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Theatre
L’Acadie

co- Artistic Director / Lead Producer, since 2019

Theatre L'Acadie is a Chicago theatre ensemble, named for the culture of the region of Louisiana from which our founders were born, raised, and began their theatrical careers. It is this emphasis on our roots that has inspired Theatre L'Acadie's mission to produce raw, unproduced, honest works of theatre that highlight the often ugly aspects of the human experience. We made our debut as a company in 2019 with 70 Scenes of Halloween (Review), and have since produced many Chicago and World Premiere pieces, in addition to our most recent and widely acclaimed production, The Swan (Review). With its PayWhatYouCan model, Theatre L’Acadie is committed to making theatre that is accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.

INC. New Play Incubator

co-Producer, since 2024

(Previously Pocket Playfest) Inc. is a new play incubator that strategically pairs 6 early career Chicago directors with 6 budding Chicago playwrights to develop a new script over a dedicated 3 month process. During the process, the cohort participates in various professional development workshops led in collaboration with Chicago storefront leaders. Inc. culminates in a 2 week festival that is presented live to audiences as well as filmed in Virtual Reality, exploring how to welcome audiences to experience live Chicago theatre from anywhere in the world.

In Bloom
Reading Series

co- Artistic Director, Theatre L’Acadie / Lead Producer, since 2020

The In Bloom New Play Development reading series exists to highlight BIPOC, queer, and non-binary Chicago artists and their stories through intentional script selection, casting, and direction. Each play is carried through a workshop rehearsal process culminating in a final reading where playwrights get the chance to hear audience feedback, and bring their work to the broader Chicago Theatre community.

Since 2021, In Bloom has developed the following scripts, with 4 more planned for 2025:

The Kings Are Dead by Curtis Lawrence, COMING APRIL 2025
DING DING! Honk, Honk! by Kevin Blair, COMING MARCH 2025
Landscape by Emma Durbin, COMING FEBRUARY 2025
We Pump Your Gas in Jersey by Makeda Declet, 2025
Big Time Toppers by Patrick Vermillion, 2024
Boogie Man by Brandon Wright, 2023
A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kevin Blair, 2023
Strange Fruit by Brandon Wright, 2022
The Givens by Natyna Bean, 2022
The G.O.A.T or Who Is Simone? by Paul Michael Thompson, 2022
Elephant by Leah Roth Barsanti, 2022
Come When I Call by Melanie Coffey, 2021
Stark Naked by Quinn Eli, 2021

Facility Theatre

Director of Special Events, since 2023

In support of Facility Theatre’s mission to foster an inclusive and curious environment that invites the community to engage with the theatrical process, Facility offers an immersive apartment theatre space for a highly competitive and community-oriented rental rate. Hosting events like Rhino Fest, and site-specific companies like Snails On A Bike, Facility is committed to nurturing the uninhibited creation of theatre here in Chicago.

Interested artists can contact erin@facilitytheatre.org for rental inquiries.

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