Philip R Smith

PHILIP R. SMITH has served as Producing Artistic Director since 2003. In this position his primary efforts include artistic oversight of marketing, casting, facilities and production.

Phil most recently appeared at Lookingglass as Will in Trust and Ivan in The Brothers Karamazov.  Other credits include Reverend Parris in The Crucible at Steppenwolf Theatre and Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days at Balitmore's Center Stage. Additional recent Lookingglass credits include Phileas Fogg in 80 Days, Tinker Bosch in The Wooden Breeks, and Creon in Hillbilly Antigone.  Other regional credits include McCarter Theatre (NJ), Seattle Rep (WA), the Arden Theatre (PA), BAM (NY), and The Actors Gang (CA). Further Lookingglass credits include Metamorphoses, The Idiot, The Vanishing Twin, and Up Against It. He will be seen this fall at Steppenwolf as Atticus Finch in their Theatre for Young Adult series production of To Kill a Mockingbird, and next winter as Ethan Frome in the upcoming Lookingglass production. TV and film credits include Friends, Chicago Hope, Early Edition, Kissing a Fool, Since You’ve Been Gone, High Fidelity, The Express and the upcoming Ron Howard film, Cheaters.