| mikaelburke |

“But if you go…you’ll intuit his visual sophistication and his facility for sculpting his actors; there is more interesting direction going on here than you see in the work of other, far louder, directors. It’s impressive: there’s attention paid to the emotional honesty of the work, and yet also to the richness of the storytelling...”

-chris jones, the chicago tribune

up next:

MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD
Music by Christian Magby
Lyrics by Christian Albright
Book by Terry Guest
Children’s Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN
Opening February 7, 2025

A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Adapated by Brendan Pelsue
Shattered Globe Theatre
Chicago, IL
Opening April 24, 2025

AT THE WAKE OF
A DEAD DRAG QUEEN
by Terry Guest
The Story Theatre
Chicago, IL
Opening April 28, 2025

OAK
by Terry Guest
Phoenix Theatre
Indianapolis, IN
Opening May 23, 2025

mikael burke is a freelance director
and educator based in chicago.