Andrew White

White is a founding member of Lookingglass Theatre Company. He served as artistic director for two years (1990-92), filled a wide variety of other staff positions over the years, and has acted in more than twenty Lookingglass productions. White wrote and directed his original adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 for Lookingglass in their new home at the Water Tower Water Works, as well as Of One Blood, a play about the murders of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, produced in 1989. In addition to his work at Lookingglass, he has also appeared in Winesburg, Ohio and Another Time at Steppenwolf, All the Rage at The Goodman Theatre and Kids in the Dark at Victory Gardens. Film work includes Love and Action in Chicago, My Best Friend's Wedding, Since You've Been Gone and American Anthem, and television credits include "TV 101,” "Eerie, Indiana," "W.I.O.U." and "Missing Persons." White teaches and facilitates workshops and classes with students of all ages through Lookingglass Outreach programs, various non-profit organizations in the Chicago area, Northwestern University, National Louis University and the Rehabilitation Institute. Andy has two children of his own -- Julia and Asher-- who continue to teach him a great deal on a daily basis.