioning for our next production, email us at auditions@tympanictheatre.org
For general questions or concerns email admin@tympanictheatre.org

Ensemble Chris Acevedo

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Christopher Acevedo is a founding member of Tympanic Theatre Company. He moved to Chicago in 2007 and since has appeared in Pavement Group's fracture/mechanics, the Genesis Ensemble's The Secrets Project, Red Tape Theatre's inaugural CFAN Festival (with Genesis Ensemble), Drangoncello's And Time Runs On, Dramatis Personae's Feats of Strength and The Side Projects Splayed Verbiage (Cut to the Quick Festival). With Tympanic Theatre Company, he has appeared in Splintered Crosses, The House of Weird Death, Gregor & the Squonk, and most recently in Bastards of Young. Next he will be appearing with Tympanic in Curious Theatre Branch's Rhinoceros Festival, in January and with the Genesis Ensemble in Red Tape Theatre's CFAN Festival in February. He earned his B.A. in Theatre from Florida State University.

Ensemble Timothy Bambara

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Timothy Bambara is thrilled to be working with Tympanic Theatre. He has been producing, directing and acting in Chicago for the past 4 years. He received his MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. He is a recipient of the 2008 CAAP Grant and was a participant in the 2008 Chicago Director's Lab. Timothy is a founding member of Dramatis Personae, Inc. Favorite directing credits include Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Of Mice and Men, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cook (asst. dir. to Henry Godinez, Goodman Theatre), Twelfth Night (asst. dir. to Jay Paul Skelton, City Lit), Den of Thieves and Where's My Money? (Dramatis Personae), and May is Special Time of Year, which was seen in Tympanic Theatre's Bastards of Young festival last fall. As an actor, he was most recently seen in Chicago Fusion Theatre's 12 Hungry Men. He will be directing Lost Generations with Prologue Theatre at the Landmark Festival this April and The Rise of Emperor Eric with Gorilla Tango Theatre this June.

Artistic Director Daniel Caffrey

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Daniel Caffrey is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Tympanic Theatre Company. Writing and directing credits with Tympanic include Splintered Crosses, The House Of Weird Death, and Gregor And The Squonk. His short plays have been produced in Chicago by ARFTCO, Chicago Dramatists, Dramatis Personae, Dream Theatre Company, Hobo Junction, iO, and WildClaw. Occasionally an actor, he has performed with The Side Project (Slipping), Tympanic, and WNEP (this year's SKALD storytelling competition). He has also directed with The Side Project in their Cut To The Quick festivals. Upcoming projects include his short play "Wishbone" in Dramatis Personae's Feats Of Strength festival, "Yukon Cornelius, Greatest Prospector In The North" with ARFTCO's Christmas Spectacular, and writing and directing "Pogo" for The Ruckus' Tell It & Speak It & Think It & Breathe It. He holds BA degrees in Creative Writing and Theatre, and is a graduate of the Training Center at iO.

Ensemble Ali Delianides

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Ali Delianides graduated from Florida State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre. After graduation she originated the touring role of Mama in Omaha Theater Company for Young Audiences first national tour of Old Yeller. In Chicago she has been seen in Tympanic's productions of Gregor and the Squonk (Margaret), And Then it Burst (Alice), with Point of Contention in their annual CHAOS play festivals, and with Chicago Kid's Company in their productions of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Tortoise and the Hare. Ali is also a teaching artist with Victory Gardens Theater's educational outreach program.

Ensemble McKenzie Gerber

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McKenzie Gerber is a founding ensemble member of Tympanic Theatre. Playwriting/directing credits with Tympanic include Splintered Crosses "What King?" and The House of Weird Death "Something out there" (co-writer / sound designer). Tympanic acting credits include Splintered Crosses, Gregor and the the Squonk, Bastards of Young, & And Then It Burst. He holds a BA degree in Theatre from Florida State University.

Ensemble Megan Gotz

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Megan Gotz moved to Chicago in 2007 after graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Chicago Credits include The Alycone Festival: The Massacre, House of Weird Death (Film Making Lizzie Borden), Splintered Crosses (Mary), Gregor and the Squonk (Squonk), and The 6th Annual WTA Showcase (Melancholy Play). She was most recently seen as Lynn in the Jeff Nominated show All My Love with Diamante Productions.

Ensemble Michael Greco

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Michael "Mick" Greco (Jim / Rain) appears for the third time on stage with Tympanic Theatre Company, after House of Weird Death and Splintered Crosses. TTC also staged his short play Northstar Navigation as part of Bastards of Young. Mick has performed elsewhere in A View From The Bridge (Actors Workshop, now redtwist Theatre), and in classical productions for Chase Park Theatre, LiveWire Theatre and St. Sebastian Players.

Ensemble Paul E. Martinez

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Paul E Martinez came to Chicago after graduating from Florida State University's School of Theatre in 2006 and is a graduate of Second City's Improv Conservatory. In Chicago, he has been seen in Los Desaparecidos (Babes With Blades), as well as in Splintered Crosses, House of Weird Death, and Gregor and the Squonk with the Tympanic Theatre Company. Paul has also performed with improv ensembles Tymprov and Colorado Beautification Coalition.

Ensemble Leo Mendoza

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Leo Mendoza is the only person here that didn't go to school in Florida, and is proud to represent Chicago. He's completed a multitude of training centers and curricula around Chicago and has since moved to New York to embark on another multitude of training centers and curricula. Recent improv credits include: Imaginary Friends (Chicago) and No Substitutions (NYC). Theatre credits include Left Hip Productions' Dirty Darlings (NYC), WED Short Play Lab's The Majority, World Players Inc.'s Outsourcing Christmas, Artistic Home's Modigliani (u/s, Utrillo) (Chicago) and Garland Productions' Putman Transit (Chicago). He's recently become a ensemble member for both Left Hip Productions and the Turtle Shell Troupe, but he'll always be a Tympanite first.

Ensemble Susan Myburgh

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Susan Myburgh moved to Chicago in 2008 after graduating with a B.A. in Theatre from Florida State University. Some of her college credits include: The Birds (Ostrich/Inspector), Rabbit Hole (Izzy), Uncle Vanya (Sonya) and Amadeus (Ensemble/Understudy). In Chicago she has been seen in Gorilla Tango Theatre's LEA: A Nightmare, The Mammal's Devil's Don't Forget, Red Twist Theatre's Ride Down to Mount Morgan, and Apple Tree's Orchard Series. With Tympanic Susan has directed Morality Play (Splinttered Crosses), Gregor and the Squonk, and The Great Black Vulture (Bastards of Young). Next she can be seen at Oracle Theatre in Disturbed. Susan is represented by Lilly's Talent Agency for On-Camera and Commercial work. More info can be found at http://www.susanmyburgh.info/.

Ensemble Laura Turner

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Coming soon.

Ensemble Chrissy Weisenburger

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Chrissy Weisenburger graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2007 with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Acting. Shortly after, she was in an improvised production of Food then quickly jumped into Tympanic Theatre. She has appeared in Tympanic's productions of Splintered Crosses, House of Weird Death, and Gregor and the Squonk. She also worked as co-makeup and co-costume designer for House of Weird Death and make-up designer for Musing. Currently Chrissy is taking a break from performing to pursue a second bachelors degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After graduation she hopes to work as a web designer while still performing in the theatres of Chicago.