mudgeonsoul productions

mudgeonsoul productions brings people together to create and exhibit film, theater, music, performance and writing, as well as visual, functional and activist arts.
mudgeonsoul productions projects are independently produced, collaborative and encourage coalition building between artists.

	Richard Paro - Artistic Director Richard Paro works in all aspects of film/video and theater. Richard's directing experience includes the independent features Mass Romantic and An Obvious Moment of Happiness, the shorts The Fox in the Snow and Allison, My Love, and stage productions of Jane Martin’s satirical play Laura’s Bush and a new comedy dealing with the state of gender, class and immigration in the United States, In Pursuit. Other past credits include Deidre (director of photography), So-Called Living (actor), Empty Boxes (writer/actor) and he was the director of photography and producer for Most Wonderful People, one of Film Threat’s Top Ten Shorts of the year. Always excited to share his favorite movies, theatre and music with new audiences, he has also worked in festival programming and organizing for years.
	Cyra K. Polizzi - Ensemble Member Cyra K. Polizzi graduated from UW-Madison in Acting, Gender Studies and Environmental Studies. Now living in Chicago, Cyra works full-time in theatre and film, primarily as an actor in stage plays and musicals, and occasionally as a director, writer, curator and (reluctant) producer. Cyra works with a variety of companies and is affiliated with Full Voice, Pride Films & Plays, and Stockyards Theatre Project. Previous roles include "Wendla" in Spring Awakening, "Corie" in Barefoot in the Park and "Frank-N-Furter" in The Rocky Horror Show. Cyra is especially interested in works incorporating humor and queer alternatives to compulsory behavior... and musicals. cyrakpolizzi.com
	Breahan Eve Pautsch - Ensemble Member Breahan Eve Pautsch is an actor, director and writer based in Chicago. Her other artistic home is Akvavit Theatre, where she is a company member. She frequesntly works with Hobo Junction, where she acted in the popular depression-era play, Bad Guys In Suits and directed Talk Kiss Blackout and Horrible. Breahan’s acting credits include mudgeonsoul production's Mass Romantic, The Fox in the Snow and Allison, My Love. She has also worked with Corn Productions, Speaking Ring Theatre, Halcyon Theatre, Theatre Entropy, North Lakeside Players and Scriptworks. Breahan grew up in Cadott, Wisconsin and then graduated with a BA in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
	Crystal Hartford - Ensemble Member Crystal Hartford hails from Omaha, NE and attended Avila University in Kansas City, MO where she received her B.F.A in Theatre. Crystal’s film credits include “Jordan” in Mass Romantic, "Cassie" in The Fox in the Snow, “Sam” in So-Called Living and “Judy” in Deidre. Her theatre credits include “Hellena” in The Rover, “Brooke” in Noises Off, and originating a lead role in Hobo Junction's Talk Kiss Blackout. In addition, she participates one-acts, readings and performance art. Crystal can also be found performing with the Chicago-based band The Dust Bunnies.
	Jessica Dexter - Ensemble Member Jessica Dexter has a long and varied history with theatre, performance and film. She may be best described as a freelance first responder for performance-related emergencies, a title she earned through her years in a traveling trash-to-art performance and puppetry troupe. Additionally, Jessica has designed and constructed costumes and sets for full-scale productions, rigged lighting, built all manner of performance-related contraptions, managed the business end and birthed countless puppet creatures in community workshops. She acts, she sings, she dances, she walks on stilts, she spins fire. And if there's anything that can't be built out of corrugated cardboard, bike tire innertubes, cornstarch and a P-22 stapler, she has yet to discover it.