Ensemble Member
Since 2024
Atra Asdou is a rare talent who commands traditional stage dramas (Steppenwolf, Goodman, Lookingglass, Yale Repertory) and non-traditional written and improvised comedy for sold out crowds (The Second City, iO Chicago, Brooklyn Comedy Collective). As a Lookingglass Artistic Associate, she was recently awarded two writers in residencies for her full-length play, Iraq, But Funny. Atra also wrote and performed three original, critically acclaimed satirical sketch revues for The Second City Chicago. Her debut feature screenplay, IZZA, was a beloved finalist at The Chicago International Film Festival Industry Days, and her short films, Renee` and Fever have earned festival laurels from around the world. Atra lives in NYC, performing stand up around the city and improvising at Brooklyn Comedy Collective with Mariano’s Piano Lounge.
Bio as of 2024
“A hugely promising physical comic and intellectual”
– Chicago Tribune
“Keep Your eye on Asdou, an especially smart and funny performer”
– Chicago Tribune
Artist Media
Lookingglass Productions
Credits And Awards
Theatre Credits
Chicago
- Steppenwolf Theatre (1984)
- Goodman Theatre (Layalina; A Christmas Carol)
- The Second City Chicago (e.t.c revues: Grinning From Fear to Fear; The Best Decision You’ve Ever Made; e.t.c. 44)
- Writers Theatre (Heartbreak House)
Regional
- Yale Repertory (Today is My Birthday)
- Wooly Mammoth (She The People)
- Premiere Stages (Selling Kabul)
Film Credits
- Love in the Time of Irony
- Reneè
- Fever
Television Credits
- Somebody Somewhere (Max)
- South Side (Comedy Central/Max)
- Chicago Med (NBC)
- Chicago P.D. (NBC)
- NeXt (Fox)
- A.P.B. (Fox).
Awards
- IZZA, finalist at The Chicago International Film Festival Industry Days
- Reneè & Fever have earned festival laurels from around the world
Education
B.A. in Theatre, Minor in English, Loyola University Chicago
