PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Theater Wit 2004-current
Founded in 2004, Theater Wit is a cultural hub of the Chicago Theater landscape, specializing in contemporary works of comedy, intellect and heart. Under a unique, playwright-centric second production process, Theater Wit has become a nationally-recognized producer of new work by writers like Anne Washburn, Will Eno, Itamar Moses, Joshua Harmon and Madeleine George.
Under my leadership, Theater Wit has grown from a small $40K annual budget to a leader in the Chicago landscape with an annual budget of $1M. In 2007, I supervised and designed a new home for Theater Wit, a 3-theater facility that hosts both our own award-winning work and gives a home to a number of Chicago's best neighborhood theaters with over 600 performances/year from 40+ companies in a typical season.
RESIDENT DIRECTOR
Shakespeare's Motley Crew 1996-2000
Bailiwick Repertory 1994-1998
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Collaboraction 1998-2013
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board Member, League of Chicago Theaters 2010-2016
Board Member, SSA #27 Chicago
2008-2014
Public Art Advisory Board, Lakeview Chicago 2016-2023
Selected Productions
Title | Author | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
The Ally (upcoming) | Itamar Moses | Theater Wit | |
Prayer for the French Republic | Joshua Harmon | Northlight Theatre | regional premiere, Jeff Award nominated |
Inanimate | Nick Robideau | Theater Wit | regional premiere |
The Whistleblower | Itamar Moses | Theater Wit | regional premiere |
Hurricane Diane | Madeleine George | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award Winner |
The Realistic Joneses | Will Eno | Shattered Globe Theatre | regional premiere |
Admissions | Joshua Harmon | Theater Wit | regional premiere |
The Antelope Party | Eric John Meyer | Theater Wit | world premiere |
10 out of 12 | Anne Washburn | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award nominated |
This Way Outta Santaland | Mitchell J. Fain | Theater Wit | world premiere |
Naperville | Mat Smart | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award winner |
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelliigence | Madeleine George | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award nominee, Best of year: Chicago Sun Times |
Bad Jews | Joshua Harmon | Theater Wit, North Shore Center, Royal George | chicago premiere, Jeff Award nominated, Best of year: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Theater Review, Time Out |
Mr. Burns: a post-electric play | Anne Washburn/Michael Friedman | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award nomination, Best of year: Time Out Chicago, Audience choice: Best Director of Year |
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England | Madeleine George | Theater Wit, Studio One | regional premiere, Jeff Award nominated, Sun Times "Best of Year" |
This is not a Cure for Cancer | Anthony Moseley/Sarah Illianovitch-Goldman | Collaboraction | world premiere |
Completeness | Itamar Moses | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award nominated |
Tigers be Still | Kim Rosenstock | Theater Wit | regional premiere, Jeff Award recommended |
This | Melissa James Gibson | Theater Wit | |
Tragedy: a Tragedy | Will Eno | Red Tape Theatre | chicago premiere |