NATALIE WELBER
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Hi there!

I'm Natalie, a Chicago-based actor, playwright, poet, and teacher.
​In 2021, I graduated from Northwestern University, where I earned degrees in Theatre and Religious Studies, completed the Playwriting Module, and served as Artistic Director of intersectional feminist theatre troupe Lipstick Theatre. As an actor, my passions are classical text and workshopping new plays; as a writer, I'm currently obsessed with the problem of evil, ambitious medieval queens, and queer love stories. When not acting or writing, I'm often playing the flute, sewing ugly clothes due to 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: 

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. 
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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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