Lisa Beasley | Actor | Writer | Comedian |
Every year, Chris Jones, columnists and theatre critic comes up with a list. This list is made up of acting professionals who have been working in Chicago and killing the theatre scene in Chicago. Check out full list and bios HERE. Here’s my timeline of some of the work I’ve done in Chicago.
I am extremely proud to announce that I will be joining The Second City e.t.c. Ensemble in 2015! After touring with Mighty Mighty BlueCo for five months, I am excited that fellow BlueCo member Scott Morehead is joining me along with fellow Bob Curry fellow, Rashawn Scott!! We’re in awesome company with returning cast members […]
Sunday, May 4 2014 | 4:00pm – The Second City’s Incomplete Guide to Everything; Up Comedy Club Thursday, May 8 2014 | 8:00pm – The Second City’s Incomplete Guide to Everything; Up Comedy Club See ya at the show!
Here’s a Lisa B. Exclusive first! See an order, particular for actors, from start to finish. Meet Tiffany, fellow Chicago actor, who has order The Works from The Lisa B. Experience Design Factory. The Works being a title I just made up which includes retouching, headshot bordering, a logo, business cards, and a show postcard. […]
After wrapping up an Improv for Actors course at The Second City Training Center, I was happy to accept the Bob Curry Fellowship to continue training and sharpening my funny. What’s even cooler is that I get to join the awesome cast of Second City’s Incomplete Guide to Everything Sunday, March 30th at 4pm. That’s […]
When a black woman decides to go natural after years of relaxing her hair and decades attaching several textures of weave, everyone assumes she has begun to embark on this wonderful journey. One day, while stroking her-not-her-real-mane, the ceiling opened up and she saw the light of non-conformity beam across the mirror that reflected back […]
Cool news: I am 1 of 16 awarded The Bob Curry Fellowship at The Second City. This 8-week intensive which begins at the end of March was designed to mentor and train in improv, sketch writing and acting for 16 actors/comedians of color. I’m excited to be apart of the first group to take advantage of […]
I’m excited to be apart Jackie Taylor’s The Marvin Gaye Story: Don’t Talk About My Father, Because God Is My Friend. Black Ensemble Theater has announced its upcoming show “The Marvin Gaye Story”, and tickets are on sale now! Previews start May 11, show opens May 20th! Visit http://www.blackensembletheatre.org or Call 773-769-4451 to get tickets now! Just […]
Will Power’s provocative play, Flow, examines the archetypes of the Black communities: the Preacha Man, Swea P., Ole Cheesy, etc…as they reflect upon oral history, its passing and rebirth. Also, witness the dynamics of life as it is today. Like the fabled sankofa bird, with a hip-hop swagger, it’s characters remember the past, yet move […]
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