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http://bravelux.com I love people. I’ve been photographing the world around me since I was this high. I work as an artist in many mediums over the past 30 years.

I write. I perform. I make puppets and films. Portraiture is where I want to be most— because eyes are everything— and the photograph of a face can go on indefinitely. In a photograph— we can do no wrong. It’s a world for us to play in— to find ourselves at our strongest, most beautiful, most ideal. It’s a place to freely say what we want (loudly or gently) without fear of judgment. Joe Mazza’s ha

s photographed everything from Kansas hoodoos to puppies to hollywood casting directors and his photographs have appeared in publications such as the New York Times, TimeOut Chicago, The New York Review of Books, , Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine,

08/31/2024

Jessie Ellingson
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photo: joe mazza

08/29/2024

Matt DeCaro as Winston Churchill in key art for Drury Lane’s “The Audience”
Photo: joe mazza | http://bravelux.com
Photo Assistance: Pat Hurley
Session Costumes: MORIA SINE CLINTON and BEN ARGENTA KRESS
Session Wigs: ERIN KENNEDY LUNSFORD (Wig Designer) and HANNAH ANDRUSS (Co-Assistant Wig Designer)
Special thanks to Adam Cannon and Matt Carney

The Audience | Drury Lane Theatre | August 28 - October 20, 2024
Written by PETER MORGAN | Directed by JESSICA FISCH

CAST
Janet Ulrich Brooks (Queen Elizabeth II)
CHRIS AMOS (Ensemble, Footman, Security Man, U/S Tony Blair/David Cameron )
SARAH CHALCROFT (Ensemble, Bobo MacDonald, Dresser, U/S Margaret Thatcher)
MATT DECARO (Winston Churchill)
BRANDON DAHLQUIST (Ensemble, Footman, Detective, U/S Gordon Brown)
RAYMOND FOX (Gordon Brown, U/S Harold Wilson)
ALEX GOODRICH (Tony Blair/Davi Cameron)
JÜRGEN HOOPER (The Equerry)
JOHN JUDD (John Major, U/S Anthony Eden)
OMI LICHTENSTEIN (Young Elizabeth)
BILL McGOUGH (Ensemble, Archbishop, Private Secretary, U/S Winston Churchill)
SUSIE McMONAGLE (Margaret Thatcher)
RON E. RAINS (Harold Wilson)
CASEY ROSS (U/S The Equerry, Archbishop, Private Secretary, Footman, Security, Detective)
ELIN JOY SEILER (Young Elizabeth)
MARK ULRICH (Anthony Eden, U/S John Major)
REBEKAH WARD (Dresser, U/S Queen Elizabeth II, Bobo MacDonald)

PRODUCTION TEAM
Jessica Fisch (Director)
ANDREW BOYCE (Scenic Design)
MORIA SINE CLINTON (Co-Costume Design)
BEN ARGENTA KRESS (Co-Costume Design)
ISABELLA BYRD (Lighting Design)
LEE KINNEY (Sound Design)
CASSY SCHILLO (Properties Designer)
ERIN KENNEDY LUNSFORD (Wig Designer)
SAMMI GRANT (Dialect Coach)
MATTHEW RANDLE-BENT (Dramaturg and Royal Protocol Consultant)
SUNNIE ERASO (Assistant Director)
VICTORIA BAIN (Assistant Lighting Designer)
JENNA WILSON (Co-Assistant Wig Designer)
HANNAH ANDRUSS (Co-Assistant Wig Designer)
LARRY BAKER (Production Stage Manager)
CASIE MORREL (Assistant Stage Manager)

08/27/2024

Inca and Keeper

missing these two today.

08/25/2024

Nathan Mittleman
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photo: joe mazza

08/25/2024

Danny Bernardo
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photo: joe mazza

08/24/2024

Kaiser Ahmed
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photo: joe mazza

08/23/2024

Cora Vander Broek
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photo: joe mazza

08/22/2024

Ian Barford
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photo: joe mazza

08/20/2024

Abby Vicens
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photo: joe mazza

08/19/2024

Nathan Mittleman
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photo: joe mazza

08/18/2024

Paul Dunckel
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photo: joe mazza

08/16/2024

Gregory Fenner and Martel Manning in key art for The Gift Theatre Company's Topdog/Underdog
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks | Directed by Shanésia Davis
September 12- October 20, 2024 | Filament Theatre

Special thanks to Jennifer Glasse and Brittany Burch

CAST
Martel Manning (Lincoln), Gregory Fenner (Booth)
Stewart Romeo (U/S Lincoln), Jermaine Jenkins (U/S Booth)
STAGE MANAGER | Sarah Luse
PRODUCTION MANAGER | Jennifer Aparicio
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | David Preis
CASTING | Cyd Blakewell

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
Friday October 11, 2024: Open-Captioned, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request
Saturday, October 12, 2024: Open Captioned and Audio Described, Assistive Listening Devices Available by Request
Sunday, October 13, 2024: Free childcare provided during matinee performance!

08/15/2024

Gregory Fenner
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photo: joe mazza

08/13/2024

Kristy Hall
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photo: joe mazza

08/12/2024

Elizabeth Laidlaw
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photo: joe mazza

08/11/2024

Beth Wolf
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photo: joe mazza

08/07/2024

Abrielle
Family Portrait 2012 | Senior Portrait 2024
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08/06/2024

Fred Zimmerman
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photo: joe mazza

08/03/2024

Janelle Snow
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photo: joe mazza

thanks to Janelle Snow-- and Rachael Patterson-- and Acting Studio Chicago-- and all of these amazing artist for working with me!

08/02/2024

Danny Taylor
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photo: joe mazza

08/01/2024

Nathaneal Vangine and Ryan Hake in key art for “7 Minutes to Live” by Richard Lyons Conlon
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“7 Minutes to Live” by Richard Lyons Conlon
Chicago Dramatists | Aug. 29 – Sep. 22 | Previews on Aug. 27 and 28.

ARTISTS
Ryan Hake (Henry)
Liliana Mastroianni (Vanessa)
Tomer Proctor-Zenker (Eddy)
Nathanael Vangine (Luke)

CREATIVE TEAM
Richard Lyons Conlon (Playwright)
Andrea J. Dymond (Director)
Stefan Roseen (Scenic Designer)
Becca Schwartz (Fight & Intimacy Director)
Nick Jones (Sound Designer)

07/29/2024

Thomas Alaan | Certified Personal Trainer

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07/28/2024

Scott Bradley
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photo: joe mazza

07/26/2024

Alexis J. Roston in key art for Drury Lane’s production of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
Photo: joe mazza | http://bravelux.com
Shoot Production: Maggie McNamara and Adam Cannon

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ | Drury Lane
Directed by E. Faye Butler | June 26 - August 18, 2024
Created and Originally Directed by: RICHARD MALTBY, JR.
Conceived by: RICHARD MALTBY, JR. AND MURRAY HORWITZ
Original Choreography and Musical Staging by: ARTHUR FARIA
Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements by: LUTHER HENDERSON
Vocal & Musical Concepts by: JEFFREY GUTCHEON
Musical Arrangements by: JEFFREY GUTCHEON & WILLIAM ELLIOTT

CAST
SHARRIESE Y. HAMILTON
JAMES T. LANE
ALANNA LOVELY
ALEXIS J. ROSTON
LORENZO RUSH JR.
MICAH MIXON
AUSTIN NELSON JR.
AERIEL WILLIAMS

CREATIVE TEAM
E. FAYE BUTLER | Director
MZ. FLO WALKER HARRIS | Choreographer
WILLIAM FOSTER McDANIEL | Music Director / Conducter
ANDREW BOYCE | Scenic Design
McKINLEY JOHNSON | McKinley Johnson
LEE FISKNESS | Lighting Design
STEPHANIE FARINA | Sound Design
CASSY SCHILLO | Props Design Supervisor and Warehouse Manager
KEVIN FOSTER II | Wig Designer
LARRY BAKER | Production Stage Manager
LANITA VANDERSCHAAF | Assistant Stage Manager

07/25/2024

Karina Patel
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photo: joe mazza

07/24/2024

Robert Cornelius
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photo: joe mazza

07/21/2024

Ian R.Q. Slater in key art for Lakeside Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
photo: joe mazza | http://bravelux.com
shoot costumes, hair, and makeup: Jillian Rafa
special thanks to Jillian Rafa, Christy Arington, and Pete Dully
Creative Team for Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre Romeo and Juliet

2024
Artistic Director- Christy Arington
Production Manager- Pete Dully
Director- Jillian Rafa
Costume Designer- Rachel Sypniewski
David Blixt - fight designer
Sadie Cavalancia - Stage Manager

Cast
Romeo- Hannah Rhode
Juliet- - Ian R.Q. Slater
Mercutio/Paris- Izzie Karp
Tybalt/Peter- Gaby Labotka
Benvolio- Alexandria Bressette
Lord Capulet- Sarafina Vecchio
Lady Capulet- Mandy Walsh
Friar Laurence- Danny Taylor
Nurse- Barbara Figgins
Prince-Christy Arington
Lydia Hanman - Montague/ Apothecary

07/18/2024

Mary McCarthy
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photo: joe mazza

07/16/2024

Charlene Brooks
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photo: joe mazza

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