Grace Everett (she/her) is a young award-winning playwright and actress born and raised in Dallas, TX. She is now living in the heart of Chicago and in her final year studying Playwriting at The Theatre School at DePaul University. She enjoys telling poetic, character-driven stories, and exploring disability and neurodiversity through her art. Grace finds herself drawn towards writing for intimate venues and predominantly femme casts.
At age 16, Grace won the Texas Thespian Festival's PLAYWORKS competition with her short play, 'The Last Sunrise of August 1973', which marked the beginning of her playwriting journey. Five years later, Grace views herself as a creative nomad of sorts, dipping her toes into many different pools (genres, disciplines, niches, etc.) as she develops her craft....
Grace Everett (she/her) is a young award-winning playwright and actress born and raised in Dallas, TX. She is now living in the heart of Chicago and in her final year studying Playwriting at The Theatre School at DePaul University. She enjoys telling poetic, character-driven stories, and exploring disability and neurodiversity through her art. Grace finds herself drawn towards writing for intimate venues and predominantly femme casts.
At age 16, Grace won the Texas Thespian Festival's PLAYWORKS competition with her short play, 'The Last Sunrise of August 1973', which marked the beginning of her playwriting journey. Five years later, Grace views herself as a creative nomad of sorts, dipping her toes into many different pools (genres, disciplines, niches, etc.) as she develops her craft.
Grace also does arts accessibility work, and she is passionate about acting, singing, disability activism, content creation, and pointing out every dog she sees around Chicago.