DUSTIN AYERS

DUSTIN AYERS (Dan) is very excited to be a part of The Seven Year Glitch with Yellow Rose Theater.  He recently worked with Buffalo Theatre Ensemble as an understudy in The Outsider, The Outgoing Tide, Andy Warhol’s Tomato and Clybourne Park.  Dustin studied Performance Theater at the Conservatory at Roosevelt University.  He would like to thank Katherine Wettermann for this opportunity.  Dustin will be seen next as Antonio in The Merchant of Venice with the Janus Theatre Company in the Fall.

RACHEL SILVERT

RACHEL SILVERT (Shirley) is a Chicago-based actor, singer, and storyteller, and she is thrilled to be making her Yellow Rose debut! Recent credits include Native Son and Cat’s Cradle(Lifeline Theatre), and Women in Jeopardy!(Towle Theater). Her one-woman cabaret, Love Songs are Weird, and other reasons I’m singlehas become a yearly Valentine’s Day tradition. Originally from Northbrook, IL, Rachel earned her BA in musical theater performance from American University. Many thanks to Kelly, Sean, Katherine, and the ultimate rockstar Marla. Represented by Promote Talent Agency. For Grandma Char, with love.

PAUL KAUFMANN

PAUL KAUFMANN (Martin/Paul/Fan/Julian/Waiter/Bert) is ecstatic to work once again with Yellow Rose Theatre. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Paul graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College with a degree in Theatre, so naturally he had to move to Chicago. His past credits include Cornservatory’s (where he is a company member) Woodland Critter’s Christmas, Graveyard’s Ghost and PieTanic, other productions include: Yellow Rose Theatre’s Airport Time, Saint Sebastian Player’s production of An Enemy of the People, A Christmas Carol, The 39 Steps, Distracted, Suddenly Last Summer, and the Assemblywomen. Paul would like to thank his family and everyone who has helped him get here. Even his sister. And Rei Rei for her everloving support.

SOPHIA VITELLO

SOPHIA VITELLO (she/her - Sally/Stage Manager/Fan/Nell/Beta) is excited to be performing with YRT again! Vitello is an ensemble member with YRT, and has been performing/working here since 2021. Other credits include Gabrielle in "Cinderella" (Rising Stars Co.), Martha Jefferson in "1776" (Rising Stars Co.), Susan Brady in "The Playboy of the Western World" (City Lit), Lenore in "This Is Only A Test" (Broken Nose Theatre), and she has performed in The Polar Express in both Chicago and New Orleans. To learn more about her, you can visit sophie-vitello.com. 

AMY HUNT

AMY HUNT (Sara/Carol/Fan/Kat/Nancy) is super excited to be working with Yellow Rose Theatre for the second time! She was last seen in their 2024 summer and fall productions of Airport Time and has had a blast working with the familiar and new faces of The Seven Year Glitch cast. Amy learned how to pretend to be other people at AMDA in NYC and while she and her boyfriend Tommy have been in many film and theater productions together, it's rare that they are ever in the same scenes so she's extra stoked to actually work with her best buddy so much in a show finally!

TOMMY MARTIN

TOMMY MARTIN  (Jacob/Stagehand/Fan/Alex/Lucifer) is pumped to work with Yellow Rose Theatre! Theatrical credits include Minor Deviations (The Artistic Home), The Knockout (Steppenwolf LookOut Series), Don't Dress for Dinner (Oil Lamp), Death Tax (Redtwist), and American Idiot (Prop). Film credits include The Music Store, Haunt Season, Tasty Bones, An Uncommon Grace, and Billi & Theodore. Tommy thrives exploring storytelling as an actor, filmmaker, and musician. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, represented by Shirley Hamilton. He thanks Amy, friends, and family for their continued love and support! For more about Tommy and his projects, visit www.actortommymartin.com

JOHN DENNY

JOHN DENNY (Dan - Understudy) is stoked to be taking part in his first Yellow Rose Theater production. Previous Chicago Credits include Chimera (an immersive virtual experience), Lightfoot Loose! at Second City’s de Maat Theater, and Phantom of the Opera (abridged) in the living room of his apartment at the height of the Pandemic. He has written and performed sketch comedy and stand-up at many of Chicago’s storied theaters (and karaoke at any bar within stumbling distance).

He would like to thank his family for their love and support, his friends for their inside jokes and shared psychosis, and ComEd for their grace and candor.

MARLA SEIDELL

MARLA SEIDELL (Shirley - Understudy) is excited to be working with The Yellow Rose Theatre. Some of her recent Chicago credits include Bill W. and Dr. Bob (Biograph Theater, Ross Ragland Theater, and North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie), Our Town at Saint Sebastian Players, Creating Arthur at Theater Wit, and the Archimedes’ Wheaties improv ensemble at The Comedy Clubhouse. She won the DIFF Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the ensemble-based, improvisational comedy, Private Screening (Amazon Prime).

DEVIN SUGERIK

Devin Sugerik is pleased as punch to be a part of his first Yellow Rose Theatre production! A recent graduate of Second City's conservatory program, Devin has extensive experience with immersive theatre and improv. He received a BFA of Musical Theatre (somehow) from Ohio Northern University. He is currently signed with Chicago Talent Networks. Instagram @devinesugerik

LAURA MICHELE ERLE

LAURA MICHELE ERLE (“The Voice”, Female Ensemble Swing) is having so much fun in her first show with Yellow Rose Theater! Selected theater credits include: Silent Sky (Margaret) at Citadel Theater (Jeff nomination for Best Production - Midsize), Kate Hamill's Sense & Sensibility (Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele), and Twelfth Night (Olivia). She co-authored the play Three Sisters, Four Women, a feminist reimagining of Chekhov's classic, which premiered at the Flea Theater in NYC, courtesy of SoHo Shakespeare Co. She originated the role of Irina in that production and then went on to perform as Olga in the regional premiere at Lost Nation Theater in Vermont. A voiceover artist and singer, Laura voices various commercials, corporate narrations, and explainer videos, and live announces events as well! You can hear her as Vesper Kind in A Theatre in the Dark’s A Matter of Red Herrings, an audioplay available for download, and as Kasey in the new musical With or Without You, streaming on Spotify. This one is for her best friend, Claire, who always makes her laugh!  www.lauraerle.com