Terra Mysterium’s Ensemble
Matthew Ellenwood - Artistic Director
Matthew is a co-founder of Terra Mysterium and our founding Artistic Director. They are the owner of Ellenwood Studios - a performing arts training center in Chicago (established 1995) specializing in voice, movement, and emotional regulation courses.
Keith Green - Managing Director and Playwright
Keith is a co-founder of Terra Mysterium and the author/adapter of the majority of our works. He is a full professor in Humanities and Game Design at Illinois Tech.
Debra Ann Miller - Ensemble Member
Debra Ann Miller is a professional actress, vocalist and voice-over talent with over 30 years of experience as a performer for live audiences, television, and film. She is the creator and performer of Historical Women of Letters a series of one-woman shows created from the letters of Jane Austen, Mary Todd Lincoln, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Beatrix Potter, Agatha Christie, Mary Shelly, Nellie Bly, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Jim Kollenbroich - Ensemble Member
Jim Kollenbroich is the author of "Our hour has come: The homosexual rights movement in the Weimar Republic" (2006).
Now retired, Jim was the UIC Graduate College's full-time Thesis Coordinator from 2007-2025 In addition to processing the paperwork for every single graduate student's prelim and thesis/dissertation committee, he also had the task of approving a staggering number of master's theses and doctoral dissertations, as evidenced by the photo.
In addition to working full-time at UIC, Jim taught mostly American history courses, often full-time (!), at a number of Chicago institutions including Columbia College and the Illinois Institute of Technology over nearly a quarter century and found time to belong to and act for Terra Mysterium, "Chicago's spiritually and steampunk inclined [nonprofit] theatre troupe.”
Petrucia Finkler - Co-founder
Petrucia is a co-founder of Terra Mysterium and co-wrote our first to shows. She is based in São Paulo Brazil and works in several fields including as a therapist of Jungian Psychology. Visit Petrucia’s website to learn more about her various facets and roles.
Song Marshall - Ensemble Member
Currently Song lives and works in London England as an Actor| Storyteller| Cosplayer| ARC, Beta & Sensitivity Reader, and is represented by International London Actors Talent Agency. Song has been a Terra Mysterium Ensemble member since 2011.
Zoya Evesque Davis - Ensemble Member and composer
Zoya is a Producer, Actor, Writer, Composer. Our Awakenings project was created through her compositional and editorial skills. You can experience more of her work at Hela’s Hand Productions.
Timothy R. Harrison - Ensemble Member and properties creator
Tim is the Lead Designer/fabricator at Harrison Designs and Concepts, Inc., and an Adjunct Professor of Multimedia design and Fabrication\Monster Making at The Theater School - DePaul University.
In addition to acting in many of our shows, the vast majority of wonderful props you have seen on stage are created through his skillful hands and creative mind.