Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Sarah Grace Goldman is a playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Sarah Grace grew up in the theater, performing her first play in the 2nd and attending The Alabama School of Fine Arts from 7th grade to her senior year of high school. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program Company of 2021 and is a current MFA student in Northwestern University’s Writing for the Screen + Stage Program. She has performed all over the world from Minneapolis to Chicago! Sarah Grace’s writing touches on subjects of blackness through the lens of comedy, surrealism, and the fantastical. Her ultimate goal is to diversify the cannon bringing a new definition to “black stories.”Outside of the theater Sarah enjoys cooking, reading, and exploring new cities.

IG: @sarahgracegoldman

Víctor Hugo is a freelance theatre collaborator who has worked with companies like Chicago Opera Theater, and The Lyric Repertory in Logan Utah. Earlier this year, he had the pleasure of stage managing a production of Hit the Wall by Ike Holter at his alma mater Northern Illinois University. His previous roles have ranged from properties designer, assistant scenic designer, scenic painter and assistant director. He is grateful he gets to be a part of this powerful production, and work with this group of talented artists.

Born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago, Lighting Designer, Levi J. Wilkins has been a member of the Chicago Theater community since the age of 6. Spending 4 years in the After School Matters Advanced Arts apprenticeship program at Gallery 37 in Chicago’s downtown. After high school, Levi Studied Theatre and Production at Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois. Since college, Levi has had the privilege of being the resident lighting designer for multiple churches and event Venues in Chicago. Currently the lighting director at The Faith Community of St. Sabina. In addition, Levi is the go-to for many of Chicago’s gospel music artist for stage lighting and stage design. Levi is excited to be returning to Congo Square for his second production with the company. His other past theater credits include A Raisin In The Sun with Indiana University Northwest, The Real Life Adventures Of Jimmy De Las Rosas and Good Grief with Free Street Theater, The Encounter Festival (2018, 2019 and 2020) and the Peacebook Festival (2018 & 2019) with Collaboraction Social Justice Theater, White with Definition Theater, The Mountaintop at Cardinal Stage. Along with many other concert and dance performance design credits. In addition Levi also owns and operates a luxury event design and decor company. For more on Levi visit www.fresherlight.com

IG: @leviwilkins_lighting

Lauren Lassus is a freelance stage manager and has been living and working in Chicago for over a decade. She is an Ensemble Member with Steep Theatre Company. Recent credits include: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord and Light Falls with Steep Theatre Co. She is thrilled to be working with Congo Square for the first time.

Willow James is a Chicago-based artist and educator dedicated to new works, telling Black stories, and theatre as activism. He is Co-Artistic Director and Resident Sound Designer at Artemisia Theatre, a Teaching Artist at Chicago High School for the Arts, and is represented by Dream Team Talent Agency. Congo Square: The Clinic Audio Series, Season 2. Regional: Chlorine Sky (Steppenwolf Theatre), Title X (Artemisia Theatre), Botticelli in the Fire (First Floor Theater). willow-james.org

IG: @worksbywillow

Lonnae Hickman grew up in Milwaukee but has adopted Chicago as her new home. She graduated from DePaul’s Theatre School with a BFA in Theatre Arts and a Major in Pop Culture History. She's worked in props with American Players Theatre and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre in Wisconsin, Chicago Children's Theatre, Definition Theatre, Theatre Wit, and Steep Theatre among many others. She's passionate about finding to tell stories that not only need to be told but have slipped through the cracks of the theatre world.

IG: Lonnae_h

Ericka Ratcliff - Artistic Director

Charlique C. Rolle - Executive Director

Ronald L. Conner - Program Director

Sarah Grace Goldman - Casting + Literary Associate

Bair Warburton-Brown - Community Engagement + Education Director and Programs Associate

Víctor Hugo Jaimes - Production Manager

Dawn Frances Reese, Chair

Dr. Alvin Goldfarb, Vice-Chair

Dorsey Norman III, Treasurer

Gertrude Wooten, Secretary

Kristopher Anderson

Kristen Evans

Harry Lennix

Dr. Heath Morgan

Naja Morris

Ericka Ratcliff

Charlique C. Rolle

Dacia Vora

Hugh Williams