Andy Sinclair - he/him/his (Theatre Teacher, Director and Co-Director of Theatre) is a graduate of Illinois State University (Bachelors of Science in Acting and Theatre Education) and Roosevelt University (Master of Arts in Directing).  For the past 13 years, he has served as Theatre Director at Niles West High School; during his tenure, he has directed over 70 mainstage and studio productions.  Highlights include four productions featured at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival (The Complete History of America (Abridged), [title of show], Songs for a New World and White Guy on the Bus) and one production featured at the International Fringe Festival in Scotland (Medea).  In his free time, he enjoys movies, traveling, trying new restaurants and ‘playing’ his favorite two roles to date: husband and father.

Sam Rosenfeld - he/him/his (Theatre Teacher, Director, and Co-Director of Theatre) is currently a theatre teacher at Niles West High school. He spent four years studying theatre education, directing, communication education, and theatre studies at Illinois State University and he is currently pursuing a masters in Directing at Roosevelt University. Sam has worked as a director, scenic designer, props master, and dramaturge. He is a founding member of the Chicago Playback Theatre Ensemble and has directed several productions at Niles West including The Diary of Anne Frank, Wendy and Peter Pan, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, and The Theory of Relativity. For fun Sam likes to paint and spend time at the beach and in nature.

Chris Minor (he/him/his) is a theatre teacher at both Niles North and Niles West. He holds degrees in English (Writing) from the University of Southern Indiana and Secondary Education from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville as well as studied at the University of Virginia in the MFA in Acting program.  Chris has acted at many regional theatre companies including Asolo Repertory, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Writers Theatre, and many others. He has also directed shows for the University of Virginia and the Heritage Theatre Festival and is currently the Co-Artistic Director of The Passage Theatre in Chicago. Chris is a die-hard fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Manchester United F.C. and enjoys writing and reading plays in his free time (what little free time there is).

​Charlotte Rathke (Lighting Designer) has been blessed to work professionally as a Lighting Designer for over 35 years; including 20 years at Niles West HS teaching the next generation of theatre artists. Other Area credits include: over 20 years with the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire (120 productions), Studio 5 & Dance Center Evanston, The Miracle Center, Schaumburg Dance Ensemble, District 214 Summer Musical, Rolling Meadows HS, Woman's Club of Evanston, Harper College, Roosevelt University, Northwestern University Opera among many others. In 2016 she was honored to be Assist. LD to Diane Ferry Williams for the pre-Broadway run of "Born for This" in Atlanta. For fun, fulfillment, and renewal, she travels and helps build houses with Habitat for Humanity.

Kimberly G. Morris she/her/hers- Props Designer. Kim happy to continue working with the Niles West Theatre department. She started as the costume designer in 2004, added props design in 2005 and transitioned to prop design only in 2015. Based in Wheaton, she is the costume, hair and makeup designer for the College of DuPage. She also freelance designs and builds costumes, wigs, makeup, props, puppets and special effects for numerous venues around the country. Favorite past projects; Puppet design/build of Allan the dog in the movie Allan the Dog the Movie. Costumes for The Mikado, La Traviata and The Merry Widow with New Philharmonic. Props design for 100 Dresses and A Year with Frog and Toad with Chicago Children’s Theatre. Costume and puppet design for Blue Planet with Akvavit Theatre. Puppet, mask and costume design for Neverwhere and Island of Dr. Moreau with Lifeline Theatre. Working with the students at Niles West as the props designer allows Kim to step away from the sewing machine and use power tools to spread the joy of theatre creativity to younger generations.

Rossella Human - she/her/hers (Costume Designer) is excited to return to her alma mater. The theatre department & staff at Niles West Theatre inspired her to pursue her passion. She obtained a B.F.A. in Costume Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University and has been working in the field of costumes, hair, & makeup ever since. Most recently, she was the Wardrobe Manager for Work Light Productions and oversaw the wardrobe & hair logistics for national & international touring productions such as RENT, Something Rotten, Motown, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Cinderella.  Past highlights include: touring North America & Bogota, Colombia with Mamma Mia! as the Wardrobe Supervisor; the international tour of Disney's Beauty & the Beast as Assistant Wardrobe; and milliner for Lyric Opera's Showboat.  Rossella hopes to instill an appreciation and interest in theatre and the arts to today's youth.