In January 2010, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Company revamped membership on its Board of Directors to include community representatives, a change still under development. A nine-member Board expands the Company Board that had provided artistic and business oversight to the theatre company since 2004.
Ald. Joe Moore, Chair
Ald. Joe Moore, 49th Ward, has lived in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for 26 years after graduating with a J.D. from DePaul University. He has been a Chicago alderman since 1991, representing the 49th Ward covering Rogers Park, northern Edgewater and eastern West Ridge neighborhoods, and serves on City Council Committees of Budget and Government Operations, Rules and Ethics, Energy, Environmental Protection and Public Utilities, Finance, Health and Historical Landmark Preservation. Nationally, Moore is active in organizations concerned with city government issues, such as the National League of Cities on the advisory council, National Democratic Municipal Officials Conference as chair and Cities for Peace as co-founder. He previously served on the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the newly-formed DNC Committee on Budget and Finance.
Lorraine Dostal, Secretary
Lorraine Dostal, has been with Northwestern’s Investment Department for 30 years, currently in the position as cash manager, fixed income manager and coordinator of gifts of securities for Northwestern’s Endowment Fund. She also has served on the Board of the Rogers Park Community Council, the Rogers Park Community Development Corporation and her condo association. She received an accounting and economics degree from the University of Illinois, MBA from Northwestern in finance and accounting, paralegal certificate from Roosevelt University and completing PhD courses in economics at Northwestern University.
Dick Moran, Treasurer
Richard (Dick) Moran, a life-long Rogers Park resident, is a public accountant and primarily counsels small business, professional practices and individual clients. He currently serves as Treasurer for the Rogers Park Community Council and Rogers Park Community Development Corporation in addition to previously serving as Treasurer of several not-for-profit organizations. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA Society, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and Association for Computing Machinery.
Fred Anzevino, Artistic Director
Fred Anzevino, Co-Founder/Artistic Director of Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, started the company in 1997 and incorporated it in 2004, when he changed its direction to cabaret theatre, setting a new trend in Chicago. He has produced more than 30 productions since then and received personal Jeff Awards Non-Equity as Outstanding Direction for both Evita (2009) and Cabaret (2008). Company awards under his stewardship include: 18 Jeff Awards Non-Equity, 3 After Dark Awards and the Rogers Park Community Council’s Spirit of Rogers Park Award. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and toured for two years with Big River.
Beverle Bloch, Director
Dr. Beverle Bloch, Ph.D., has been working with Theo Ubique in one form or another since 2001. Now Literary Manager, Bloch has also served as Co-Artistic Director, Dramaturg, Adaptor and Producing Director. Bloch holds a B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University, and both an M.A. in Mass Communication and Ph.D.in Theatre from the University of Denver. Currently serving on Chicago’s Jeff Awards Committee, Dr. Bloch has taught courses in Communication, Theatre and Speech at several colleges and universities including the University of Denver, Bowling Green State University, Lewis University, St. Andrews Presbyterian College in North Carolina and Triton College in River Grove, IL.
David Heimann, Director
David Heimann, M.Div, has been with Theo Ubique Theatre Company since performing in A Kurt Weill Review: Songs of Love and War in 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre Performance from Catholic University of America and a Masters of Divinity from Loyola University, Chicago. He works at St. Isidore Parish in Bloomingdale, IL as the Director of Youth Ministry, administering youth development programs for over 400 youth weekly. He founded and is director of Ad Sodalitatem, a non-profit organization focusing on global solidarity education, setting up relationships between schools and churches across the globe. Through Ad Sodalitatem, he completed a pilgrimage to 365 churches in 365 days through 38 countries in the developing world, working directly with communities across the globe to address the needs of HIV/AIDS, poverty, youth development, and more. David also serves on the National Committee of the Order of the Arrow in the Boy Scouts of America, serving as their coordinator for National Conference and National Jamboree Theatrical Events.
Jeremy Trager, Director
Jeremy Trager is a Jeff Award-winning and After Dark Award-winning actor and singer, who has a long and productive relationship with Theo Ubique as both an artist and Board member. His other performing credits include shows with Porchlight, City Lit, Signal, Profiles, Circle, Bailiwick and many more. He formerly worked for the Chicago Public Schools and has been a licensed massage therapist for the past nine years. He is a member of the National Association for the Self-Employed, the American Massage Therapy Association and a certified personal trainer and Reiki practitioner.
