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June 2011 LeapFest 8 performances at Theater Wit: 1229 W Belmont See what’s next in Chicago theatre – LeapFest’s first seven years have so far graduated twelve plays to world premiere productions in Chicago and beyond, with three of these receiving the Jeff Award for Best New Work. Join us for an 8th smash year,Continue Reading

March 1 – April 3, 2011 An Enemy of the People adapted by Arthur Miller  from the play by Henrik Ibsen  directed by Jason Fleece* performances at Theater Wit: 1229 W Belmont Should the majority rule? Where does the individual stand if the majority is wrong? Arthur Miller asks these timeless questions in his powerfulContinue Reading

October 19 – November 21, 2010 the world premiere of Kingsville by Andrew Hinderaker directed by Artistic Director Vance Smith performances at Theater Wit: 1229 W Belmont The day after the Virginia Tech shooting, radio shows were flooded with calls from listeners, repeating the same argument, over and over: if the students had only beenContinue Reading

Anita will be seen in Stage Left’s Enemy of The People in March 2011. She played Uma in Stage Left’s production of MEH Lewis’ Here Where It’s Safe in Feb. 2010. Anita and MEH Lewis are co-writing Thirst, which received a developmental staged reading at Chicago Dramatists. Chicago acting credits include Miss Witherspoon (Next), The Good Soul of Szechuan (Strawdog), Haram Iran (Permoveo), Terror Act (Remy Bumppo), 3AM (Collaboraction at Steppenwolf), Yoni ki Baat, Culture Clash and The Masrayana (Rasaka – also Founding Executive Director). Anita’s worked with American Theatre Company, Lookingglass, Organic, Pegasus, Silk Road, Live, and Center Theatre. NYC work includes Ensemble Studio Theatre, Playwright’s Horizons and Open Eye New Stagings. Her first full-length play, Gandhi Marg, won 2nd place in Writers Digest’s 75th Annual Stage Play Competition and was a finalist for Chicago Dramatist’s Many Voices Project. Anita received a 3Arts Fellowship and directed for Rasaka and Silk Road.

Kate Black: After graduating in 2008 with a BA in theatre from Ball State University in Indiana, Kate moved to Chicago and made her city debut in Stage Left’s production of After Ashley that fall. Shortly after, Kate was invited into Stage Left’s ensemble and is now Company Manager. While in Chicago, Kate has worked with such companies as A Red Orchid Theatre, Strange Loop, Ruckus Theatre and Chicago Dramatists- where she helped workshop a 2010 Leapfest script, Beaten.While theatre is a primary love for Kate, she has also done a few films including “Jared’s Crush” with Play On Productions and she hosted a local TV series called Chicago/Live which showcased and supported the live local music scene, and aired on WJYS. Recently, at Stage Left Kate has been seen in Here Where It’s Safe and Beaten. Favorite roles for Kate include: Skinhead Girl (Polaroid Stories), Dinah (Philadelphia Story), Julie (After Ashley), and Pumpgirl(Pumpgirl).