Othello
by William Shakespeare
Babes with Blades Theatre Company
Apr 11 - May 25, 2019
Chicago
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From the company:
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"Babes With Blades Theatre Company brings you their biennial production of BWBTC Shakespeare: productions which solely feature actors who identify as female, trans, and gender-nonconforming, providing the opportunity for audiences to perceive these classic stories through a new lens.
Now, they bring their take on the Bard’s classic tale of jealousy and manipulation."
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
by William Inge
Eclipse Theatre Company
Nov 15 - Dec 16, 2018
Chicago
Hilary played Flirt Conroy in Eclipse Theatre's 2018 production of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by William Inge, directed by Jerrell Henderson. From Eclipse:
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"The 2018 William Inge Season concludes with the moving family drama, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. The setting is a small Oklahoma town in the early 1920s and the home of the Flood family. Here we find Rubin, a traveling salesman for a harness firm; Cora, his sensitive and lovely wife; Sonny, their little boy; and Reenie, their teenage daughter. A series of short stories unfolds - the fight between a husband and wife; the fear of an overly shy young girl on going to a dance; the problems of an introverted little boy who feels that the whole world is against him; the corroding marriage of Cora's rowdy sister; and the tragedy of a military school cadet who suffers from the stigma of being a Jew in an alien community. There is dark at the top of everyone's stairs, but it can be dissipated by understanding, tolerance and compassion."

Directed by Jerrell Henderson, November 15 – December 16, 2018, The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Chicago, IL
Opening Nights November 18 at 3:00 pm, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Runs Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm; Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
www.eclipsetheatre.com
1/1/2018 - Understudying the world premiere of Hinter by Calamity West with Steep Theatre
Hilary understudied the world premiere of​ Hinter, written by Calamity West and produced by Steep Theatre in Chicago. From Steep:

"Whispers and rumors had been swirling around the Gruber family farm long before the bodies were discovered on that cold April day. It's 1922, and a remote community in Bavaria is reeling in the aftermath of World War I: gender roles are shifting, a   generation gap is emerging, and farmers are battling poverty in the shadow of a growing urban intelligentsia. Inspired by a chilling and true unsolved crime, Hinter is a  darkly comic thriller by one of Chicago’s most exciting new playwrights."

Directed by Brad DeFabo Akin.
January 25th - March 3rd, 2018
1/5/18 - Gancho and War Toys with Very Cool Videos​
Catch Hilary in various upcoming projects with Chicago-based production company Very Cool Videos! Among them are Gancho written and directed by Michael Lucas, and War Toys, written and directed by Loren Greenblatt. Check out all of the amazing work that Very Cool Videos has produced on Vimeo ​HERE and via their website HERE!
10/1/17 - Understudying with Level 11 Theatre, Chicago
Hilary had the great pleasure of understudying for Level 11 Theatre's production of "Bachelorette", written by Leslye Headland and directed by Spenser Davis. The show ran at the Den Theatre in Wicker Park in Chicago from October-November, 2017. Check out all of the awesome work the folks over at Level 11 Theatre are doing HERE!

"The Signal" Short Film - September, 2017
Filmed in Chicago, IL in 2017, "The Signal" is a short film produced for the CineSpace/Houston Cinema Arts Film Festival. Written and directed by Joe Wintruba. 

"In the near future NASA launched a mission to explore the origins of a transmission emitting from deep space. Katherine Ellis, the team's leader is the only member to leave behind a wife and child. An interview team now speaks with those she left behind, to try and understand the reasoning for her decision."

Bechdel Fest 5 with Broken Nose Theatre​ - September, 2017

"The fifth annual Bechdel Fest, subtitled “Identity Crisis,” is here! Featuring eight short plays predominantly written and directed by Chicago-based female artists, the slate of stories centers around an array of diverse and powerful women wrestling with the questions that define them and fighting for the world to see them as they are. All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can, with performances hosted at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, September 10 – 13."

Along with Meredith Ernst, Hilary had the greatest pleasure of hosting Bechdel Fest 5 this summer with the Broken Nose Theatre, an evening of original one-act plays that all pass the Bechdel Test (there are 1. Two women in the piece, who 2. Speak to each other, about 3. Something besides a man). Kick ass! 

7/15/17 - Woman and Girl, part of the Jackalope Theatre's 8th Annual Living Newspaper Festival​

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​From Jackalope:

"An evening of 6 ten-minute plays inspired by newspaper articles from around the nation. Jackalope Theatre invites you to join us for the 8th year as we bring the news to life in The Frontier for a limited 5-performance engagement."

Hilary had an incredible time performing with all of the folks at Jackalope Theatre, in their 8th Annual Living Newspaper Festival. The festival ran from August 10th-14th at The Frontier Theatre in Chicago, and featuring original one-act plays based on recent news stories from around the country. Her piece was an original one-act titled ​Woman and Girl by Patricia Cotter, and was directed by Mara Stern. ​​