Artistic Director
Artistic Director
Jen Ellison (Director, VP of Creative) Second City Directing credits include: all three National Touring Companies, Apes of Wrath (e.t.c.), Eat, Pray, Bigfoot in Love (e.t.c.), Do the Right Thing, No Worries, If Not (Mainstage -Jeff Nominated), and This Too Shall Slap (Mainstage – Jeff nominated). In April of 2024, she directed the very first Mainstage Revue, Ruthless Acts of Kindness, at the Second City’s brand-new location in New York City. Other Chicago directing credits include Collaboraction, Emerald City, Trap Door Theatre, and The Neo-Futurists, where she is an artistic associate. Follow @jenjen1138 pretty much everywhere.