Robert Falls' theater and opera work over four decades has included groundbreaking new plays, reimagined classics, large-scale musical works, and more. Falls’ major recent projects include a new production of Don Giovanni (Lyric Opera of Chicago/Dallas Opera); David Cale’s We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time (Goodman Theatre and the Public Theater NYC); The Winter’s Tale; An Enemy of the People; a new adaptation for the stage of Roberto Bolaño’s epic novel 2666; and The Iceman Cometh, starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy (Brooklyn Academy of Music). Two of Falls’ most highly acclaimed Broadway productions— Death of a Salesman and Long Day’s Journey into Night—first staged at the Goodman, were honored with seven Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Other noteworthy Broadway productions include Desire under the Elms; The Night of the Iguana; Conor McPherson’s Shining City (Tony Award nomination); Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio (Tony Award nomination); The Rose Tattoo at Circle in the Square (Tony Award nomination); Horton Foote's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Young Man from Atlanta; and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. Off-Broadway productions include Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian; Rebecca Gilman’s Blue Surge; Nicky Silver’s The Food Chain; and Eric Bogosian’s subUrbia at Lincoln Center Theater (Obie Award). For the Goodman, Falls’ extensive credits include King Lear; Uncle Vanya; Measure for Measure; Galileo; The Tempest; Hughie; A Touch of the Poet; The Misanthrope; Landscape of the Body; Three Sisters; his own adaptation of The Seagull; and the Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey for which he wrote a new book. He also directed the American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn’s House and Garden, and the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s final play, Finishing the Picture. He is the recipient of multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, as well as such prestigious honors as the O’Neill Medallion (Eugene O’Neill Society) and the Savva Morozov Diamond Award from the Moscow Art Theatre. In 2015, Falls was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

Bubba Weiler (Ryan) is thrilled to be returning to Swing State after creating the role of “Ryan” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. New York stage appearances include the first American principal cast playing “Scorpius Malfoy” in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, Dead Poets Society (CSC), and The Burnt Part Boys (Vineyard). Films include Puzzle, The Ranger, and Antarctica, and on television he can be seen in Kaleidoscope, Dopesick, Run the World, Pose, Chicago PD, Chicago Justice, The Good Fight, Odd Mom Out, The Mysteries of Laura, The Slap, and Unforgettable.

Mary Beth Fisher (Peg) has been a frequent collaborator at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, appearing in over 20 productions including The Sound Inside, Blind Date, Luna Gale, The Little Foxes, God of Carnage, The Seagull, Vanya, Sonia, Masha & Spike, and The Clean House. Other Chicago credits include: Domesticated (Jeff Award), Dead Man’s Cell Phone, The Dresser (Steppenwolf); Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Long Day’s Journey Into Night (with Harris Yulin), Three Tall Women, TheYear of Magical Thinking (Jeff Award), and others (Court Theatre). She has appeared at TimeLine, Victory Gardens, AboutFace, Chicago Shakespeare, Northlight, Writer’s, and Remy Bumppo theatres. NY credits include: Frank’s Home (Playwrights’ Horizons), Boy Gets Girl (Drama League Honoree, Drama Desk and Lucile Lortel nominations), The Radical Mystique, and By the Sea… (Manhattan Theatre Club); The Night of the Iguana (Roundabout), Extremities (Westside Arts), and others. She has worked at regional theatres all over the country. TV/Film credits include: Saint Frances, Sense8, Chicago Justice, Chicago Fire, Chicago Code, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, Prison Break, NYPD Blue, Profiler, Dragonfly, and Trauma. Ms. Fisher was an Inaugural Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at the Ten Chimneys Foundation representing Goodman Theatre. She is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent and HCKR Agency.

Kirsten Fitzgerald (Sheriff Kris) is a proud member of the Artistic Ensemble at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago and has served as the Artistic Director since 2008. In addition to Swing State, she’s originated roles in the world premieres of Grey House by Levi Holloway and Traitor, Pilgrim’s Progress, Weapon of Mass Impact by Brett Neveu (A Red Orchid); I Hate It Here by Ike Holter (Goodman); Lettie by Boo Killebrew; and Appropriate by Brandon Jacob Jenkins (Victory Gardens); Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlow; and Bruce Norris’ The Qualms (Steppenwolf). Kirsten earned Jeff Awards for her performance in The Sea Horse and for her direction of The Moors at A Red Orchid. Television credits include Shining Girls, Somebody Somewhere, The Big Leap, The Exorcist, Sirens, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Underemployed, and ER. Films include Widows, Killing Eleanor and Working Man. Kirsten is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent.