Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield with new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, January 24 - February 16, at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged…) is directed by JT Nagle with a preview performance Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m The press performance is Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. with additional Wednesday performances January 29 and February 12 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and February 5 at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are $30 for previews and $55 for the performance’s run. Subscriptions for the entire 2025 season and single tickets to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) are on sale now at OilLampTheater.org.
Oil Lamp Theater’s 2025 season begins with an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays,The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) weaves through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave audiences breathless and helpless with laughter.
The cast of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) includes Michael Ashford (he/him), Samantha Garcia (she/her) and Elizabeth Rentfro (she/her) with understudies Kyle Quinlivan (he/him); Emma Soden (she/her) and Aneesah Jemei (she/her).
The production team includes JT Nagle (he/him, director); Brenden Delcorio (he/him), stage manager); Marcus Klein (he/him) scenic designer);
Ellen Markus (she/hers, properties designer); Janelle Smith (she/hers/they/them, costume designer); Hannah Wien (she/hers/they/them, lighting designer);Connor Windle (she/hers/they/them, sound designer) and Greg Korak (he/him, technical designer).
ABOUT JT NAGLE, director
JT Nagle is an actor, comedian and director from Osawatomie, Kansas. As a director, he has worked with Oil Lamp Theater (most recently directing Ripcord), Avila University, Muse of Fire and Visceral Theatre (which he co-founded). You may also have seen Nagle onstage at Oil Lamp, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Strawdog, Shattered Globe, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and others. His one man show, Head Stuff, was featured at Redtwist Theatre and at the KC Fringe Festival with dozens of five-star reviews that weren’t just his parents.
OIL LAMP THEATER’S 2025 SEASON
In addition to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), the 2025 Oil Lamp Theater season includes The Lifespan of Fact, March 14 - April 16; The Marvelous Wonderettes, June 6 - June 29; Side by Side by Sondheim, August 17 - September 7 and Gaslight (Angel Street) October 3 - 26. Five-show and four-show subscriptions for the 2025 season are on sale now at OilLampTheater.org.
ABOUT OIL LAMP THEATER
Oil Lamp Theater is an award-winning 60-seat storefront theater located in the heart of downtown Glenview. Keith Gerth founded the theater in February 2005, originally staging 20 productions for up to thirty-five friends and guests at night in his condo in Chicago. In March 2012, the organization was incorporated as a nonprofit and established a new location in downtown Glenview, fitted with warm décor and comfortable seating, reminiscent of a home. Oil Lamp produced 53 shows over the next seven years, reaching 10,000+ patrons per year and earning “Best Live Theater in the North Shore'' for four consecutive years. At the start of 2020, Keith Gerth retired, and shortly after, the pandemic began. Despite these major changes, Oil Lamp sprung into action and organized a drive-in for a fully-produced solo show, hosted outdoor concerts and built an outdoor venue for two full productions. Seeing the impact this made and the ability to conquer any challenge, Oil Lamp returned to indoor programming with a renewed vision. Oil Lamp now produces a dynamic Main Stage Season, Speak Easy Nights, a Women on Wednesdays series and continues investing in its connection with the community.
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield with new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, January 24 - February 16, at Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged…) is directed by JT Nagle with a preview performance Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m The press performance is Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The performance schedule is Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. with additional Wednesday performances January 29 and February 12 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and February 5 at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are $30 for previews and $55 for the performance’s run. Subscriptions for the entire 2025 season and single tickets to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) are on sale now at OilLampTheater.org.
