Hi! My name is Zoé, and I am an actor, playwright, singer, director, littérateur, and more based in Chicago, dedicated to creating and performing grassroots, politically oriented workers’ theatre and film. Learn more about me and my work below:

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I am currently the Artistic Director of Sub Rosa Theatre Collective, a board member of the Sarah Siddons Society, a member of Chicago Cabaret Professionals, and an ensemble member with Proboscis Theatre Company.

ACTING

• Daydreams (Supporting), a feature film produced by 640Films, begins shooting in January of this year.

• Helen Lapinsky (Lead), a feature film, begins shooting in December 2026.

WRITING

• In Pursuit Of, a full-length play, will see its first staged production in March of 2026.

• My new short story, Little Flesh Pearls, will be read at The Whistler on January 24, 2026!

• Durational Theatre, a full-length book of theatre theory, is currently in development. You can read a blog introduction to it here.

CABARET, MUSICAL THEATRE, OPERA

• Upcoming Cabarets: “Does This Song Make Me Look Dramatic?”, a one-woman cabaret, will premiere in 2026, along with a jazz cabaret.

ACTING

• Prick (Understudy w/ Performance & Assistant Director) - Proboscis Theatre Ensemble, November 2025. Review.

• The Interim (Molly) -RhinoFest 2025 (September), Sub Rosa Theatre Collective (April 2025). Review.

• Public readings: The Trials (Stage Directions) by Dawn King with the Chicago Humanities Festival (2025), Homeowner’s Association (or Blood Mirage) (Marianne) by Jeffrey Luke Baker.

• Film: Brainstorm, produced by Broken Radiator Collective (2025), and Pieces & Bonds, produced by DePaul University (2025).

WRITING

• NOLA (staged reading) - Theatre L’Acadie & Pocket VR’s December 2025 Inc. Ubator, directed by Stefan Roseen.

• Intimacy (short story) - published in the November 2025 issue of Knotted Lace.

• Rot - workshopped through The Workshop at The Factory Theatre (ended) October 2025.

• Po’, (short film co-written with Spencer Swenson) - shot in July 2025.

CABARET, MUSICAL THEATRE, OPERA

• Performed at Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub, a historic jazz club on Bourbon Street, in January of 2026.

• A Coyote Solstace Tale (Red Reindeer Girl), a new opera by Elizabeth Doyle, had its first public showing at CityLit on November 18, 2025.

• Named Best New Cabaret Vocalist 2025 by Chicago Cabaret Professionals.

• Recent cabarets: Joyful Noise, The Songs of Shaina Taub at The CheckOut, and opening for Lexa Maxa at the Gateway Lounge on May 14th for Chicago Cabaret Week.

THEATRE LEADERSHIP

• Produced Ad Infinitum, a new durational play festival, at Sub Rosa. Read more here.

• Panel moderator for Look, I Made A Hat! on behalf of the Sarah Siddons Society, with Cheryl Coons, Masi Asare, and Christopher Pazdernik.