Biography
Wendi is an Associate Director and Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Theatre and Dance with a focus on Acting for Theatre, On Camera Work, Auditioning, Realism, Shakespeare, and Foundations. 聽A practicing member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, Wendi is represented by Grossman Jack Talent. 聽Favorite Theatre credits include The Audience (Timeline), Ten Chimneys (Milwaukee Rep), Brett Neveu's聽4 Murders聽(A Red Orchid), Keith Huff's Prosperity (搁颈惫别谤蝉颈诲别)听Improvanov (Free Associates), Tina Fey's 15 Minutes in the Age of Reason (Chicago Dramatists), Yeast Nation (American Theatre Company), Lisa Dillman's My Yeti Dreams (颁辞濒濒补产辞谤补迟颈辞苍),听Stars in the Morning Sky (European Rep),听A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream聽(Court),听Hannah Tinti's Reasonable Terms聽(WBEZ's Stories on Stage),听Macbeth and Measure for Measure with Riverside聽Shakespeare Festival.聽 On-Camera聽credits include Captive State, Sirens, Utopia, Chicago Med, Shining Girls, The Big Leap, 61st ST. 聽Directing credits include Cavan Hallman's premiere of Prufock,听The Fifth of July,听Getting Out,听and most recently, two rotating casts of As You Like It.听听
Wendi believes in the practice of being present, and that聽the exploration of play and open-heartedness are foundational in being a creative.聽 She聽continues to learn and activate her own anti-racist work in personal and creative spaces. She is grateful to her colleagues and 聽the students for the push for accountability, growth and evolution in building a more inclusive and equitable culture.
She received her M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Iowa and her B.F.A. in Drama from Illinois Wesleyan University.Instructional Areas
Meisner Technique, Viewpoints Technique, On-Camera Work, New Play Development, Auditioning, Realism, Shakespeare
Degrees
B.F.A., Drama Illinois Wesleyan University 1991
M.F.A., Theatre Arts University of Iowa 1994