Adrianne Cury has had the privilege of working in Chicago with Writer's Theatre, Famous Door, Next, First Folio, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare Project, Drury Lane Evergreen Park, Bailiwick, Strawdog, Apple Tree, National Jewish, Lifeline, and a dozen principal roles with both Organic/Touchstone and ShawChicago, where she is now casting director and associate artist. Her honors include: Jeff Award nomination (Two by Shaw - Writer's Theatre); Jeff Citation (Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Zebra Crossing); and two After Dark Awards (Shrapnel in the Heart - Famous Door & David's Redhaired Death - Bailiwick). Regional theatre credits include: Indiana Repertory, BoarsHead, Human Race, New American, Artists Ensemble, and Wisconsin Shakespeare. Some favorite credits include both Masha and Arkadina in The Seagull; L'il Bit in How I Learned to Drive; Angela in Wonderful Tennessee and Alma in Summer & Smoke, and Rosemary in Picnic. In 2009, Adrianne traveled to Konya, Turkey on ShawChicago's MacArthur Foundation Grant, while playing Helen Alving in Ibsen's Ghosts. And in Fall 2010, whe will be in the premiere of Pat Kane's Float with About Face. Directing credits: the experiment -Stockyards Theatre Project; You Never Can Tell - Village Players; Scoundrel Time and The Thin Man - City Lit; and Sense & Sensibility - Theatre of Western Springs. Ms. Cury is a proud member of Actor's Equity & SAG, and teaches and coaches both adults and teens here at Acting Studio.