Tyrone Phillips
About
Tyrone Phillips is the founding Artistic Director of Chicago’s Definition Theatre. Named one of Newcity's Players—the 50 leaders of Chicago’s theater, dance, opera and comedy culture of 2022, he is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has studied abroad at Shakespeare’s Globe. As a first generation Jamaican-American, Tyrone is passionate about equity and inclusion in the fine arts and has completed advanced anti-racism training to lead change in our community. Select theater credits on and off stage include: Definition Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Writers, Old Globe, Berkeley Rep, Milwaukee Rep, and Stage 42 (off-broadway). Tyrone is currently adjunct faculty at DePaul University and the University of Illinois - Chicago while also serving on the Board of Directors for the League of Chicago Theaters. Most recently he received the Arts Midwest Inaugural Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity and Entrepreneurship and is a proud member of NAACP, SAG-AFTRA, and SDC.
