"I want to transform an audience’s spirit for the brief catharsis of an evening’s entertainment and the after-shock that may last indefinitely."

Aline Lathrop, a graduate of the Northwestern University Theatre Department, has written plays that have been produced in a variety of theaters within the Windy City and across the country. Her plays Bordello and Feast and Merchild received accolades and recognition in being nominated for a Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (Bordello) and recognized in New City's “Top 5 Best New Plays” (Feast). Feast and Merchild was also originally produced, 16th Street Theater where Lathrop served as the Playwright in Residence in 2015. She also has developed many plays, Abingdon Theatre Company, the Chicago Cultural Center, Columbia College, Northwestern University and many more. She is a recipient for the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship and the Dr. Donahue Tremaine Grant, a member of the Dramatists Guild, and an alumna of the Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright. Her work has been featured and published by Smith & Kraus and used for actor’s audition materials and resources in Audition Arsenal for Women in Their 30’s and Audition Arsenal for Men in Their 20’s.