Terry Guest

Terry Guest is an award winning Playwright, Actor, Director and Teaching Artist based in Chicago , IL. His play The Magnolia Ballet  has been performed  all over the country and was the the recipient of 2 Jeff Awards (Best Performer, Best Production) and the National New Play Network David Goldman Best New American Play Award.  Other plays include: Marie Antionette and the Magical Negros (3 Jeff Award wins including Best Director and Best New Work), At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play,  OAK,  and The Madness of Mary Todd. As an actor Terry has worked at regional theaters around the country including Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Goodman Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Actors Express, and others.  Terry is a Governing Ensemble Member at The Story Theatre and is signed by DDO Chicago. Inspired by:  Whitney Houston, Stephen Sondheim, My grandma in the kitchen, Spike Lee, Tennessee Williams, Beyonce (duh), Bob Fosse, Bob Mackie , Kerry James Marshall, Nina Simone, Paul Thomas Anderson, Liza Minelli,  Alice Walker and the creativity and resilience of Black people around the world.

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