Meet the Cast of The Mad Ones
Elizabeth Bushell - Beverly
Elizabeth Bushell is a Wilmette, IL-based actor/performer/producer. Recent credits: DAMES AT SEA (Joan), THE COTTAGE (Sylvia) and ELEANOR’S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS WISH (Eleanor; Citadel); LES MISERABLES (Fantine U/S/wigmaker; ILA Italy); FREAKY FRIDAY (Katherine Blake U/S/ensemble; Big Noise); A CHORUS LINE (swing; MadKap). Elizabeth is Executive Producer of The Beautiful City Project and a finance/strategy independent consultant. Representation: Dream Team Talent.
Tony Calkins - Adam
Tony is an Actor/Director from Chicago, IL. Aside from theatre, Tony also makes films with his brother, Mychael, which can be found at youtube.com/thecalkinsbrothers. Asiderer from that, Tony has developed a recent passion for making deep dish pizzas from scratch, as he finds it much cheaper than ordering them. He one day hopes to eat a whole deep dish pie on his own.
Nikki Dizon (Assistant Director)
Nicole “Nikki Dee” is ecstatic to be working on the Production Team for The Story of My Life! By day, she works for JP Morgan Chase in their Event Strategy Center of Excellence supporting Consumer and Community Banking. However, by night, she loves to collaborate with a variety of talented performers, directors, and musicians in Chicagoland. In addition to her co-owned production company To the Stage Productions, LLC, she also fuels her passion for the stage by singing in various cover bands and choreographing for several High School and Community Theater Programs. Favorite production staff/choreography credits include: Chicago! The Musical, Legally Blonde the Musical, and Addams Family. As always, she’d like to extend her appreciation to everyone supporting the fine arts. Some of her most notable and favorite roles were Anita in West Side Story, Cheryl and Annie in Evil Dead: The Musical, and Rona Lisa Peretti and Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. "Everything you do... do it to make your heart sing." Upcoming shows: Co-directing and performing in Sing to Cycle 3.0: A Musical Revue for AIDS/LifeCycle and choreographing Pippin this summer at the Towle.
Elizabeth Tuazon (Music/Vocal Director)
Elizabeth is happiest whenever immersed in various combinations of arts and supportive leadership. Her musicality and movement styles have been healthily cross-pollinating over her 30+ years of being a musician and dancer. After a few careers as a music educator, performer, and curriculum designer at a nonprofit, she is pivoting back to life coaching. She completed her Masters in Transformational Coaching and Leadership at the Wright Graduate University in 2022 and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Elizabeth loves sharing the joy of exploration, connection, creativity, possibility, and play with others through combining music, theater, and pole dancing (catch a class with her at Pole Icons in Chicago!); snuggling with her beloved husband Ryan and precious baby Lyla Rose; eating delicious food and playing games with her family of creation; and co-creating all-around beautiful experiences with people.