Annie Considine

Annie Considine

Annie Considine is an autistic playwright, director, and actor currently based in Chicago, IL. She received her B.A. in Theater and Performance Studies from the University of Chicago, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is a company member of Shakespeare & Company and co-chair of the Diverse Ability Network affinity group at Winston & Strawn LLP. When she's not writing...
Annie Considine is an autistic playwright, director, and actor currently based in Chicago, IL. She received her B.A. in Theater and Performance Studies from the University of Chicago, and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is a company member of Shakespeare & Company and co-chair of the Diverse Ability Network affinity group at Winston & Strawn LLP. When she's not writing, Annie enjoys tea, long walks, large dogs, and any ghost stories you have to tell.

Plays

  • Mnemorian
    On a stormy Vermont night, a desperate Patricia and her child Shay visit Marshall Wright, the estranged grandfather they barely know. Shay has been experiencing dreams while awake, and no doctor has been able to diagnose the cause. As the conversation unfolds, Marshall reveals a remarkable secret: their family can remember all the memories of their ancestors. A veiled metaphor for neurodiversity, the play is a...
    On a stormy Vermont night, a desperate Patricia and her child Shay visit Marshall Wright, the estranged grandfather they barely know. Shay has been experiencing dreams while awake, and no doctor has been able to diagnose the cause. As the conversation unfolds, Marshall reveals a remarkable secret: their family can remember all the memories of their ancestors. A veiled metaphor for neurodiversity, the play is a poignant exploration of the past's influence on the present and the potential for healing through understanding and acceptance.
  • Doors
    Dr. Abigail Fossier, a college therapist, is about to leave her office when one of her students appears at the door. When he tells her what happened to him, things take a terrifying turn.
  • Stari Most
    A Bosnian professor at the University of Chicago reunites with his long-lost friend who has recently transitioned. Based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
  • Youth on Fire
    A musical celebration of the trials and tribulations of youth through the text of four of Shakespeare's characters: Juliet, Edmund, Rosalind, and Prince Hal. Co-authored with Luke Reed and Zoe Wohlfeld.
  • The Manor at Bedfordshire
    A dysfunctional lesbian couple moves into a haunted house, where a pair of oversexualized Victorian ghosts shake things up to a randy climax. Co-authored with Katie Goldberg.