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 by Annie Considine
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: neurodiversity, non-binary character + 8 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: neurodiversity, non-binary character, mystery, ghosts, ancestral memory, memory, History, autism, single mother, estranged family
    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 by Annie Considine
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: ghosts, supernatural + 8 more
    Genre: horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: ghosts, supernatural, Therapy, death, grief, discussions of suicide, sexual violence, spooky, college, black lives matter
    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 by Annie Considine
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: romantic comedy
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    Keyword: trans man, Bosnia + 8 more
    Genre: romantic comedy
    Keyword: trans man, Bosnia, Chicago, university, Twelfth Night, based on Shakespeare, contemporary shakespeare, slavic, contains some LGBTQ characters, gender politics
    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 by Annie Considine
    Cast: 
    15–25
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    Genre: adaptation, period + 1 more
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    Keyword: Shakespeare, play with music + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, period, verse
    Keyword: Shakespeare, play with music, youth, Juliet, Edmund, Rosalind, Prince Hal, classical, Elizabethan, Shakespeare adaptation
    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 by Annie Considine
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: mystery/thriller, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Haunted House, romantic comedy + 6 more
    Genre: mystery/thriller, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Haunted House, romantic comedy, Victorian, ghost story, period, lesbian couple, sexual tension, adult humor
    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.