Otherworld Theatre Announces New Artistic Associates

Otherworld Theatre Company announced Jacob Bates, Michael Bullaro, Bryce Fields, Lauren N. Fields, Stephanie Mattos, and Nathan Randall Miller will join the company as new artistic associates. The six new artistic associates join existing artistic associates Katy Crow, Emerson Elias, Gaby Fernandez, David Goodman-Edberg, Shaun Hayden, Nick Izzo, and Devonte Washington and ensemble members Mary-Kate Arnold, Bennett Bottero, Grace Gimpel, Tiffany Keane Shaefer, Elliott Sowards, Elizabeth C. MacDougald, Nathan Pease, Sara Robinson, Dylan Schaefer, and Kai Young.

"Each of these artists bring a unique and valuable set of skills. We are extremely proud to be able to expand our creative family and celebrate Science Fiction and Fantasy performance together," said Tiffany Keane Schaefer, Otherworld Theatre founding artistic director.

Located at 3914 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613, Otherworld is the world's first venue dedicated to the performance of Science Fiction and Fantasy genre. All mainstage tickets are pay-what-you-can, allowing people of any and all means to experience live performance. Otherworld uses its venue to create a unique community hub for fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy genres that celebrates geek culture unlike anywhere else in the world. Otherworld describes their target audience as anyone who enjoys live performance, Science Fiction and Fantasy literature, film, and television, and fandoms that fall within "popular geek culture."

Otherworld Theatre Company, a non-profit arts organization, was founded in June 2012 with the mission to bring a theatrical experience to the science fiction and fantasy genre. Our work celebrates the depth of human imagination by engaging our patrons with high quality storytelling. Otherworld Theatre also curates events to create dialogue between patrons and artists, furthering our connection to the Chicago community.