BYOT Presents: Support Your Local Cryptids

Saturday, July 19, 2025
7:00 pm

Mrs. Murphy and Son’s Irish Bistro
Chicago, IL

This Month’s Theme:

Unexplainable Animal Sightings

Act I

  • "Animalist"

    Writer: Tony Calkins

    Director: Carmen Gabriel*

    Actors:
    Regina Cherene, Maja Todorović, Maggie Smith

  • “Goose Fawkes”

    Writer: Cami Stuckert*

    Directors: Danny Neary

    Actors:
    Dahlia Meynardie*, Isabella Panagiotou

  • Poem Reading

    Roxi Hart

  • "Protuberance"

    Writer: Joe Janes

    Director: Daniel Boughton* and Matilda Moon*

    Actors:
    Matteo, Kate Hanna, Matt Czech

Company Member Corner

Help us support our Company Members by checking out their upcoming works and events!

Ross Childs

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Patreon: crabman732
Cameo: Ross Childs / crabman732
Bluesky: @crabman732.bsky.social

Act II

  • "Shell Yeah: A Mer-mazing Carnival"

    Writer: KT Lark*

    Director: Cathy Crocco*

    Actors:
    Jessica Swim*, Brittany Voss*, Sky Youngberg

  • "Lamar the Budgie Star"

    Tanise Robnett

  • "Ballad Of The Bull"

    Writer: Jared Goudsmit

    Director: Christopher Owen*

    Actors:
    Brendan McInturff*, Dan Rocha, Ellie Pate

  • * denotes BYOT Company Member

  • Emcee

    Eliza Tryon*

  • Technical Team

    Lights: Eliza Tryon*

    Sound: Stephanie Wyatt*

    Production Manager: Eliza Tryon*

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