Type: Artist

Victoria Boateng is an autism advocate. Victoria was diagnosed with autism when she was three years old and couldn’t speak until she was 7 years old. Victoria uses her gift …

Jillian Gryzlak is a maker of things. She builds costumes, works with ceramics and textiles, makes props and puppets for theater, and designs immersive installations. Working with a multitude of …

Kate Hendrickson is a Chicago based theatre director and teaching artist, who specializes in premiering new plays by radical American playwrights. Kate directed the world premiere of Lipstick Lobotomy by …

David is a Chicago native, who has been acting professionally for over a decade. Theater credits include Rastus and Hattie (audio-play, 16th Street Theater), Defiance (Buffalo Theatre Ensemble), Skin for …

Joy Young is a Chicago-born storyteller and educator, who holds a BA in Fiction from Columbia College Chicago and MA in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University. Her work has …

Laura Wesslund is a teaching artist with a specialty in theatre and dance. She’s thrilled to continue working with Urban Gateways, which allows her to share her love of the …

Marya Spont-Lemus writes fiction and personal narratives, critically re-makes objects, and educates/facilitates/collaborates, often in public spaces. As an educator, Marya has worked in various out-of-school-time and community settings, as well …

Héctor Alvarez is an actor, director, and theater critic from Spain. He has worked as a teaching artist with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Youth Shakespeare, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, Congo …

Raivyn Jenkins, a dancer, artist, social media specialist, and graduate of Illinois Media School, works as a dance teacher and choreographer for DancExcel Champion Center and as a teaching artist …

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Joel Hall, the Joel Hall Dancers have carried their unique yet universally accessible voice to venues that span the world. In June of 2010, …