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JILLIAN LEFF
ACTOR | PLAYWRIGHT | STAGE COMBAT NERD
JILLIAN LEFF (she/her) is a Chicago based actor, playwright, and stage combat nerd. She is originally from Cleveland, OH and holds a BFA in Acting from Ball State University. In addition to working with different theatres across the city, she is an Ensemble Member and Literary Manager of Babes With Blades Theatre Company, and an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. When she isn't focused on the acting and writing thing, she can most likely be found binging a TV Show or eating potatoes. Find her on the internet @jilleleff.
About
RECENT NEWS
AUGUST 17, 2025
Rehearsals begin for Jillian's play The Mark, which is receiving its World Premiere with Babes With Blades. The show runs October 18 - November 22, and is directed by Richard Costes.
AUGUST 17, 2025
Jillian receives a Recommended Pass in Smallsword in her SAFD Certification renewal at The Actor's Gymnasium.
JULY 31 - AUGUST 17, 2025
Run of HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, a new devised work from Abyssal Zone Collective. Jillian choreographed the fights and assisted with the blood design on this religious horror play.
JULY 18 - 19, 2025
Readings of Jillian's play Pvt. Molly as part of State Left's (Up)Stage Left Reading Series! Lauren Katz directed the reading.
JUNE 27, 2025
Stage Left Theatre announces that Jillian's play Pvt. Molly will be a part of their (Up)Stage Left Reading Series! The readings will be on July 18 and 19.
JUNE 25 - 26, 2025
Jillian is on set for the indie feature film Regret Like That, where she served as the film's Weapon Prop Master.
News
Resume
ACTING RESUME
HEIGHT: 5'3" EYES: Brown HAIR: Black
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY BFA Acting, Cum Laude
STAGE COMBAT Advanced Actor Combatant - The Society of American Fight Directors
MEISNER Technique & Scene Study
THEATRE
The Distrikt of Lake Michugun
FLUSH
Jane: Abortion and the Underground*
Richard III
Women of 4G
Last Night in Karaoke Town
Missed Opportunities
The Good Fight
She Kills Monsters
Cymbeline
Twelfth Night
The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls
Goddam Geniuses
Women
Anon(ymous)
Peter/Wendy
Chorus
Butch Lesbian
Heather Booth
Buckingham/Fight Captain
Ensign Pierce/Fight Captain
Shawn
Max
Cicely
Tilly
Cornelius/Others/Fight Captain
Valentine/Musician/Priest
Annie
Erwin Schrodinger
Beth/Carl
Calista/Serza
Lost Boy/Fight Captain
Stage Left Theatre
Campfire Repertory Theatre
Idle Muse Theatre Company
Babes With Blades
Babes With Blades
The Factory Theater
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Babes With Blades
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Midsommer Flight
Midsommer Flight
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Runaways Lab Theatre
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Cuckoo's Theater Project
* - Jeff Nomination: Ensemble - Play (2024)
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Writing
WRITING
THE S PARADOX
-Winner of Babes With Blades Theatre Company's Joining Sword & Pen Competition / Margaret W. Martin Award (2022)
-World Premiere with Babes With Blades (2024)
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SMALL WORLD
Co-Written with Joe Lino
-Jeff Award Nominee for New Work (2020)
-World Premiere with The New Coordinates (2019)
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MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
-World Premiere with The Cuckoo's Theater Project (2019)
-West Cost Premiere with Loft Ensemble (Los Angeles, CA) (2023)
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(NON)FICTION
-World Premiere with The Right Brain Project (2019)
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SHORT PLAYS
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