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July 18, 2016 by sgorsky

Lydia Berger Gray

LYDIA BERGER GRAY is a Chicago based actor most recently appearing at First Folio in the one woman show, The Amish Project (directed by fellow Artistic Associate, Melanie Keller), and as Maria in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s Twelfth Night, Short Shakespeare!  and again in it’s remount in Shakespeare in the Parks.  Other First Folio credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Ford), Love Loss and What I Wore (Eve & others), Jeeves Takes a Bow (Vivienne), Richard III (Queen Elizabeth), Jeeves Intervenes (Gertrude), MacBeth (Weyard Sister) and As You Like It (Phoebe).  Other Chicago credits include: Pride and Prejudice (Northlight Theatre); Pygmalion, The Importance of Being Earnest, Candida, Millionairess, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman and others (ShawChicago Theater Company); Loves Labors Lost, Dancing at Lughnasa, Fifth of July (Oak Park Festival Theatre); Yellowface (Silk Road Rising); Arsenic and Old Lace (Drury Lane Theatre) & Midsummer Night’s Dream, Short Shakes and Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Regional credits include several productions with Artists’ Ensemble in Rockford, IL (including the world premiers of the Jeeves Intervenes, Jeeves in Bloom and Jeeves Takes a Bow) and five tours with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and Schools.  Lydia graduated from NIU with a BFA in Acting.  She is married to fellow artistic associate, Christian Gray, whose first date was First Folio’s production of The Tempest!

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Announcing the Retirement of Founding Executive Director David Rice & Ceasing Operations in 2023

Over two-and-a-half decades we have mounted over 80 productions, produced 14 world premieres, and 6 commissions. We have had more shows directed by women in the past 25 years than almost any other Equity theater in the Chicago area. We also led the way in opportunities for women designers, resulting in multiple Jeff Nominations and Awards for the many women who have worked here. Thank you all for your steadfast support through all these years. We will miss you!

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