Lynda Shadrake--actor, improviser, and everymom--is a Griffin Theatre ensemble member and has toured extensively with Griffin's Letters Home and Frindle. She appeared in their critically acclaimed productions of For Services Rendered (Charlotte), directed by Robin Witt); Pocatello (Doris) and Balm in Gilead (Kay), both directed by Jonathan Berry.
She made her Steep Theatre debut last summer as Wendy in the Midwest premiere of Paris by Eboni Booth directed by Jonathan Berry. She played Marty at Redtwist Theatre in Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation directed by Scott Weinstein. With Oak Park Festival Theatre, she played Mrs. Eysnford-Hill in the Jeff-recommended Pygmalion directed by Jason Gerace, and Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lynda was thrilled to have played two different moms in two different web series: The Adventures of Jacketman and seasons one and two of The Dreamers! She played Hunter's mom in the award winning horror feature film, Hunter, directed by David Tarleton (available on Amazon and I-tunes). You can currently spot Lynda riding a Vespa for a Door Dash ad.
Lynda was accepted in the School at Steppenwolf Class of 2020! She finally fulfilled that goal in August of 2022. Long ago, Lynda graduated from the Second City Training Center and has created and/or improvised in shows all over the Chicagoland area ever since. She was also a co-creator and performer in The Spew, the long-running spoof of TV's The View. Recent independent films include Teenage Ghost Punk and Dear Mr. Fidrych. She is represented by Big Mouth Talent. Check out some of her work on the Media page.
She made her Steep Theatre debut last summer as Wendy in the Midwest premiere of Paris by Eboni Booth directed by Jonathan Berry. She played Marty at Redtwist Theatre in Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation directed by Scott Weinstein. With Oak Park Festival Theatre, she played Mrs. Eysnford-Hill in the Jeff-recommended Pygmalion directed by Jason Gerace, and Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Lynda was thrilled to have played two different moms in two different web series: The Adventures of Jacketman and seasons one and two of The Dreamers! She played Hunter's mom in the award winning horror feature film, Hunter, directed by David Tarleton (available on Amazon and I-tunes). You can currently spot Lynda riding a Vespa for a Door Dash ad.
Lynda was accepted in the School at Steppenwolf Class of 2020! She finally fulfilled that goal in August of 2022. Long ago, Lynda graduated from the Second City Training Center and has created and/or improvised in shows all over the Chicagoland area ever since. She was also a co-creator and performer in The Spew, the long-running spoof of TV's The View. Recent independent films include Teenage Ghost Punk and Dear Mr. Fidrych. She is represented by Big Mouth Talent. Check out some of her work on the Media page.
