About Chicago Dramatists

Mission

Chicago Dramatists is a professional theatre, dedicated to the development and advancement of playwrights and new plays. The primary goal is to discover, develop and promote the new plays and playwrights that will contribute to the established theatre repertoire, and enrich the lives of future theatre audiences. The organization provides both beginning and established playwrights opportunities to expand their professional affiliations, showcase their work to the theatre marketplace, and collaborate with actors, directors, dramaturgs and audiences during the creative process. From first draft to final product, writers are exposed to audience responses to their work, critiques and support from peer playwrights, and administrative and artistic leadership from Chicago Dramatists' staff.

Staff

• RUSS TUTTEROW, Artistic Director
• BRIAN LOEVNER, Managing Director
• CYNTHIA FRAHM, Development Director
• ILESA DUNCAN, Outreach Director
• ROBERT KOON, Director of The Playwrights' Network
• JOSEPH FEDORKO, Development Associate
• WALT MCGOUGH, Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors

• Neill Shanahan, President
  Vice President, Human Resources
  Akorn, Inc.
• Patrice Fletcher, Vice President
  Producer
  NBC News
• Antonio Baeza, Treasurer
  Vice President
  North Community Bank
• Heather Rucci, Secretary
  Consultant
  Nuveen Investments
• Alice Austen
  Resident Playwright Representative
  Playwright
• Mike Eisele
  President
  Eisele Executive Search
• William Gaul
  Vice President, Private Client Group
  National City Bank
• Noel Habarek
  Attorney
  McVey Parsky Law
• Hon. Paul Lillios
  Chief Administrative Law Judge
  Social Security Division
• Brian Loevner
  Managing Director
  Chicago Dramatists
• Robert McEwen
  Resident Playwright Representative
  Playwright
• Zoa Norman
• Russ Tutterow
  Artistic Director
  Chicago Dramatists

Distinguished Emeritus Board

• Sandra Blau
• Michael J. Keating
• Ellen Krasnow
• Dianne S. Rossell

Resident Playwrights

• Alice Austen
• David Barr III
• Carson Grace Becker
• Derrell Capes
• Aaron Carter
• Lydia R. Diamond
• Will Dunne
• Marsha Estell
• Joseph Fedorko
• John Green
• Evan Guilford-Blake
• Jim Henry
• Ron Hirsen
• Keith Huff
• Laura Jacqmin
• McKinley Johnson
• Joel Drake Johnson
• Gene Jones
• Nambi E. Kelley
• Robert Koon
• Aline K. Lathrop
• Margaret Lewis
• Donald Lewis
• Susan Lieberman
• Arlene Malinowski
• Chris Mann
• Mia McCullough
• Robert McEwen
• David Alan Moore
• Brett Neveu
• Tania Richard
• Lisa Rosenthal
• Roger Rueff
• Tanya Saracho A.
• Steve Simoncic
• Marisa Wegrzyn
• Mark Young

Advisory Board

• Susan V. Booth
• Dean Corrin
• Michael Cullen
• Ann Filmer
• Gary Garrison
• Rebecca Gilman
• Evan Guilford-Blake
• Joel Drake Johnson
• Brett Neveu
• Rondi Reed
• David Rush
• Bruce Sagan
• Steve Scott
• Dana Singer
• Chuck Smith
• Edward Sobel
• Michele Volansky

2005-2008 Associate Artists

• Annabel Armour
• Anna C. Bahow
• Tab Baker
• Kristie Berger
• Judy Blue
• Suellen Burton
• Aaron Christensen
• Wendye Clarendon
• Michelle Courvais
• Kirsten D’Aurelio
• Philip Dawkins
• Sandra Delgado
• Ilesa Duncan
• Ann Filmer
• Christine Gatto
• Gregory Gerhard
• Cheryl Graeff
• Marguerite Hammersley
• Kevin Heckman
• Richard Henzel
• Richard Marlatt
• Morgan McCabe
• Michael Joseph Mitchell
• Ron O. J. Parson
• Jeff Pines
• Joe Plummer
• Tania Richard
• John Sanders
• Richard Shavzin
• Aaron Snook
• Stephen Spencer
• Craig Spidle
• Randy Steinmeyer
• Lisa Stevens
• Tiffany Trent
• Mark Ulrich
• Andrea Washburn
• Wendi Weber
• Ron Wells
• Troy West

Supporters

CHICAGO DRAMATISTS is supported in part by The Shubert Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Sara Lee Foundation, The Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), Starbucks Foundation, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Polk Bros. Foundation, The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, a CityArts Program 3 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Dramatists’ Guild Fund, Joseph Levy Foundation, Dr. Donahue Tremaine Trust,The Chicago Drama League, The Fry Foundation, The Seabury Foundation, The Saints - Volunteers for the Performing Arts, The Woods Fund, and numerous individual donors. Major in-kind support is provided by Vision Integrated Graphics and The Arts & Business Council of Chicago.