MADDY McCARTHY
PRODUCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, BELLA
Maddy McCarthy (she/they) is a Chicago-based producer, choreographer, and dancer with a BFA in Contemporary Concert Dance from Indiana University, where she had the privilege of dancing for Twyla Tharp, Bill T. Jones, and Stefanie Batten-Bland, as well as producing and choreographing her own shows. She's grateful to have performed with many Chicago dance companies and independent artists throughout her career, including LOUDBODIES Dance, Peckish Rhodes Performing Arts Society, Alix Schillaci, Kaleigh Dent, and Jasmin Taylor. She's becoming increasingly interested in using movement to explore sensuality and build a stronger connection with the self, which has led her to finding her dance bliss in showgirl and burlesque projects. She currently has the pleasure and privilege of performing with, choreographing for, and serving on the board of LOUDBODIES Dance under artistic director Maria Blanco and performing with the Hail Marys, led by artistic director Rachael Leek.
Instagram: @maddymccartwheel
VIRGINIA VANLIESHOUT
PRODUCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, ALICE
Virginia VanLieshout (they/them) is a Chicago-based dancer and choreographer with a BA in dance and BS in biology from Loyola University Chicago. They have had the privilege to perform throughout Chicago for the Jello Performance Series, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, LOUDBODIES Dance, Going Dutch Dance Festival, and The Vagina Monologues. In addition to their conservatory-style training, they are fluent in multiple ballroom and latin dance styles. Currently they are in process with Reign Drop and Dawn Theatre Project as well as a resident company member for the Hail Marys and Queer Dance Freakout. They could not be more excited to bring Twilight to life in this way!
Instagram: @virginia.kv
JACQUE BREJAY
CHOREOGRAPHER, EDWARD
Jacque Brejay (he/him) is an artist, vocalist, conversationalist, and aspiring socialite. He is currently working as a professional dancer for shows and music videos, a dance instructor at Indiemedia Studios, and an arts consultant for City-Side Arts and Education while also studying digital marketing at Triton College. He has been dancing since he was 10 years old, beginning his training at City-Side Arts and Education before moving on to train with The Pack Drum-Line, BPD Dance-Force, and Xtreme Dance Force. Jacque has been a fan of Twilight since the age of 7 and is committed to giving the fans a unique Edward that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
ALIX SCHILLACI
CHOREOGRAPHER, CHARLIE, EMMETT
Alix Schillaci (she/her) is a performer, choreographer, director, and producer loose in Chicago. Since receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Loyola University Chicago, she has performed as a company member for Project Bound Dance and independently for dancemakers Darling Shear, Erin Kilmurray, Hannah Santistevan, and Sarah Ellen Miller, among others. She has been a rotating ensemble member The Fly Honey Show and Four Dimensions Ensemble, and is currently a performer, choreographer, and producer for LOUDBODIES Dance. She is also a regular performer in Alex Grelle's Ordinary Peepholes. Schillaci recently completed a choreographic residency at The Rooted Space and premiered her first evening-length work Sunset's That Way at Link's Hall this past fall. Schillaci makes high drama dance extravaganzas using make believe and daydreaming as tools for building exaggerated personas and limitless dance spaces. When she is not dancing she can be found building costumes, working on film sets, and eating Cheetos.
Instagram: @onewomandisco
RAY POST
COLLABORATOR, ACTING COACH, AUDIO RECORDING, JASPER
Ray Post (they/them) is a dancer, musician, and theatre maker from Northern California. They got their BA in Performance Studies from California State University Long Beach in 2020. After moving to Chicago, they began working with companies like Thumbprint Studios and Gender Fucked Productions with shows like Queer Dance Freakout and Trans Voices Cabaret. They enjoy singing, making up silly dances, and generally clowning around. They are stoked to step back into the world of the Pacific Northwest with Twilight After Dark.
Instagram: @raythepost
SARAH ELLEN MILLER
CHOREOGRAPHER, CARLISLE
Sarah Ellen Miller (she/they) is a choreographer, performer, writer, and bartender based in Chicago. Short list of performance credits with local choreographers include Erin Kilmurray, Joanna Furnans, Alix Schillaci, and Zac Whittenberg, but she's been honored to work with many others. Her career in Chicago can be highlighted by contributions to variety/bar shows such as Ordinary Peepholes and Grelley Duvall with Alex Grelle and community, participation in The Fly Honey Show, multiple personally produced dance films, and her directorial debut for Prop Thtr's Rhinoceros Theater Festival. In 2023, Sarah has performed in Floor Show directed by Jesse Morgan Young and Kilmurray's Nightshade, worked with Remy Bumppo as a movement designer, and produced/choreographed for the most recent LOUDBODIES Dance show LB X Endurance. Outside of her performance career, Sarah is the bar lead/trainer at Logan 11 Bar & Kitchen in Logan Square.
Instagram: @sarahellenmiller
LAVENDER VYXN
CHOREOGRAPHER, JAMES
Lavender Vyxn (she/they) has been strutting around Chicago stages and sticky bar floors for over 10 years. Since graduating from Columbia College Chicago's dance program in 2014, they have performed on the stages of The Dancer Center of Columbia College, Link's Hall, and the Kennedy Center under the modality of modern dance. Slinking into their burlesque persona, Lavender Vyxn has performed at many venues across Chicago such as Beauty Bar, The Den Theater, Bordel, Untitled Supper Club, and The Newport Theater. They are thrilled to bring the art of pole dancing to Link's Hall and share the stage with dancers from the many eras of their performance career. What a beautiful example of what community can do.
Instagram: @lavendervyxn
ELLA BERRY
STAGE KITTEN, JACOB
Ella Berry (she/her) is dancer, youth development worker, and silly goose from Chicago, IL. Ella graduated from Indiana University in 2020 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance, a BA in International Studies, and a minor in Spanish. Through her work with immigrant and refugee youth, Ella runs two cultural dance troupes that perform around the city. In July, Ella was proud to dance in RAMBLE, a Led Zeppelin dance-theater production held at Links Hall. A lifelong Twilight fan who even had a vampire themed Bat Mitzvah, Ella is over the (new) moon to be a part of Twilight After Dark!
ISABELLE EVANS
STAGE KITTEN, JESSICA
Izzy Evans (she/her) graduated from Indiana University in 2021 with her Bachelors in International Relations. When she’s not busy slaving away in her corporate 9-5 prison or watching reality tv, she’s taking dance classes at various studios around the city such as Puzzle Box, Indie Media, and Dovetail Studios. Izzy began her dance journey just one year ago with her first class at Puzzle Box and Twilight: After Dark is her first show, so she might be a little shy on stage. But don’t let her timidness fool you, she can still bench a plate.
Instagram: @isabelleevans
SAMMY FLORES
PHOTOGRAPHER
Sammy Flores (they/them) is a born and raised Chicago artist and illustrator. They received their undergraduate in Theatre and Costume Design at Loyola University and are currently getting their masters degree in Animation with a concentration in Character Design and Storyboarding at DePaul University. Currently helping with the illustrations and posters for Twilight After Dark, they are also working hard on writing and drawing their first graphic novel series set in our very on city slicking streets of Chicago. For more looks at their work you can follow on Instagram @s4mbamart.
KALEIGH DENT
COLLABORATOR, ROSALIE
Kaleigh Dent (she/her) graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance in 2020. She has danced for companies such as Joel Hall Dancers, Still Inspired, and LOUDBODIES Dance; and was a company member and Rehearsal Director for Identity Performing Arts. Her choreography has been in various different Chicago-based dance shows through her company Rivet Dance Company (2020). She is currently an Operations Associate for the Tutu School franchises and a dance instructor at Dance Center Evanston.
Instagram: @kdyb0011_
MALA MIA
CHOREOGRAPHER, LAURENT
Mala Mia (she/her) is a queer, Puerto Rican pole dancer, teacher, performer, and producer. She has studied different styles of dance throughout her whole life, but found pole dance in 2020 and it completely shifted the trajectory of her whole dance career. She is a pole dance instructor at The Brass Ring Chicago and Pole Icons. She performs in various venues in Chicago such as The Newport Theater, Dorothy Downstairs, Bordel, Simone's Bar, and Joe's. She started producing her own pole show this year, titled Pole Night, which happens once a month atProvocateur. You can find her on Instagram for details about her regular pole classes, twerk workshops, performances, and her show!
Instagram: @malamia.pole
KAYA SKY
CHOREOGRAPHER, VICTORIA
Kaya Sky (she/her), also known as Pole Divinity, is an aerialist and pole artist who has been performing for 4 years. She was runner-up in the Unrivaled at Unbridled competition at Untitled Supper Club and was the winner of the Artistic Excellence award at the Chicago Circus Festival.
Instagram: @poledivinity333
LAYLA DADE
STAGE KITTEN
Layla Dade (she/her) graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Documentary. While obtaining her film degree, she danced on a scholarship at her home studio, the Joel Hall Dancers & Center. Layla Dade has performed at the Center on Halsted for the Joel Hall Dancers and at the United Center as a Junior Luvabull Cheerleader for the Chicago Bulls. Layla spent three years teaching ballet and jazz at various Chicago Public Schools as well as teaching dance at En Las Tablas Performing Arts and several other dance studios. Outside of dance, Layla is a licensed nail technician in Illinois and is the CEO of her company Layla Does Nails. Layla is excited to share the stage with other talented individuals.
Instagram: @layla_does_nails
REIGN DROP
STAGE MANAGER
Reign Drop (they/he) is a trans artist, collaborator, and organizer. Over the last six years, they have grown roots in the Chicago dance community focusing on creating sustainable and accessible dance spaces for all ages. They have expanded their knowledge into the production process of art making working as a production assistant for Chicago Human Rhythm Project and Links Hall, project manager for See Chicago Dance, and stage manager for Red Clay Dance Company.
Instagram: @reigndrop333
LILLIE OSBORNE
MASH-UP SPECIALIST
Lillie Osborne (any pronouns), also known by stage name Lillie from Philly, is ironically a Chicago based comedic artist. They received their BA in Cinema and Television arts from Elon University then promptly moved to Chicago to pursue comedy theater. Their comedic mediums are sketch, stand up, and improv. You can see them preforming at various bars, clubs, and theaters around Chicago. They are in the Second City’s Conservatory program. If you catch the Second City Mainstage review, Don’t Quit Your Daydream, keep an eye out because they might just be the one taking your drink order. They worked on the sound design for Twilight After Dark and can’t wait for pussy to be popped to their musical creations ❤️
KEGAN A.O.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Kegan A.O. is a writer/director/editor/actor based in Chicago. A Columbia College Chicago graduate with a bachelor in Filmmaking, and the creator of Dustie Films.