Ann Joseph-Douglas

For the last 20 years, Ann has worked as a professional artist, educator, and arts administrator here in Chicago. She is a founding ensemble member of Congo Square Theatre Company where she has served as the Director of Education, Director of Development and until 2013 as Executive Director. Ann’s theatrical credits include; The Piano Lesson, Playboy of the Western World, From the Mississippi Delta, Seven Guitars, Wedding Band, Elmina’s Kitchen, Stick Fly and Day of Absence at Congo Square Theatre Company, I Never Sang for My Father, Time of Your Life and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter at Steppenwolf Theatre, Lost Boys of Sudan, Living Green, Class Dismissed at Victory Gardens Theatre, Doubt at Writers Theatre, A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre and Radio Golf at Court Theatre. Regionally Ann has appeared at American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, and Madison Rep. Film and television credits include; Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Early Edition, Hunter, and the web series Totally Becky.  

In 2013 Ann accepted a teaching position at Loyola University Chicago. While at Loyola she served as Arts Infusion Initiative Program Coordinator. The Arts Infusion Initiative was a three-year collaboration between a dedicated cohort of teaching artists from arts organizations throughout the city and Chicago's juvenile justice professionals. It offers high-risk teens in high-risk settings strategically designed arts instruction infused with communication and conflict resolution skills, all provided by role models of positive life choices. Ann provides specialized professional development training and engagement opportunities for the teaching artists to advance teacher impact with teens.  From 2017–2019 Ann was appointed Director of Theatre for National High School Institute at Northwestern University.