SYDNEY CHARLES (she/her) is grateful to be on the Victory Gardens stage! Selected Chicago credits include: Gem of the Ocean, I Hate It Here, Lottery Day and Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts 1, 2 & 3 (Goodman Theatre); Her Honor Jane Byrne (Lookingglass Theatre); Duchess! Duchess! Duchess! and Wally World (Steppenwolf Theatre); Theatre for One: Here We Are and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Court Theatre); The Color Purple (Drury Lane); Nina Simone: Four Women (Northlight Theatre). Regional credits include I Hate it Here (Studio Theatre). Television credits include South Side, The Chi, Shameless, The T and The Haven. Her other work includes assistant director and dramaturg for Bug (Steppenwolf Theatre), associate director for His Shadow (16th Street Theater); and associate director for The Shipment (Red Tape Theatre). She is the recipient of 3Arts “Make a Wave” award, a Black Theater Alliance Award, Chicago Reader’s “Best Stage Performer” runner-up, a four-time Jeff Award nominee and has been featured twice as part of NewCity‘s “50 Players of the Year.” She is a proud and active member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA and is represented by Stewart Talent. www.sydneycharlesexp.com
