Chicago Children's Theatre
Abby Thompson is an accomplished actor and voiceover artist with extensive experience in various roles across the performing arts and education. As a freelance voiceover talent since January 2013, Abby has recorded and edited audiobooks for Audible, Inc. and narrated content for Spokn, working with notable companies including HubSpot and Financial Times. Current engagements include serving as an Alumni Network Manager at Equitech Futures and a Teaching Artist at Northlight Theatre and Chicago Children's Theatre, where Abby focuses on devising theater for social justice and implementing art-based programs for youth. Abby’s prior role as Assistant Teaching Artist at Steppenwolf Theatre Company involved conducting workshops for high school students. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Acting, Abby also studied Drama, Applied Theatre, and Performance at the University of East London, and has a strong foundation in theater from various educational institutions.
Chicago Children's Theatre
Chicago Children’s Theatre has evolved as both a professional and personal response to the lack of a Chicago company dedicated exclusively to providing high-quality, professional year-round children’s programming. Since its founding, Chicago Children’s Theatre has rigorously pursued its mission to enrich our communities through diverse, educational, and significant theatrical programming that engages and inspires the child in all of us. After the success of its launch production of A Year With Frog and Toad in January 2006 at Goodman Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre continues to provide Chicago children and families with the highest level professional theatre programming. There has been tremendous critical and popular support of Chicago Children’s Theatre and its audience continues to grow. In just over six years since the theatre’s inception in 2005, more than 180,000 youth and families have attended its productions.