A Short Leap Theatre Company

A Short Leap Theatre Company A vibrant community hub dedicated to nurturing emerging Chicago performing artists. Celebrating your win, my win, our win.

An update from a very grateful “Lungs” artistic team 🤍
01/02/2026

An update from a very grateful “Lungs” artistic team 🤍

Happy New Year! from the Short Leap family 💙 What a year 2025 has been for us! In our inaugural season, we performed 60 ...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year! from the Short Leap family 💙 What a year 2025 has been for us! In our inaugural season, we performed 60 times on our mainstage with 28 talented actors, worked with 3 incredible first time stage managers (who absolutely nailed it!), and have added over 200 people to our Study Sesh invitation list 🤯 …not to mention 3 staged readings as part of our Intimate Anarchy Series, which culminated in the most wonderful night at PlayFest! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to this amazing community for making this possible for us. We can’t wait to bring you more opportunities, more community, more joy in the new year 🥂

AUDITION ALERT 🚨 LUNGS by Duncan MacMillan, directed by Olivia Tennison with Assistant Direction by Tori Kilkenny. Link ...
12/31/2025

AUDITION ALERT 🚨 LUNGS by Duncan MacMillan, directed by Olivia Tennison with Assistant Direction by Tori Kilkenny. Link in bio for the full audition listing, including character descriptions 🔗

Link in bio to vote before 12/31/25! We’re stoked to be nominated for Best New Theatre Company and Best Theatre Producti...
12/11/2025

Link in bio to vote before 12/31/25! We’re stoked to be nominated for Best New Theatre Company and Best Theatre Production for “Clearing” by Beth Hyland 🥳🫶 So much love to this community for getting us nominated!

Our lovely cast of Friends With Guns took their final bows yesterday! Congratulations to the whole team on closing out o...
12/08/2025

Our lovely cast of Friends With Guns took their final bows yesterday! Congratulations to the whole team on closing out our inaugural season with this beautiful show 🤍

CLOSING DAY! If you haven’t yet seen Friends With Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker, it’s time to run to get those tickets...
12/07/2025

CLOSING DAY! If you haven’t yet seen Friends With Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker, it’s time to run to get those tickets 🎟️🥳 Our closing performance is this TODAY at 3PM! Ticket link in bio or buy yours at the door!

A Short Leap Theatre Company presents
Friends With Guns
A Regional Premiere by Stephanie Alison Walker
Directed by Nathan Dale Short
Assistant Director Emma Leeper
Featuring Amanda Hays, Josh Leeper, Carina Lastimosa, and Fabían Guerrero
With Laura Michele Erle, Avery Kiefer, Tierra Matthews, and Malachi Marrero
Stage Manager: Jack Orchard
Lighting Design by Jennifer Hessel
Sound & Scene Design by Nathan Dale Short
Art Direction & Poster Design by Emily Michelle Walton
Photos by Alex Albrecht
Marketing Direction & Promotional Materials by Olivia Tennison

Just 2 MORE CHANCES to catch Friends With Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker at The Den Theatre! Get your tickets now at th...
12/06/2025

Just 2 MORE CHANCES to catch Friends With Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker at The Den Theatre! Get your tickets now at the link in our bio or purchase at the door 🎟️ PWYC links always available upon request!

Us when we realize there are only 5 SHOWS LEFT of Friends With Guns, beginning again tonight at 7:30PM at The Den’s upst...
12/04/2025

Us when we realize there are only 5 SHOWS LEFT of Friends With Guns, beginning again tonight at 7:30PM at The Den’s upstairs mainstage 🤍 Ticket link in bio and PWYC link always available upon request! 💌

The first annual Short Leapsgiving with our ensemble was a delight 🤎 We are forever grateful for the energy, time, and e...
12/04/2025

The first annual Short Leapsgiving with our ensemble was a delight 🤎 We are forever grateful for the energy, time, and effort put in by each of these individuals to help grow this company. We would not be where we are at the end of our first season without all of you! 🫶

This holiday season, we ask your consideration in supporting our nonprofit company as we enter our second year as an org...
12/02/2025

This holiday season, we ask your consideration in supporting our nonprofit company as we enter our second year as an organization. Your donations go directly to supporting both our productions and our ability to continue offering free and open scene study opportunities for Chicago’s storefront community. We are truly grateful for any amount you are able to give. Link in our bio to donate 🤍

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! We cannot wait to see some wonderful industry folks in the audience tonight 🥳 Only 6 more chances t...
12/01/2025

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! We cannot wait to see some wonderful industry folks in the audience tonight 🥳 Only 6 more chances to catch our regional premiere production of Friends With Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker 🎟️ ticket link in bio and PWYC option always available through DM 🤍

A Short Leap Theatre Company presents
Friends With Guns
A Regional Premiere by Stephanie Alison Walker
Directed by Nathan Dale Short
Assistant Director Emma Leeper
Featuring Amanda Hays, Josh Leeper, Carina Lastimosa, and Fabían Guerrero
With Laura Michele Erle, Avery Kiefer, Tierra Matthews, and Malachi Marrero
Stage Manager: Jack Orchard
Lighting Design by Jennifer Hessel
Sound & Scene Design by Nathan Dale Short
Art Direction & Poster Design by Emily Michelle Walton
Photos by Alex Albrecht
Marketing Direction & Promotional Materials by Olivia Tennison

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