Our mission

Bramble Theatre Company seeks to create powerful new theatre that both nourishes and challenges our community to explore the question of what it is to be Human.

By fostering an Artist-first culture that inspires hope and innovation, we strive to be a leading voice in this emerging era of American Theatre.

Our story…

Our journey as an ensemble began in June 2019 at the School at Steppenwolf. We officially launched in February 2021 as Bramble Theatre Company with 22 members out of the original 24 in our S@S class.

We chose the humble bramble bush because of its beautiful duality: the thorn challenges while the fruit nurtures. Made of many tangled vines, it remains a single united organism. We are an ensemble of multicultural artists who tell new stories that embrace this philosophy.

Since then, we have continued to grow and opened our artistic home, the Bramble Arts Loft, in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago in April 2024.

Leadership Team

  • Karissa Murrell Myers

    Artistic Director and Co-Founder

  • Matthew Lunt

    Executive Producer and Co-Founder

  • Dan Washelesky

    Managing Director

  • Gabriela Diaz

    Director of Development

  • Matthew Reddin

    Marketing Director

  • Rasheeda Denise

    Company Manager

  • Ky Anderson

    Ky Anderson

    Social Media Manager

  • Jonathan Shaboo

    Education Co-Director

  • Hilary Wililams

    Education Co-Director

Ensemble Members

  • Aja Singletary

  • Alex Morales

  • Ben F. Locke

  • Brandon Burns

  • Dan Washelesky

  • Danny Breslin

  • Haley Bolithon

  • Hilary Williams

  • Jay Hobson

    Jay Hobson

  • Johnard Washington

  • Jonathan Shaboo

  • Karissa Murrell Myers

  • Ky Anderson

  • Matthew Lunt

  • Rasheeda Denise

  • Sébastien Heins

  • Spencer Huffman

  • Suzy Krueckeberg

EMERITUS & HONORARY ENSEMBLE MEMBERS

Amber Calderón

Maddy Lowe

Levin Valayil

Grace Victoria

We are so grateful for the significant and exemplary contributions made by our emeritus and honorary ensemble members to the success of our company. They will always have an artistic home at Bramble.

#48hands #HoldOnTightly #LetGoLightly

“Empathy is the most powerful weapon.”

— Augusto Boal