Applause for a Cause - 2023

Our Story

Mixed Signals: Three once-inseparable college seniors, struggling to come to terms with their changing relationship, discover an old TV and are suddenly swapped with characters from their favorite shows. Genre-hopping hijinks ensue as reality and fiction collide.

the '50s noir detective show

the '90s-style sitcom

the 2010s medical soap

Our Beneficiary

The beneficiary of this year's film is 826CHI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of Chicago youth through literary arts. Offering creative and expository writing tutoring and support for young learners aged 6 to 18, 826CHI operates under the belief that all Chicago youth should have access to a high-quality literary arts education. The organization also provides services for local teachers to help encourage their own students to express themselves through the power of writing.

Find out more about them on their website (https://www.826chi.org/) or click here to make a donation!

Cast & Crew

Mixed Signals was made possible by a cast and crew of nearly one hundred creative, dedicated, and skilled members of the Northwestern community and beyond. There are many more names absent from this list who have helped all of us — on an individual or group level — to get to where we are. Thank you all for believing in this project, each other, and yourselves.

Starring:

Ella Stevens — Maggie

Charlie Niccolini — Cal

Ché Negron — Trevor

Lorenzo Hughes — Rook

Eitan Pessah — Thorne

Stephen Greenberg — Robbie

Maddie Reese — Dr. Supra

Arwen-Vira Marsh — Winnie

Gus Glick — Dirk

Finn Rollings — Francis

Nicole Streger — Harley