Zach Barr

Hello! This is Zach (they/them) – I'm a freelance artist working in the Chicago area. In addition to the writing and directing listed on the front page, I've also worked as a stage manager, literary manager, copywriter, publicity organizer, and live-tweeter for companies all around the city. I do a little of everything – the future is interdisciplinary.

I work as a freelance director and playwright around the Chicagoland area, as well as a theatre history video essayist at And Now, They Sing on YouTube. I am currently part of Three Brothers Theatre’s Playwrights Residency, and a member of the PlayGround Chicago writers pool. I previously served as the Literary Associate at Sideshow Theatre Company, and as committee member for Chicago Dramatists’ Playwrights Aloud reading series. My critical writing has been seen at Newcity Stage Chicago and Scapi Magazine.

I graduated from Northwestern University in June 2017 with a B.A. in Theatre and Department Honors in Directing. Recent projects include directing The Legacy of Sherwood Forest, self-producing a reading of my adaptation of Winnie-The-Pooh, and a three-month long research project into Ford’s Theatre, in D.C.

Originally from Redmond, WA – the real Northwest. With love to Adam/Maura/Madeline/Keenan/Noah.