Who We Are
A small team of Chicago artists brought together by their passion for the work
Cory Hardin, Co-Founder, Artistic Director | he/him/his
Grace Bolander, Associate Artistic Director, Interim Marketing Director | she/her/hers
Daniel Washelesky, Managing Director | he/him/his
Will Quam, Literary Manager | he/him/his
Laura Nelson, Press Relations | she/her/hers
Nic Park, Casting Director | he/him/his
Company Members
Alex Elam (Co-Founder) | she/her/hers
Evelyn Landow | she/her/hers
Jasmine Manuel | she/her/hers
Daniel Washelesky | he/him/his
What We Do
It is The Passage Theatre's mission to tell great stories with truth and simplicity. We hope to create community and to inspire our audiences to move through life deliberately.
Artistic Director Cory Hardin and founding company member Alex Elam met as ensemble members in the 2017 School at Steppenwolf. Inspired by the same passion for timely, ensemble-based theatre, Cory and Alex decided to found The Passage Theatre a month into the program. After adding Marketing Director Grace Bolander and Literary Manager Will Quam to the team, TPT was officially founded.
ARTISTIC ADVISORY council
Ada Cheng | she/her/hers
Audrey Francis | she/her/hers
Michael Patrick Thornton | he/him/his
board members
Brent Ervin-Eickhoff | he/him/his
Jennifer Kiehl | she/her/hers