Jeff Christian AEA
acting for the stage
From Shakespeare to Irish playwrights to new work to American classics, I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to play a wide variety of characters in a number of different genres. A product of the rough-and-tumble Chicago storefront scene, a regional theatre training program and an edgy theatre ensemble that gave rise to major comedic talents, I bring my breadth of experience and passion to every role – whether it is outdoors, in a black box or on a lavish regional stage. A long-time member of Actors Equity Association, I’m honored to be a core ensemble member with a number of theatre companies and am always excited to have the opportunity to collaborate with companies for the first time.
Richard III
The Weir (2017)
Lay Me Down Softly
Cymbeline
The Day on Which a Man Dies
The Laramie Project
Angels in America
Journey’s End
The Shadow of a Gunman
Scenes from the Big Picture
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Much Ado About Nothing
The Winter’s Tale
The Weir (2010)
The Merchant of Venice
Coriolanus
Production History
The Tempest | Prospero | Lakeside Shakespeare
The Rover | Blunt | Lakeside Shakespeare
The Weir | Jim | Irish Theatre of Chicago and The University of Notre Dame Debartolo Center
50 Minute Hamlet | Hamlet | Lakeside Shakespeare
Henry VIII | Cromwell | Lakeside Shakespeare
Best of Enemies | CP Ellis | Artists’ Ensemble Theater
Coriolanus | Aufidius | Lakeside Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice | Gobbo/Duke | Lakeside Shakespeare
The My Way Residential | Jack Quinn | Irish Theatre of Chicago
The Weir | Jim | Irish Theatre of Chicago
The Winter’s Tale | Polixenes | Lakeside Shakespeare
Cymbeline | Iachimo/Belarius | Lakeside Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew | Grumio | Lakeside Shakespeare
Richard III | Richard III | Lakeside Shakespeare
Twelfth Night | Sea Captain/Priest | Lakeside Shakespeare
Lay Me Down Softly | Theo | Seanachai Theatre Company
The Comedy of Errors | Dromio of Syracuse | Lakeside Shakespeare
Hamlet | Claudius | Lakeside Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing | Leonato | Lakeside Shakespeare
The Shadow of a Gunman | Seumas | Seanachai Theatre Company
Macbeth | Macduff | Lakeside Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Egeus/Snug | Lakeside Shakespeare
God of Carnage | Michael/Alan (u/s) | The Goodman Theatre
The Weir | Jim | Seanachai Theatre Company
King Lear | Kent | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Moon Over the Brewery | Warren | Artists’ Ensemble Theater
The Day on Which a Man Dies | The Man | Tennessee Williams Festival/NPT
Henry V | Chorus/Fluellen/King | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Our Father | Beaky | Seanachai Theatre Company
Scenes From The Big Picture | Dave | Seanachai Theatre Company
War | Noel | Seanachai Theatre Company
Feast | Mack | Chicago Dramatists
Henry IV | Falstaff | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
The Merry Wives of Windsor | Falstaff | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
The Grapes of Wrath | Noah Joad | Syracuse Stage/Indiana Repertory
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Nick | Artists’ Ensemble Theater
50 Minute Hamlet | Hamlet | Shakespeare Project of Chicago
Julius Caesar | Brutus | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Twelfth Night | Malvolio | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Journey’s End+ | Osborne | Seanachai Theatre Company
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus/director | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Romeo & Juliet | Capulet | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
The Laramie Project | Belber/Doc/Galloway/Phelps | Madison Repertory Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Oberon/Bottom/Theseus | Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre
Fallen Angels | Willy | Writers’ Theatre
Waiting For Lefty | Grady | Artistic Home
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches*+ | Joe/co-director | The Journeymen
Angels in America: Perestroika*+ | Joe/co-director | The Journeymen
Richard III | King Edward | Chicago Shakespeare
Othello | Herald | Chicago Shakespeare
The Rivals | Thomas | Milwaukee Repertory
Inherit The Wind | Bollinger | Milwaukee Repertory
Playing With Fire | Dr. Frankenstein | Illinois Theatre Center
Strange Case: Jekyll & Hyde | Utterson/original music | Lifeline
Love, Sex and the IRS | Jon | Drury Lane Evergreen Park
You Can’t Take It With You | Tony | New American Theater
The Odd Couple | Murray | New American Theater
A Christmas Carol | Marley/Fred | New American Theater
The Fair Maid of the West# | Carrol | CT20 Ensemble
Murder in the Cathedral | Tempter | Bernie Sahlins
The Foreigner | David | Madison Repertory Theatre
My Night With Reg | John | Bailiwick Repertory
Romeo & Juliet | Paris | Oak Park Festival Theatre
Lone Star | Ray | Act Now Productions
Run For Your Wife | Stanley | Festival Theatre
The Miser | Cleante | ARK Repertory Theatre
Trumpets and Raspberries | Tony | ARK Repertory Theatre
Don’t Drink the Water | Kilroy | ARK Repertory Theatre
*Joseph Jefferson Awards: Ensemble/Production/Director
+After Dark Award: Production
#Jefferson nominations: Ensemble/Production
