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Company Overview
Remy Bumppo is an Equity theatre company whose mission is to delight and engage audiences with the emotional and ethical complexities of society through the provocative power of great theatrical language.
The company was founded in 1996 as Remy Bumppo Productions by Chicago-born Artistic Director James Bohnen and two producers from Colorado, Carol Loewenstern and John Stoddard. The absurdly named theatrical venture was named for Lowenstern's cat (named after Remy Martin cognac) and Bohnen's black Labrador (named for Natty Bumppo, the protagonist of James Fennimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales). The founders' goal was to find a city that would support their vision of a classical repertory theater producing plays that thrill the mind and utilizing the talents of top-notch professional actors and designers. After a national search, they decided to test the waters in Chicago. They chose to lease space in the acclaimed Victory Gardens Theater building on the north side of Chicago and produced Tom Stoppard's Night and Day in the intimate upstairs mainstage theatre. The response from audiences, critics and artists immediately inspired a second production - Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
After reaching new heights of financial and critical success, in 2001 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company incorporated as a not-for-profit, inaugurated its Board of Directors, and added Artistic Associates Annabel Armour, David Darlow, Shawn Douglass, Linda Gillum, and Nick Sandys, later including Joe Van Slyke and Gregory Matthew Anderson. Copley News Service soon identified Remy Bumppo as "the kind of intelligent, adult, in the best sense of the word, and stimulating language-driven theatre that has made the Remy Bumppo company such an essential member of the area theatre scene."
In July 2011, Founding Artistic Director James Bohnen stepped down from his post. His replacement, Timothy Douglas resigned his post unexpectedly in December of 2011. The Board of Directors appointed Nick Sandys as the new Artistic Director, and the company now continues its 15th season under his leadership.
Awards
Four Top Performances of the Year*
(*Honors from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Chicago Magazine)
Linda Gillum and Joe Van Slyke, Holiday (2002)
Deanna Dunagan, A Delicate Balance (2004)
Nick Sandys, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Four Joseph Jefferson Awards
Production, Midsize, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Actress in a Principal Role (Play) - Annabel Armour, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Costume Design, Rachel Laritz, The Voysey Inheritance (2009)
Cameo Performance, Doug Vickers, The Best Man (2006)
One Black Theater Alliance Award
Sidney Poitier Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, Kamal Angelo Bolden, The Island (2010)
Nine Gay Chicago Magazine After Dark Awards
Outstanding Performance, Annabel Armour, Fiction (2007)
Outstanding Ensemble, The Best Man (2006)
Outstanding Performance, Deanna Dunagan, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Outstanding Ensemble, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Outstanding Performance, David Darlow, Major Barbara (2004)
Outstanding Performance, Katie Brazda and Nick Sandys, The Secret Rapture (2003)
Outstanding Season (2003)
Outstanding Performance, Shawn Douglass, Man and Superman (2001)
One Black Theater Alliance Award Nomination
Sidney Poitier Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, LaShawn Banks, The Island (2010)
32 Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations
Production - Midsize, The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
Production - Midsize, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Director - Play, James Bohnen for The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Actor in a Principal Role - Play, Nick Sandys (Martin) in The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Actress in a Principal Role - Play, Annabel Armour (Stevie) in The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Scenic Design - Midsize, Jaqueline and Richard Penrod for The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
Scenic Design - Midsize, Tim Morrison for The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2011)
Costume Design - Midsize, Melissa Torchia for The Importance of Being Earnest (2011)
Actor in a Principle Role, Nick Sandys, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2010)
Actress in a Supporting Role, Rebecca Spence, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2010)
Costume Design, Emily Waecker, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2010)
Fight Choreography, Nick Sandys, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2010)
Costume Design, Alison Siple, The Marriage of Figaro (2009)
Costume Design, Rachel Laritz, The Voysey Inheritance (2009)
Lighting Design, JR Lederle, Fiction (2008)
Costume Design, Rachel Laritz, The Philadelphia Story (2008)
Scenic Design, Jacqueline & Richard Penrod, The Philadelphia Story (2008)
Production, The Philadelphia Story (2008)
Actor in a Principle Role, Nick Sandys, The Real Thing (2006)
Production, The Best Man (2006)
Costume Design, Rachel Anne Healy, Power (2006)
Actor in a Principle Role, David Darlow, Power (2006)
Director, James Bohnen, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Ensemble, A Delicate Balance (2005)
Actor in a Supporting Role, Shawn Douglass, Major Barbara (2004)
Actress in a Supporting Role, Laura Fisher, The Secret Rapture (2003)
Director, James Bohnen, Money (2003)
Actor in a Principal Role, Joe Van Slyke, No Man's Land (2002)
Actress in a Supporting Role, Susan Bennett, Top Girls (2002)
Ensemble, Top Girls (2002)
Actor in a Cameo Role, Michael Quaintence, Night and Day (1997)
Actress in a Principal Role, Lia Mortenson, Night and Day (1996-1997)
 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
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