Dan Zellner
Skokie, IL
Biography

Dan has worked as a playwright, actor, director and producer. He holds an MFA in acting from UCLA and is a graduate of The Second City, iO and Annoyance training programs. He also studied Commedia dell’Arte with Antonio Fava in Italy at the Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico. Dan was the Artistic Director of Studio Z (a theater company that worked with theatre and digital media), served on the board of the Chicago Alliance for Playwrights and was an adjudicator for the Women’s Theater Alliance New Plays Festival. Dan’s plays have been produced and presented in theaters and venues in Chicago and other cities in the United States. He received an honorable mention for the Cunningham Prize for Playwriting. Dan is a member of the Dramatists Guild and is currently a resident playwright at the Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan, IL.

Successes

A scene from my Sweet Jane: A comedy for Liberals was read at Dandelion Theatre's Make Ready in Chicago on October 10th.  A wonderful opportunity to hear the work and get ideas.

The Dandelion Theatre is a great resource for Chicago area playwrights!

http://www.dandeliontheatre.com