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JORDAN RATLIFF IS BRINGING A NEW WAVE OF THEATER TO CHICAGO

March 9, 2023

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Introducing: New Wave Theatre Company!

Only the Best

New Wave Theatre Company is officially LIVE!!!!


When I graduated back in 2021, I was so excited to dive head first into the Chicago Theatre community. As I began my professional journey, I was shocked to discover the huge number of theatre artists like myself who couldn’t get any opportunities to practice their craft. I couldn’t wrap my head around how a city known for such great and innovative theatre could be so inaccessible to so many new and hungry artists. An industry full of people stuck in their ways and so resistant to new ideas, mindsets, and voices. It was then that I decided that the “this is the way it has always been” excuse I was hearing from so many folks in leadership was not good enough. So, what do we do when nobody wants to give us the opportunities we deserve? We make our own! And thus was born New Wave Theatre Company!


Our Mission:

New Wave Theatre Company revolutionizes traditional theatre structures by creating equitable opportunity, unifying community, and empowering new and emerging artists in the Chicago area. We provide a safe haven for experimental and innovative theatre by developing professional networks and opportunities, curating accessible programming, and reinvesting in community-sustained resources.


And now you can support and follow us on this journey! Our website and social media are now LIVE!


Thank you to everyone who made this dream a reality!

Lime Arts Productions
Outstanding Director Award

"You have been given prompts and essays and endless supplies to write your own novel of what you call life."

Jordan Ratliff

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Gay Card - UIUC Production
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Gay Card - UIUC Production

So happy to be sharing this project! Gay Card Cast Logan………………….....Jimmy Ladd Melanie..………………….Jasmine Moraga Graham……………....….Drew Brady Danielle….......................Erin Hirtzig Justin…………………….Connor Kamradt July..................................Ines Garcia-Valdivia Cory……………………...Gabriel Ortiz Blog #1…………………..Carissa Yau Blog #2.…………………..Sarah Clement Blog #3………………..….Mary Jane Oken Ensemble Sarah Clement Remy Saymiknha Tonatiu Ruiz-Escobedo Palash Ranjit Raiya Browning Understudies Sarah Clement Gabriel Ortiz Writers Composer Ryan Korell Book and Lyrics Jonathan Keebler Production Team Director Jordan Ratliff Producer Jordan Ratliff Choreographer Jordan Ratliff Film Production Manager Kat Williams (aristokatic) Co-Film Production Manager Ethan Solomon Music Director Andrew Failma Stage Managers Melissa Goldman Jacqueline Moreno Ethan Smith Sound Designer Zia Fox Recording Engineer Sarah Calvert Mix Engineers Sarah Calvert Zia Fox Assistant to the Director Endia Ross Director of Photography Kat Williams (aristokatic) Camera Operators Ethan Solomon Kat Williams (aristokatic) Leading Film Editor Jordan Ratliff Supporting Film Editors Kat Williams (aristokatic) Nic Morse Nena Mikhail Rohaidzam Sarah Clement Charlee Amacher Ethan Solomon Production Advisor Thom Miller Dramaturgical Advisor Sawyer Kemp COVID Monitors Dani Brown Katie Feeley Ryan Yapp Special Thanks Ryan Korell Jonathan Keebler Gabriel Solis Lisa Lillig Cindy Kocher Thom Miller Nic Morse Nena Mikhail Rohaidzam Sarah Clement Charlee Amacher Anusha Bansal Illinois Theatre University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Music, Book, and Lyrics © Ryan Korell and Jonathan Keebler Film © Jordan Ratliff 2021