Shannon Huneryager (Peg) is happy to be back at Farmers Alley and part of Jukebox! Favorite roles include Emma Goldman in Ragtime at SSMT, Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at HRT, and Clara Gordon in Paradise Lost with The Agency Theater. A passionate teaching artist, Shannon has taught at Old Town School of Folk Music and is an alumna of Columbia College’s Teaching Artist Development Cohort. She has a BA from Butler University and an MM from the University of Massachusetts. Thank you for supporting live theatre!

Dwandra Nickole Lampkin (Josefina) is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Western Michigan University. She holds an MFA in Acting from the National Theatre Conservatory. Farmers Alley credits include: Skeleton Crew, Doubt, Clybourne Park, The Christians and her solo-show, The Conviction of Lady Lorraine. Most recently Dwandra appeared in the world premieres of What Springs Forth at the Purple Rose Theatre and Origin Story at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She has performed at the Tony Award winning Denver Center Theatre, The Huntington Theatre in Boston, and the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Her television credits include Law and Order, Third Watch, Law and Order: SVU and the critically acclaimed ABC series Wonderland.

A Jukebox for the Algonquin is Lauren McCormack's (Dennis) first appearance with Farmers Alley and he extends his thanks to Paul, Jeremy and everyone here for their support. He calls Chicago home where he has performed with the Griffin, Shattered Globe and Timeline theatres. In Los Angeles, he originated the role of “Horse” in John Ahlin’s Gray Area and directed the World Premiere of Elizabeth Appell’s Confessions of a Catholic Child, both for The Virtual Theatre Project. With LA’s Seaglass Theatre, he played “Jim Casy/Pa Joad” in Of Grapes and Nuts and “Scrooge” in A Christmas Twist. Love and thanks to Melissa.

Elizabeth Terrel (Annie) is a Professor of Theatre and the Director of Voice & Movement at Western Michigan University. MFA: Northern Illinois University. She is also a therapist at Meaningful Connections Counseling and will graduate with her Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy during the run of this show. Elizabeth is thrilled to return to Farmers Alley Theatre to work with this amazing bunch of humans on this wonderful play!

Kevin Theis (Chuck) is proud to be making his Farmers Alley debut with this production. A Chicago performer and director, Kevin returns to Michigan having previously directed A Comedy of Errors at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival and appearing in Human Error at the Purple Rose Theatre. He has worked at the Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Irish Theatre of Chicago, Next and many others and has appeared on the television shows Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Empire.

Charlie Vivirito (Tyler) is 22, was born in Elk Grove Illinois and is a junior WMU Acting Major. He attended Aurora University where he was trained in technical theater and Voice for two years. Then transferred to WMU where he is continuing his study of Theater.

Rico Bruce Wade (Johnny) is thrilled to return to Farmers Alley in A Jukebox for the Algonquin. He is an associate artist with the Flint Repertory Theater, where he has appeared in numerous productions including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Death of a Salesman, The Boatman, and Into The Woods. Other credits include Broke-ology (Ixion Ensemble), Trouble in Mind (Clarence Brown Theatre), and Blue Door (Williamston Theatre). As a director, Rico has helmed Hoodoo Love (Ixion Ensemble) and The Mountaintop (River and Rail Theatre). A veteran of Second City-Detroit, he collaborated on over a dozen revues. His film credits include Ken Nelson’s Sincerely, Brenda, Scot Magie’s 490, and Jeff Wray’s Songs for My Right Side. In 2022, Rico received an Ohio Valley Regional Emmy for his performance in Learning Through Art – A Black Anthology of Music. In addition to his performance career, Rico is an instructor at Wayne State University and a teaching artist with the Detroit Creativity Project and the Michigan Actors Studio. He helped launch Improvisation in Business Organizations at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business in 2018 and coauthored the accompanying textbook, Improv(e) Business. He'd like to thank the creative team at Farmers Alley for their support and their continued commitment to artistic excellence. And special thanks to Jeremy, Paul, Henri Franklin, and The Lovely Marilyn.