Selected Theatre: Geffen Playhouse (Barbecue), California Shakespeare Theatre (Life is A Dream), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Macbeth, Othello-The Remix, R&J), Indiana Repertory Theatre (Fahrenheit 451) A Noise Within Theatre (7 Guitars, R&J, Raisin in the Sun) Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Skylight Theatre Company, VS Theatre Company, Rogue Machine Theatre. TV: Chicago Med, Empire, The Odd Couple, Tosh.0, Tabloids. Film: Radioflash, No Vows No Cows, Happy You Near, The Untimely Concurrence (Best Actor-MIFF), Booze Boys & Brownies. BFA–University of Miami and MFA-Penn State. amir-abdullah.com 

[Bio as of June 2023]

At Writers Theatre: The Band's Visit, A Distinct Society, Wife of a Salesman, Incident at Vichy, and Fallen Angels

Rom Barkhordar is THRILLED to be making another return to Writers Theatre for The Band’s Visit. Previous Writer’s productions: A Distinct Society, Wife of a Salesman, Incident at Vichy and Fallen Angels. Chicago credits: Mosque4Mosque (About Face Theatre), Acts of God, Around the World in 80 Days (Lookingglass Theatre), Yasmina’s Necklace, Ruined (u/s) (Goodman Theatre), The Elephant Man, Homebody/Kabul (u/s) (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), The Who and the What (Victory Gardens Theatre), Mosque Alert, Night over Erzinga (Silk Road Rising), Pravda, Halcyon Days, Not About Nightingales (Timeline Theatre). Regional credits: The Band’s Visit (TheatreSquared), The Art of Burning (Huntington theatre) (Hartford Stage), Proof (Kitchen Theatre); Disgraced (Virginia Stage Co.); The Who and the What (HuntingtonTheatre) Around the World in 80 Days (Kansas City Rep.) (Centerstage Theatre). Film credits: CHHAYA, CanalStreet, Abi , Roundabout American. Television: Proven Innocent, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice, Mind Games, Chicago Fire, Boss, The Beast. Mr. Barkhordar is represented by Gray Talent Group. 

[Bio as of February 2024]

Kate returns to Writers where she has performed in Wife of a Salesman, Marjorie Prime, Arcadia, Hedda Gabler, The Letters, Oh Coward! and A Minister's Wife. She most recently played Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard at Goodman Theatre, where she also appeared in The Winter's Tale and Ah, Wilderness! Other Chicago credits include work at Court Theatre (The Belle of Amherst, Mousetrap, Electra, The Hard Problem, Caroline or Change); Northlight Theatre (Mother of the Maid, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Outside Mullingar), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (As You Like It, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, The Merchant of Venice), and Victory Gardens Theatre (In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play). She has also performed with Center Theater Group in LA, Lincoln Center Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. She is the recipient of the Joseph Jefferson award, the After Dark award, the Sarah Siddons award for Chicago's Leading Lady, and Court Theatre's Nicholas Rudall award. Kate is married to actor/teacher Timothy Edward Kane; they have two sons. 

[Bio as of June 2023]

Cole is an American actor born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Keriazakos has always been an old soul and he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life. At age 5, he turned to his mom and asked for “A good talent agent by Friday.” His mom enrolled him into Second City Chicago at the age of 7. Keriazakos has gone on to guest star on hit shows including his role of 'Josh' on Southside (HBO MAX), Pacific Rim: The Black (Netflix), Chicago Fire (NBC) Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (Amazon) and guest star on AppleTv+ new anthology series Circuit Breakers. He has also landed supporting roles in several indies including Unclaimed (2020) and Disney's Nelson Bixby Takes on the Whole Wide World (2018.) Keriazakos has had the honor of performing on the many of the city's stages including Steep Theater’s Zurich, and Marriott Theatre’s production of Oliver. 

[Bio as of June 2023]

Aila is elated to be making her Writers Theatre debut! Chicago credits include: Hatefuck (First Floor Theatre), Shakuntala (Goodman Future Labs), This Wide Night, Five Mile Lake (Shattered Globe), Birdland (Steep), The Royal Society of Antarctica (The Gift), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight), 1984 (Steppenwolf for Young Adults). Regional credits include: Brahman/i: a One Hijra Stand Up Show, Proof (Kitchen Theatre), The Who and the What (Huntington Theatre), A Doll’s House, Twelfth Night, Macbeth (American Player’s Theatre). She is a proud graduate of School at Steppenwolf and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She is represented by Gray Talent Group. 

[Bio as of June 2023]

At Writers Theatre: Dhaba on Devon Avenue, The Band's Visit, and A Distinct Society

Jonathan returns to Writers Theatre where he previously appeared in The Band's Visit and A Distinct Society. U.S. National Tour: The Kite Runner and Evil Dead: The Musical. Regional and international stage credits: Uncle Vanya (New Theatre Project), Layalina (Goodman Theatre), The North American premiere of Julie: After Strindberg (Untold Wants), and Greater Expectations (The Second City Toronto). He is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and a founding member of Bramble Theatre Company.

[Bio as of June 2025]