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Catherine Miller

@cmillez.bsky.social

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weaponizing my BFA in dramaturgy as a casting director in Chicago, IL l Artistic Associate with About Face Theatre l they/them l Creator of FromBehindTheTable.substack.com

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Jul 19

Sooo I made a spreadsheet of all of the majority white or all white casts that happened in the past year in Chicago theatre. AND IT IS ROUGH.

Take a gander.

Chicago Theatre SOOOOOO White, Still: Part 2

The sexy yet CRINGEWORTHY data

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Jul 19

Playing house for the next week in DA BURBS and walking up stairs so frequently is wild.

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Jun 14

I think my B’Nai Mitzfah entrance is just going to be me as Tom Francis recreating the title number of the “Sunset Boulevard” revival.

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Tom Zohar @tomzohar.bsky.social · Jun 5

Finally an answer

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Gilead’s Missing Apple 🇺🇦 🦅🇺🇦 @fortmaligator.bsky.social · Jun 5

How is this even real? Don’t answer that.

Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · Jun 4

This dude will surely prevent the next 9/11!

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Jun 4

It’s a meeeeee.

Transforming local stages - Chicago Reader

Nonbinary casting director and dramaturg Catherine MIller advocates for better representation onstage for trans and BIPOC performers.

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · May 2

New substack piece is up and I think the title speaks for itself: open.substack.com/pub/frombehi...

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 25

You ever get sick of dating people who cannot communicate clearly(aka my last year).

Take my advice: date a social worker. Cause PHEW, IS CLEAR COMMUNICATION HOT AF!!!!!

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 20

Esp since the emotions of being misgendered many times over three days is finally catching up with me.

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 20

I sat through EPA’s this week and constantly had actors walk in the room saying “hey ladies!” which was jarring. I feel weird correcting actors in that moment cause it can really throw them off as they go into their monologue so for the love of goddexx, DE-GENDER YOUR LANGUAGE.

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 20

we all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 20

why is every person I’ve recently dated (5 since mid January) awful at communicating.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

I made you spiral cause I didn’t respond to a single text. That seems like a you problem.

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Apr 1

WE LOVE TO MAKE SILLY AWARD CATEGORIES UP AND SHOUT OUT OUR PEERS!

The 2024 Chicago Theatre Year in Review you didn't ask for

But you've always yearned for.

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Mar 10

WHYYYY AM I OOT

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Mar 9

Jews for Jesus

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Mar 6

…got a secret slutty tumblr now cause I need to be profesh on Bluesky.

soooo if anyone’s on there, let me know.

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Mar 6

Watching “Your Monster” rn and please, I would like one of those…

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · Mar 3

If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Mar 2

Anyone else finally have a fulfilling hookup after a lot of mediocrity and then think to yourself, “you know, I think I’m good for the next 6 months.”

Mainly cause TIRED.

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 28

GABBY MOTHERFUCKING WINDEY DRAG NUMBER WHEN?!?!?!?!?!

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 24

Could be worse. I had a co-worker who would only play PHISH…

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 23

Why do I feel like if I post, asking for help in finding the hot bleach blonde butch in apartment complex, somehow, the queers on this app can assist me in find out their name…

Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 20

a woman wearing a necklace and a white dress is making a funny face .

ALT: a woman wearing a necklace and a white dress is making a funny face .

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 20

a man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a crowd .

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a crowd .

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Catherine Miller @cmillez.bsky.social · Feb 20

a group of people are standing around a man in a crowd of people .

ALT: a group of people are standing around a man in a crowd of people .

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