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JILLIAN LEFF
CHICAGO-BASED ACTOR | PLAYWRIGHT
JILLIAN LEFF is an actor and playwright based out of Chicago. 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 with 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 running her Potato Instagram, @chitowntaters
About
RECENT NEWS
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Jillian receives a Recommended Pass in her SAFD Unarmed Renewal Test.
NOVEMBER 5 - 12, 2023
Workshop and Readings as part of "The Wordshop" with The Plagiarists. Jillian's play Shadows of Truth was workshopped with a director and actors from the 5th - 9th, and then public readings were held on November 10, 11, and 12.
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Unarmed class with Fight Master Chuck Coyl in order to renew her SAFD Certification.
OCTOBER 7, 2023
The Plagiarists announces "The Wordshop" - a month long celebration of new work. Jillian's play "Shadows of Truth" is a part of the Wordshop, and will be workshopped the week of Nov. 5th with readings on Nov 10, 11, and 12
SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 15, 2023
Run of Jane: Abortion and the Underground by Paula Kamen, directed by Morgan Manasa, with Idle Muse Theatre Company. Jillian plays Heather Booth, founder of the Abortion Counseling Service, or "The Janes".
AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Jillian completes the SAFD's Theatrical Firearms Safety Course, taught by Fight Master Chuck Coyl.
News
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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
Jane: Abortion and the Underground
Cymbeline
Richard III
Women of 4G
Last Night in Karaoke Town
Missed Opportunities
The Good Fight
She Kills Monsters
Twelfth Night
The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls
Goddam Geniuses
Women
MacSith
Anon(ymous)
Peter/Wendy
Heather Booth
Cornelius/Others/Fight Captain
Buckingham/Fight Captain
Ensign Pierce/Fight Captain
Shawn
Max
Cicely
Tilly
Valentine/Musician/Priest
Annie
Erwin Schrodinger
Beth/Carl
Witch
Calista/Serza
Lost Boy/Fight Captain
Idle Muse Theatre Company
Midsommer Flight
Babes With Blades
Babes With Blades
The Factory Theater
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Babes With Blades
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Midsommer Flight
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Runaways Lab Theatre
Cuckoo's Theater Project
E.D.G.E. Theatre
Cuckoo's Theater Project
Cuckoo's Theater Project
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Writing
WRITING
SMALL WORLD
co-written with Joe Lino
World Premiere presented by The New Coordinates
2020 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominee for New Work
March 27, 2019 - May 04, 2019
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MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
World Premiere presented by The Cuckoo's Theater Project
January 17 – February 16, 2019
West Cost Premiere by Loft Ensemble (Los Angeles, CA)
April 21 - May 21, 2023
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(NON)FICTION
World Premiere presented by The Right Brain Project
August 22, 2019 - September 14, 2019
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SHORT PLAYS
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CONTACT ME
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