Managing Director & Director of Marketing & PR

is thrilled to step into her new role at Artemisia, bringing a blend of experience and a deep love for immersive storytelling. Having served as Director of Marketing and Social Media at Haven Chicago and as Associate Artistic Director of The Halogen Company, Julia's journey is one marked by exploration and pushing limits.

After graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in directing and a minor in stage combat, Julia has had the privilege of collaborating with theatres such as Victory Gardens, Citadel Theatre, Midsommer Flight, Firebrand Theatre, Broken Nose Theatre, and Collaboraction. With gratitude for her opportunities, Julia looks forward to contributing her skills and passion to Artemisia, hoping to continue learning and evolving in this vibrant artistic community.

Production Manager

is a Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, and Production Manager based in Chicago.

Julie has worked with many theatres in the Chicagoland area, including Steppenwolf Theatre, Teatro Vista, Definition Theatre, Writers Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Congo Square Theatre, Filament Theatre, Steep Theatre, American Blues Theater, The Goodman Theatre, UIC Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Sideshow Theater Company, and others. They received their BA in Theatre at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In her spare time, Julie likes taking care of her plants, reading books, and hanging out with her cat, Marinara.

Julie is a Definition Theatre Ensemble Member and is currently working with Teatro Vista as their resident Production Consultant and Coordinator.

Graphic Designer

President

is a nonprofit professional with a passion for theatre and social justice. She believes the two work beautifully together in the fight for a better world. Since receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Studies, Jessica has enjoyed exploring different aspects of theatre, from dramaturgy, to acting, house management, directing, and marketing.

She has worked with several activist and community-based theatres, including 20% Theatre, Collaboraction, and Artemisia Theatre (in the past and now excited to return!), aligning with her personal passion for giving voice to the unheard. She is currently on staff with Bring Your Own Theatre Company (BYOT) and a Board member of HOPE X ROPE, a Chicago nonprofit focused on empowering and bringing resources to Chicagoans on the South Side and throughout the city.

Treasurer

One of the Co-Treasurers for Broadway In Chicago, Lindsay is thrilled to take part in Artemisia’s work! She graduated from Iowa State University with her degrees in Performing Arts and Journalism. Her past work includes stage managing for Oakton Community College and working crew for Drury Lane Theater.

Secretary

is an actor, writer, deviser, and director who has been working in Chicago for five years. Prior to landing in the Windy City, Samie Jo lived and worked in Seattle, Denver, England, Southern Indiana, and the many highways in between. Performance highlights include being ready to perform any character in Hamlet with Quicksilver Shakespeare in Chicago, dancing through the streets of Italy (literally) for a site-specific production of In. Sight. Out. with La Mama Umbria, and touring the midwest as a cowboy version of the good-guy, Lucentio, in Taming of the Shrew with Stone Soup Shakespeare. Samie Jo has trained in various theatre making techniques domestically & internationally and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville.

Playwright Liaison

Dionna Ndlovu is a multidisciplinary artist, arts administrator, non-profit director, teaching artist, arts education consultant and arts advocate whose work is dedicated to fostering community-centered artistic engagement. She supported the development of the Theater Arts and Dance Credentialing program at Cal Poly Humboldt University in Humboldt County, California, where she also taught in the School of Education and Department of Theatre, Dance and Music. In her commitment to arts advocacy, and education, Dionna has served as the Interim Education Manager at YoloArts in Yolo County and as the Arts Now Lead with Create CA, Project Coordinator for the North Coast Arts Integration Project, Turnaround Arts: California, and on the board for California Dance Education Association. Currently, she serves as the Project Director and Coach for TAP IN a dreammaker project of The Ink People Center for the Arts dedicated to supporting artists, FAIR Program Manager at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, leadership council for Eureka Cultural Arts District and the board of Chicago's Home for feminist theatre – Artemisia.

since receiving his BFA in 2019, Jabari Khaliq (he/him) has dedicated his time to be an artist for other artists. An actor, photographer, videographer, and writer–Jabari has spent the beginning of his professional career elevating the art of others through his work in front of and behind the camera while carefully building his own brand.

In 2014, he began Khaliq Photography and Khaliq Visuals in 2020 and has since collaborated with actors, musicians, writers, and producers on various projects while also working on numerous projects both on stage and on-camera. As long as there is someone’s story to tell, Jabari is committed to communicating and visualizing it to its maximized potential–especially stories from the voices of the unheard. Currently working as both a Chicago actor and a freelance visual artist, his recent credits include: Black Magic with Perceptions Theatre, Leftovers with Something Marvelous, and Genesis: 2020–an online visual project produced by Khaliq Visuals.

Managing Director & Director of Marketing and PR

is an award-winning actor and director, arts administrator, and theatre educator from Gainesville, Florida. She earned her BFA in Acting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she produced Transmigration, CCM’s student-devised festival, wrote and directed Healing Lucille, now available as an audio drama on Spotify, and directed the music video Without Love. She is drawn to Artemisia Theatre’s intersectional feminist mission and its commitment to creating radically transparent work that uplifts artists from historically marginalized communities.

Seoyoung Park is a Korean actor and arts administrator who considers Chicago her second home. Born and raised in Seoul, she moved to the U.S. to pursue an MFA in Acting at DePaul University, where she proudly graduated. She also holds a B.A. and M.A. in Acting from Chung-Ang University in Seoul.

Her Chicago theatre credits include Tom & Eliza, Attempts on Her Life (Jeff Award for Best Ensemble), White Rabbit Red Rabbit, and The Long Christmas Dinner with TUTA Theatre, where she is an associate member, as well as The Heart Sellers at Northlight Theatre.

Before relocating to Chicago, she built a diverse career in the Korean entertainment industry, appearing in a range of TV shows and films, including Criminal Minds and Don’t Dare to Dream.

Beyond performance, Seoyoung has contributed to the field through administrative and leadership roles with CIPTF, APIDA Arts, Alien Theatre Company, and Artemisia Theatre. Her work is grounded in dedication, cultural exchange, and an unwavering passion for performance.

Candice (“CN”) is an educator, teaching artist, performer, scholar, and cultural worker. Her work exists at the intersections of Black feminist practice, theatre and dramatic studies, and liberatory pedagogy. 

She is currently working on a research project that examines how Black women playwrights represent and articulate the angers of Black women and girls through theatrical texts and performance. 

Some of her performance credits include work with Windy City Playhouse, Lifeline Theatre, and The Creative Co-Lab. 

Whitney (they/she) is an actor, voiceover artist, and baker based here in Chicago. Most recent credits include Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution (Court Theatre), Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley; Naperville (both at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble), Is God Is (A Red Orchid Theatre), and Avenue Q (Music Theatre Works). When not on stage, behind the mic, or in the kitchen, you can find Whitney greeting you at the box office at A Red Orchid Theatre the next time you come see a show! Or relaxing at home reading a good book. Whitney is excited to hit the ground running with Artemisia and help bring exciting, fresh perspectives to audiences through new works from Chicagoland playwrights!

Grayson May is a playwright, poet, artist and actor. They are a co-founder and company playwright for Floor Thirteen Theatrical Laboratory (floor13.org). Their one-act 21 Love Pogroms was featured in the 2025 HOT Festival (the world's longest running LGBTQ+ theater festival) at Dixon Place in New York, and their ten-minute Gay Robot Play was recently produced at Left Coast Theatre Co in San Francisco. Their MFA thesis SCRIPTURE was produced as a featured one-act in the 2024 ASDS Repertory Season. Grayson is an MFA playwriting graduate of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University (2024), as well as a current member of the Actors Studio’s Playwrights-Directors Unit. Their ten-minute Cain's Garden will be featured this winter in the 2025 International Human Rights Festival in NYC, and their full-length The Happiness Treatment will be produced at The Tank with Floor Thirteen this coming October.