EMILIO G. ROBLES

Emilio Robles

Teaching Artist

Since 2003

Emilio G. Robles attended Wabash College where he majored in Theatre and Secondary Education. He also holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Pittsburgh and has also trained with SITI Company, Shakespeare & Co. and the British American Drama Academy at Oxford. When in Chicago, Emilio is an actor, coach, director, and voiceover professional. Some stage credits include: Teatro Vista, Congo Square Theatre, A Red Orchid Theatre and Steppenwolf for Young Adults. Emilio is also an Associate Artist with Adventure Stage Chicago and a member of SAG-AFTRA.

Emilio has been with Lookingglass for nearly 20 years and has worked in numerous capacities in the Curiosity Department by teaching school residencies, leading Professional Development workshops and helping engage audiences by facilitating discussions and talkbacks. He has had a profound impact while directing the company’s flagship programs such as Summer Camp on the Lake and Lookingglass Lab, while his multiplicity of collaborative skills has also served Lookingglass as Assistant Director for the main stage productions of Sita Ram and The Last Act of Lilka Kadison with founding Ensemble Member David Kersnar.

A veteran teaching artist, Emilio has also taught with Global Voices Initiative, CCAP at Columbia College, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and has done independent consulting work for CPS. He finished a ten-year tenure at SYA Steppenwolf Education, where he held the position of Manager of Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, Emilio is a Visiting Lecturer in Applied Theatre at IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis), where he has been hired to re-envision and re-invigorate their program to utilize the gifts of theatre in addressing issues of diversity, inclusion and social justice within Indianapolis’s urban landscape.

Among other things, Emilio is very passionate about cultural literacy, multi-disciplinary arts integration, and devised work. For more information and updates on current projects, please visit emiliogrobles.biz.

Bio as of 2019

Education

B.A. in Theatre and Secondary Education, Wabash College (1994)
MFA in Acting, University of Pittsburgh (1999)
Other training: Shakespeare and Co., SITI Company, BADA-Oxford University, Sojourn Theatre, Lincoln Center Institute, Moving Dock Theatre Company, and the Neo-Futurists