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Madison Hill, Shea Lee, Samie Jo Johnson. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632081473110-7476PE61SIBANLFDOJOJ/5O1A3441.jpg The Conductors - Detour Shea Lee, Samie Jo Johnson, Madison Hill. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632085743941-FYICBQM9TZDXQKBPI0CY/5O1A3501.jpg The Conductors - Old Man Smithers. Madison Hill, Shea Lee, Samie Jo Johnson. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632087694776-ZZ1ONQWHXLJE57NG3PWG/5O1A3287.jpg The Conductors - Treasure! Shea Lee, Madison Hill, Samie Jo Johnson. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632088683668-RISJNE8C76SIKKGVII37/5O1A3404.jpg The Conductors - Memories and blanket forts. Shea Lee, Samie Jo Johnson, Madison Hill. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632085188371-Y0WQOQ6MCGA53CBPRXPZ/5O1A3468.jpg The Conductors - Out of this world. Shea Lee, Samie Jo Johnson, Madison Hill. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1632088520096-KAE5YVR1WBX63VK080SW/5O1A3512.jpg The Conductors - Oh, there's a place that I know. Shea Lee, Madison Hill, Samie Jo Johnson. (Photo: jbernphoto) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1629910298854-J4WQ5GGT6O3ODMVZQIS2/The+Conductors+Rehearsal+-+A+Day+at+Grandma%27s2.jpg The Conductors - A Trip to Grandma's “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Edge Theatre, August 2021. Going through old photo albums in a blanket fort during a visit to grandma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1629910299343-5VH7043GQ0I8V21EEJY0/Old+Man+Smithers.jpg The Conductors - Old Man Smithers “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Edge Theatre, August 2021. Meeting a new friend atop a mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1630273185233-6JEDLP1RER573DB501CS/PXL_20210829_162621703.jpg The Conductors - On a detour! “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Edge Theatre, August 2021. Investigating a different path forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1630371550583-3EUHW9HWDFS6USKFO9G4/PXL_20210829_161305710.jpg The Conductors - Where to next? “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Edge Theatre, August 2021. Around the world and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1630423884779-W21AMZCNY2U96Q1J4JAE/PXL_20210831_003944078.jpg The Conductors - Dance Party! “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Edge Theatre, August 2021. We completed our journey, all that’s left to do is dance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1631190037801-O1MHUW7YT6E9Z7M6DB60/PXL_20210908_234109957.jpg The Conductors - Treasure! “The Conductors” in rehearsal at the Chicago lakefront, September 2021. And maybe there’s treasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/a7dbb40a-8711-4a9a-8c7b-e6358d85ecfd/IMG_1051.JPG The Conductors - Shea Lee Shea Lee (she/hers) is a Chicago-based actor and graduate of Northwestern University, where her focuses included musical theatre, theatre for young audiences, and Asian American studies. Her favorite credits are Anon(ymous) (NU Purple Crayon Players), Giggle Giggle Quack (Lifeline Theatre national tour), and most recently, Goose and Gert (Kerfuffle TVY). She is the company manager of Laughing Stock Theatre, Chicago's premiere Commedia dell'Arte theatre company, and is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. If Shea could take a magic train anywhere in the universe, she would visit every mountaintop on every planet, then pick the best view to go back and stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/81816edc-dc1a-4bce-96e3-f050c109059d/03-madison-h.jpg The Conductors - Madison hill Madison Hill (they/them) is a Chicago based actor, deviser, mover, and shaker. Madison has worked with multiple companies in Chicago, and even started their own devising company with their partner. On top of working as an actor, Madison is an Advanced Actor Combatant with the SAFD, writer of quick witted short plays, and a freelance Stage Manager, so their entire life is oriented towards working on and offstage. If Madison could take a magic train anywhere in the universe it would be to the bottom of the ocean, to explore the 70% of the ocean floor that has been uncharted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/e2ace01a-a5ee-48f7-99ab-828a1426e269/Samie+Jo+Johnson_0465_High+Res+Web_2.jpg The Conductors - Samie Jo Johnson Samie Jo Johnson (she/they) is a multi-hyphenate artist who is always eager to embrace an opportunity to play. Prior to landing in Chicago, Samie Jo lived and worked in Seattle, Denver, England, Southern Indiana, and the many highways in between. Performance highlights include being ready to perform any character in Hamlet with Quicksilver Shakespeare in Chicago and dancing through the streets of Italy (literally) for a site-specific production of In. Sight. Out. with La Mama Umbria. If they could take a magic train anywhere in the universe, it’d have to be to the moon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/b5002564-8171-44a6-9761-f868ababe021/IMG_1631-Edit.jpg The Conductors - Ashley Laverty, director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1613073855741-3XRRYRHIBMEM71GCU4A2/20210211_094342.jpg The Conductors - Mariah Bennett, set Designer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1618854831165-TMQ9C5RNCQKKS9LGIP6E/FB_IMG_1590670746048.jpg The Conductors - Josh Bernaski, Tour manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1615380157793-T6YJ0HJBAP0O5LADHBY9/CHI+DCASE+2020+clr+horizontal.png The Conductors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1631722912411-NTYGOLWCHIL11YWOKKYJ/All+performances+of+The+Conductors+are+%281%29.png The Conductors - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.connectingroutes.org/connect daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1572581094326-GLUQTFQM6G9504SG3GVX/IMG_20191029_145900.jpg Connect https://www.connectingroutes.org/home daily 1.0 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1572493734013-YFV5XKZD6HM08JFTVNTR/IMG_20191025_131346.jpg Home - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/7400ac3c-dc84-48ed-8f5c-8c8f3170a47c/2025-26+Stories+Connect+Us.jpeg Home - TOURING SPRING 2026! In collaboration with Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble, we are proud to announce Stories Connect Us, our largest and most ambitious project to date! Combining playback theatre, storytelling, and recording stations, this interactive event will lay the foundation to build a new documentary-style theater piece, shaped by the voices of participating communities. We will tour to 5 communities served by Amtrak and Metra. Tour schedule announced! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1617758973434-BOL4HPA0IYO8VFLU2ETQ/The+Connecting+Routes+Project+%282%29.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/29d935bc-7f82-4518-964d-2441953e98ad/original_6f9d56eb-98fd-4eac-8733-ca75a9606bde_Screenshot_20240603-180843.png Home - Interview on NPR! "'The Conductors' is billed as a celebration of community, friendship, and new experiences, all made possible with the help of a magic train. But the production itself is happening thanks to a very real train that will deliver the cast and crew to Normal’s Uptown Station. Josh Bernaski, the founding artistic director of the project, was inspired by classic American theater programs and vaudeville artists who used to travel by train to communities across the country. Beyond celebrating the connection trains have to the past, Bernaski also had an eye on the future. “I wanted to bring attention to the incredible resource that trains are for our country." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/a78967dd-66fb-4dfe-9c52-34a6ad951640/The+Conductors+2024+%28Online+Poster%29+FINAL.png Home - The Conductors are back On tour! Last summer, Kerfuffle’s The Conductors went back on tour and brought the magic train to Bloomington-Normal, thanks to a partnership with Illinois Art Station. There were two performances and a creative drama workshop on June 4, 2024. The tour was a wonderful success, check out some highlights in the video below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/cbdcc322-830a-420d-81f3-cc288ac2c45a/Touring+may+2-14%2C+2022%21+%281%29.png Home - Announcing our 2022 illinois tour, may 2-14! This spring, we’re thrilled to partner with Kate Marie Smith’s beautiful play, One Woman Hamlet, as she works to Shake(speare) the stigma surrounding mental health! Dates and venues for live performances have been announced, along with a virtual stream of the film! Learn more here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/7a7c2f3e-1a5e-4853-9d6e-f8797b60c5df/RT%2BCoast%2Bto%2BCoast%2BSCU.png Home - round Trip: virtual Story circles Round Trip: Virtual Story Circles invites community members from all around the world to gather together and share stories in a safe, welcoming and virtual space! Learn more at the Share Your Story page! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1626722665968-K8WUNXRFVWGWDQ8PNJKD/The+Conductors+Poster-CMYK-PNG.png Home - The conductors september 2021 All aboard the magic train! Our first tour leaves the station this fall, touring September 17-28, 2021 with FREE performances throughout the Chicagoland area! We’ll be travelling on the Metra Regional Rail, and arriving at a train stop near you! This original and magical play, created with Kerfuffle, will delight children 6 and under along with their families at 4 different libraries and museums! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1588523951286-5LQ0QE5OINFQN1DBVBO2/SCU_+Live+Instagram++FINAL.png Home - Stories Connect Us: LIVE! Our first ever fundraiser, was broadcast live on Facebook, Saturday May 16, 2020! Hosted with Kerfuffle and featuring artists we love, this hour(ish) family-friendly broadcast was packed with stories, songs, puppets, and more; while officially launching our DonorBox campaign for The Conductors! Check out the full broadcast below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1613172479281-OEOX7E9B1ZLIS3ZU2IGZ/92021241_209338413835624_793318616060657664_o.jpg Home - livestreamed read alouds! At the beginning of the pandemic, we began a livestream series with Kerfuffle, reading our favorite stories aloud for our friends on Facebook and Instagram! This continued for over a month, and so many beautiful stories were shared! Here is one of our favorites, Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung which we brought back for our fundraiser event! https://www.connectingroutes.org/storiesconnectus daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/191ea747-3dbd-41b4-bfe5-22beb9a46084/DSC_0261.jpg Stories Connect Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/af00748d-763f-40bc-a00d-747a94feb6b5/2025-26+Stories+Connect+Us-1.png Stories Connect Us - Share Your Story. Do you have a story you want to share? We’d love to hear it! As an ongoing project, we are collecting stories from the amazing people we meet across the country. Your stories could then transform into a new piece of theater we’ll bring back on tour! Learn more about our storytelling outreach programs below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773782002565-QPTGF5LX76HTH6U200TH/DSC_0261.jpg Stories Connect Us - Suyong Pak Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773781981258-ZV4HHFRDSL2O0GEC7L10/DSC_0173_websize.jpg Stories Connect Us - Suyong Pak Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773781973439-FE3ZELZUQFOK966IAPSL/DSC_0080_websize.jpg Stories Connect Us - Suyong Pak Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773781982194-3907GSRZ1OJ7RBLR9QTJ/DSC_0174_websize.jpg Stories Connect Us - Suyong Pak Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773781975335-LVG7IZZYGZFQW4LIVCII/DSC_0145_websize.jpg Stories Connect Us - Suyong Pak Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1756148405467-BNC4A3GRW7TSGUKWSUAQ/489611821_1327061858998548_372063661565467013_n.jpg Stories Connect Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dba56fd2c0d5772bca8d9be/1773781985862-EYHJM0DI0X6WBSWKJF9Z/DSC_0227.jpg Stories Connect Us - 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