About Us / Creative Team

Maria Kennedy, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

Hayley graduated with a BFA in Theater Performance from UW-Whitewater and has primarily worked in the Milwaukee area since. Credits include work with First Stage, All in Productions, Music Theatre of Madison, Schmitz N Giggles, Windfall Theatre and Milwaukee Entertainment Group.

Urgent, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

 Dennis Lewis resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he grew up with a dedicated love for superhero cartoons and comics. Black heroes such as Static, The JLA's John Stewart and Dragon Ball's Piccolo (he's not backing down on that last one) have had a profound and lasting effect on Dennis, and taught him that being a hero is not exclusive to any ethnicity or color. He's more than thrilled to carry on the legacy of POC heroes as Urgent/Biome in Vigil. Dennis does what he can to exemplify the importance of these characters and their influence every day as a paramedic and fire lieutenant on the Milwaukee Fire Department. 

Blossom, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

Kailea is a mixed and non-binary artist-scholar currently based in Madison, Wisconsin. They earned their BA degree in theatre and philosophy from Pacific University and have been studying arts learning and educational design as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison over the last eight years. Recent credits include Prosecute-Her in Gina Femia's For the Love of (or The Roller Derby Play) with Madison College Performing Arts and Juno in Christopher Marlowe's Dido: Queen of Carthage with Madison Shakespeare Company. Successfully avoiding the labor market once again, Kailea was recently admitted to California Institute of the Arts to pursue an MFA in acting.  

Detective Aria Madden, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

Ashley is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, with a BFA in musical theater and minor in dance. Some of her favorite roles include Beth in Little Women at Forte Theatre Company, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Skylight Music Theater, Ann in Babel at The Constructivists, Miss Jenny in The Whitlings with First Flight Theater Company, Cecily in Being Earnest at Skylight Music Theater, and Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde at UWM. Ashley loves to try new things and genuinely had fun getting to do some voice over work for the first time; she always welcomes a chance to make something new!  

Morse, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

 Keith Illidge received his MFA in acting at The Theatre School at DePaul. Since then, he’s been fortunate to work on stage productions, film, tv, and commercials. Some of his favorite credits are playing Malcom X in “The Meeting” at Fleetwood-Jourdain theatre (BTA nominee), Jim Crow in “Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negroes” at Story Theatre (Jeff Winner-Ensemble). You can catch him on Amazon Prime’s top 10 watched films “Last Known Location.” Recently, he can be seen on an episode of NBC’s Chicago Fire. Keith feels humbled and blessed to contribute to this art form! God is great! 

Angle, Contributing Writer (Seasons 1-2)

Mondisa is an alum of Columbia College Chicago, where she received her Bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre Performance. Mondisa has been seen in six Chicagoland productions and North Carolina's regional theater. She was last seen in Fayetteville, NC at Cape Fear Regional Theater, playing Miss Mamie in the production of Jelly's Last Jam. Mondisa is represented by Lilys Talent Agency in the Midwest and Hudson Artists Agency in New York where she resides. Mondisa enjoys all forms of art! Mondisa is honored to be a part of this new endeavor! 

Sadieh Rifai is an actor and playwright living in Chicago. She’s a company member at A Red Orchid Theatre where she performed in Do You Feel Anger, An Evening at the Talk House, Grey House (A Red Orchid Theatre); Support Group for Men, Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre);  The Humans, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Speech and Debate (American Theatre Company); The Nativity Variations (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre); Film: The Wise Kids, Nate and Margaret, Olympia, All Happy Families. Television:  Bettendorf Talks, The Red Line, Patriot, Shining Girls, Somebody Somewhere. Sadieh received the Princess Grace Award in 2011 and is a graduate of The School at Steppenwolf. You can catch her next in Steppenwolf’s You Will Get Sick.  

Donnie Williams is a Chicago-based actor, singer, and all-around charming troublemaker. Most recently, you may have seen him on your TV screens in commercials for Cousins Subs and Steinhafels, proving that yes, he can sell you a sandwich and a mattress with equal charisma. On stage, he tackled iconic roles like Mark in Rent and Georg in Spring Awakening. When he’s not performing, Donnie hosts his own podcast (UrTypicalPodcast) and can be found in the wild singing on Tiktok.  

Charls Sedgwick Hall (Actor, Movement and Shakespeare Text Instructor, Director) is based in Chicago. Acting credits include performances as Bynum Walker in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone with U of WI-Madison Theatre, Clarence/Duchess of York in Richard III,Theseus/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Touchstone in As You Like It, Trinculo in The Tempest, Touchstone in As You Like It, Trinculo in The Tempest, Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew with Thin Air Shakespeare; Lucio in Measure for Measure, Boyet in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Recruiting Officer in Mother Courage and Her Children, Charlie in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged, Revised), Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, with Shakespeare and Company; Preacher/ Ol’ Mister/ Ensemble in The Color Purple (The Musical) Los Angeles Ovations Award winning production, Mirror in The Next Fairytale, Father in The Escape Artist’s Children, and Pops in Follow with Celebration Theatre; Ghost. Player King & Queen and Grave Digger in Hamlet, Feste in Twelfth Night, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing with Southern California Shakespeare Festival; Doctor Astrov in Uncle Vanya, Homeless Man in The Vigil with RAAP Theater Company; Ensemble in A Christmas Carol, Cal in The Little Foxes, Lord/Jailer in Cymbeline, with A Noise Within; Girtie Coulter in Angels of Lemnos, Martin Luther King,

Jr/Ensemble in David and Goliath in America, Officer in Hitler’s Head, The Chaplin in The Lady’s Not For Burning with The Road Theatre Company; Loyal in Tartuffe and Nicola in Arms and The Man with The

Classical Theatre Company; Toby Belch in Twelfth Night and The Dauphin in Saint Joan with The Royston Theater Company; as well as productions of Faith and The Good Thing, Our Country’s Good,

Three Sisters, Death Unit, Measure For Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Firebugs and Exit The King.

Directing credits include Other World Lover and Afrocentricities with MPAACT, OUTStories and The Red Train Café with Celebration Theatre. During his many years of performing and studying with Shakespeare and Company, Charls toured with the School’s Program, trained as a Movement teacher in the discipline of Trish Arnold. He was a Guest Professor in Movement at the National Institute of Performing Arts in Sydney, Australia and Guest Artist performing in Angels of Lemnos and Guest Professor in Movement at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Charls, a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, SAG/AFTRA, holds an MFA from the NYU-School of the Performing Arts Graduate Acting Program, teaches and continues to study.

 Marie Tredway (she/her) is a SAG-AFTRA actor/theater director. Notable credits: Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, APT, and Milwaukee Chamber Theater. Marie recurs as Nurse Trinidad “Trini” Campos on Chicago Med, Fire and PD. 

She is proud to represent her heritage as one of the rare Filipino characters on television. She is repped by DDO Artists Agency & Anthony Leones. Sheis a passionate artist advocate for marginalized voices.