ML - Michigan Avenue

2015 - Issue 1 - Spring

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The STar Nambi E. Kelley, actress/ playwright Playwright and actress Nambi E. Kelley still pinches herself when she thinks about how far she's come. "When I was a little girl on the South Side, downtown seemed so far away," says Kelley, whose adaptation of Richard Wright's Native Son was the Court Theatre's best-selling show in its 60-year history. Kelley is now starring in Two Trains Running at The Goodman Theatre, where she frst fell in love with her craft. "It was while watching its production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone that I thought, This is what I want to do." With productions from Chicago to Singapore and roles opposite greats like Phylicia Rashad and the late Patrick Swayze, she's certainly made that dream a reality. ON heR TWo TRaINS ROle: "Risa is a young woman who's beautiful but scars her leg to defect the attention of men. Her journey to allow herself to love and be loved is not unlike my life." ON life iN ChiCaGO: "I split my time between New York and Chicago, but when I'm here, I stay at my place in Rogers Park. I love to go to the beach at Loyola—that's my thing." The COOleST ChiCaGO aCTOR: "Jerod Haynes, who starred in Native Son, is fearless, and he's all about the work. That brother is bad." ChiCaGO'S NaTiONal Rep: "Whenever I go into an audition in LA and the casting team sees I'm from Chicago, they are like, 'Oh, yeah, we love Chicago actors.' The integrity and the artistry… it travels well." michiganavemag.com  123

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