I produced Funhäus in my living room in collaboration with playwright and theatre artist Nona Lee Porter on June 23rd, 2023.

Varslaren: The Whistleblower (adapted from An Enemy of the People), 2021.

Illinois Theatre

devised under dir. Genesee Spridco

The Pirates of Penzance, 2019.

Flashback Theater Co.

dir. Sommer Schoch

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Shakespeare, 2019.

Watershed Arts Alliance

devised by Alex George and Jade Ellis

The Lady's Not for Burning, 2021.

Flashback Theater Co.

dir. Amber Frangos

Twelfth Night, 2018

Interlochen Center for the Arts

dir. JW Morrissette

Reasons To Go To Space Recording.mov from Greer Durham on Vimeo.

SO, I graduated this past weekend with my BFA in Theatre. I've got some feelings about it.

I am blessed beyond comprehension to have had the support and resources to realize this dream, and I owe a debt of gratitude to the amazing people in my life who made it possible. It’s not a privilege everyone has. When the road has been bumpy, I’ve been comforted by the memory of a five-year-old in a pumpkin costume asking when she could be in a play again, or a twelve-year-old at summer camp realizing that she was willing to put in the work, or a fourteen year old marching into a board meeting with blind confidence. She would think I’m the absolute coolest, and I am proud to have made her dreams come true.

The training at UIUC has prepared me well for the work of a theatre artist, but it’s also been more than just job training. I am leaving college with a more holistic and balanced approach to my work than I’ve ever had. In high school I saw myself as a theatre artist first, teenager second. Thank god I ended up at Illinois Theatre, where my dear professors taught me I am enough, my humanity is enough, my experiences are enough, and my unique and somewhat-skewed viewpoint is actually what the work NEEDS, perfection be damned!!! I’ve come to believe an actor who spends all his time acting is kind of a jackass, and probably a bad actor. Now, instead of prioritizing being a theatre artist first, I am trying to learn how to be a better person/friend/student/neighbor... which in turn makes me a better theatre artist.

Theatre is an opportunity for us to practice life; being present, active citizens of the world. We get to practice “being” in the theatre: being kinder, being brasher, being bolder, or being vulnerable. Anything you can imagine and everything beyond your wildest dreams. I believe artists hold the universe’s best-kept secret: when we listen and engage with each other, we create magic. Artists have the courage to create moments of play, absurdity, discovery, and truth that push the boundaries of what we previously thought possible. If an artist can create a turning point, a new energy, in a single evening, who’s to say we can’t create a new world altogether? I feel so especially lucky to be a student of the theatre now, when there’s a million distractions available at all times and it’s so so easy to shut down and shut the world out. I’m guilty of it - and theatre makes me put it all down and focus on what’s in front of me.

Being a working artist isn’t easy and the road ahead is bumpy. Who knows, maybe I’ll never book again. The point is that whatever I do, I bring this training with me, onstage and off. Theatre has taught me to engage with empathy and curiosity, and my world is bigger because of it.

"Alex George grew up on the local stage. We first saw her as an idealistic young girl when she was only a kid performing in "And the Tide Shall Cover the Earth." Flash forward five years, and George is now in college and has grown both more mature as a person and as a performer, to the point where playing a mom struggling to raise two kids after suffering through some horrific life events is not only not beyond her range, but seems so effortless to her. Ruth is tough and tender, vulnerable and — when the right buttons are pushed — venomous. It is a marvel watching George work. " - Chris Harris, Commonwealth Journal.

Nice to meet you, I’m Alex George! I’m a determined theatre artist proudly hailing from the bluegrass hills of Kentucky, ready to take the world by storm. My passions include learning, dirt, loud music, and above all else, the theatre. I firmly believe the theatre is a space to experience a life less ordinary; where artists push the bounds of reality to create the magic that reshapes our world. My work is that of an explorer, and I attack every project with voracious curiosity, attention to detail, eccentric humor, and whole-hearted hope.

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Little Sally in Urinetown: The Musical at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, November 2022

Urinetown, The Musical Mark Hollman, Music and Lyrics Greg Kotis, Book and Lyrics

November 3rd- 12th 2022 Colwell Playhouse

Photo credits: Darrell Hoemann

Production Team Director: J.W. Morrissette and Lisa Gaye Dixon Music Director: Justin M. Brauer Choreographers: Joe Bowie and Lisa Gaye Dixon Scenic Designer: Emilia Consalvi ,Katie Owen Costume Designer: Wesley Price Lighting Designer: Yingman Tang Sound Designer: Madison Ferris Dramaturg: Melissa Goldman Technical Director: Capri Agresta Properties Head: Sammy Boyarsky Production Manager: Terri Ciofalo Stage Manager: Kaitlyn N. Meegan Fight Director; Zev Steinrock Vocal Coach: Diane Robinson

Cast OFFICER LOCKSTOCK: Grania McKirdie PENELOPE PENNYWISE: Charlotte Howard-Check BOBBY STRONG: David Stasevsky LITTLE SALLY: Alex George DR. BILLEAUX: Noah Smith MR. MCQUEEN: Josh Graff SENATOR FIPP: Josiah Zielke OFFICER BARREL/BOBBY UNDERSTUDY: Anthony Maggio HOPE CLADWELL: Julia Clavadetscher OLD MAN STRONG/HOT BLADES HARRY: Patrick Jackson TINY TOM: Paddy Berger SOUPY SUE: Courtney Mazeika LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES: Gabrielle DeMarco ROBBY THE STOCKFISH: Jonathan Kaplan CALDWELL B. CLADWELL: Jaylon Muchison BOY COP/UGC EXECUTIVE/OFFICER BARREL UNDERSTUDY: Jimmy Cone GIRL COP/UGC EXECUTIVE/HOPE CLADWELL UNDERSTUDY: Sophia Pucillo JOSEPHINE STRONG: Mary Jane Oken MRS. MILLENNIUM: Guinevere Brown BILLY BOY BILL: Jamal Turner Production Team continued Scenic Charge: Emma Brutman Hair & Makeup Coordinator: Chantel Renee Hair & Makeup Supervisor: Becky Scott Assistant Technical Director: Tara Kisacanin Assistant Costume Designer: Chantel Renee Assistant Lighting Designer: Sarah Goldstein Assistant Sound Designer: Jack Pondelicek Head Electrician : Nicolas Sole Audio Engineer: William Mixter Assistant Stage Manager: Mary Lewis, Shuyu (Tom) Zhang Assistant Dramaturg: Anishi Patel Assistant to the Director: Melissa Goldman, Maci Mitchell, Jacqueline Moren Head Carpenter: Hanna Bowen Production Assistant: Hadas Goldberg, Isabel Wang Costumes Craft Supervisor: Emily N. Brink Costume Crafts Technicians: Katie Greve, Mark Muir Wardrobe Supervisor: Chantel Renee Crew DECK CREW: Felix Crim,Morgan Lin, Avery Luciano, Heraldo Magana ,Jordyn Montgomery PROPS CREW: Mikail Herrera, Ashanti Norals WARDROBE CREW: Kashara Bennett, Gabriel McNabb,Luke Russell, Julia Trenary, Isabel Wang HAIR AND MAKEUP CREW: Fatma Ali ,Kara Howie SWING: Hadas Goldberg A2: Noah McLeod QLAB OPERATOR: Leoni Reilly SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR: Dajion Anderson LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR; Brian Runge AUTOMATION OPERATOR: Bronwyn Garrett STUDENT DRAPER: Carlee Ihde