PORT OF ENTRY

Port of Entry invites you to step inside the real-life stories of immigrants and refugees from all parts of the world living side by side in a single apartment building in one of the country’s most diverse immigrant communities: Chicago’s Albany Park.

Each performance of Port of Entry welcomes just 28 audience members into an iconic courtyard apartment building meticulously recreated in a 12,000 square foot warehouse. With each step through this 3-story immersive world, guests experience the struggles, joys, and triumphs of people from around the globe forging new lives alongside one another.

Co-created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects and performed by APTP’s youth ensemble, Port of Entry will take you on a journey through time and across cultures.

Credits

Directed by: David Feiner, Devika Ranjan, Edward Rice, Jennine Willett, Maggie Popadiak, Marissa Nielsen-Pincus, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Roxanne Kidd and Steph Paul.

Cast: Osleydi Aguilar, Lesly Aguirre, Maidenwena Alba, Jasmine Avila, Anthony Bautista, LeTorria Bell, Emily Cardona, Baneet Chawla, Viktoria Cruz, Carlos DeSantiago, Isabella Fiscal, Tamara Gallegos, Lesleigh Garcia, Xytlaly Garcia, Bryan Garduno,Nely Gonzalez, Cristina C. Hernandez, Alice Heemang Kim, Tyler Lackey, Berenice Marín, Ruben Marín, Eric Martinez, Octavio Montes De Oca, Aileen Moreno, Dani Oblitas, Aster Reyes, Oliver Reyes, Latoriana R. Smith, Gabriella Sophia, Abby Thompson, Lulu Torres, Jacqueline Vargas, Craig Daniel Ymsom

Scenic Designer: Scott C. Neale*

Costume Designer: Izumi Inaba*

Lighting & Projections Designer: Elizabeth Mak*

Composer & Sound Designer: Mikhail Fiksel*

Props & Immersive Aesthetics Designer: Ellie Terrell

Producer: David Feiner

Associate Designers

Associate Lighting & Projections Designer: Nicole Lang McDonald*

Associate Sound Designers: Noel Nichols, Stefanie Senior

Associate Props & Immersive Aesthetics Designer: Paloma Locsin

Production

Director of Production: Trina McGee

Production Stage Manager: Monica M. Brown

Graphic Designer & Rehearsal Photographer: Kelly Hisaji Rickert

Lobby Designer: Paul Millman

Associate Production Manager: Lucy Whipp

Assistant Stage Managers: Aly Redland, Clare Roche, Duncan Corbin and Sarah Silva-James

Production Assistant: Kevin Vilchez

Rehearsal Director: Maidenwena Alba

Rehearsal Captain: Nely Gonzalez

Technical Directors: Line Bower, Ben Lipinski

Scenic Charge Artists: Steven Abbott, Emily Altman, Jose Martinez, Jessica Wardell

Assistant Costume Designers: Finnegan Chu, Jeanette Rodriguez

Costume Supervisor: Megan E. Pirtle

Lead Costume Technician: Janelle Manno

Lead Electricians: Collin Lindgren, Richie Vavrina

AV System Designer: Robert Hornbostel

Scenic Carpenters: Nora Brooks-Slauter, Jennifer Fenstermaker, Rain Foiles, Emmanuel Jimenez, Matthew Ledajaks, John McTaggart, Andre Payne-Guillory, Johnnie Schleyer

Scenic Artists: Jamie Auer, Blaine Fuson, Caitlyn Girten, Jessica Howe, Tara Huffman, Rose Johnson, Trenton Jones, Devin Meseke, Alyssa Mohn, Isabella Noe, Olivia Volk

Stitchers: Lucy Elkin, Jeanette Rodriguez

Costume Craft Artisan: Jessica Rodriguez

Hall of Doors Sound Design Contributors: Kimberley Dunkerley, Isabel Gable, Johnathan Webster

Production Electricians & AV Engineers: Sibyl Ashcraft-Holt, Zackery Brown, Duncan Corbin, MaK Eddins, Jonathan Ellison, Carolyn Graham, Nik Hunder, Sean Ihnat, Trevor Kodat, Clare Roche, David Sabbagh, Johnathan Webster, Peter Wilde

Paper Props Artisan: Emma Brutman

Props Artisans: Mariah Bennett, Jillian Gryzlak, Lonnae Hickman, Alyssa Mohn, AC Rupe, Jackie Valdez

Voice Performers: Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Jesus Martinez

Construction

General Contractor: Edis Denic, Fused Building Solutions

Construction: Graham Braun, Ekrem Denic, James Hoben, Peter Ivanov, Kasim Poljak, Velija Zulovic

About Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects Albany Park Theater Project devises original theater that amplifies the voices of immigrant and first-generation Americans. On stage and off, APTP creates transformative experiences that forge an inclusive community of youth artists, adult artists and audiences united in making the world more just, equitable and joyful.

Third Rail Projects has been hailed as one of the foremost companies creating site-specific, immersive, and experiential performance. The company is led by Artistic Directors Zach Morris, Tom Pearson, and Jennine Willett, and is dedicated to re-envisioning ways in which audiences engage with contemporary performance