WIll Wilhelm
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BIO
Will Wilhelm is a Chicago-based, gender non-conforming actor who received their training at Northwestern University. Will's credits include Straight White Men (Steppenwolf Theatre), written and directed by Young Jean Lee; Lost in Yonkers (Northlight Theatre); High Fidelity (Refuge Theatre Project); and Jesus Christ Superstar (Theo Ubique). They have also had the pleasure of working with Teatro Vista, About Face Theatre, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. Will received the 2016 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best Actor in a Musical for their performance as Angel in RENT at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.
In their free time, Will enjoys board game nights, dancing in their collection of platform heels, and eating the gender binary for breakfast.
Photos
(front, from left) Will Wilhelm, Daniel Desmarais, (back, from left) Andrew Jessop and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
(from left) Jonah D. Winston, Eileen Doan, Daniel Desmarais, Leslie Ann Sheppard, Will Wilhelm and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Will Wilhelm (front) and Andrew Jessop (behind) in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
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by BWW Awards - Dec 18, 2023
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by BWW Awards - Dec 11, 2023
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by BWW Awards - Nov 27, 2023
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by BWW Awards - Nov 20, 2023
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by BWW Awards - Nov 13, 2023
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by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2023
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by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2023
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