Maggie Smith (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and comedian based in Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, she began studying theatre at a young age, taking any performance class she could. Upon graduating high school, she moved to Chicago to pursue a BA in Theatre, along with two minors in English and Shakespeare Studies, at Loyola University Chicago. In her time at Loyola, she led two projects with their Second Stage Program, Rats: The Musical and Saint Louise, Pray for Us, the former a devised absurdist musical and the latter a staged reading of her two-act play. Along with leading works, she participated in several student-led projects as a performer, deviser, and writer.
Maggie is a recent graduate of the Second City's Conservatory and Writing programs, where she spent...
Maggie Smith (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and comedian based in Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, she began studying theatre at a young age, taking any performance class she could. Upon graduating high school, she moved to Chicago to pursue a BA in Theatre, along with two minors in English and Shakespeare Studies, at Loyola University Chicago. In her time at Loyola, she led two projects with their Second Stage Program, Rats: The Musical and Saint Louise, Pray for Us, the former a devised absurdist musical and the latter a staged reading of her two-act play. Along with leading works, she participated in several student-led projects as a performer, deviser, and writer.
Maggie is a recent graduate of the Second City's Conservatory and Writing programs, where she spent over a year studying the creation and writing of sketch comedy. She is now focusing on both playwriting and sketch comedy, often finding ways to overlap her love for the two art forms.