NATALIE WELBER
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Hi there!
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I'm Natalie, a Maryland-raised, Chicago-based theatre artist, writer, and educator.
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I earned my BA in both Theatre and Religious Studies at Northwestern University in 2021. Thus, as an actor, I love sinking my teeth into classical text, and as a writer I'm usually thinking about perceptions of personal identity and nontraditional religious practice.


I teach performing, playwriting, and poetry with several arts organizations, and I'm an enthusiastic middle school substitute teacher with Chicago Public Schools (go panthers!). 


When not acting or writing or teaching, I'm often playing the flute, sewing my own clothes with a misguided belief that pattern instructions are merely a suggestion, or panicking that I'm about to lose my Yiddish Duolingo streak.











Here's what I'm up to: 

Gut with Platform & Avalanche

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I'll be performing in the world premiere of Gut, Alexander Utz's "historical gastrointestinal fantasia" based on the true story of Alexis St. Martin. This co-production between Platform and Avalanche Theatre runs September 23-October 15 at the Fine Arts Building.
PWYC tickets

​EDP's Festival of Shorts

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My short comedy, Monday Morning Still in the Park with George, is a finalist in this year's Festival of Shorts with the Edmonds Driftwood Players. See it performed June 29 - July 3!
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Whiskey Radio Hour Live Recording

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I'll be lending my voice to Zippy, a dating app AI chatbot in "Number's Game," a futuristic short play premiering in a live recording session of the Whiskey Radio Hour. Catch this and three other brand new radio plays on March 8th!
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Twelfth Night with Midsommer Flight

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Rehearsals have begun for Midsommer Flight's annual Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. I'll be playing various ensemble roles, devising music and performing on the flute, and understudying Maria and Fabian. 
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Antigone is Jeff recommended! 

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The reviews are in, and Redtwist's Antigone is Jeff Recommended. We run through July 31, and you can get tickets at the link below!
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Antigone at Redtwist Theatre

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I'll be playing the role of Ismene in Redtwist Theatre's production of Antigone this June and July! As an actor and poet, I'm in awe of Anne Carson's translation, and I can't wait to bring my little sister energy to the stage. 
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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe goes on tour

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From March to August 2022, I'll be touring around Chicago-land in Improv Playhouse's production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I'll be reprising my first-ever acting role, Aslan, which I debuted in a mother-daughter book club skit in elementary school. 
Booking & Info

Monday Morning wins first place!

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My short play, Monday Morning Still in the Park with George, won first place in the Judges' Choice category at the  Edmonds Driftwood Players' Festival of Shorts. With over 300 initial submissions and 8 finalists, I'm honored to be given this award!
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Filament summer camp/a new play!

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Let's play astronauts together! This August, I'll be teaching an outer space and identity-themed camp with Filament Theatre. We'll improvise, write, devise, and lay the groundwork for my new TYA play, I Know a Lot of Facts about Outer Space.
Join us!

GenZ wraps filming

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Now in the editing booth, an existential comedy web series about kids these days and the zombie apocalypse. Stay tuned for more updates! 

My Dear Alice podcast

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Debuting serially this Fall, a narrative podcast all about pioneer female photographer Alice Austen. I lent my voice to read the letters of Bessie Strong, Alice's chatty and catty friend. 
Listen to Episode One

EFCT's Patchwork Festival

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I'll be making my Chicago acting debut in "Spit Cat!" a one-act play within Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's first annual Patchwork Festival of new plays!
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Night of Fights wraps filming

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Which sword-swinging sister will win the fight for the throne? Watch our multimedia comic book/stage combat crossover to find out! It was such a joy to wrap up my Northwestern experience by dueling to the death with my best friends. 
Watch Night of Fights

Without Wings

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I played Ursa Major, a workaholic tooth fairy with a flair for the dramatic, in a workshop of Ilana Abusch's magical new play for young audiences! ​

Watch Without Wings

When She Went to Mantua

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​A workshop production of my new Romeo & Juliet remix, When She Went to Mantua premiered as a part of Lovers & Madmen's 2021 Adaptation Festival. You can read more about this play by clicking the "Plays" tab under "Writing," and/or click the link below to watch our production! 

Watch Mantua
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