Meet OUR Team
Susans who are anything but Lazy
LAZY SUSAN THEATRE CO - ACT I, SCENE I
NEALIE: Hey Hannah, I think I want to make something
HANNAH: Great let’s put on a show
NEALIE: Yay! How do we go about doing that?
HANNAH: Don’t worry we will figure it out
Hannah and Nealie start working and putting the show into production. Much theatering happens - calls are made, actors are directed, words are written, mistakes are made and remedied, learning happens ad naseum. And then, a wonderful show occurs…
ACT 1, SCENE 2
NEALIE & HANNAH: Let’s do it again!
NEALIE TINLIN
Co-Founder, Artistic Director
Nealie Tinlin (she/her/hers) is a Chicago-based actor, writer, and director who has studied at Columbia College Chicago and Rose Bruford College in London. She has a passion for devised work, helping to create shows such as American Origami in collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project and If the Moon Never Came Back with Lazy Susan. On her days off, you can find her swimming in the lake (when the weather permits), buying as many books as she can carry, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.
HANNAH LOESSBERG
Co-Founder, Artistic Director
Hannah Loessberg is an actor, playwright, producer, director, and production manager residing in Chicago, IL. Acting and Playwriting at Columbia College Chicago. At Columbia she portrayed Phaedra in Phaedra’s Love, Tess in Sender, Rona in The Amateurs and many more. However, most of her skills were honed in by experiences outside of the classroom. Hannah loves to produce. She has been a music video producer for multiple Chicago local artists like Piwa and Martin Levy. She has five play publications, including Speak Up!, Woof!, Glizzy Girl Combo, Madam & Steve, an active member of her community and continues to pursue a well rounded career. Hannah loves a good night out, taking photos on her 2000s digicam, and cooking for her friends.
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OUR MISSION
We started this theatre company because we want to cultivate a space for ourselves and our peers to be able to create theatre in a supportive and professional environment. We want to pull the wool back and show that theatre is not as daunting of a venture to pursue and that as much as it is about the final product, it is also about witnessing the integrity and the dedication shown by other creatives along the journey that makes it worth making. Storytelling is the root of who we are, along with learning and making mistakes. We believe that these stories are meant to be heard, though it be by some or many. All artwork needs a home, a place to toddle and get on it’s feet and that’s the space we hope to bring to life and to welcome the Chicago theatre-lovers in to.